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JUNE 10TH: OPENING THE DOGWOOD DELL SEASON AGAIN!
That’s right!!! Friday, June 10th at 8PM… FREE! Dogwood Dell has invited Samson Trinh & The Upper East Side Big Band to open up the Summer Concert Series again! Last year’s turn out was filled way past the 2,400 seat capacity. Joining them for the first set will be the six-piece Jazz/Americana group, the Mills Family Band.
The 20-piece big band will feature guest vocalists Adrian Duke, Allyson Mills-Steele, Curtis Mills, Desiree Roots Centeo, John Winn (from the Neighborliness Jazz Quartet), Terri Simpson (from the Butterbean Quartet), and Laura Ann Singh (from Quatro na Bossa). This is the DREAM TEAM of Richmond singers!!!
Why SO many vocalists? Because Samson’s going to present a smorgasbord of brand-spanking new musical arrangements, which will include new Samson Trinh originals, selections from The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds” album, and selections from The Beatles’ “White Album”! And to top it off, the big band will perform cuts from Samson’s first
album “Very Strange Night” to celebrate its 5th anniversary reissue.
And if that’s not enough, there will be three drummers on stage with a plethora of percussion toys! They’re going to be back and forth on drum sets, timpani, bass drum, bell chimes, xylophone, glockenspiel, cowbell, and more!
This is going to be a special and magical night. And the best part… it’s FREE! Spread the news to your friends and family. Pack a picnic and be prepared for us to blow your minds again! See you all on Friday,
June 10th at 8PM!
- Samson
THE LINEUP…
SET 1 – MILLS FAMILY BAND
Allyson Mills-Steele: vocals, guitar
Curtis Mills: vocals, guitar
Samson Trinh: sax, flute, clarinet
Rusty Farmer: bass
Andy Brockmann: drums, background vocals
Carter Gravatt: mandolin (special guest from Carbon Leaf)
SET 2 – UPPER EAST SIDE BIG BAND
Samson Trinh: musical director, composer, arranger, sax
VOCALISTS: Adrian Duke (keyboards/arranger), Allyson Mills-Steele,
Curtis Mills (guitar), Desiree Roots Centeio, John Winn, Terri Simpson,
Laura Ann Singh
GUITAR: Tom Patti
BASS: Rusty Farmer
DRUMS & PERCUSSION: Aaron Thompson, Andy Brockmann, Mike Boyd
SAXES, FLUTES, CLARINETS: Kevin Simpson, Suzi Fisher, Jonathan Gibson
TRUMPETS: Rob Quallich, Scott Frock
TROMBONES: Pete Anderson, Stefan Demetriadis
SPECIAL GUEST: Slashtipher Coleman
Style Weekly post from Mike Rutz
Inside Track: Richmond Music News
Beatlemania is alive and well in Richmond. In addition to the new all-girl Beatles tribute band, the Girtles, the Fab Four are getting the big-band treatment. The 19-piece Upper East Side Big Band, boasting a who’s who of local players from such bands as Bio Ritmo, the No BS Brass Band, Glows in the Dark and Bungalo 6, just finished up “The Abbey Road Project.” Arrangers Samson Trinh and Adrian Duke put their stamp on the Beatles’ 11th, and last recorded, album with the help of vocalist siblings Allyson Mills-Steele and Curtis Mills, the crux of the Mills Family Band. The Upper East Side Big Band will celebrate the CD’s release when it opens Dogwood Dell’s Summer Concert series June 11, first playing a swing set, then performing “Abbey Road” in its entirety.
(01/26/2010) Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Samson Trinh & The Upper East Side Big Band performing Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab”.
(01/25/2010) The Beatles – Come Together
Samson Trinh & The Upper East Side Big Band performing Come Together from The Beatles’ “Abbey Road”.
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