Music at the Center: The Chris Bergson Band

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When:
Saturday, February 11, 2017,
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Location:
East Midwood Jewish Center


The Chris Bergson Band features organist/tenor saxophonist Craig Dreyer (Dispatch), bassist Andy Hess (John Scofield) and drummer Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors).  

Chris Bergson was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame in February 2015. With MOJO Magazine’s #1 Blues Album of 2008, Fall Changes, #2 Blues album of 2011, Imitate the Sun, and #3 Blues Album of 2014, Live at Jazz Standard, Chris Bergson has established himself as “one of the most inventive songwriters in modern blues music.” (All Music Guide)  Bergson has performed and/or shared the stage with Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, B.B. King, Norah Jones, John Hammond, Etta James, and Bettye LaVette, to name just a few.  

“If you like the music of Coltrane, Muddy Waters and The Band, you will definitely like the Chris Bergson Band…Bergson’s guitar work is magnificent and his voice is aged and full of soul.”  Rootstime

www.chrisbergson.com

Video: “Heavenly Grass”: http://youtu.be/kh7iPW3z5j0

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Camp Brooklyn Fund.

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