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2d Friday on the beautiful Schoodic Peninsula

Schoodic Arts for All 

Hammond Hall

Winter Harbor ME 04693

207 963 2560

May 11th – AURORA JAZZ PROJECT, The Evolution of the Groove
Bangor’s “Aurora Jazz Project” return to Hammond Hall for an evening of intense, funky, groove- based jazz. In a nod to the past, they are calling this show Freedom Jazz Dance- The Evolution of the Groove and have programmed two sets of material worthy of that title. Join Mark Tasker, Colin Graebert, Gaylen Smith, and Bobby Duron as they kick start Schoodic Arts’ 2012 concert season!  Aurora Jazz Project has appeared multiple times at the Bar Harbor Jazz Festival, has been heard on WERU and MPBN jazz radio, played nearly 50 gigs in Bangor last year alone, has been at the Winterport Music Festival, the Full-Circle Fair, the Bangor Downtown Countdown, and are most excited to be returning to Hammond Hall.
Aurora Jazz Project has generously offered to do a free afternoon performance for our local school district on the same day.  Homeschoolers welcome!

June 8th – EIGHT STRINGS AND A WHISTLE
Committed to expanding the repertoire for the unique combination of flute, viola and cello, Eight Strings & a Whistle has been captivating audiences throughout the Northeast since 1998.  We collaborate regularly with composers from all over the US and have premiered over ten works. We also love to perform outreach programs, give workshops and talk about what we do as much as we love playing concerts!
Recent appearances have included performances at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City, on the Stern Virtuoso Series at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, the Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, and the inaugural concert on the Chocolate Church Art Center’s Summer Concert Series in Bath, Maine. We can also be heard on TULPE, a recording of music by Sarah Davol and GRAMMY-nominated artist Dawn Avery, released on Okenti Records in January, 2008.

July 6th – MIKE LEVINE JAZZ
Pianist Mike Levine is a man of many talents whose career is a blend of different aspects of music. He attended the University of Miami where he studied piano with Vince Maggio. Here at the UM, that Mike formed a group with Billy Ross. They released their first album “That Summer Something” in 1981, which featured Pat Metheny as a guest artist. Mike wrote the majority of the bands compositions. The recording earned national recognition for them and stayed on the top ten contemporary Jazz (AOR) charts for six weeks. Subsequently they recorded “Humidity” which also did well. The Ross-Levine Band was the opening act for Michael Franks, Gato Barberi, Dionne Warwick, and many others.

August 24th – MEGAN LIGHT 
Indie-pop singer-songwriter, featuring delicate vocal melody, acoustic guitar, piano and ethereal soundscape
“Nashville-based singer-songwriter and Winter Harbor native, Megan Light, returns to perform selections from recent recordings and unreleased material.  Megan has spent the past year largely focused on arranging, producing and recording collaborative works with established publishing houses and music licensing companies in the Nashville music industry, some of which have been recently featured on both domestic and international television. “Megan writes dreamy indie-pop songs in which guitar and piano equally share the spotlight, featuring focused arrangements which never clutter the proceedings.”  -Nashville Scene-

September 14th – MESA SCHUBECK, Pianist/Vocalist
Mesa Dai Gaia Schubeck was raised in the beautiful coastal village of Blue Hill, Maine.  Traditional music runs strong in her family and from a young age, Mesa was listening to her parents play music in their living room and at contra dances.  She currently plays keyboard in a contra dance band with her parents.  As a classically trained musician with a degree in Piano Performance from the University of Maine, Mesa is well versed in many styles on piano and vocals.  She has been a solo artist and collaborator in Jazz combos, Big Bands and vocal groups.   Since graduation Mesa has lived in Portland, ME, Santa Fe, NM and currently Blue Hill, ME.  She has taught piano with Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockport, ME, and worked as an independent accompanist, performer and private music instructor.

October 12th – MASANOBU IKEMIYA, Classics to Ragtime
Classically trained pianist Masanobu came to Maine in 1972 to join the Zen Buddhist Monastery in Surry where he was a practicing monk for 10 years. Ikemiya developed an interest in American ragtime music while volunteering at a homeless shelter started by Mother Teresa in Harlem. He plays ragtime with all of its exuberance, innocence, humor and energy. He appears regularly at the major ragtime festivals, and is founder and leader of the New York Ragtime Orchestra with which he toured frequently in the U.S. and Japan.

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