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MHAF 23 | Jerry Vezza Quartet | November 24 4:45-5:45 pm | Shanghai Jazz

We are keeping up a Holiday Arts Festival Friday late afternoon tradition of Jazz with Jerry Vezza at the fabled Shanghai Jazz Club on Main Street in Madison Jerry Vezza has assembled a trio of accomplished musicians with a long history of working at Shanghai, so grab a glass of something at the bar, lean […]

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MHAF 23 | King’s Road | November 24 3:00-4:00 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts– Annex

A local favorite, Kings Road, based in Madison, NJ plays an appealing blend of alternative light rock with harmony vocals and melodic instrumentation from such artists as The Counting Crows, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow and The Decemberists.  King’s Road on Facebook Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Website Funding for the Madison Holiday Arts Festival

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MHAF 2023 | Johnny Woods Band | November 24 1:30-2:30 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts Annex

The Johnny Woods Band is comprised of singer-songwriter Johnny Woods on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, his wife Maryanne Woods on guitar, baritone ukelele and backing vocals, Robert Franchini on lead guitar, Steve Saporta on bass and Mark Rohsler on lead guitar. and pedal steel. The band plays both covers and originals and describes its

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MHAF 23 | Spotlight Kids | November 24 12:00-1:00 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts– Annex

Now celebrating their 10th Anniversary, Spotlight Kids provides students in the Madison area with opportunities to perform in plays and musicals, and offers classes in acting, dance, and other theater skills. Spotlight will present an hour-long showcase of past and upcoming musicals. Spotlight Kids Website Museum of Early Trades and Crafts Website Funding for the

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MHAF 23 | Alejandro Ataucusi | Afro-Peruvian Guitar & Charango | November 24 12:00-1:45 pm | Museum of Early Trades & Crafts

Alejandro Ataucusi from Perth Amboy, NJ is a composer, educator and band leader of Forbidden Tropics. He has been the guitarist for the William Paterson University Latin Jazz Ensemble since 2013. He has played with many well-known Latin and Jazz artists such as Jimmy Bosch, Claudio Roditi, and members of the Tito Puente Orchestra such

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MHAF 23 | Darren O’Neill | Classical Guitar | November 24 1:00-3:00 pm | Harvest Bistro

Spend two hours with a master classical guitarist in one of Madison’s finest bistros.   As a member of Trio Brioso (flute, viola, and guitar) Mr. O’Neill gave his Carnegie Hall debut in 1997 as the result of winning the Artists International New York Debut Competition that year.  As a member of the Nova Segno Duo (with

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MHAF 23 | Stanley Alexandrowicz- Classical Guitar | Friday November 24 4:30-5:30 pm | Community Arts Center

Classical Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz is internationally renowned for his thrilling virtuosity, poetic interpretations, and refined musicality. In addition to his command of the instrument’s standard repertoire, he has premiered and commissioned over 100 works by composers from Europe, Asia, the United States, Cuba, and Latin America. A scholar and specialist in the field of 19th

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MHAF 23 | John Pivarnik with Teresa Giardina & Deborah Fennelly | Arias and Songs From Opera & The Great American Songbook | Friday November 24 3:00-4:00 pm | Community Arts Center

Opera, the Arts Song, and the Great American Songbook. Teresa Giardina and Deborah Fennelly are going mix them up for an hour, accompanied by pianist John Pivarnik.   www.baroqueorchestra.org Funding for the Madison Holiday Arts Festival is provided by the Madison Downtown Development Commission in association with the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance.

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MHAF 23 | John Pivarnik and Nan Childress, Four-Hand Piano| Friday November 24 1:30-2:30 pm | Community Arts Center

Pianists John Pivarnik and Nan Childress Orchard will present a special 4-hand piano arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. www.baroqueorchestra.org Funding for the Madison Holiday Arts Festival is provided by the Madison Downtown Development Commission in association with the Madison Arts and Culture Alliance.

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