{"id":32067,"date":"2022-07-12T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=32067"},"modified":"2022-07-12T11:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:00:18","slug":"on-stage-extra-to-kill-a-mockingbird-at-kimmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=32067","title":{"rendered":"On Stage Extra: &#8216;To Kill a Mockingbird&#8217; at Kimmel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, <em>Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16471\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16471\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16471\" src=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/i-ds2rxNT-X2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d is an American classic \u2013 in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>It is an American classic as a novel.<\/p>\n<p>It is an American classic as a movie.<\/p>\n<p>It is an American classic as a Broadway play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d is a novel by the American author\u00a0Harper Lee, which was published in 1960 and was instantly successful in the United States. Widely read in high schools and middle schools, \u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d has become a classic of modern\u00a0American literature. In 1961, when\u00a0\u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the\u00a0Pulitzer Prize. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The book was made into the well-received 1962 film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(film)\">with the same title<\/a>, starring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gregory_Peck\">Gregory Peck<\/a>\u00a0as Atticus Finch. The movie was a hit at the box office, quickly grossing more than $20\u00a0million from a $2-million budget. It won three\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Awards\">Oscars<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor\">Best Actor<\/a>\u00a0for Gregory Peck,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design\">Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay\">Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium<\/a>\u00a0for Horton Foote. It was nominated for five more Oscars including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture\">Best Picture<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director\">Best Director<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress\">Best Actress in a Supporting Role<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Badham\">Mary Badham<\/a>, the actress who played Scout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d is a 2018 play based on the\u00a01960 novel of the same name, adapted for the stage by\u00a0Aaron Sorkin. It opened on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0at the\u00a0Shubert Theatre\u00a0on December 13, 2018. It received nine Tony Award\u00ae\u00a0nominations and picked up a win in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Kill a\u00a0Mockingbird\u201d\u00a0holds the record as the highest-grossing American play in Broadway\u00a0history. It began performances on November 1, 2018, at the Shubert Theatre and played to sold-out houses until the Broadway shutdown in March 2020. On February 26, 2020,\u00a0\u201cTo Kill a\u00a0Mockingbird\u201d\u00a0became the first-ever Broadway play to perform at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden, in front of approximately 18,000 New York City public school students, also marking the largest attendance at a single performance of a play ever in world theater.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Kimmel Cultural Campus, in partnership with The Shubert Organization, is presenting the history-making production of\u00a0\u201cTo Kill a\u00a0Mockingbird\u201d\u00a0in a Philadelphia premiere engagement, July 12 \u2013 24, 2022 at the Campus\u2019 Academy of Music (240 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__http%3A%2Fkimmelculturalcampus.org%2F__%253B!!ONfqSE10Kw!4TvBD9BMKaDytwK7THAHx1dEykznRiFqdL0OuNrYJHLd2JNspe8EKDvyzOTmMdvVKBrSIJkSBEEYhSpScp5uyHoiTBA4ug%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7C2d52956279514beaab0608da3ce97916%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637889270717490797%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BenUlw6dAoxCmiITzSfRzS%2BlWGBDoevGSUVbFbD9Ol0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">kimmelculturalcampus.org<\/a>.) Academy Award\u00ae\u00a0winner\u00a0Aaron Sorkin\u2019s\u00a0new play, directed by Tony Award\u00ae\u00a0winner\u00a0Bartlett Sher\u00a0and based on\u00a0Harper Lee\u2019s classic novel,\u00a0will come to Philadelphia as part of a multi-year national tour across North America.<\/p>\n<p>Set in Alabama in 1934, Harper Lee\u2019s enduring story of racial injustice and childhood innocence centers on one of the most venerated characters in American literature, small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. The cast of characters includes Atticus\u2019s daughter Scout, her brother Jem, their housekeeper and caretaker, Calpurnia, their visiting friend Dill, and a mysterious neighbor, the reclusive Arthur\u00a0\u201cBoo\u201d\u00a0Radley. The other indelible residents of Maycomb, Alabama, are Bob Ewell, Tom Robinson, prosecutor Horace Gilmer, Judge Taylor and Mayella Ewell.