11/09/2024
Hello Studio E Friends and Family!
Nina and Chris this Sunday in Occidental!
Date and Time
Sunday, September 15 · 3 - 5:30pm PDT
Location
Occidental Center For the Arts
3850 Doris Murphy Court Occidental, CA 95465
Don't miss Nina Gerber and Chris Webster in the outdoor Amphitheater in Occidental!
This incredible duo's show is sure to sell out, get tickets early.
Bring your own seat cushion or low-backed chair. (Please note: chairs more than 16" tall will need to be placed at the top of the amphitheater. Please contact us to reserve handicapped seating (ground-level).
Refreshments for sale, art gallery open during intermission.
Outside food & drink is not allowed in our amphitheater (excludes water).
Tickets are $35 GA, $30 for OCA members.
Born and raised in the semi-rural outskirts of Sebastopol, Nina Gerber
has been an undeniable staple of the West Coast acoustic music scene since the late 70's. From the first time she heard Kate Wolf perform in a local pizza shop, the budding teenage guitarist single-mindedly dedicated herself to her instrument. Within a few years she had won Wolf's respect and a place as her principal musical collaborator. From there she built a career as a sought after teacher, arranger, producer and prolific accompanist to a veritable who's who of folk music royalty (Greg Brown, Karla Bonoff, Kate Wolf, Dave Alvin, Lucy Kaplansky, Peter Rowan, Rosalie Sorrels, Mollie O'Brien, Laurie Lewis, Eliza Gilkyson, Chris Webster, and so many more).
It would take pages to include all the accolades Gerber has received from the manysongwriters she has worked with. In 2018 Maria Mulduar wrote of Gerber, "It is so Zen the way she under-girds and complements whatever music is at hand, never playing an extraneous or superfluous or irrelevant note." Acclaimed songwriter Karla Bonoff says, "Nina has this uncanny ability to weave an emotional tapestry throughout a song...never getting in the way of the song, but adding this incredible depth to it...Sometimes, I am just amazed at what I hear coming from her side of the stage."
Chris Webster is a soul singer beyond genre.
In the course of recording over 20 albums on her own and with others, she has drawn equally from classic R&B thumpers and gospel-grass prayers, from rockabilly rave-ups and singer/songwriter confessions. Webster's work is rooted in the classic American tension between a yearning for transcendence and a lusty connection to the here-and-now.
She's also funny. Though in performance she hangs back, all sly allure - when you're in it for the long haul, you learn to pace yourself - she's got a cool, understated comic timing. Chris Webster has traveled far and deep in her musical career; she has built a body of work to be reckoned with, and has earned the notice of numerous established artists. She was recruited by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel to join the Grammy-winning country swing band, and her song, "Shake On It," was recorded by The Band. Chris has sung back up vocals for several artists, including the legendary Ferron, and long-time collaborator, Jennifer Berezan. In 2006 Chris was awarded the Gibson Guitar New Musician Award for best new singer-songwriter.
Info/Tickets (707) 874-9392
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