Live Music at the Everett Cafe: Wednesday, 7/29, 5-6pm

The Everett Cafe proudly sponsors 1-hour musical performances by musicians, solo through to quintets, from the Teachers College community. Whether eclectic blues, Latin jazz, traditional folk, or classical with a gypsy twist, there is variety and talent to be enjoyed as you sip your Starbucks; mingle with friends and colleagues; peruse bestsellers and news; or simply study.

Anyone interested in participating in the Everett Cafe music program is welcome to contact library@tc.edu for further details.

July dates:

• Wednesday, July 1, 5-6pm
  David Chidsey (Classical Guitar)



• Wednesday, July 8, 5-6pm
  Wadsworth Strings( Classical Trio)



• Wednesday, July 15, 5-6pm
  Joe Freuen (Jazz)



• Tuesday, July 21, 5-6pm
  Anthony Maceli Trio (Jazz)



• Wednesday, July 29, 5-6pm
  David Chidsey (Classical Guitar)

Musician Bios

Wadsworth Strings:

The Wadsworth Strings Ensemble features music for classical strings, from the symphonies of Mozart and Haydn, to well known arias from the operas of Puccini and Bizet, adding in a selection of continental Viennese waltzes and French cabaret. Musicians of The Claremont Strings Ensemble have performed collectively at Weill Hall, Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and throughout the Northeast, playing a diverse range of symphonic and chamber music, eclectic jazz, and gypsy swing. Wadsworth Strings, emanating from the Washington Heights area, is a division of Claremont Strings, founded by Vivian Penham, a graduate of the Juilliard School and Columbia University.

David Chidsey:

David Chidsey is a guitarist /educator with a broad vision of musical concepts, ideas, and teaching philosophies. Born in the Chequamegon Peninsula of northern Wisconsin, David developed an early passion for music while attending music and dance performances at Northland College, one block from his home. At the age of 18 David was involved in a traumatic car accident that crushed his left hand and nearly ended his instrumental ambitions.

Determined to succeed, David rehabilitated his hand and entered a college music program at the Lawrence University Conservatory in Appleton WI where he studied classical guitar performance. After graduating from the conservatory, David earned an MM in guitar performance from the UW-Madison where he taught guitar as an assistant to Javier Calderon. David is now studying music pedagogy at Columbia University in New York City. In New York, David has worked with renowned guitarist Dominic Frasca to develop an innovative approach to guitar concert programming involving repertoire, pedagogy and multi-media presentations. He has been an instructor of Applied Guitar at Teachers College and the UW-Madison, and an adjunct instructor of Jazz Studies at the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Joe Freuen:

After completing a degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Oregon in 2004, Trombonist and composer Joe Freuen relocated to New York City where he attended Manhattan School of Music and Teachers College, Columbia University, receiving a Masters of Jazz Studies and Masters of Education. While at conservatory, Freuen had the privilege of studying privately with Michael Abene, Dave Taylor, Dave Liebman and Garry Dial.

Joe Freuen has received numerous awards both for his trombone playing and compositions, including Downbeat Magazine’s Student Awards for both 2005 and 2006, an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer finalist award in 2005, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s First Music Commission Project honorable mention in 2005, and U of O Jazz Studies Student of the Year in 2004.

Throughout his career Freuen has shared the stage with: Dave Liebman, Dick Oatts, Gary Smulyan, Bill Cunliffe, Maria Schneider, Wycliff Gordon, John Hollenbeck, Conrad Herwig, Bob Mintzer, Phil Markowitz, and African legend Thomas Mapfumo. In 2005-2006 Freuen recorded an album with Dave Liebman and presented it at the IAJE Conference in NYC. Currently Freuen remains an active member of the NYC music scene, both as a teacher and freelancing musician.

Anthony Maceli:

Anthony Maceli has been playing bass on the NYC scene since 1999 and has made a name for himself as a solid sideman on the electric and upright bass. He has performed with the likes of Billy Taylor, David Baker, Jerry Bergonzi, The Bloomington Pops, The Jimmy Dorsey Big Band, and Doug Wamble to name a few. Tony just finished his doctorate in music education at Columbia University.