Norwood Library's Musical Sundays Return With A Swing On Nov. 7

NORWOOD, MA - Musical Sundays return with a swing!

Have you missed Musical Sundays concerts at the Morrill Memorial Library? So have we! The Musical Sundays Concert Series will resume on Nov. 7 in-person in the library’s Simoni Room. All of the shows will begin at 3 p.m. Seating for all of these concerts will be very limited to allow extra space for the audience and musicians.

Please register in advance for any and all concerts to guarantee your seat. For those who cannot attend in-person, Norwood Community Media is partnering with us to broadcast the concerts live on their channel.

Kicking off the series on November 7 will be our hometown favorite, the Steve Rudolph Trio performing “Swingin’ the American Songbook.” This popular trio is guaranteed to get your toes tapping as they apply their distinctive jazz styling to some of the best of American popular music - from classic Big Band tunes to Frank Sinatra to Elvis. Norwood’s own pianist/vocalist Steve Rudolph will be accompanied by Ririka Tokushige on sax and Barry Lit on drums.

Next, on November 14, we will enthusiastically welcome back Women in World Jazz, an award-winning international ensemble which brings together some of the finest world and jazz musicians, each with an extensive performing and teaching background in New England. This performance, “Hear Their Voices,” will showcase how African music migrated over the years to different continents and enriched many cultures. Featuring musical styles ranging from blues and jazz, to Latin, Brazilian, Caribbean and Middle Eastern - all with African roots - Women in World Jazz will applaud artists such as Mahalia Jackson and Miriam Makeba, who were active in their countries' Civil Rights Movements.

Then, the popular duo Sonny and Perley will return on November 21. Their program highlights material from Sonny and Perley's jazz repertoire, the Great American Songbook, with selections from the 1920s through the 1980s, international cabaret, and bossa nova. Sonny and Perley interpret and perform in their own inimitable artistic style, incorporating elements of education, history, art, culture, audience engagement, intimacy, and artistic creativity. With 30 years to perfect their musical signature, the magazine "All About Jazz" says of this husband and wife team: “They brightly meld lyricism, passion, and rhythm in a way that is both rich and exotic.”

Registration is required for all of these shows and seats are sure to go quickly. To sign up, please visit our website here , or call the Reference Desk at 781-769-0200 x2. The Musical Sundays Concert Series is supported by the Library Endowment Fund.