<\/p>\n<p>Starring in the critically acclaimed National Tour production are Emmy\u00a0Award\u00ae-winning actor\u00a0Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch, Melanie Moore as Scout Finch, Jacqueline Williams as Calpurnia, Justin Mark as Jem Finch, Yaegel T. Welch as Tom Robinson, Steven Lee Johnson as Dill Harris, Mary Badham and Delaware County native Greg Wood as Dr. Reynolds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tour was scheduled to go out prior to the pandemic,\u201d said Wood, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Washington, D.C. \u201cThen, when the pandemic arrived, the tour was cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it all started back in January 2021. I was originally asked if I\u2019d be interested, and I said yes. \u201cThen, they asked me to audition in the fall of last year. A short while later, I finally got my acceptance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wood grew up in Aston and graduated from St. James High in Chester. He stayed in Chester for college and majored in finance and economics at Widener University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t get into theater until after college,\u201d said Wood. \u201cI took acting classes at Hedgerow Theatre and then the company director Dolores Tanner asked me to join the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater, I auditioned for shows in Philly right at the time there was a theater renaissance. I worked at a lot of small theaters and had constant work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wood\u2019s recent regional theater credits include:\u00a0\u201cAn Iliad\u201d\u00a0(Poet),\u00a0\u201cCyrano de Bergerac\u201d\u00a0(Cyrano) at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival;\u00a0\u201cThe Best Man\u201d\u00a0(William Russell),\u00a0\u201cThe Humans\u201d\u00a0(Erik Blake),\u00a0\u201cNoises Off\u201d\u00a0(Lloyd Dallas) at Walnut St. Theatre;\u00a0\u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d\u00a0(Scrooge),\u00a0\u201cSkylight\u201d\u00a0(Tom Sergeant) at McCarter Theatre Center;\u00a0and \u201cOnce\u201d\u00a0(Da) at Arden Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Wood came into this production fresh with regard to theater productions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t get a chance to see \u2018To Kill a Mockingbird\u2019 on Broadway,\u201d said Wood. \u201cI\u2019m glad because I didn\u2019t get influenced by it. It\u2019s nice to know that we\u2019re doing our own production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018To Kill a Mockingbird\u2019 has the draw of Harper Lee. A lot of people are coming out to see theater again. Aaron Sorkin is really excited about bringing this play to places that have banned the book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, there are many school districts around America \u2013 especially in Florida and the South \u2013 that have banned this book in their schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t played anywhere yet that has banned the book,\u201d said Wood, who now lives in Merchantville, New Jersey. \u201cBut that might change because we have upcoming stops in North Carolina \u2013 Charlotte and Durham \u2013 and Tennessee \u2013 Nashville and Memphis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A story about racism can draw polar reactions from people on the right and on the left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith regard to racism, we can only hope this show helps,\u201d said Wood. \u201cThe only way I can gauge it is the post-show response of audiences. It\u2019s been very well-received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movie \u2018To Kill a Mockingbird\u2019 really changed my life. I was nine or 10 when I first saw it. Up until then, I had no idea there was a black\/white issue. I had no idea that white people treated black people the way they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is a direct and personal connection between the 1962 movie and the 2022 National Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe girl who played \u2018Scout\u2019 in the movie \u2013 Mary Badham \u2013 is playing the old racist woman in our play,\u201d said Wood.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 10, Badham was chosen for the role of \u201cScout\u201d for the feature film of\u00a0\u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d and earned an Oscar nomination for her performance. At that time, she was the youngest person ever nominated for a supporting role. Since then, she has promoted the book and film\u2019s message about social injustice across the United States (including for the National Endowment of the Arts and at two White House appearances).<\/p>\n<p>The play\u2019s stellar cast also features Richard Thomas, who has a large Broadway and film resume and a list of acting awards. He first gained national recognition as John-Boy in the hit TV series \u201cThe Waltons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas played the Academy of Music in 2007 in the play, \u201cTwelve Angry Men.\u201d For Wood, \u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d will be his Academy of Music debut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is exciting because it\u2019s my first time to play the Academy of Music,\u201d said Wood. