Formed in 2011 by British session musicians based in NYC, The Brit Pack take their audience on a
journey through a dynamic blend of British classics known and loved by all, including The Beatles,
Rolling Stones, Queen, David Bowie, Elton John, The Who, Oasis, Radiohead, The Police, Amy
Winehouse and many more.
7:30pm at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Friday,May 19, 2023
BUY TICKETS – Adult $20
Student (with College ID) $10
Youth $10 (ages 6 to 18)
Children ages 5 and under are free.
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Ola Fresca translates to “Fresh Wave.” Throughout their history spanning 15 years during which they released three acclaimed original albums, ‘freshness” is exactly what this Brooklyn-based band has consistently brought to the world of Latin Music, with their sound often referred to as “Modern Salsa.”
Ola Fresca is an 8-piece band featuring tropical Latin roots dance music that bridges several genres of “the Cuban sound,” blending Cuban son, cha-cha and mambo with salsa, timba, and Afro-Cuban funk.
Led by Cuban American composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, Jose Conde, Ola Fresca evolved from the rustic sounds of Cuban son, cha cha and mambo as showcased on the band’s 2004 debut album Ay! Que Rico, to the funky, eclectic sounds of (R)evolucion, which won Best Latin Album Winner of the 2008 Independent Music Awards.
In 2016 their epic Kickstarter funded album ELIXIR fused a “Salsa Dura” dual trombone sound with Conde’s songs of social consciousness and humour. Ola Fresca has meandered through a spectrum of Latin roots styles and instrumental formats and fusing liberally all while making music that has been praised by many such as the NY Times for having an “emphasis on songs with characters, wordplay and mild social ideas…good for dancing and thinking!”
7:30pm at
The Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street
Cooperstown, NY
Map and Website
BUY TICKETS – Adult $20
Student (with College ID) $10
Youth $10 (ages 6 to 18)
Children ages 5 and under are free.
Visit the band’s website
Listen on Spotify
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
7:30pm at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Friday, March 24, 2023
BUY TICKETS – $20 (Youth Tickets $10)
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Kofi Baker’s Cream Faith – performing the music of Cream and Blind Faith
On guitar: Bobby Messano (recorded and or toured with Lou Gramm, Steve Winwood, Clarence Clemons, Peter Criss and more.)
On bass: Ric Fierabracci (recorded and or toured with Chick Corea, Tom Jones, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Shakira, the Beach Boys and more.)
You know the songs – White Room, Sunshine of Your Love and Can’t Find My Way Home – now you can experience all the classic rock hits of Cream and Blind Faith performed live by Kofi Baker’s newest project Cream Faith.
Son of legendary drummer Ginger Baker, Kofi Baker is a name synonymous with drumming excellence. Without question, Kofi not only continues, but extends the family legacy, with outstanding skills, drive and dedication to his craft.
Kofi’s first live performance was with his father on the cult UK tv music show “The Old Grey Whistle Test” – at just six years of age he proved he had inherited more than just his father’s name. In the early 80’s, Kofi and his father played drum duets throughout Europe, amazing audiences with complex African polyrhythms. Later, Kofi toured with John Ethridge (Soft Machine) and gigged in London with Steve Waller (Manfred Mann) and Randy California (Spirit). He also toured Europe with Steve Marriot’s Humble Pie.
During the 1990’s Kofi toured with Jack Bruce in Budapest, signed with Scotty Brothers Records and recorded the album Lost City, cut Abstract Logic with Jonas Hellborg and Shawn Lane and toured extensively – including more drum duets with Ginger Baker.
In 1994, Kofi headed off to the USA and for some time lived with his father in Colorado. Footage of this can be seen in the highly regarded documentary ‘Beware of Mr. Baker.’
In 2015 Kofi joined The Extreme Guitar Tour with Uli Jon Roth -former Scorpions lead guitarist, with Vinny Appice (John Lennon, Rick Derringer, Black Sabbath, DIO, Black Sabbath) and Vinnie Moore (UFO).
Later that year he attended the CREAM reunion concerts at Madison Square Garden and following these historic shows, started to develop and evolve his ‘Cream Experience’ band.
After leaving Colorado for LA, Kofi continued to play extensively and also set up his own drum school which spawned many loyal fans and pupils. Anyone taking lessons or attending his clinics can testify to his easy, friendly manner and the excellent way he communicates his passion to others.
In 2017 he was invited to become an integral part of The Music Of Cream 50th Anniversary Tour, which began in Australia & New Zealand and has subsequently played hundreds of shows across Australasia, the U.S.A and the U.K.
This project continues to grow and when between these tours, Kofi concentrates on his side project, Kofi Baker’s Psychedelic Trip. Celebrating classic cuts from the late 60’s & early 70’s with other top session musicians.
On February 17th, 2020, Eric Clapton invited Kofi to perform with him, his band and very special guests, at a tribute concert organized to celebrate the life, times and music of Ginger Baker.
This new project, Kofi Baker’s Cream Faith, hones in on just the music that his father helped create, and is truly re-exploring the Legacy that was passed down to him. It’s the project that is closest to his heart, that he wants to share and truly keep alive and well.
