Tickets are on sale for Simon Chrisman and Wesley Corbett at Grace
Published 1:34 pm Thursday, October 6, 2016
Simon Chrisman and Wesley Corbett will perform in concert at Grace with special guest Andrew Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7.
Tickets are available at the door on a sliding scale, $10 to $25.
Corbett and Chrisman cut their musical teeth playing together, but rarely have the chance to play as a duo. Nowadays, they spend their lives traveling and playing music, both as sidemen and with their own bands. This concert will be an opportunity for these old friends to reconnect with, and share, their roots in traditional and original tunes and songs.
A native of the Pacific Northwest, Corbett has been playing the banjo since he was 16, after a split from the classical piano. He has performed with many of the most influential acoustic musicians of our time, including Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Sarah Jarosz, and Laurie Lewis (among many others), as well as touring internationally with the Indie-Popgrass band Joy Kills Sorrow. From 2011 through 2015, he was the professor of banjo at Berklee school of music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hammer dulcimer virtuoso Chrisman brings an unusual style to an instrument that has previously been thought to have limited range and technique. His inventive virtuosic touch and sophisticated rhythmic sensibilities are redefining the instrument and earning the attention of musicians from all over the world. He tours with the Jeremy Kittel Band and the Bee Eaters, and has performed with Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Mike Marshall, Laurie Lewis and Seamus Egan.
Grace Church is at 8595 Day Road.
For more information, call 206-842-9997 or visit www.gracehere.org.
