Rosendale Cafe

434 Main St.
P.O. Box 436
Rosendale, NY 12472

(845) 658-9048

www.rosendalecafe.com

The players are John Abercrombie on guitars, Mike McGuirk on bass, and Bob Meyer on drums and cymbals.

Over a career spanning more than 40 years and nearly 50 albums, John Abercrombie has established himself as one the masters of jazz guitar. Favoring unusual sounds (he played electronic mandolin on McCoy Tyner's 1993 album 4x4) and nontraditional ensembles (recent quartet recordings have included violinist Mark Feldman), Abercrombie is a restless experimenter, working firmly in the jazz tradition while pushing the boundaries of meter and harmony.

Born on December 16, 1944 in Port Chester, New York, Abercrombie grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he began playing the guitar at age 14. Like many teenagers at the time, he started out imitating Chuck Berry licks. But it was the bluesy music of Barney Kessel that attracted him to jazz. Abercrombie enrolled at Boston's Berklee College of Music and teamed up with other students to play local clubs and bars. One of those clubs, Paul's Mall, was connected to a larger club next door, the Jazz Workshop, where Abercrombie ducked in during his free time to watch John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk.

Friday 3/26 - Frank Vignola's Hot Club (8pm)

In celebration of Django Reinhardt's 100th birthday, guitar virtuoso Frank Vignola, a leading proponent of Reinhardt's gypsy jazz style of playing, has assembled a topnotch quintet for a searing tribute to one of his earliest musical influences.

Only a musician the caliber of Frank Vignola, an accomplished and influential guitarist in his own right, could dare tackle the monumental task of honoring the centennial of the legendary Django Reinhardt.

Sunday 4/11 - 8th Annual Ron Finck Memorial Scholarship Concert (3pm)

The cats who'll be playing: Roswell Rudd on trombone, Mike Kull on piano, Matt Finck on guitar, with special guests.

You will hear the music of Monk, Parker, Scofield, and everything else in between.

All proceeds support the scholarship fund awarded to a graduating senior from Rondout Valley High School in pursuing a career in music.

Ron Finck was a brilliant musician who resided in the Hudson Valley for 30 years. He constantly strived to better himself musically, and was passionate about supporting young musicians in their musical journeys. This passion was the catalyst for starting the long-running Ron Finck Memorial Scholarship.