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Spencertown Academy Presents Jen Chapin Trio Urban Folk Concert October 4
Spencertown, New York–Spencertown Academy Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents the Jen Chapin Trio on Saturday, October 4 at 8:00pm at the Academy’s Blanche Grubin Auditorium. Accompanied by Grammy-nominated bassist Stephan Crump and Jamie Fox on electric guitar, Chapin will debut a new cabaret-style performance of her urban folk songs entitled “Anything Goes, and How Did We Get Here?” General admission tickets ($30 public, $25 Academy members) are available via www.spencertownacademy.org.
“We are thrilled to present Jen Chapin’s debut of her new two-set show, which weaves together historically-informed, jazz-inspired questions and answers about the current and rapidly-changing political moment,” says Michele Quigley, co-chair of the Academy Music Committee. “With her extraordinary voice and her seasoned jazz band, the show will inspire and captivate our audience. This is Jen’s first time returning to Columbia County in many years, so don’t miss it.”
Chapin has been celebrated for writing “brilliant soulfully poetic urban folk music” (NPR) for more than two decades. Nurtured in and around NYC by a large family of artists, writers, and musicians, her upbringing has inspired her songs and a lifetime of passionate activism, through ongoing work with WhyHunger (founded by her late father Harry Chapin), and teaching high school global history in Brooklyn. She has released seven critically-acclaimed albums and performed on stage with Bruce Springsteen and on bills with Aimee Mann, Bruce Hornsby, and the Neville Brothers.
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Founded in 1972, Spencertown Academy Arts Center is a cultural center and community resource serving Columbia County, the Berkshires, and the Capital region. Housed in a landmark 1847 Greek Revival schoolhouse, the Academy is located at 790 State Route 203 in Spencertown, New York. For more information, please contact info@spencertownacademy.org.