HARLEM STREET SINGER on 10/22 at 7:30 pm at Cinema Arts Centre

Wednesday, October 22 at 7:30 pm - Members $10 * Public $15 * Includes Reception

The story of Reverend Gary Davis, the great blues and gospel musician whose unique style and remarkable skills on the guitar inspired a generation of musicians.

Sponsored by Stuart & Ginger Polisner
Co-Presented by Huntington Folk Music Society

Directors Trevor Laurence and Simeon Hutner will join producer/guitarist Woody Mann LIVE for the Q&A following the screening. Woody and Brian Glassman, the bass player in the film. will perform at the reception.

Brown Paper $10 Members / $15 Public – Includes Reception
Harlem Street Singer celebrates the great American ragtime and gospel musician, Reverend Gary Davis, whose unique style and remarkable skills on the guitar made him an icon in 1960s New York and inspired a generation of musicians.

The film celebrates the beauty and spirituality of his music as well as the human qualities that made Reverend Davis a much beloved teacher and minister.

Featuring great performances and interviews with musicians he influenced and taught, including Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane, David Bromberg, Stefan Grossman, John Hammond and Woody Mann. USA, 2014, 75 min.| Directors: Trevor Laurence & Simeon Hutner

Producer/guitarist Woody Mann in person!

Among guitarists and critics, Woody Mann is considered a modern master. While the blues are his touchstone, he seems to draw inspiration from every direction, blending a myriad of influences with ease and grace.

Woody received his first musical schooling in the living room of Reverend Gary Davis, the legendary blues, gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform with blues legends Son House and Bukka White, and guitar innovator John Fahey among others.

John Fahey said it well: “You can hear classical, jazz and blues approaches somehow converging into a single sparkling sound – a sound completely his own.”