Free outdoor Concert with Compaq Big Band on September 19th, 12-2

Acton MA

08 September, 2021

12:05 PM

Description

Free outdoor Concert with Compaq Big Band on September 19th, 12 pm - 2 pm (rain date is 9/26) at St. Matthew's UMC in Acton, 435 Central St. The band will be playing the best of their concert book arrangements old and new - Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Gordon Goodwin, Tom Kubis, Callum Au, and Chris Walden. Terrific jazz vocalist Cara Campanelli will be with us for this event, out front with signature tunes as performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Diane Schuur, Tierney Sutton, Natalie Cole, and more. Bidding a swingin’ farewell to Summer 2021 will be regulars John Finocchiaro, Scott Tringali, Jerry Griep, Scott Taylor, Kurt Thaller, Ed Goroza, Thomas Borning, Bruce D. McLeod, Robert Cary, Peter Sokolowski, Dennis Cecere, Dave King, and Gil Bristol. They’ll be joined by super-subs Charlie Jennison, Carl Benevides, and George Robinson on drums. People who attend are asked, if possible, to bring a non-perishable food item to be given to one of the local food pantries. People will also be given the opportunity to provide a free-will donation to support Mark Roberts and his Labradoodle Mocha in their roll/stroll across Massachusetts to raise awareness of hunger issues. Beginning September 18th, Mark and Mocha will be rolling/strolling from the New York border in West Stockbridge all the way to the Atlantic Ocean in Provincetown! All funds will be given to the Save the Children and the four Massachusetts Food Banks. To learn more about Mark & Mocha's 4Paws4Wheels4hunger endeavor, please visit https://4hunger.org/