Friday November 27, 2020

8:00pm

IMT : LIVE w Hubby Jenkins, Patty Reese and Cynthia Sayer.

Friday, November 27th, 2020 at 8pm ET Live on Facebook and Youtube.com. Tune in for free. Tipping and merch purchases strongly encouraged. Dave Eisner hosting for a webcast with some favourite performers! Tune in Live at facebook.com/Institute.of.Musical.Traditions and / or youtube.com/imtfolk as we build our Traditions in a new way. Patty Reese Band is known and celebrated for her ability to raise the roof with a "get down" rocker or to bring tears to your eyes with a heartfelt ballad. With 17 Wammies, Washington Area Music Awards, to her credit, including Artist of the year, Album of the year, 2 Song Writer Awards and many vocalist awards, Reese is still writing and performing throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Look for her new release in 2010! "With a voice like honey and sand, Patty Reese can hold her own with any other soulstruck singers. Her sense of dynamics brings out the drama inherent in any good song - and she can write them too." -- Michael Jaworek, the Birchmere More at pattyreese.com ​Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn he delved into his southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through America's traditional music forms. As an integral member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and later Rhiannon Giddens band, Hubby has performed at festivals and venues around the world, earning himself both Grammy and Americana award nominations. Today he spreads his knowledge and love of old-time American music through his dynamic solo performances and engaging workshops. www.hubbyjenkins.com Praised for her “drive and virtuosity” by The New York Times, multi-award-winning instrumentalist/vocalist/bandleader Cynthia Sayer is regarded as one of the top 4-string banjoists today. An inductee into the American Banjo Hall Of Fame and the first 4-string banjoist to be on the cover of the musician union’s International Musician Magazine (Jan 2021), Cynthia is the first banjoist to win the 2019 Bistro Award and 2018 Global Music Awards. In 2018 she was also the first 4-string jazz banjoist ever featured at the iconic Newport Jazz Festival. Sayer first rose to international prominence as a founding member of Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band, and has played with many leading artists, ranging from Bucky Pizzarelli and Les Paul to Andy Statman and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox. Cynthia has appeared as a guest and performer CBS, FOX & ABC television, on NPR's “Piano Jazz,” and elsewhere. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, DownBeat, Fretboard Journal, People Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and countless other local, trade, and foreign media outlets. Cynthia can be heard on feature film and tv soundtracks, and her 9 feature albums have received and multiple "Best of" nominations and awards in various categories. She has played at The White House, performed with symphony orchestras including The New York Philharmonic, was the official banjoist for The New York Yankees, and is proud to be the subject of a Trivial Pursuit question. Cynthia is also an avid educator, and published a popular play-along program, “You’re IN The Band.” She believes in the power of music to nourish the soul, and hopes you are always wearing a mask around others! www.cynthiasayer.com

Hubby Jenkins

Bluegrass & Roots Music, Acoustic Blues, Traditional Folk
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.