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to play the Forrest Theater and the Academy of Music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for \u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QzBjwOmnmXQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/QzBjwOmnmXQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Tour of \u201cTo Kill a Mockingbird\u201d will visit the Academy of Music from July 11-24. Ticket prices start at $25.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16472\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16472\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16472\" src=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NEW-HOPE-CLUB-SIYA620-089-350x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Hope Club<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you say \u201cNew Hope Club\u201d to people in this area, they might likely think you\u2019re referring to a nightclub in New Hope (PA) with a very diverse clientele.<\/p>\n<p>If you say \u201cNew Hope Club\u201d to young fans of rock and pop music, they\u2019ll probably think you\u2019re referring to the band New Hope Club, a talented trio from Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>New Hope Club\u00a0is a British\u00a0pop\u00a0trio formed in 2015, consisting of Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, and George Smith. Their debut EP,\u00a0Welcome to the Club, was released in May 2017. The band released its eponymous debut album in February 2020, which peaked at number five on the\u00a0UK Album Charts.<\/p>\n<p>On July 12, New Hope Club will visit Philly for a show at the Foundry at Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefillmorephilly.com\/\">www.thefillmorephilly.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and Blake are from Manchester while George is from the London area,\u201d said Bibby, during a phone interview last week. \u201cBut we\u2019re all based in Los Angeles now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work here. It\u2019s a good place to write and record and it\u2019s got a great vibe and great weather. We\u2019ve been coming to L.A. since were 15. It\u2019s been our second home. Being here is a dream place \u2013 especially with the beach and the weather.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in L.A. now \u2013 chillin\u2019 before we start the tour this weekend. We\u2019ll be out on tour for one month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New\u00a0Hope\u00a0Club\u00a0are kicking off their\u00a0new\u00a0era with a multi-track release &#8212; \u201cGirl Who Does Both\u201d and \u201cGetting Better\u201d \u2013 which was released on June 15. The tracks \u2013 written and performed by Bibby, Richardson and Smith \u2013 showcase the band\u2019s impressive musical evolution. The songs also mark Richardson\u2019s debut as a producer, developed under the band\u2019s mentorship with multi-platinum, award-winning U.S. producer and songwriter\u00a0Ross Golan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe released our first album at the start of the pandemic,\u201d said Bibby. \u201cWe were just about to embark on a world tour promoting the album and then everything shut down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lockdown gave us a hot minute to reflect on what we\u2019d been doing. We could have represented better on the first album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were young and didn\u2019t have the creative freedom we wanted. It\u2019s degrading not to be fully involved in everything. So, we went 100 percent with Hollywood Records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the only ones to shape our future. Luckily enough, we found the perfect team to work with. We got to work with Ross Golan. He\u2019s a great songwriter and he\u2019s our mentor for this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having written and performed together since their teens \u2013 and all still only 22-years old \u2013\u00a0New\u00a0Hope\u00a0Club\u00a0is starting a\u00a0new\u00a0chapter with greater clarity on their creative purpose. Inspired by great British bands they grew up listening to like\u00a0The Beatles, The Stone Roses\u00a0and\u00a0Oasis; but there are magic touches of classic sounds all over a treasure trove of\u00a0new\u00a0music \u2013 from sunshine 60s LA pop to reggae rhythms.<\/p>\n<p>The Mancunian trio has gone from playing local pub gigs to growing a devoted global fanbase, selling out headline shows everywhere from Los Angeles to\u00a0New\u00a0York, London to Seoul and Tokyo. They have amassed\u00a0more than two billion global streams\u00a0and\u00a0more than 250 million YouTube views. The band\u2019s 2020 self-titled debut album hit Top 5 on the UK charts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just released \u2018Getting Better\u2019,\u201d said Bibby. \u201cIt\u2019s the new era of New Hope Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band will continue releasing two-song singles in\u00a0August, October, December and February &#8212; leading into their sophomore album in\u00a0April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe album has been finished for some time,\u201d said Bibby. \u201cWe wrote all of it during the lockdown. We worked with Ross over Zoom and then flew to L.A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been sitting on the album for a while but there is no release date yet. So far, we\u2019ve released \u2018Getting Better,\u2019 which is the title track, and \u2018Girl Who Does Both.