Wednesday, July 30 2008

Please join Passim staff and some amazing artists in Kendall Square for a FREE outdoor summer concert series!

MarKamusic, Music of the People in Quechua, is a high-energy, multi-national ensemble performing music deeply rooted within the folkloric, pop and traditional genres of Latin and South America. From the Andes to the Amazon and Caribbean they render an eclectic weave of ancient, modern, aboriginal and popular themes and rhythms that call out to the senses of our collective human memory and to the doors of our ancient hearts.

Picnickers are welcome on the museum grounds starting at 5:00 pm. This is a smoke-free site. For further information please call (413) 584‑4699 or visit the Website below

The updated jazz-Brazilian mix EL ECO delivers is driven by leader and composer Guillermo Nojechowicz, whose original tunes fill their sets, with a few gorgeously covered standards thrown in for good measure. The sextet combines the warm and lustrous sounds of samba and candombe with the tighter lines of bebop and straight-ahead jazz, darkened by echoes of Piazolla. A drummer, Nojechowicz writes from the beat, delivering a complex mix of Cuban, Afro-Cuban, Bossa Nova, and Funk rhythms.

The line-up is: Doug Leaffer (sax), Trent Austin (trumpet); Don Hemwall (piano); Paul Marcantonio (drums); Mark Gehret (bass).

‘Touré's music evokes modern and traditional modes of life. It's as influenced by the sounds coming out of today's Senegal, Mali, Paris and New York as it is flavored by the traditional music of his native Mauritania’. (Billboard)

Extra Golden open with their unique blend of Kenyan Benga music, American Rock and other, assorted African guitar stylings. What started out as a whim, a crazy “what if…” scenario between friends, has steadily grown into a fully-realized, musical dynamo met with widespread critical praise.

Steve Howard is a singer songwriter who, although based in New England, has performed his music all over the country. He has worked and shared the stage with many noted performers from Tom Rush and Jamie Brockett to Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, Dave Bromburg, Juice Newton and Lacy J. Daltron. His songs are stories, sometimes serious, at times humorous but each with Steve's unique style and craftsmanship.

Come on down and share a song, a poem or play something for the always attentive and willing audience. Come and sign up beginning at 6:30pm. Bring your friends.

Bruce Marshall, a celebrated singer songwriter from Concord, will host acoustic open mike every Wednesday night. Musicians are invited to perform with Bruce or solo. Bruce has recently released a solo CD entitled Restless Soul. The 15 song disc contains solo acoustic versions of some of Bruce's most requested original songs some of which that have not been previously released. This is Bruce's first solo CD and is being released in conjunction with his receiving the "Outstanding Acoustic Musician" award in the Blues Audience Magazine Readers Poll for '07.

2nd Show 10:00pm

featuring Duke Levine, Chris Cote, Kevin Barry, Marty Ballou, Andy Plaisted, Paul Alstrand and Mark Early

Doors 9pm