Downtown Event

Easton's Sounds of Summer series continues with Sam Pugh! A fixture in both Easton’s music scene and in the community itself, Sam Pugh is a name that often comes up in any conversation about local music, and that’s in no small part due to his immense talent. Sam is a talented guitar player, a natural born singer, and a gifted songwriter. Sam will be playing in front of the Tidewater Inn on Saturday, May 22, from 11AM to 2PM.

It was as a songwriter that Dan Navarro started his career, mostly in collaboration with Eric Lowen, for artists as diverse as Pat Benatar (the Grammy-nominated classic “We Belong”), The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’, Dave Edmunds, The Temptations, Dionne Warwick, Austin outlaw legend Rusty Weir, and many more... Throughout the 1990s, Dan recorded and toured with Lowen in the acclaimed acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro, until Eric’s retirement in 2009. Dan has since transitioned into a growing solo career, increasingly in demand on the national concert circuit, and touring nearly 100 dates per year. http://w.dannavarro.com/dannavarro/home.html

A little bit Zen, a little bit playful, Kat Parsons’ music balances on the dicey line between reality and fantasy. Instead of running from the duality of that place, Parsons mines it. When Kat sings about life being lived, you can’t help but recognize your own story in the lines. An intrepid spirit in music as in life, she reaches deep and wide and leaves you exhilarated, comforted, understood…Connected, in a very human way. In an era anesthetized on spin, Kat Parsons is distinctively real. https://katparsons.com/

Born in St. Michaels, saxophonist Anthony Cannon started to make his musical mark at open-mic blues and jazz venues in the Baltimore/DC area back in the ‘90s. Over the years, he’s gone on to establish himself in the blues, R&B, and rock/pop scenes. Playing music from the center of his heart, Cannon finds inspiration all around him. He pulls directly from his life experiences…some happy and some sad…to perform music for your soul with passion and with love. https://anthonycannon.com/

at the Ebenezer Theater, new home of Chesapeake Music We are delighted to welcome you to the 36th annual Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, June 4 through June 12, at the Ebenezer Theater, 17 South Washington Street, Easton, MD. Join us in person or on the web to experience the extraordinary performances of 15 acclaimed musicians presenting six concerts over two music-filled weekends. Artistic Directors Marcy Rosen and Catherine Cho have created another compelling program of chamber music masterworks, as well as intimate duo performances. We are eager to welcome returning distinguished musicians who have become dear friends over the years they have played for us. We are also pleased to greet violist Molly Carr and cellist Timothy Eddy joining the Festival for the first time. We are excited that the Orion String Quartet, one of the most sought-after ensembles in the country, will play at two concerts for their first Festival appearance as a quartet. The concert schedule, performing artists and works to be performed are detailed in the Festival program posted below. Chesapeake Music has much to celebrate as we launch Festival 2021 in our elegantly renovated new home. Thank you to Paul and Joanne Prager for generously inviting Chesapeake Music to make its home at the Ebenezer Theater. Thank you also to the generous donors who have made it possible for Chesapeake Music to acquire our own Steinway concert grand piano.

“Perfection is damn near impossible to come by and it almost never happens. Yet somehow, someway, Ryan Martin hit that rare pocket in time and captured perfection.” American Songwriter Originally from Los Gatos, California, Martin started writing songs when he was 14 and was soon touring up and down the West Coast as a solo artist and with a band. After escaping to New York City, assembling a band of misfit all-stars and growing a devout audience, Martin has gone on to release three acclaimed albums, including 2020’s Wandercease. This latest release is his most musically adventurous and emotionally authentic record, blending masterful melodic instincts with giant musical hooks and a polychromatic sonic palette. https://www.ryanmartinmusic.com/

“Gilbert took the stage, accompanied only by an acoustic guitar, a whimsical sense of humor, and an astonishingly smooth, pure tenor voice. But that proved to be more than enough.” Chicago Tribune Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early 1990s when the buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston and New York City about an ex-multicultural arts teacher who was knocking ‘em dead at open mics. After Shawn Colvin invited him to tour with her, Gilbert took audiences across the country by storm, and there’s been no stopping him since! Along with being the opener of choice for artists as varied as Aretha Franklin, Arlo Guthrie, and Anita Baker, Gilbert has also opened 140+ shows for legendary comedian George Carlin. Most recently, he’s the opener of choice for Paul Reiser and The Subdudes. https://www.vancegilbert.com/

Presented by EEDC The sounds of summer continue with a local talent: Dan Van Skiver! Dan has lived in Easton for over twenty years and has been playing in bands on and off since he was a teenager. His father’s extensive and eclectic record collection drew him to music at a young age A musician of many disciplines, Dan has played in a variety of bands over the years. You might remember him from his days playing guitar in Down Hollow, as the bassist of The International Jet Set, or as the singer/guitarist of Street 45’s and Downbound Train. Dan will be playing in front of the Tidewater Inn on Saturday, June 12, from 11 AM to 2PM.

The Easton High School Jazz band is comprised of some of the most dedicated instrumentalists in the high school band program. They rehearse weekly after school and have continued to play together despite pandemic related restrictions. They have put together a lineup of big band classics, funk and rock and roll. Please join us in Thompson Park on Saturday to hear what they’ve been working on!