The Granite

<h2>Holiday Caroling</h2>
<h4>Performed by the Joel Barlow High School Chamber Singers</h4>
<h4>Saturday, December 20th at 6 PM</h4>
Enjoy festive holiday caroling at The Granite! The Joel Barlow High School Chamber singers are a small but captivating ensemble that will perform about an hour of caroling repertoire.

Local Event: Holiday Caroling

Fairfield County

Weston-Redding-Easton

Connecticut

Holiday Caroling

Holiday Caroling
Performed by the Joel Barlow High School Chamber Singers
Saturday, December 20th at 6 PM
Enjoy festive holiday...

Open chamber music reading for string players!
This event is open to everyone – students, professionals, hobbyists, teens, adults – anyone who would like to sight-read chamber music, meet other local musicians, and have fun.
Plenty of sheet music will be available, and attendees are welcome to bring their own.
Pay what you can! Donations are greatly appreciated.

Local Event: Chamber Music Reading

Chamber Music Reading

Open chamber music reading for string players!
This event is open to everyone – students, professionals, hobbyists, teens,...

The Granite Church

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<h4>Saturday, January 24, Doors 6 PM, Show 7 PM, $35</h4>
A Granite Winter Warmer double bill during the coldest week of the year. Kick back and warm up at The Granite with live music and artist-themed refreshments.
More information coming soon!
<h4>ABOUT THE ARTISTS</h4>
Charlotte Roth and the Big Drama. A multi-faceted artist hailing from Connecticut, Charlotte Roth is a singer, songwriter, actor, composer and writer–to name a few. She infuses her indie folk-pop music with a unique blend of soulful melodies and honest storytelling. Her full length album and other EPs–which are all out now and available wherever you listen–showcase her raw and emotive compositions.
Currently, you can find Charlotte back in CT gigging as a solo artist, acting on stage and screen, scoring film and theatrical projects, and building towards the debut of her full band Charlotte Roth and the Big Drama in 2026.
<a href="https://charlotterothcreates.com/home" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn More</a>
Kira McSpice is a New York based singer-songwriter who crafts a haunting and deeply personal strain of dark folk, gothic art-pop, and experimental music. A classically trained cellist, McSpice now performs on guitar, omnichord, and voice, weaving dense, layered loops that evoke a soundscape both ethereal and deeply visceral. Her work balances raw vulnerability with meticulous artistry, creating complex sonic narratives rooted in themes of trauma, mental illness, and the natural world.
As she continues to evolve, McSpice’s work invites listeners into a world both deeply introspective and unforgettably otherworldly.
<a href="https://www.kiramcspice.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn More</a>

Local Event: Winter Warmer With Charlotte Roth and the Big Drama and Kira McSpice

Winter Warmer With Charlotte Roth and the Big...

 
 
Saturday, January 24, Doors 6 PM, Show 7 PM, $35
A Granite Winter Warmer double bill during the coldest week of the year....

