Marc Black and James Durst play Saturday, September 18 at 7:00 PM at Urban H2O, a riverfront music venue at Beczak, 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers. Opening for them is the Tribes Hill Song Circle. Tickets are $10 and include free beer from the Hudson Valley's award-winning Captain Lawrence Brewing Company—bring your own mug. www.urbanh2o.org / 914.377.1900 x 13.
MARC BLACK is known for his trancing, groove oriented, musical story telling. He has recorded with an array of luminaries including Taj Mahal, Jack DeJonnette, Rick Danko, PDQ Bach, and Garth Hudson (keyboardist for the Band); his latest CD, Stroke of Genius, features Art Garfunkel, John Sebastian, and The Dixie Hummingbirds. He records and performs live in formats from improvisational rock and ambient experimental performance art to solo acoustic guitar and exotic compositions for tuba and vocal choirs. Expect the sounds of blues, folk, rock, jazz and world beat at his upcoming solo performance at Urban H2O.
Marc's song about Martha Stewart and her attempt to trademark "Katonah" (his hometown's name) was covered in Business Week and a host of other publications, while the song he wrote for the NY Mets this year was featured on the Diamond Vision screen at the new Stadium. And in the advertising world, he recently completed spots for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cobra Golf, Hartford Insurance, Hot Wheels and Airheads Candy.
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"Marc Black's songs hold up a mirror to his audience. A mirror that gets under their skin and somehow makes them feel good about what they see."
- The Living Room, NYC
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"From the 70's right down to the present day, Marc Black's chant-based songs and improvisational rave-ups have kept dancing souls movin' and groovin'."
- Phil Demetrion, a music reviewer from Paris
"His songs are great and his singing is superb."
- Paul Winter
AWARDS AND MORE
- Finalist in this year's Kerrville Folk Festival "New Folk" competition
- "Artist of the Year" honors from ABC Radio's Fame Games, the New Jersey Folk Festival and the Austin Songwriters' competition.
- featured performer at the Sundance Film Festival (with Donovan)
- Best Original Music from the Mobius and the London International Advertising Awards
Marc has also been noted for songwriting, production and performance by Rolling Stone Magazine, the American Library Association, and Billboard Magazine. and collaborated with Richie Havens on the title cut of the award-winning CD, American Children.
JAMES DURST is one of the world's true minstrels who has performed spirited, lighthearted and relevant concerts in 49 states and 45 countries, drawing from a rich repertoire of songs that reflect the interconnectedness we share with all of life. He will accompany himself on 6 and 12-string guitar and autoharp at his solo performance at Urban H2O.
James Durst has shared the stage with the likes of Leo Kottke, Magpie, Richard Thompson, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Don McLean and Christine Lavin as well as Robert Kennedy, Jr, Marianne Williamson, Swami Beyondananda, Jean Houston, and many others.
"A talented entertainer…sometimes funny, more often poignant songs were always fascinating. His ultimate message of peace and understanding left a warm impression."
- Don Anderson, Winnipeg Free Press
AWARDS AND MORE
- New Folk Winner, Kerrville Folk
- Minstrel-in-Residence, Seeds of Peace Int'l Camp for Conflict Resolution
- Music Director, Interlocken International Camp
- Produced and hosted peregryn, a weekly radio exploration of the world's traditional music, on Chicago's NPR station
James Durst has emceed events ranging from a Coptic Conference to a Mrs. USA Pageant, was a member of the German cast of Hair (with Donna Summer) in 1970, sang with Russians in Red Square at the dawn of glasnost/perestroika in 1985, and in 2003, he co founded Work o' the Weavers to celebrate the musical legacy of America's pioneering folk quartet.
ABOUT URBAN H20
Urban H2O: Listen Local—Fresh Music from the Hudson Valley is a collaboration between Tribes Hill music collective and Beczak Environmental Education Center. This performance venue in downtown Yonkers presents the Hudson Valley's best local and regional artists. Shows are the third Saturday of every month at Beczak, an eco-friendly renovation of a former factory social club along the Hudson River in downtown Yonkers. Steps from Yonkers Amtrak and Metro-North station. Ample free parking.
