Fairfield University Store Participates in Make Music Fairfield

The Fairfield University Store will once again play host as one of Make Music Fairfield’s featured venues for local talent. Musical performances will take place at the bookstore from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 21.

This event is made possible with the support of the Town of Fairfield, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development – Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, as well as the Fairfield Theatre Company and many generous volunteers.

The following performers will be located outside of The Fairfield University Store at 1499 Post Road:
10 - 11 a.m. – Shannan Foster
Foster plays the classical and electric violin and incorporates other instruments like the guitar, ukulele, and piano.

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Christian Aja
Aja plays progressive percussive instrumental fingerstyle acoustic guitar. The aim of this style, pioneered by musicians like Michael Hedges, Tommy Emmanuel, Andy McKee, and Mike Dawes, is to play all the parts of the band on one acoustic guitar all at once.

12 - 1 p.m. - JAM (Jessi & Marisa)
Two college besties playing music together for 15 years – JAM performs as a guitar and 2 vocalists with tight harmonies that play originals and covers. Favorite people to cover are Guster, Tom Petty, KT Tunstall, The Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, The Cyrus Sisters, Joy Oladokun, and more.

1 - 2 p.m. – Jedd Chlebowski
Chlebowski is a solo bassist who moves freely between many genres of music. His CD (released in 2022) features solo electric bass compositions which also utilize looping and effects pedals.

2 - 3 p.m. – Clay Eles
A Pallet for the Shoal is an alternative, folk-rock trio consisting of Fairfield-native singer and guitarist Clay Eles, bassist, Lucas Healy-Hibbard, and drummer Chris Maiorano. The group has been performing their original music for seven years. Nostalgic hooks mingle with lacerating guitar and sweet, piping harmonica, anchored by a solid, thumping, fortification of bass and drums. Guitarist Clay Eles will be performing a solo set for this Make Music Fairfield time slot.

3 - 4 p.m. – The Defibrillators (Lite)
The Defibrillators (Lite) are Graham Sultan and Jeff Fox performing acoustic, heavily rearranged and energetic rock and pop hits from the 60s through today, from John Denver to Dua Lipa by way of Fountains of Wayne and Ed Sheeran.

4 - 5 p.m. – Tweed Sugar
Tweed Sugar is a rock/punk genre group of guys from Fairfield who attend UConn.

5 - 6 p.m. – Shamrogues

The Shamrogues play traditional Irish music -- jigs, reels, hornpipes, slides, polkas, waltzes and slip jigs -- on fiddle, mandolin, bodhran, flute and guitar. Members mostly hail from lower Fairfield County.

Performances will take place on Friday, June 21, between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. throughout the Town of Fairfield, and are free and open to all. For full schedules of all venue locations and performances, visit makemusicday.org/fairfield.