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EASTERN BANK LOBBY JAZZ SERIES: Tish Adams & Evening Sky FOREVER YOUNG – A TRIBUTE TO NEIL YOUNG
WED, AUG 03 7:30PM SAT, AUG 06 7:30PM
$15 $33
This concert blends the soulful vocal stylings of Rhode Island’s Now in their fourteenth year, the Forever Young band is a
Tish Adams with Evening Sky’s eclectic sounds. group of performers that pay tribute to the SONGS of Neil
Young. No one in the band tries to imitate Neil Young. There
Jazz vocalist Tish Adams is a well-known stage personality, music are five vocalists in the band and the songs are fronted by AUGUST 2022
educator, and concert producer. She is a very popular performer different members with added backing harmonies. All of the
throughout the Northeast U.S. Her weekly jazz radio program musicians performing in Forever Young are staples of the
"The Vocalists & Localists Show" (90.3 FM WRIU) has been on the Rhode Island music scene and veterans of many national and
air for 25 years and counting. regional tours. In addition, they are all fans and have been
Evening Sky is a jazz/roots/Americana quartet. Their rhythmic, influenced by the music of Neil Young. Four of the members
smooth, and playful approach forms a unique and spirited sound are performing singer songwriters who have their own
that equally showcases Chris Brooks on pedal steel guitar, Joe projects on the side. Drawing on the 40+ year career of Neil
Potenza on bass, Gino Rosati on guitars, and Eric Hastings on Young the show highlights many of Young’s popular songs and
drums. a few “deep cuts”. The band performs both the acoustic and
electric songs that Neil Young is famous for. Their
performances are reminiscent of and are heavily influenced by
the “Four Way Street” live album recorded by Crosby, Stills,
SPIRE LOBBY SERIES: CARLIN TRIPP & FRIENDS Nash, and Young. They are a high energy band that is just as
fun to watch as to listen to. Audiences are always “wowed” by
THU, AUG 04 7:30PM a Forever Young show!
Live stream tickets $10, available at SPIRECENTER.ORG $15
Carlin Tripp began his musical journey in the early 2000’s with a SPIRE LOBBY SERIES: MATT BORRELLO
borrowed acoustic guitar and a dream of becoming a songwriter and
performer. After a brief stint with a local band, Tripp hit the road with THU, AUG 11 7:30PM
his guitar for the Southwest and began that journey, releasing his first Live stream tickets $10, available at SPIRECENTER.ORG $15
solo work, The Belfry EP, in 2010. He has continued to write and Matt Borrello is a traveling singer and guitar player with a repertoire of
record ever since.
traditional folk, classic rock, and contemporary original songs. Born and
In 2018, released The Shape of the Island, produced by his good friend raised in the small town of Dighton, MA, Matt started playing guitar at 14.
and collaborator Jay Psaros, to critical acclaim. The album garnered Within a year he was writing and gigging regularly in the greater New
the attention of Reid Genauer who invited Tripp to open for England area, usually as a solo acoustic act. Matt’s insightful songwriting
Strangefolk at the Paradise Rock Club. He is currently working often blends political and personal themes. His passionate performances
remotely with producer Mickelson in California on new music to be have earned him recognition in various New England talent showcases and
released in 2022. songwriting contests, most notably at the Boston Folk Festival Youth
Songwriting Contest. He has also traveled to perform at prestigious
venues in the Mid-Atlantic and the Carolinas. Matt performs his own
songs and also offers energetic interpretations of classic folk, rock, and
blues from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. He has a not-so-secret fondness for Bob Dylan songs, and performs in a
handful of annual Bob Dylan Tribute Shows. Matt is also a guitarist-for-hire and loves spontaneous
JP SOARS GYPSY BLUE FT. ANNE HARRIS collaborations with other musicians. He has always appeared comfortable on coffeehouse stages, and is equally
at home playing a rowdy bar, intimate house concert, or outdoor festival.
FRI, AUG 05 7:30PM
$25 Matt Borrello’s debut album, “Don’t Turn Around”, was recorded at Dirt Floor Studios and released in 2010.
Since then he has released live and studio EPs, gaining some airplay in the Northeast and elsewhere. His second
www.jpsoars.com & www.anneharris.com album of original music “A Dollar & A Kiss” was recorded at Fox Run Studio in Sudbury, MA and released in
2015. His newest collection of songs, with the working title “Lonesome Valley”, has been recorded at
“Soars is not an empty suit of technique. He is instead a studied Wachusett Recording in Princeton, MA and is due out later this year.
practitioner of the guitar arts” - C. Michael Bailey "All About
Jazz"
open.spotify.com/artist/4t2y5ZSgmTr5iqLJwD4v8l www.instagram.com/mattborrello/
"...By opening herself up to other realms, a more apt description
may be a cosmic consciousness that exhibits a spiritual, humanist
philosophy." - No Depression on Anne Harris www.youtube.com/user/borrelloconqueso www.facebook.com/mattborrellomusic/

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