The rescheduled performance from Februrary at the walton theater!

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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.

Free performance Sponsored by The Roxbury Arts Group, 7:30pm. More info here.

Three unique and varied improviser-composers: Blake Fleming (drums), Evan Jagels (bass), and Wyatt Ambrose (guitar) each perform a solo set of original works drawn from their lived experience and personal style. The musicians then converge in a fully improvised trio performance.

Soloists in the Round presents a variation on the time-tested tradition of the songwriters round, featuring several instrumentalists performing solo works for each other and the audience. Soloists in the Round features : Blake Fleming (drums), Evan Jagels (bass), and Wyatt Ambrose (guitar). 

Evan Jagels and Wyatt serve up creative music to eat burgers by.

Whagu or bust!

A rare trio performance from Wyatt Ambrose, Evan Jagels, and Blake Fleming paying tribute to one of their favorite musicians — Jimi Hendrix!

This concert is presented by the Yager Museum at Hartwick College. Free Admission!

Yolanda Bush and The Cool Water Collective slingin’ up Blues, Jazz, Rock, and other stuff!

Visit yolandabushmusic.com for more details!

Duo with the phenomenal Tarik Shah

Free to attend - Donations strongly encouraged!

Killdeer Trio pays tribute to one of their favorite musicians - Jimi Hendrix. One night only - come check it out while it’s here!

The 2nd annual Hartwick Jazz Day curated by Evan Jagels an Wyatt Ambrose!

This year features grammy nominated violinist Sara Caswell along with Killdeer Trio. The featured performance will include a combination of original material from both Caswell and Killdeer Trio.

This is an all day event with masterclasses, a clinic, student ensemble performances, and a concert of the featured guest artist. All events are FREE and open to the public.

Full schedule:

1pm Masterclass - Sara Caswell’s perspective on all things music

2pm Clinic — Individual student soloists perform, recieving feedback from Sara and faculty.

3:45pm Hartwick Ensembles - Performances from the Jazz Combo and Big Band

break

6pm featured Concert with Sara Caswell and Killdeer Trio.

Solo guitar at another Hartwick College Music Department Faculty Showcase! I’ll be performing a few selections from Ornette Coleman’s catalog arranged for solo guitar.

Free Concert presented by The Schenectady-Amsterdam Musicians Union and The Rotterdam Senior Center as part of a mini-series celebrating Women’s History Month.

This will feature original arrangements by Wyatt of his favorite Joni Mitchell songs along with vocalist Jeanine Ouderkirk, Evan Jagels, and Bob Halek.

Free Admission!

Guitar-drum duets at The Tasting Lab!

Solo guitar at Green Wolf Brewing in Middleburgh NY!

Super excited to be playing original music by bassist Dylan Perrillo at The Lark Street Tavern in Albany NY!

Check out Dylan’s work at bandcamp, or his website.

feat: Adam Siegel, Nick Anderson, and Tyler Giroux.

The Yolanda Bush Trio featuring Evan Jagels and me at The Gatehouse in Morris. Free music!

The Second installment of Soloists in the Round: A unique concert format featuring three solo improviser-composers, performing for the audience and each other.

The soloists included in this iteration are Blake Fleming, Evan Jagels, and Wyatt Ambrose.

Admission is free, but donations are strongly encouraged! This event is part of the Sunday Session music series at The Gatehouse in Morris NY.

See you there!