Winter Warmer With Charlotte Roth and the Big Drama and Kira McSpice

Sweet World’s sound is a composite of its three members, each with unique voices from New York’s vibrant music scene. Melodic, rhythmic, jazz, folk, and sonic exploration in the context of Kenny Warren’s lively compositions. Their debut LP on Out of Your Head Records was hailed by the Best of Bandcamp as “the sonic representation of a beating heart.”
We believe that jazz is liberation music, a means of connecting us to our humanity, our communities, and to nature. As an expression of radical love, free music empowers us to fight fascism, racism, militarism, and economic exploitation.
Kenny Warren – trumpet/compositions Christopher Hoffman – cello Nathan Ellman-Bell – drums
Learn more at <a href="https://www.kennywarrenmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">kennywarrenmusic.com</a>.
<h4>ABOUT THE ARTISTS</h4>
Kenny Warren is a trumpeter and composer who has been active in NYC’s improvised music community since 2006. He has made over a dozen records of his music with various ensembles including 3 LPs with his avant-country outfit Laila and Smitty, a handful of self-produced solo records, and jazz records with his quartet and trio for Whirlwind Recordings and Out of Your Head Records. Longtime jazz writer for The Chicago Reader Peter Margasak calls Kenny “A player of great imagination and subtlety who always seems to focus on an ensemble-oriented sound even on his own recordings”. As a side-person Warren has recently recorded with The Angelica Sanchez Nonet, Stephan Crump’s Passerine and Slow Water, The Anna Webber/Angela Morris Large Ensemble, and Tony Malaby’s Jersey Condombe. He has toured internationally with Jamie Baum, Bonobo, and Slavic Soul Party who has held a weekly residency at Barbes in Brooklyn for over 20 years. Warren grew up in Denver, CO where he was inspired at a young age by the generosity and artistry of the late great Ron Miles.
Christopher Hoffman is a cellist, composer, producer, engineer and filmmaker. He currently performs in Henry Threadgill’s Pulitzer Prize winning ensemble Zooid, Grammy-Nominated Anat Cohen Tentet, Kenny Warren’s Sweet World, Darius Jones Quintet and his own projects. He has directed several music videos, 3 short films and BTS pieces for feature films. His short “You Dog Likes Me More Than You” is available to view on Amazon Prime and his short “Salamander” is currently screening in American and European festivals. He served as the Director of Production and Engineering at New School for 17 years. He has worked with Martin Scorsese, Yoko Ono, Jack Antonoff, Iron &amp; Wine, Ryan Adams, Jack Huston, Marianne Faithfull, Michael Pitt &amp; Pagoda, Marc Ribot, Butch Morris, Lee Konitz, Anna Webber, Ryan Scott, Anthony Coleman, Jeremiah Cymerman and many others.
Nathan Ellman-Bell is one of NYC’s most versatile and in demand drummers. He co-leads the avant-pop band Wild Idol with singer Nora Palka, and the Brooklyn jazz-rock band Slow Tiger. He plays with countless bands including those of Sebastien Amman, Olli Hirvonen, Kenny Warren, Michael Sarian, and Aleksi Glick. He is also a member of Brass Against who he has recorded and toured with extensively. In 2024 Brass Against spent 3 months in Europe on tour which included a five week run in support of the rock band Tool. Nathan grew up in Southern California and studied music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.

Local Event: Kenny Warren’s Sweet World

Kenny Warren’s Sweet World

Sweet World’s sound is a composite of its three members, each with unique voices from New York’s vibrant music scene. Melodic,...

Kathleen Parks is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings joyful and creative energy to the stage and studio. For the last 10 years, she has been heavily involved in touring and recording with her Americana/Jamgrass band Twisted Pine, where she sings, writes, and fiddles.
On her upcoming solo album, her captivating songs lean more toward Pop, Folk, and classic Jazz, while her virtuosic fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with boundless groove and playful improvisational spirit. Her deep grounding in Celtic and American roots music combines with her love for pop songwriting, soulful vocals, and groove-based improvisation, making every KP performance unexpected yet familiar: a musical journey from beginning to end.
Over the years, Parks has shared the stage with artists such as Paula Cole, Sammy Rae &amp; The Friends, Gordon Lightfoot, Aoife O’Donovan, The Punch Brothers, Jerry Douglas, and Sierra Hull.

Listen on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0CQKWypk5iKCbUuTkTk6C9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a> and learn more on her website <a href="https://www.kathleenparksmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">kathleenparksmusic.com</a>.
“Kathleen Parks’ voice moves from kittenish to saucy &amp; sassy – perfect to deliver her fun, cheeky lyrics.” — Ellen Montondo
“As a vocalist, Parks proves to be a smooth and brassy belter in line with Lake Street Dive’s Rachael Price.” — Strings Magazine
Granite Bluegrass Series

Local Event: Kathleen Parks of Twisted Pine

Kathleen Parks of Twisted Pine

Kathleen Parks is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings joyful and creative energy to the stage and studio. For the last...

Fresh off a first-place win at the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner &amp; Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast. With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner’s lyric-forward writing and penchant for snaking chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her brilliant bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle) and Mike Siegel (upright bass).
Sumner is no stranger to the stage. She spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending roots group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner’s songs have been critically acclaimed: winning the 2021 John Lennon Award in the folk category for her song “Radium Girls (Curie Eleison);” earning a spot in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, and being chosen four consecutive years as one of the top Massachusetts entries in NPR’s Tiny Desk Competition. Rachel Sumner &amp; Traveling Light released their debut LP in the summer of 2022 to critical acclaim.

Listen on <a href="https://rachelsumner.bandcamp.com/album/rachel-sumner-traveling-light" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp</a>.
Learn more at <a href="https://rachelsumnermusic.com/home" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">rachelsumnermusic.com.</a>
Granite Bluegrass Series

Local Event: Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

Fresh off a first-place win at the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have...