Music at the Monastery at Cumberland Public Library: Jesse Liam Band

The Cumberland Public Library is hosting Music at the Monastery, a new summer concert series providing a free opportunity to hear some great local bands and musicians on the front lawn between the Library and the Porter’s Lodge on the Monastery Grounds. The first concert will be by the Jesse Liam Band on Thursday, July 23 at 6:30 pm.

The Jesse Liam Band is led by Jesse Liam Gauthier, a 24-year-old Rhode Island College graduate, and his father Jack, a Grammy-nominated recording engineer and former producer of Dispatch who also manages blues legend Duke Robillard. Jesse was named Best Male Vocalist 2013 for Limelight Magazine and Best Male Vocalist 2012 at Motif Music Awards. Jesse was the winner of Rhode Island College’s 2010 Idol competition, and advanced to the finals at the 2009 series of New England’s Community Auditions. He has sung the National Anthem for the PawSox, URI and PC basketball, and PC hockey games. Jesse and Jack were also top-12 finalists in a recent talent showcase held at Scullers Jazz Club. They have played clubs, concert series and countless stages across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

With their signature family-harmony sound on display, Jesse and Jack perform as a duo or with a full band alongside drummer, Matt Dube, and bassist, John Savage. Their deep catalog of cover songs spans popular music from the Everly Brothers and Beatles to the current charts including Jason Mraz, Train, Bruno Mars. Samples of their music and more information about the band can be found at http://jesseliam.com.

For more information about this concert or the series as a whole, feel free to contact Aaron Coutu at 333-2552 x2 or acoutu@cumberlandlibrary.org.