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CA Banjo Extravaganza Nov 7-12 with Ned Luberecki, Chris Coole & Bill Evans

From bevans on 10/25/2018 10:21:07 AM

The 7th Annual California Banjo Extravaganza

Featuring 2018 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Ned Luberecki, Chris Coole & Bill Evans with John Reischman, Chad Manning, Jim Nunally & 

Sharon Gilchrist. An All-Star Banjo & Bluegrass Event!

November 7-12 with shows in Chico (11/7), Winters (11/9), Berkeley (11/10), Sebastopol (11/11) and Los Gatos (11/12) with Banjo Mini-Camp in Berkley on Saturday afternoon, November 10.

Sponsored by Deering Banjo, Elderly Music, Homespun Tapes, Banjo Boy Coffee, EMG Pickups & Peghead Nation

Each November, San Francisco Bay Area banjo player Bill Evans brings together some of the best banjo players in the world and combines them with an ace backup band featuring several West Coast favorites for a series of incredible concerts across northern California and an afternoon of workshops in Berkeley. This year’s annual northern California five-string banjo celebration features 2018 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Ned Luberecki, Canada’s old-time banjo master Chris Coole and California favorite Bill Evans. Joining this trio of banjo greats is their All-Star band, this year featuring John Reischman (mandolin), Chad Manning (fiddle), Jim Nunally (guitar) & Sharon Gilchrist (bass) for an evening of bluegrass, old-time, and beyond, celebrating the many different ways music is made today on the five-string banjo.

Concert dates & info:

Wednesday, November 7, Chico: Trinity United Methodist Church, 285 E. 5^th Street, Chico, CA Concert at 7 p.m., doors at 6:15 p.m.Tickets available at the Music Connection: $20 advance, $22 at the door.For more info, contact Lucy Smith at 530-894-1449 or email lucyinchico@gmail.com

Friday, November 9, Winters (Sacramento area): The Palms Playhouse, 13 Main Street, Winters, CA 530-795-1825. Tickets $25. Info at palmsplayhouse.com. This show has sold out in previous years, so advance ticket purchase is recommended.

Saturday, November 10: Berkeley, CA, Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, 8 p.m. concert, 7 p.m. doors https://www.thefreight.org/event/1722335-7th-annual-california-banjo-berkeley/

Banjo Mini-Camp on Saturday afternoon at the Freight. 1 – 4:45 p.m. with Ned, Chris & Bill for all levels in bluegrass/three-finger and clawhammer/old-time.

https://www.thefreight.org/event/1773207-7th-annual-california-banjo-berkeley

Sunday, November 11: Sebastopol, Sebastopol Community Cultural Center

Annex, 425 Morris Street – Sebastopol, California – 707-996-5800

Advance tickets $25, $27 at the door. For more info, seb.org, 

707-824-1858 or krussellmft@aol.com. This show has sold out in previous years. Advance ticket purchase or reservation is recommended.

Monday, November 12: Los Gatos (Santa Cruz mountains),The Great Room, 24500 Miller Hill Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033. Info at 222.thegr8room.com, TheGreatRoom@surfnetc.com or call 408-655-3333.

Show at 7:30 p.m. ($30), dinner (optional) at 6 p.m. ($20). Enjoy a delicious, home-catered meal with the artists with vegetarian/vegan/gluten free options. Seating is limited for dinner. RSVP to reserve concert seating and optional dinner.

About the musicians: 

2018 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Ned Lubereckiis known not only for his banjo prowess but for his wit and humor. He tours nationally with the award-winning Becky Buller Band and he also hosts Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction’s Derailed and More Banjo Sunday. Respected as both a traditional and progressive player, Ned toured extensively in the United States and Europe as a member of Chris Jones and the Night Drivers for over a decade before joining the Becky Buller Band.  He’s also been a member of Paul Adkins and the Borderline Band, the Rarely Herd, and Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, and has appeared with such artists as Jim Lauderdale, Tony Trischka, and Ray Stevens.

Ned released his second CD “Take Five” in 2017. Steve Martin writes that this release is “an absolutely joyous, riveting, beautifully syncopated example of the beauty of the banjo.” Ned is equally at home with a driving original Scruggs-style instrumental like “Night Driver,” as he is tackling a complex fiddle tune or working his way through jazz standards such as “Take Five” and “Blue Monk” on this latest release.

Chris Cooleis one of most profound clawhammer banjo players and old-time songwriters in the world today. This Canadian musician currently tours with his innovative trio The Lonesome Ace Stringband and he has also performed with The Foggy Hogtown Boys, Erynn Marshall, & Ivan Rosenberg. He is known for his inspiring interpretations of Southern old-time music, as well as his outstanding original songs and instrumentals. As a collaborator or sideman, he has played on over 200 recordings.fRoots magazine called Chris’ 2016 album The Tumbling River  "unassumingly excellent old-time country music.” He has just released a brand-new recording The Road To The River: A Collection of Tunes and Songs Inspired by the Fishing Passion.

San Francisco Bay Area musician Bill Evans curates the California Banjo Extravaganza each year. Bill has spent a lifetime bringing together folks who love and play the five-string banjo. His books Bluegrass Banjo For Dummiesand Banjo For Dummies are among the most popular instructional books in the world. These days, you’ll find Bill performing with his solo show The Banjo in Americaandwith flatpicking legend Dan Crary and bass player Wally Barnick. Over the last fifteen years, he has graced the stage of the Freight, appearing with David Bromberg, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, the Steep Canyon Rangers, Dry Branch Fire Squad, J. D. Crowe, Kathy Kallick, Claire Lynch and Jody Stecher, among many others. His Freight Bluegrass Jam Classes are the most popular ensemble classes in California and his monthly free shows in Kensington with Bangers & Grass, now in its eight year, attract audiences from all over the world. His latest release is Songs That Are Mostly Older Than Us, recorded with the late Chattanooga, Tennessee fiddler Fletcher Bright and Norman and Nancy Blake. Bill offers online lessons at www.pegheadnation.com teaches popular bluegrass ensemble classes at the Freight.

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