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Frogg Cafe with Mind Open and Performance Artist Renee Wegodsky
The performance will begin at 7:30pm with Open Mind. Frogg Cafe will go on at 8:30pm along with Renee creating a piece while Frogg Cafe performs an improv. Renee will have a display of her works for sale at the event along with jewelry she has made for the event. The Live Performance Art piece will be sold at a silent auction at the end of the performance.
Frogg Cafe:
is a 5 piece band from the New York metropolitan area making music that incorporates elements of Zappa-esque progressive rock, pop melodicism and fusion jazz. Frogg Café's music is also peppered with an appealing variety of other flavors including latin music, bluegrass, modern chamber music and avant-garde/experimental. Energetic live shows feature extended flights of group improvisation that would draw grins from any hardcore jam-band fan.
The members of this unique group are Nick Lieto (vocals, keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn), Bill Ayasse (vocals, electric violin, mandolin), Andrew Sussman (vocals, bass, cello), John Lieto (vocals, trombone) and James Guarnieri (drums). Frogg Café studio albums also exploit the considerable talents of a regular supporting cast of guest musicians, who supply trombone, marimba, flute, and additional percussion to their colorful and highly textured arrangements.
Discography includes six albums, amongst them a double-disc live release and a full length improvisational album. Most recent studio album, Bateless Edge (2010) represents a collection of seventy-four minutes of music, full of complex arrangements in several different progressive rock styles. Past discography includes: Frogg Cafe (2001), re-mastered with a live bonus track; Noodles (2002) an improvisational album which captures a snippet of a four-hour jam session in the studio; the melodic and heavily Zappa and early Genesis-influenced Creatures (2003); Fortunate Observer of Time (2005); and live double-disc The Safenzee Diaries (2007), which features fourteen songs and over two hours of live music spanning from 2004-2006. Safenzee captures a band that is internationally renowned for live performances at their absolute best, in a virtuoso display of showmanship.
The real experience comes when you witness this band live. Frogg Café has performed at seven major progressive rock festivals: Calprog, Whittier, CA (2007), Progday, Chapel Hill, NC (2007), NEARfest (Northeast Art Rock), Bethlehem, PA (2005), Prog in the Park, Rochester, NY (2004, 2005), Berg-Herzberg, Herzberg, Germany (2004), Rites of Spring (Rosfest) Pre-show, Phoenixville, PA (2004) and Zappanale, Bad Doberan, Germany (2004). Club performances include: The Knitting Factory Tap Bar (NYC), Towne Crier (Pawling, NY), Lizard Lounge (Boston), Nectar's (Burlington, VT), Orion Sound Studios (Baltimore, MD), and several performances for the NJProghouse Series (NJ).
Frogg Café has shared the stage with noteworthy artists Proto-Kaw featuring Kerry Livgren of Kansas, The Flower Kings, Happy the Man, keyboard virtuoso Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and drumming legend Rod Morgenstein, Miriodor, Spiraling, Izz, Helmet of Gnats, Page McConnell of Phish, Amfibian featuring Tom Marshall, Dave Mason, and Ryan Montbleau. Legendary ex-Zappa percussionist Ed Mann took up the mallets for the 2004 Zappanale Festival in Germany.
Mind Open:
"Forget everything you thought you knew about Jam Bands. One of the freshest, exciting, and unique sounding bands on the scene today is the very talented Mind Open. Instrumental and jazz based, with a touch of rock, Brazilian, and psychedelic grooves, the Mind Open experience is one you have to see to believe. The bulk of the material the band plays is contributed by Vibist Chris Covais, and Guitarist Andrew Ahr. The rest? Rare grooves from obscure groovy jazz-funk, rock, and psych records. Make sure you see Mind Open spread peace, love, and good vibrations through the medium of music, at one of their many shows in New York city."
Personell:
Vibes, Melodica, Percussion: Chris Covais
Guitar: Andrew Ahr
Drums: Hugo Lopez
Bass: Chris Elsener
Renee Wegodsky:
Studied art at SVA (School of Visual Arts) in NYC and graduated with a bachelors degree in 1976. She then came a textile designer for 20 years. In 2001 she accepted an offer to teach hands on art classes at Briarcliffe College in Patchogue. Subsequently she earned a master of arts degree from CW Post college in 2005. Her work has been displayed at numerous galleries on Long island from 2005-2011. In 2008 she began performing art to live audiences at Synergy Gallery in Port Jefferson and Hofstra University's music department. As of lately, she is a full time grandma!
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LocationViper Studios Art and Music Space (View)
929 Lincoln Ave #1
Holbrook, NY 11741
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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