Jamaica Plain's Erik Calderone Performs in South Shore Conservatory's Premiere Jazz/Rock/Pop Festival

When South Shore Conservatory (SSC) presents its first Cedar Hill JRP Festival, an entire weekend of the best jazz, rock and pop music on the South Shore, Jamaica Plain’s Erik Caldarone takes the stage with the Boompa. The festival runs from September 19 to 21 in the Jane Carr Amphitheater at One Conservatory Drive in Hingham. Chateau Edmus is the presenting sponsor of the Festival.

Erik Caldarone leads an active and varied musical life as a performer. He is the leader and founder of the in demand performing group ECG, which finds home in the cross section of modern jazz and indie-rock. He also performs regularly with the formerly Boston based (now Brooklyn based) indie rock group Take Care, whose album Somewhere Safe was marked by rave reviews by both Indie Rock Cafe and Indie Music Reviewer. Erik is currently in the process of recording ECG’s highly anticipated debut album with Bob Pascarella.

Featuring the varied talents of its own jazz/rock/pop (JRP) department faculty members, SSC kicks off the Cedar Hill JRP Festival weekend with a rocking opening party, featuring a sneak peek of the fabulous music showcased throughout the weekend. This party, thrown at a private home in Hingham, is a chance for music lovers to start the weekend off mingling with the JRP band musicians.

Saturday’s Festival line-up includes the Jones River Band at 1 pm, Boompa at 2 pm, Jon Jarvis Trio at 3:30 pm, Rakalam Bob Moses at 5 pm, and headliners Sugar Ray and the Bluetones at 7 pm. Sunday’s line-up includes Till We’re Both Dizzy, at 2 pm, the Timo Shanko/Ed Broms Quartet at 3 pm, and Barricades with SSC alumni guitarist Chris Norton at 4 pm. The festival ends with the entire JRP faculty on stage performing at 5:30 pm. features highly evocative, emotionally driven music that finds home on the fringes of indie-rock and jazz.

Tickets to the Cedar Hill JRP Festival are available at http://www.sscmusic.org/cedar-hill-jrp-festival.html, or by calling 781.749.7565, ext. 20. Friday night’s Kickoff Party is $100/person. The cost of the 2-day Saturday/Sunday pass is $60/adult and $10/student.A Saturday Only pass is $40, and Sunday Only pass is $25.

SSC students may attend any Saturday or Sunday concert for free. For more information about all South Shore Conservatory programs and events, visit www.sscmusic.org or follow us on Facebook.

About South Shore Conservatory

South Shore Conservatory, recently recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, is celebrating nearly 45 years of enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts. SSC was founded as a not-for-profit community music school in 1970 and now has two beautiful campuses in Hingham and Duxbury. Currently serving over 3000 students of all ages and abilities, SSC is the largest community school for the arts in Massachusetts. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. Through innovative partnerships with social service agencies, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s more fragile members. SSC’s Hingham campus is located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, 781-749-7565. SSC’s Duxbury campus is located at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. South Shore Conservatory is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook or visit www.sscmusic.org.South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.