The Shakers n' Bakers is a band made up of leading improvisers on the New York jazz/new music scene who perform reinterpretations of Shaker “vision" songs, received in states of inspiration by young women of the Shaker religious community during the years 1837-50. The group will be performing three special concerts this summer at sites of historical significance to the Shaker movement. The band's tour will roughly retrace some of the travels of the founder of the Shaker movement in America, Mother Ann Lee, on the occasion of the celebration of the 233rd anniversary of her arrival in the United States from England.
On Friday August 3 the group will perform at the 1848 meetinghouse at Watervliet Shaker Village in Albany, NY at 8pm. This event is sponsored by the Shaker Heritage society. On August 4 the Shakers n' bakers travel to Guilford, Vermont; home to many early converts to shakerism, for a show at the very unique Kopkind Organ Barn at 9pm to close the grassroots film festival there-this event is being presented by Friends of Music at Guilford. On August 5 the group will travel to Canterbury,New Hampshire for a performance at the Canterbury Shaker Village for their Mother Ann's Day celebration which will also include a performance by the authentic shaker music ensemble, the Canterbury Shaker Singers at 2 pm .
The summer tour events will be filmed for an upcoming DVD to be released in 2008. The members of the group are:
Mary LaRosa/Miles Griffith (vocals)
Jeff Lederer (saxophone)
Jamie Saft/Steven LaRosa (electric harpsichord,little keyboards)
Mario Garuti (violin)
Chris Lightcap (bass)
Allison Miller (drums)
with guest: mario garuti (violin)
On Friday August 3 the group will perform at the 1848 meetinghouse at Watervliet Shaker Village in Albany, NY at 8pm. This event is sponsored by the Shaker Heritage society. On August 4 the Shakers n' bakers travel to Guilford, Vermont; home to many early converts to shakerism, for a show at the very unique Kopkind Organ Barn at 9pm to close the grassroots film festival there-this event is being presented by Friends of Music at Guilford. On August 5 the group will travel to Canterbury,New Hampshire for a performance at the Canterbury Shaker Village for their Mother Ann's Day celebration which will also include a performance by the authentic shaker music ensemble, the Canterbury Shaker Singers at 2 pm .
The summer tour events will be filmed for an upcoming DVD to be released in 2008. The members of the group are:
Mary LaRosa/Miles Griffith (vocals)
Jeff Lederer (saxophone)
Jamie Saft/Steven LaRosa (electric harpsichord,little keyboards)
Mario Garuti (violin)
Chris Lightcap (bass)
Allison Miller (drums)
with guest: mario garuti (violin)
For more information contact Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services.