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be releasing singles every month or so. We\u2019re fans of older music like the Beatles. We have a lot of retro influences, so we thought we\u2019d go with A side\/B side singles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn his tour, we\u2019re playing old songs and a lot of new ones. This is a huge album \u2013 15 or 16 tracks \u2013 so we have a lot of new songs to pick from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Video link for New Hope Club \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/be4RtUQ6ygo\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/be4RtUQ6ygo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at the Foundry at the Fillmore on July 12 will start at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $18.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16473\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16473\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16473\" src=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/oct-oak-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">October Oak Acoustic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>October Oak Acoustic, which will be performing on July 13 at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uptownwestchester.org\/\">www.uptownwestchester.org<\/a>), is an acoustic duo featuring Andrew Dickenson on guitar and Joe Sharpe on vocals.<\/p>\n<p>October Oak Acoustic is an acoustic duo with a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Frequently, an \u201cacoustic duo\u201d means a pair of \u201csensitive singer-songwriters\u201d performing unplugged versions of their heartfelt originals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working on an album now,\u201d said Dickenson, during a phone interview last week from his home in Middletown, Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to do unique covers of songs. There are a lot of songs you wouldn\u2019t expect to hear acoustic \u2013 like a Green Day song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the duo\u2019s website, there are links to many of these songs that have been re-interpreted by October Oak Acoustic \u2013 The Animal\u2019&#8217; \u201cDon\u2019t Let Me Be Misunderstood,\u201d \u201cRihanna\u2019s Love on the Brain,\u201d Green Day\u2019s \u201cBoulevard of Dreams,\u201d Cage the Elephant\u2019s \u201cAin\u2019t No Rest for the Wicked,\u201d Andrew McMahan\u2019s \u201cCecilia and the Satellite,\u201d Oasis\u2019 \u201cWonderwall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing we\u2019re proud of is that we have a wide range of music \u2013 a lot of versatility,\u201d said Dickenson. \u201cWe have about 70 songs that we play right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe like to work out our set list depending on the venue. Some venues prefer older music. Some prefer blues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe played the Uptown back in March as October Acoustic Duo. My wife June Suh is a classical opera singer and she performed at a New Year\u2019s Eve gala there in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe Sharpe, the other half of the duo, is from Fair Hill, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI teach at Cecil College,\u201d said Dickenson. \u201cI teach music, guitar lessons and music history. Joe was one of my students years ago. Joe has been in bands for a long time. He\u2019s done classic rock and blues and was even in a metal band \u2013 Giants of Genesis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do a lot of community performances at Cecil College, and Joe stayed involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe played together at a theater production of Shakespeare\u2019s \u2018Much Ado About Nothing\u2019 in Rising Sun, Maryland in July 2021. We had a lot of fun, so we decided to keep doing it. After that, we played our first gig together at Cold Stone Cider in Lewisville.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a name. We started thinking about October. Cold Stone Cider has a huge maple tree. We thought about maple, but it didn\u2019t sound as good as oak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>October Oak Acoustic sounds better as a name.<\/p>\n<p>October Oak Acoustic also sounds really good as a musical project putting its own spin on unplugged music.<\/p>\n<p>Video link for October Oak Acoustic &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sdlRaU4jb5o\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/sdlRaU4jb5o<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The show at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on July 13 will start at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16474\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16474\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16474\" src=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mr-Sun-350x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"219\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Sun<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On July 13, the Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.st94.com\/\">www.st94.com<\/a>) will present Americana supergroup Mr. Sun.