JORDAN TICE AND SIMON CHRISMAN

You may be aware of Lord Geoffrey by last Fall's 8 concert series of rising young talent enrolled at Berklee and NEC*, but he has another side, that of presenting established nationally touring

musicians (Darol Anger, Rushad Eggleston and Paul Geremia, just to name a few). In that light, on Wednesday, April 2 we are presenting two top-shelf string players, JORDAN TICE and SIMON CHRISMAN!

JORDAN TICE
Jordan Tice is a guitarist and composer from Annapolis, MD who currently makes his home in Brooklyn, NY. The son of two bluegrass musicians, he grew up playing with various bluegrass bands around Maryland until 2005 when he enrolled at Towson University to study music on full scholarship. In addition to his studies, the next four years were also marked by performances and recordings with the likes of Mark Schatz and friends, Frank Wakefield, Darol Anger, and "Corbett, Chrisman, and Tice" featuring Wes Corbett on banjo and Simon Chrisman on hammered dulcimer. Jordan's collaboration with Corbett and Chrisman yielded a self titled record which was listed as one of the Chicago Tribune's top 5 "best compact discs of the year" in the bluegrass/newgrass category in 2008. Also in 2008, Jordan released his second record as a leader entitled "Long Story". The record, featuring all Tice originals as well as an all-star band of Casey Driessen, Noam Pikelny, Andy Hall, and Mark Schatz, brought about rave reviews from acoustic music publications for its "engaging and melodic tunes" and "inspired solos" (Bluegrass Unlimited) as well as being a "very musical album" (The Bluegrass Blog). Other highlights include being featured on the cover of the January 2011 Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and performing the music of actor/comedian Steve Martin for Shakespeare's "As You Like It" at New York City's esteemed "Shakespeare in the Park" in summer 2012. 
Jordan's current project, The Jordan Tice Trio, features Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers) on bass, and Simon Chrisman on hammered dulcimer. Their debut release "The Secret History" released in late 2011 has been praised as containing "exceptional craft" (Bluegrass Unlimited). In addition to performing with the trio, Jordan can be seen playing with Tony Trischka, the Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, The Dan Trueman/Brittany Haas Band, The Depue Brothers Band, Lily Henley, and Mariel Vandersteel.
http://jordantice.virb.com/

SIMON CHRISMAN
Hammered dulcimer wizard Simon Chrisman tours with the Bee Eaters, has performed with Mike Marshall and Darol Anger, opened for Bill Frisell, and at 16 was a scholarship guest artist at the Augusta Heritage Festival in West Virginia. His sophisticated rhythmic sense and ingenious tonal flexibility, on an instrument usually considered limited, has created a buzz among musicians all over the world.
http://www.beeeaters.com/

Sliding scale $10-20+
This concert WILL sell out, reservations strongly recommended - lordgeoffreypresents@gmail.com

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*Friday, March 21 Elizabeth and Ben Anderson
Sunday, April 13 Joe's Truck Stop
Wednesday, May 14 Fresh Haggis
Friday, May 16 Lady Rogo and Friends
Saturday, May 31 Jenna Moynihan and Mairi Chaimbeul 
See details at
https://sites.google.com/site/lordgeoffreypresents/
&
https://www.facebook.com/LGPresents

See brother series notloB Parlour Concerts offerings at https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic/

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Jordan Tice and Simon Chrisman 
Outpost 186, 186 Hampshire Street, Inman Sq., Cambridge
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Doors 7:30, Concert 8:00
https://www.facebook.com/events/642693135767649/

There's a new string band in town - 4TET

4TET 
Jordan Tice, Brittany Haas, Cleek Schrey and Nic Gareiss

Brittany, Cleek, Jordan and Nic share an interest in the championing of traditional music repertoire, new music composition, and the use of performance in both maintaining and critiquing the conventions surrounding folk music. They follow the work of mentors such as Bruce Molsky, Brendan Mulvihill and Eileen Carson-Schatz, in tandem with careful study of historical sources and inspirations outside of traditional music, and continue the legacy and lineage of traditional music. They're on a quest to probe the expressive and creative potential of fiddle tunes, traditional song, and vernacular dance.

