Party at the Old School with an intimate concert at Killdeer Trio’s rehearsal space in Cherry Valley!

Opening set by Carl & Jack.

$10 Donation to the community center, and/or the bands. Drinks available and byo.

Join us for a special edition of our Jazz Night featuring Killdeer Trio live on December 18th, 2025!

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Killdeer Trio is an instrumental trio co-led by bassist Evan Jagels, drummer Sebastian Green, and guitarist Wyatt Ambrose. They perform all original music that draws from diverse influences, challenging expectations of style and genre.

Individually, the members of the Trio have worked with acclaimed musicians of various styles, including Stacy Dillard, John Stowell, Arlen Roth, You Bet, Dazzling Killmen, Ray Vega, and Palehound. As a group, they have collaborated with Grammy-nominated violinist Sara Caswell, tenor saxophonist Laura Leguia, and opened for the Joel Frahm Trio at the Alias Winter Jazz Festival in 2024.

The name Killdeer Trio comes from the “Killdeer” bird, commonly found in upstate NY — the region each member was raised, and where the band was formed. Their music is deeply influenced by the rural environment in which it was conceived, reflecting both its quiet serenity and constant invitation to explore the surrounding unknown. Their music is evocative, dynamic, and engaging for listeners of any background.

Killdeer Trio's debut self-titled album was released May 11th, 2023, and is available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms.

Underground is their second full-length album. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Andris Balins at Dry Hill Studios in Oneonta, NY, between Dec '24 and Jan '25.

Website:
killdeertrio.com

Socials:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555836754827
instagram.com/killdeer.trio

Listen:
killdeertrio.bandcamp.com/
open.spotify.com/artist/2k7yopwHp8iEZHBMygmpj6
youtube.com/@KilldeerTrio

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Tickets: $15.00
Doors: 7pm | Showtime: 7:30pm

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.parktheatergf.com or phone 518-792-1150.

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The Park Theater Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the Glens Falls community by providing a venue for quality and affordable entertainment and educational opportunities in the performing arts.

Thank you to our sponsors:
• The Queensbury Hotel
• Miller Industrial Manufacturing
• Glens Falls Hospital
• Cifone Construction
• NBT Bank
• LARAC
• NYS Music
• Glens Falls Chronicle
• Precise Painting
• FMBF Law
• The Touba Family Foundation
• NYSCA
• City of Glens Falls

Celebrate the Holidays at The Gatehouse in Morris!

FB event:

Killdeer Trio private performance… intriguing…. email killdeertrio@gmail.com to book them for a private concert

Yolanda Bush Trio returns to The Gatehouse in Morris NY!

Wyatt is booked for a private event… contact him at wyattambrosemusic@gmail.com if you want him to play for your event!

Tasting Lab with TBD

Dylan Perrillo brings a gang of great musicians to play his music for quintet at Round Lake.

Read more here!

Celebrate the release of Kaitlyn Fay’s new album Cockeyed Optimist at the historic Van Dyck Music Club in Schenectady NY. Get your advanced tickets heeeeere.

Yolanda Bush and the Cool Water Collective plays the new Al Gallodoro Memorial Stage

Killdeer Trio returns to The Lark Street Tavern in Albany NY! Donations strongly encouraged

Solo guitar for the Cherry Valley Artworks opening night of the 2025 Sculpture Trail — I’m playing in the Star Theater.

The Tasting Lab with Evan Jagels

The Jeanine Ouderkirk Quartet plays the music of Joni Mitchell at Jazz on Jay!

Featuring Wyatt Ambrose (gtr), Evan Jagels (bass), Matt Niedbalski (drums)

Wyatt Ambrose Trio at the Palazzo Ristorante in Schenectady

Brad Monkell (bass), David Berger (drums), and wyatt (guitar) playing music to dine by at Origins Cafe.

The rescheduled performance from Februrary at the walton theater!

More details here

We are extending our 2024-2025 coffeehouse season into June as we welcome area musicians Yolanda Bush, Evan Jagels and Wyatt Ambrose, aka the Coolwater Collective, to the Walton Theatre on Sunday, June 15, 2025, 6pm to 8pm. This concert has been rescheduled from its original February date. As with all coffeehouse events, drinks and desserts will be available, with donations gratefully accepted.

Yolanda Bush and the Coolwater Collective Trio is a must-see musical ensemble blending Jazz, Blues, and unexpected selections to create an unforgettable musical experience. The trio consists of Yolanda Bush on Voice and Percussion, Evan Jagels on Upright Bass, and Wyatt Ambrose on Guitar. All three are experienced musicians and performers.

Yolanda has been singing and drumming for over four decades. She is versatile in numerous styles, which include Blues, Jazz, Rock, and R&B. Born in Chicago where she was surrounded by music, she went on to study trumpet and choral music and perform in a wide variety of ensembles. Yolanda is a prolific songwriter and has performed widely as a solo guitarist and singer. She has been influenced by many artists including Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Jimmi Hendrix, and Joni Mitchell.