<\/p>\n<p>The band features four of the finest musicians on the American Roots scene &#8212; renowned fiddler Darol Anger, Professor Emeritus at Berklee College of Music, who has released dozens of influential solo albums in addition to his work with David Grisman and Mike Marshall, and founded the Turtle Island Quartet, Psychograss, and Republic of Strings; Joe K. Walsh, mandolin virtuoso and vocalist who spent four years with the award-winning bluegrass act the Gibson Brothers before becoming a solo artist, songwriter, and Strings Department Professor at Berklee; all-around guitar genius Grant Gordy, a former member of David Grisman\u2019s band and respected solo artist and educator; and the phenomenal Scots bassist Aidan O\u2019Donnell, who has backed harpist Maeve Gilchrist and countless modern jazz heroes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re coming up on 10 years as a band \u2013 on-and-off,\u201d said Anger, during a recent phone interview from his home in Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an intergenerational group. I have 20 years on these guys. We\u2019re connected by all kinds of musical streams. It feels like anew band whenever we play together. There is always so much progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Sun features three generations of some of the sharpest minds to apply themselves to the American String Band.<\/p>\n<p>Anger has performed and taught all over the world with musicians such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Bela Fleck, Bill Evans, Edgar Meyer, Bill Frisell, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Tim O\u2019Brien, The Anonymous 4, Marin Alsop and the Cabrillo Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, Mark O\u2019Connor, and Stephane Grappelli.<\/p>\n<p>He is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent, and is a member of the original \u201cnuclear\u201d generation of pickers who extended Bluegrass, Jazz, and Classical music to find their common ground. Mr. Sun is the latest iteration in that legacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was 21, I started playing with David Grisman and Tony Rice,\u201d said Anger. \u201cI learned so much. They were people ho really developed their own individual sound. That is definitely true with Mr. Sun too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt comes out of people just being themselves. With us, there is a lot of interaction. It\u2019s a talk show and we talk through our instruments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grant Gordy\u00a0is a standout in the crowded field of Acoustic Guitar Wunderkinds. His work has been widely recognized for its kaleidoscopic excellence and startling emotion, fusing Jazz and Bluegrass concepts to an unprecedented degree.\u00a0 Assuming the guitarist role in the fabled David Grisman Quintet, a spot previously held by such notables as Tony Rice, Mark O\u2019Connor, Frank Vignola and Mike Marshall, has confirmed Gordy as a pre-eminent young voice on acoustic guitar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrant and I shared some time playing with David Grisman, the father of recombinant bluegrass,\u201d said Anger. \u201cWhat we play is a continuation of that \u2013 bluegrass, blues, pop music, eastern European, classical and Hot Club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe K. Walsh is one of the foremost contemporary mandolinists, with four award-winning years in the Gibson Brothers, three solo recordings, and a Berklee professorship. He\u2019s toured with countless artists, collaborated with other master musicians, founded progressive string band Joy Kills Sorrow in the early 2000s, and is currently on faculty at the prestigious Berklee College of Music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe is one of those people who have been in the scene for years,\u201d said Anger. \u201cHe\u2019s a great picker who teaches mandolin at Berklee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aidan O\u2019Donnell\u00a0hails from Glasgow, Scotland. He completed a BA in jazz performance at Birmingham Conservatoire, where he won the prize for Most Promising Performer and was made an Honorary Fellow. He moved to London, where he quickly became one of the most in-demand bassists on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, with the aid of a grant from the Scottish Arts Council, he relocated to New York. Since then, he has established himself as a much sought-after bassist, working with such notable musicians as Steve Kuhn, Ben Monder, David Berkman, Darol Anger, Maeve Gilchrist and many more. In addition to this he took his MA in jazz performance at City College, where he studied with John Patitucci.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAidan played with just about every jazz group that came through London,\u201d said Anger. \u201cHe is an amazing bass player who can play any kind of music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Sun is constantly growing and expanding its horizon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working on composing originals,\u201d said Anger. \u201cThe band is progressing in a really interesting way. There is a deeper and more emotional level with the music. We\u2019re just having fun and making rhythms. 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