Friday, April 7, 2023
7:30pm at
The Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street
Cooperstown, NY
Map and Website
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
7:30pm at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Friday, March 24, 2023
BUY TICKETS – $20 (Youth Tickets $10)
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Yolanda Bush
Vocalist, Drummer, Lyricist
Yolanda has been singing and drumming for decades, and is versatile in numerous styles including include Blues, Jazz, and Rock. Her voice is singular, transformative, and engaging as her performances hold and delight around the globe. In addition, she is a tight, deep pocket drummer with impeccable meter. She has toured the U.S., Italy, and Eastern Europe, performing with numerous ensembles. Her influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Tony Williams, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Chobham, Chick Corea, Terri Lynn Carrington, Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell, Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, and many more.
The Cool Water Collective is a flexible ensemble of musicians with flow, each expressive and highly accomplished in his own craft. The band features local Cooperstown musicians Timothy Iverson on Piano and Hammond B3 Organ and Evan Jagels on Bass. Completing the ensemble are Doug Gables (Guitar), Wyatt Ambrose (Guitar) and Joe Damone (Drums).
Timothy Iversen has enjoyed a successful and fulfilling career as a performer, composer, and educator. Tim has taught music to students from Pre-K through age 96. Tim performs regularly as a solo pianist, as a member of the Old Masters Jazz Ensemble, and as a sideman for many jazz, rock, and blues groups. He is the choir director and organist for the First Baptist Church in Cooperstown, the organist for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and frequently serves as the music director for Orpheus Theatre and the SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department. When not chasing the muse, Tim enjoys chasing his bulldog, Coconut.
Evan Jagels is a versatile upright and electric bassist. He holds a Masters Degree in Music Performance from the City University of New York, Queens College, where he received the Michael Feinstein Award and has studied bass with Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Nilson Matta, Yoshio Aomori, Tomoya Aomori, and Franz Pillinger. Jagels has performed with such jazz luminaries as Ray Vega, Gerry Weldon, Antonio Hart, Michael Mossman, Ray Anderson, John Stowell, and Chuck Lamb. Other performance highlights include Carnegie Hall, Flushing Town Hall, the Plaza Hotel, the Record Archive, the Blue Note in Germany and the UniJazz Festival in the Czech Republic. He has recorded with Arlen Roth (Ry Cooder, Levon Helm, John Prine), Martin Bisi (Swans, Sonic Youth, Herbie Hancock), and for Antonio DeVivo’s Vientos de Medara.
He is a sought-after freelance jazz bassist in New York’s Capital District, a member of Shatter on Impact with Blake Fleming (The Mars Volta, Laddio Bollocko, Sean Lennon) and Amar Sastry (Anatomy of a Jam creator, AmarGuitar.com), Killdeer Trio, and Duo Extempore with NYC-based pianist Nicole Brancato. Jagels has performed throughout Germany with Paul Berberich (Zur Schönen Aussicht, CONtrust Jazz Orchestra) and recently released “Night Service”, a duo album of improvised music with Andreas “Scotty” Böttcher of Dresden, Germany.
Jagels is also Music Director for Origins Cafe in Cooperstown, NY and founder of the Origins Featured Artist Series. He has taught for the New York Summer Music Festival, the Oneonta Pop Music Experience, JazzConnect at Flushing Town Hall, SUNY Oneonta, and is currently Lecturer of Music at Hartwick College.
Friday, March 24, 2023
7:30pm at
The Otesaga Resort Hotel
60 Lake Street
Cooperstown, NY
Map and Website
Visit YolandaBushMusic.com
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
7:30pm at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Friday, March 3, 2023
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Forged out of a mutual love for classic reggae music, this 10 piece band, led by Dylan Savage of Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, is now performing their roots sound all over NY state and beyond.
Soulful Organ Driven Funk Rock Trio
7:30pm at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Friday, February 10, 2023
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Beau Sasser has been a staple artist in the live music scene for decades. Sasser started his career with his original project Uncle Sammy before moving on to tour as a side-man with the late great Melvin Sparks, Alan Evans Trio, and Ryan Montbleau just to name a few.
7:30pm at The Otesaga Reort Hotel Ballroom, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Conscious, soulful, even healing—that’s how many fans of Root Shock have described the band’s infectious sound and energy. They’ve developed a voice that transcends genre but can make anyone move their body and uplift their spirit.
5:00pm at Origins Cafe, 558 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, NY
Tickets are available online and may be available at the door the evening of the show.
Cooperstown Concert Series, in collaboration with Origins Cafe, presents HEART.
HEART gathers the warm, brilliant tones of Melissa Stylianou, Godwin Louis, Chris Dingman and Ike Sturm in an enveloping and powerful quartet. Their collective sounds, rooted in Jazz and symphonic harmonies, have been described as “dazzling” (NY Times) and “undeniably beautiful,” (DownBeat) bound by raw emotion and incandescent stillness. Click here to view a video of the ensemble.
Sonny Landreth is a slide guitar legend, “probably the most underestimated musician on the planet, and also probably one of the most advanced.” (We didn’t say that; Eric Clapton did!).
Nora Jane Struthers has written “some of the most quietly powerful narratives within the new wave of Americana artists,” says Ann Powers of NPR Music. In one moment, she joyfully leads the audience in a dance party … in the next, she lays her soul bare for the world to hear.
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