Musicians Nick Kendall and Charles Yang, who both double on violin and vocals, alongside Ranaan Meyer, who accompanies on voice and double bass, are better known as Time for Three, an Emmy and Grammy-Award winning chamber pop trio with a foot in the classical world and the other squarely in the field of contemporary folk. Renowned for bravura concerts at spaces including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and The Royal Albert Hall, the ensemble have worked closely with a diverse and famous roster of artists and composers, including Ben Folds, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Bell, Chris Brubeck and Pulitzer Prize winners Jennifer Higdon and William Bolcom.

This Americana-friendly combo are equally at home performing movie soundtracks, playing new classics by composer Kevin Puts for the acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon label, releasing catchy indie rock cuts like their breakout radio hit "Vertigo”, or presenting Home for the Holidays, a winter wonderland of holiday favorite arrangements including The Christmas Song, Edelweiss, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and a special Hanukkah mash-up!

Consisting of George Hazelrigg on piano, Geoff Hazelrigg on upright bass, and John O’Reilly, Jr. on drums, Hazelrigg Brothers is an instrumental trio that deftly melds jazz, rock, and classical music to create an experience that is engaging, entertaining, and eminently listenable. Critically acclaimed for both their musical approach and their recording techniques, Hazelrigg Brothers is a genre-defying group that is not to be underestimated.

A masterful jazz pianist, Cyrus Chestnut balances his lithe technical skill with a robust, soulful style that speaks to his deep gospel roots and love of swinging hard bop. Raised in the church, he learned how to infuse his swinging, classically trained style with a warm gospel sound. Chestnut leads the Cyrus Chestnut Trio, whose 2022 album My Father’s Hands pays tribute to his late father, who first taught him how to play. He made his Carnegie Hall debut earlier this year.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Brad Mehldau, Piano
Larry Grenadier, Bass
Jeff Ballard, Drums

One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path that embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renée Fleming and Joshua Redman, Mehldau continues to garner numerous awards and admiration from both jazz purists and music enthusiasts alike.

The Grammy Award winner’s forays into melding musical idioms, in both trio (with Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums) and solo settings, has seen brilliant reworkings of songs by contemporary songwriters like The Beatles, Cole Porter, Radiohead, Paul Simon, Gershwin and Nick Drake; alongside the ever-evolving breadth of his own significant catalog of original compositions. With his self-proclaimed affection for popular music and classical training, “Mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years” (The New York Times).

Kat Wright, Bob Wagner (guitar) and Josh Weinstein (bass) lean into their trio formation,showcasing their folky / rootsy selves, all stripped down,a triangulation of their strengths, their bareness,their imperfect humanness, their voices,their ferocious tenderness, their love of songs and singing and story.

Since 2012, More AM Than FM has brought fury and friendship, a lot of Rock & Roll swagger, and a little bit of Southern Maryland stomp to basements, DIY spaces, stages such as The Black Cat, Comet Ping Pong, and the 9:30 Club, and festivals like WFSU and The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Fall Fest. The tight-knit trio of Selena Benally, Mel Mast, and Anjalee Sharma revels in a locked-in loyalty, chemistry, and a melding of minds.

Ticket: $15

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio—or as it is sometimes referred to, DLO3—specialize in the lost art of “feel good music.” The ingredients of this intoxicating cocktail include a big helping of the 1960s organ jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette; a pinch of the snappy soul strut of Booker T. & The M.G.’s, The Meters, and sprinkles Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cosmic Jimi Hendrix-style guitar. It’s a soul-jazz concoction that goes straight to your heart and head makes your body break out in a sweat.

Hailed by Pitchfork as “jaw-dropping…one of the finest saxophonists going,” alto saxophonist, composer, and educator Rudresh Mahanthappa is renowned as a premier voice in jazz. Mahanthappa makes up one third of the Hero Trio, along with bassist François Moutin and drummer Rudy Royston. The Trio’s recent release, Animal Crossing, includes exciting renditions of music by Pat Metheny, Chuck Mangione, and George Michael, as well the title track from the famous video game.

The Chicks’ four-year hiatus didn’t go unnoticed – it was a pretty lengthy absence. It was just not the same for the fans not to have the country music queens grace the stage at their towns' premier venues. The last time fans saw the Chicks was from 2016 to 2017, and they still went by the name Dixie Chicks. The year 2022 comes bearing good news because the Chicks are back and are going on tour! Get ready as Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire prepare to travel across North America to promote their latest record, Gaslighter, released in 2020. The award-winning trio will bring folk and Americana music legend Patty Griffin along for the ride!

A tuneful, uplifting pop trio of Oregon-based siblings, We Three rose to national attention in 2018 after making the semi-finals on the NBC show America's Got Talent. Already a seasoned band with several independent releases to their credit, they parlayed their newfound success into a full-length album that same year, marking their highest-profile release yet. Poignant themes related to stigmas about mental health informed their 2020 follow-up, Dear Paranoia, Sincerely, Me. (allmusic.com)

In 1957 The Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco’s North Beach club scene to take the country by storm, bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the mainstream for the first time. During the late 50s & early 60s, the Trio enjoyed unprecedented record sales and worldwide fame, while influencing the musical tastes of a generation.

Through changing times, the Trio has played on, remaining popular for a simple reason… great songs that sound as good today as the first time you heard them. And fifty-eight years after Tom Dooley shot to the top of the charts, the Trio is still on the road thirty weeks a year, bringing back all the great memories and making new ones.

A beautiful evening awaits you with the Beau Soir Ensemble! This flute, viola, and harp trio is known for their exciting performance style and diverse programming. Their acclaimed performances and unique audience interaction include historical information, analysis, and descriptions of performance techniques to make classical music accessible and enjoyable, inspiring a new generation of music lovers.

As champions of new music, the Beau Soir Ensemble will perform a program of works by all living composers, including Adrienne Albert’s Doppler Effect and a world premiere by Graham Lynch.

Andre Mehmari Trio, a group of Brazilian artists, blend ideas from pop, folk music, bossa nova, jazz, and classical avant-garde to create hymns honoring friendship and dialogue that are among the treasures of Brazilian music.

Accordionist Rob Curto leads this trio, originally from New York City. An important Forró ambassador in the U.S., Curto has introduced many music lovers to the Northeastern Brazilian Music. He was an original member of the band Forró in t
he Dark with Mauro Refosco (David Byrne, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Smokey Hormel (Beck). Hailing from south of Sao Paulo, charismatic vocalist Rose Moraes has entertained thousands of music lovers with her “Roots of Brazil” concerts.
She has performed widely in Switzerland, Poland, Brazil, and the U.S., where she now resides. She and Curto are joined by Scott Kettner for the Montpelier program.

Tickets: $25/person; 10% discount for Montpelier members and seniors

702 is an American platinum-selling trio, consisting of: Kameelah Williams, and sisters Irish Grinstead and LeMisha Fields. The group signed with Motown records recording hits such as "Steelo" and "Get It Together” in 1996 which sold 500,000 copies in the United States. In 1999 the trio released the most famous 702 song called "Where My Girls At?" on the album 702 which gained a high level of success for the group selling 1,000,000 copies in the United States. In 2001 Star which is mostly remembered for the single "I Still Love You". The group then disbanded in 2006. The ladies recently reunited at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards and are officially back together. 702 is excited about their return and will be hitting the road soon; and they also will be documenting their journey! (thehowardtheatre.com)