Jen Durkin and The Business with The Greg Sherrod Band and The School of Rock All Stars

Jen Durkin and The Business

Jen Durkin got her name “Pipes” as vocalist touring with Deep Banana Blackout a band known for blending jam rock with funk. Jen went on to sharing the stage with such legendary artists as Funkadelic Bernie Worrell, The Rhythm Devils, Mickey Hart Band, Steve Kimock and George Porter Jr. Jen has also performed with The Bomb Squad live on the American Music Awards Broadcast as winners of the 2003 New Music Award. Making her home in Arizona she has enjoyed sitting in with the Motet, Soulive and various Supergroups with her band mates through out the years.

The Greg Sherrod Band

A lifelong Bluesnsoulnrocknroll singer who has performed live on national television, Greg Sherrod has shared the stage with some of the world’s biggest musical acts, including Tower of Power, George Porter, Jr., Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead, Booker T. Jones, and Johnny Winter.In 2007, Greg competed as part of Michael Bolton’s New Haven Choir on NBC’s “Clash of The Choirs” _ a reality show in which five recording artists hand-selected twenty singers from their hometowns and turned them into choirs. The experience allowed Greg the opportunity to get up on stage with Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Blake Shelton, and Kelly Rowland. While working on “Clash of The Choirs,” Greg sang back-up on Michael Bolton’s performance of “When a Man Loves a Woman” and was part of a sight-reading and fast-study group hand-picked from each choir for a live performance on NBC’s “The Today Show” featuring Gloria Estefan. Greg has also led the house band at The Newport Blues Cafe in beautiful Newport, R.I., and enjoyed great success with his three-year residency at the critically-acclaimed Blues Night at The Owl Shop on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn.The Greg Sherrod Band plays many private events and functions, including being selected to play the inauguration of Yale University’s 23rd president, Peter Salovey. In 2014, along with preparing a new CD called “Bluesnsoulnrocknroll,” Greg again supported Tower Of Power at Toad’s Place in New Haven. The Greg Sherrod Band also supported The Johnny Winter Band on Johnny’s last U.S. show before his passing. In August 2014, Greg performed in front of 25,000 people with The Disco Biscuits during their headlining set at The Gathering Of The Vibes Music Festival in Bridgeport, Conn., which also included original members of the Grateful Dead. To cap it off, he spent a week in New Orleans over New Year’s in 2015 and managed to sit in with the Joe Krown Trio at its heralded weekly Sunday night gig at the Maple Leaf Bar, trading phrases with Hammond B-3 organist Krown, New Orleans blues guitar icon Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste, Jr., the drummer for the Funky Meters.

School of Rock All Stars

The School of Rock All Stars program is one of the best ways for a serious young musician to get a taste for what a professional career in music is like. The most talented kids selected from each local School of Rock are submitted to a national panel of judges and are some are selected to represent us as the School of Rock All Stars. The School of Rock All Stars are not only highly-skilled musicians, they are leaders in their schools and communities and strive for the best all around.

Doors open at 7:00pm, Show starts at 8:00pm

Theatre seats – $20, Table seats – $25

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