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| 3-time Grammy Nominee Mike Stern to Play Benefit Concert in the Berkshires Jazz-rock guitar virtuoso Mike Stern and his band will be making their debut appearance in the Berkshires, playing a benefit concert for local environmental and educational nonprofits: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and Voices from the Edge speakers’ series, Saturday July 30 in Lenox, Massachusetts. “Live at Foxhollow, ” produced by EnlightenNext, will be held on the hill overlooking Laurel Lake, the site of the very first Boston Symphony Orchestra concert in the Berkshires. Lenox-based Unfulfilled Desires will be the opening act. Mike Stern is an internationally renowned jazz guitarist whose three-decade-long career is a testament to both his talent and creativity. Named Best Jazz Guitarist in the 1990s by Guitar Player magazine, Stern is recognized by critics, colleagues, and fans as a master musician. “Mike Stern is one of the true guitar greats of this generation, ” says Andy Aledort, senior editor at Guitar World magazine. The three-time Grammy nominee’s discography reads like a who’s who of the cutting-edge of jazz and rock over the past thirty years – he’s played with Miles Davis, John Scofield, David Sanborn, and Steve Smith, to name a few, and has recorded twelve CDs. His most recent release, These Times, is considered one of his best. Unfulfilled Desires is an up-and-coming jazz-rock-funk band based in Lenox, Massachusetts. They made their debut at the Berkshires Blues club in Lee, MA, in 2002. Since then, they have been touring clubs in the northeastern US and Europe. The band has a fresh and eclectic sound – the combined expression of the classical, jazz, and rock backgrounds of the players. The five members come from New York, Germany, France, and Chile. Unfulfilled Desires founder and drummer, Andrew Cohen, is also the founder of EnlightenNext, the main sponsors of this benefit concert. EnlightenNext is an education nonprofit dedicated to furthering the evolution of human consciousness. It hosts a variety of programs and publications, and has a growing network of centers and members around the world. “We wanted to have this concert to share a purely positive and joyful experience with as many people as possible, ” says Andrew Cohen, “so we invited Mike Stern, one our favorite musicians, and his band to play. We’ve received generous support from the local community and through the concert, we’re pleased to be able to offer support to two worthy causes, our speakers’ series and the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.” Cohen says that they hope this year’s concert will be the first of many to come. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |