THE FASCINATORS + Monica Passin + Paul Ryan and Jim Greene + Daybreak @ The Way Station

7pm- THE FASCINATORS
Genre: JAZZ
For fans of: OLD SCHOOL VOCAL JAZZ, DUKE ELLINGTON, SARAH VAUGHN

Offering up Old Jazz for the New Depression, THE FASCINATORS deliver with Ellington harmonies, Grappelli flourishes and vocalese explorations. Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso and Antifolk veteran Lenny Molotov combines the silkily stunning voice of Wynne McCormick with longtime collaborators Karl Meyer on violin and Jeff "JD" Wood on upright bass with to create a vocal-driven jazztasm to quench the vintage modernist thirst.

REVERBNATION.COM/THEFASCINATORSNYC

8pm- Monica Passin
Genre: American roots/60s pop/country
For fans of:Loretta Lynn/Ronnie Spector/Slim Harpo/Buddy Holly

Monica is the long-time band leader of Li’l Mo & the Monicats, who have recorded four critically-acclaimed albums. She is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and guitar teacher who has taught and influenced many local singer/songwriters. She is the host of the long-running song circle, The Field of Stars. First presented at the legendary Banjo Jim’s and currently held at The Treehouse at 2A in the East Village, this last-Sunday-of-the-month show features an amazing array of the area’s finest singers, songwriters, and players, sittin’ around singin’ and playin’. Monica is currently in the process of rehearsing a new combo, for which she will play bass and sing lead, digging deep into the canon of 50s and 60s American rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll, set to debut in November-look out!

Boy, can she sing. Monica is a rare triple-threat, a chanteuse who can rock and write songs that you swear you grew up with. This is the real deal, a captivating singer with soulful new material, and a voice that breathes new life into some choice classics. – Bill Kirchen, Titan of the Telecaster

http://www.reverbnation.com/lilmothemonicats?page_view_source=facebook_app
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5f7YUvNGRU
 
9pm- Paul Ryan and Jim Greene
Jim Greene sings, writes songs, and plays the bass. Influenced by folk-rock writers like John Hiatt, Jackson Browne and John Prine, The words and music are thick with emotion, and evoke moods and places that we all seem to know, or want to visit.

www.heyjimmygreene.com

Paul Ryan is an Irish-born singer and guitarist. Paul has been living and playing music in Brooklyn for the past three years. With songs of life, love, and living, he is inspired by the music of Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, The Beatles, and more.

10pm- Daybreak
Genre: Blues/slow funk, Soul
For fans of: Blues, Jazz, Soul

The band is built on the song writing and performing duo of Robin Day and Benjamin Rogerson. With the addition of skilled bassist Mike Irwin, DayBreak brings a unique sound to the world of music. Their soulful, sultry sound has garnered them fans and rave reviews all over the New York City area.

www.facebook.com/daybreakmusik
www.bandcamp.com/daybreakmusik