Evan Jagels is both a passionate educator, currently serving as Lecturer and Artist in Residence at Hartwick College in Oneonta, and a versatile jazz performer, having shared the stage with many notable musicians. He is co-founder of Duo Extempore, and with pianist Nicole Brancato, recently created and presented a musical history of the Walton Theatre as a part of its 110th anniversary celebration. Evan also heads the newly formed Killdeer Trio, which performed a Music on the Delaware coffeehouse concert of improvised experimental jazz in Spring of 2024.

Also a member of Killdeer Trio, Wyatt Ambrose is a guitarist, educator, and composer. He is currently Artist in Residence and Adjunct Professor at Hartwick College and works with liberal arts and music students in private lessons, ensembles, and classroom settings teaching jazz, popular music and aural skills. He is often in demand as a backup performer.

Jeanine Ouderkirk at The Palazzo Ristorante in Schenectady NY. Featuring Lou Smaldone on bass, and Wyatt Ambrose on guitar.

The residency continues… Duo with the baddest Brad Monkell, at the Tasting Lab

An evening with vocalist Yana King at The Gatehouse, with Evan Jagels and Wyatt Ambrose

Opening the Jazz on Jay summer concert series…

Dylan Canterbury (Tpt, compositions), Tyler Giroux (piano), Wyatt Ambrose (gtr), David Shoudy (bass), Matt Niedbalski (drums)

More about Dylan:

A graduate of the esteemed jazz studies program at SUNY Purchase, trumpeter/composer/arranger Dylan Canterbury began his studies at the age of 8, and began playing jazz not long after. By the time he was in high school, Canterbury was already performing with a wide variety of groups, including the acclaimed Empire State Youth Jazz Ensemble and the NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All State Jazz Ensemble. In addition to performing locally with a number of youth honors groups, Canterbury was selected to be the lead trumpeter/soloist with the New York All State Jazz Ensemble, as well as being selected as a member of the All-Eastern High School Jazz Ensemble his senior year.

While at Purchase, Canterbury was a member of the Purchase Jazz Orchestra (under the direction of Todd Coolman) and Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra (under the direction of Ray Vega and Arturo O'Farrill). As a member of these ensembles, he has performed at the world-renowned Dizzy's Club Coca Cola (with the PJO) and Birdland (with the PLJO). While at Purchase, Canterbury studied privately under jazz trumpet greats Jon Faddis, Jim Rotondi and Ray Vega, in addition to working with other notables such as saxophonists Steve Wilson, Jimmy Greene, and Jon Gordon, tromboninst John Fedchock, guitarist Randy Johnston, pianists Hal Galper, Pete Malinverni, and Charles Blenzig, and drummer John Riley.

In addition to performing at Purchase, Canterbury has performed with the Grammy-winning Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, as well as being a member of the newly-formed Smoke Big Band, which performs weekly at the renowned jazz club Smoke each Thursday under the leadership of trumpeter/arranger Bill Mobley. In addition to these performances, Canterbury has been fortunate enough to share the stage with jazz greats Jon Faddis, Terrell Stafford, Eric Alexander, Jimmy Greene, Bob Mintzer, Ralph Lalama, Conrad Herwig, John Fedchock, Renee Rosnes, David Hazeltine, Bill Cunliffe, and John Riley. Locally, he has performed with Brian Patneaude, Adrian Cohen, Joe Barna, Lee Russo, Alex Torres and the Latin Kings, the Keith Pray Big Soul Band, and the Joey Thomas Big Band.

Evan Jagels and Wyatt open for Keene-based singer-songwriter Ian Galipeau at Mojos!

Tix $10

About Ian:
Ian Galipeau is a folk-rock songwriter for hopeful cynics. He writes happy-sad music about the grey areas... the sadness in love, the hope in catastrophe, the optimism of surrender. He is not an artist who can just write a simple love song, or a breakup song. He's compelled (for better or worse) to use songs to explore something out-of-the-ordinary. Sometimes it's a meditation on writers block, or the nostalgia of parenthood, or the perspective of a Ray Bradbury character... but there's always some fragment of the unexpected. Musically, he leans toward indie-rock, but there are also strands of retro-pop and Americana that will keep you on your toes.

Ian is based in Keene, NH. Since starting to focus on his solo project in 2018, he's shared stages with regional acts including Arc Iris, Dietrich Strause, Belle-Skinner, and Ian Fitzgerald.

Ian has co-written a handful of songs with Katie Toupin (of Houndmouth fame). He released two sister-EPs, titled Raze/Raise, in March of 2018, a full-length album Like We Were Never Here At All  in September 2022, and a series of singles and an EP over the course of 2023 / 2024.