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“Jim Kweskin made history in the 1960s by founding the Jim Kweskin Jug Band,” says Gerald Seligman, member of the Academy’s Music Committee. “Along with Geoff Muldaur, who graced our stage a few years ago, and his then-wife Maria Muldaur, they rescued African-American jug band music from obscurity and served it up for a new […]
Admission is free, registration is required. A suggested $20 donation will benefit the Spencertown Academy Deeper Than The Skin is a musical presentation by two talented musicians with a unique story. Reggie and Greg, born three days apart, ancestry flowing through the same portal of History, Richmond, VA, they are on a pilgrimage together - […]
We are very excited to welcome these two brilliant singer-songwriters to the Academy. Their resumes are long and varied, and they have performed in many different musical genres, but there’s […]
Roots & Shoots Concerts Series is pleased to present The Emily Duff Band. Rolling Stone magazine described singer-songwriter-guitarist Duff as “one Part Patti Smith, one part Muscle Shoals.” Her band […]
Spencertown Academy in a new collaboration with the Capital Region Blues Network (CRBN) is excited to have these 3 dynamic musicians grace our stage for an evening of the blues: […]
Online ticket sales are closed. There will be a very limited number of tickets available at the door beginning at 7:30. Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton and Dennis Lichtman bring African-American […]
“A few summers back, Spencertown Academy hosted Steve Katz to talk about his memoir, Blood, Sweat, and My Rock 'n' Roll Years: Is Steve Katz a Rock Star?,” says Gerald […]
Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents Rachelle Garniez and Erik Della Penna in “Sidewalks of New York: An Evening of Original and Vintage Songs About NYC.” Singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists, […]
Come learn blues basics and then play with a bass, drummer and guitarist in a 3-hour immersive workshop, led by Richard Green, President of the Capital Region Blues Network and […]
Roots & Shoots Concerts Series presents acclaimed blues artist Guy Davis. “With two recent back-to-back Grammy nominations for traditional blues, the Recording Academy knows what every Guy Davis fan champions—that […]
Roots & Shoots Concerts Series is excited to present the Emily Duff Band. Rolling Stone magazine described singer-songwriter-guitarist Duff as “one Part Patti Smith, one part Muscle Shoals.” Her band […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. The Toronto-based jazz vocalist, Laura Anglade, has been charming audiences by bringing a fresh face to the vintage sound of classic jazz numbers in both […]