Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of roots, blues, folk, rock, rap, spoken word, and world music to comment on, and address the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater … Continue reading Music on Centre presents Guy Davis

Multi-instrumentalist and educator Rob Flax describes his music concisely: “I play things with strings, I hit stuff, and I sing.” Behind this simple tag line lies a rich depth of genre-bending, from classical and jazz violin to bluegrass fiddle, to blues and rock influences, and beyond. Rob performs his original music solo (with looper pedal) … Continue reading Music on Centre presents Rob Flax’s Boom Chick Trio

Cynthia MacLeod is one of Prince Edward Island’s finest ambassadors of traditional music, with a distinct style of fiddling that embraces both her local roots and her ancestral connection to the Scottish highlands. Since the beginning of her career as a young teenager, Cynthia has spent more than two decades on stages on PEI, across … Continue reading Music on Centre presents Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher

Joe Jencks is a nationally revered singer-songwriter who sings from the heart and addresses the trials and joys of all of us. He is known for his performances of musical beauty, social consciousness, and spirituality. "Every one of his songs is different," said one reviewer, "but every one of them has a message of hope, … Continue reading Music on Centre presents Joe Jencks with Miles & Mafale

Saxophonist and flutist Jason Robinson is a performer, composer, and educator based in western Massachusetts, where he teaches at Amherst College. Jason's 2024 releases, 'Ancestral Numbers I' and 'Ancestral Numbers II,' are collections of musical musings on the question, "What does ancestry sound like?" He'll be joined in concert by the musicians who appeared on … Continue reading Jason Robinson’s Janus Ensemble

This lively five-person Americana roots band is guaranteed to spark images of New Orleans and the bayou. They play Cajun, Zydeco, blues, and folk favorites as well as original songs that are funny and fun. This Massachusetts group is led by Ralph Tufo, who has been a part of the Boston music scene as a … Continue reading Music on Centre presents the Squeezebox Stompers

NYC trumpet player Adam O'Farrill comes from a rich musical background: his grandfather was the Afro-Cuban-Irish composer and arranger Chico O’Farrill, his father is the cultural boundary-pushing composer and pianist Arturo O’Farrill, and his mother, Alison Deane, is a classical pianist and educator. The NY Times has called him "among the leading trumpeters in jazz … Continue reading Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days