BRITTANY HAAS
Many people know Brittany from her time touring with Tony Trischka or with Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, and some of you saw her when she appeared with Laura Cortese, Mariel Vandersteel and sister Natalie Haas at the Lyceum in Alexandria. But most people know Brittany from her fiddling with old-time group Crooked Still.

Since graduating from Princeton in 2009, she's been taking her 5-string fiddle on tour with Crooked Still and making new fans all over the world, including a recent appearance at the Birchmere, and lately she's been performing in a fiddle duo with Lauren Rioux, including two concerts at IMT. Her first CD, Brittany Haas, was released on Ook records in 2004 and includes guest musicians Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger, Todd Sickafoose, Mike Marshall and her sister Natalie.

CLEEK SCHREY
From Virginia, Cleek fiddles in the string band Bigfoot (winners of the 2010 Traditional Band award at the Clifftop Appalachian String Band Music Festival) and both plays and flat-foots with Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. He's in demand for his skill in both the Irish and American old-time traditions, and has appeared at IMT with Stephanie Coleman, the Kitchen Quartet and, with Sean McCommiskey and Donna Long, in the 2011 and 2012 CCE MAD Week Faculty Concerts.

JORDAN TICE
Jordan Tice is a guitarist and composer from Annapolis who currently makes his home in Brooklyn. The son of two bluegrass musicians, he grew up playing with various bluegrass bands around Maryland until he enrolled at Towson University to study music on full scholarship. He has released 3 records of original music and his reputation as a versatile guitarist has lead him to work with the likes of Tony Trischka, Steve Martin, Darol Anger, Mark Schatz and friends, and Frank Wakefield. In addition to the 4tet he is also a member of a trio with fiddler Brittany Haas and bassist Paul Kowert whose debut recording is due out in early 2014.

NIC GAREISS
Described by the Irish Times as “the human epitome of the unbearable lightness of being,” and, "the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene,” by the Boston Herald, Michigan-born dancer Nic Gareiss has performed as a featured soloist with traditional music luminaries The Chieftains, Solas, Darol Anger, Dervish, Liz Carroll, Bruce Molsky, Alasdair Fraser and Martin Hayes.

Nic's work re-imagines movement as a musical activity, morphing dance into a medium that appeals to both the eyes and the ears. He draws from many percussive dance traditions to weave together a technique in service of his love of improvisation, traditional footwork vocabulary, and musical collaboration. Nic holds degrees in anthropology and music from Central Michigan University and recently completed his MA in ethnochoreology at the University of Limerick.

Watch "Going to Hamburg" here.

February 9 - Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook, NY
email stringtix at gmail dot com for reservations

February 10 - House Concert, Shelburne, VT
email alisonjamesvt at gmail dot com for reservations

February 11 - Acoustic Artisans, Portland, ME
more info http://acousticartisans.com/

February 12 - House Concert, Watertown, MA
email notlobreservations at gmail dot com for reservations
https://www.facebook.com/events/431506663642712/

February 13 - House Concert, Easton, NH
email eastonvalleyhouseconcerts at gmail dot com or call 603-823-7061 for reservations
www.eastonvalleyhouseconcerts.com

February 14 - Viseltear Violin Shop, New York, NY
email cleek dot fiddle at gmail dot com for more info

notloB recommends Lily Henley and Peter Rowan

More fabulous artists coming to our music-blessed community.  notloB recommends....

Lily Henley and her band:
Duncan Wickel (John Doyle, The Duhks) on 5-string fiddle
Jordan Tice (Tony Trischka) on guitar
Andrew Small (Jayme Stone) on bass
Wednesday, May 22nd 7:00 pm
Suggested donation $15 per person, all of which goes to the musicians.
At a private residence in Watertown - email notlobreservations at gmail dot com and I will relay your contact info to the home owner.

The legendary PETER ROWAN
w/ Special Guest Emy Phelps
(Emy is a notloB alumna, we're working on Peter)
Thursday, May 23, 8pm
The Davis Square Theatre
255 Elm Street, Davis Square
Somerville
Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/533501590029511/
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Tickets and Information: www.HeptunesConcerts.com