Living in Westchester affords me the opportunity to enjoy
live music any night of the week. I go
to a jam, open mic or show several times a week and have met some really
terrific friends and musicians during my travels. We have one of the best music scenes around
and I often find myself having to choose between two or three performances in a
night.
Last week I took a ride to Opus 465 in Armonk to see Geoff
Hartwell’s Acoustic Jam, which runs Thursdays from 8-11pm with no cover charge. For those of you that do not know how a jam works, usually the host/host band will play an opening set of 4-5 songs and then start calling up jammers from a sign-in sheet.
Pleasantville native Geoff is an amazing
singer, songwriter, guitar player and teacher.
He has been on television, has two amazing CDs and teaches guitar
clinics and seminars all over the US. To
see him play slide guitar is a real treat.
His bluesy-rock sound brings you right to your feet and makes you start
dancing. Check out his website for full
information on this amazingly talented fellow:
As an added bonus, Geoff has special guest Petey Hop
Hopkinson join him for the opening set. Pete is another gifted musician, writer,
guitar player and teacher with a very versatile style. Whether playing solo (check him out on Monday
nights at Lucy’s Lounge in Pleasantville where he runs a no-cover, acoustic open
mic night where originals are encouraged) or in a trio or larger ensemble, listening
to Pete is always a true pleasure.
Hope to see you out there!
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| Geoff and Petey rockin the opening set |
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| Geoff with jammer Mike on the guitar |
And joining the scene was how I met you! :)
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Thanks Andrea, very kind of you to speak about Geoff and me that way.
Love this blog. Hope to see more. In addition to the virtuosity of the local musicians the scene would be nothing without noted persons such as yourself involved :-)
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