Scores of local musicians are expected to turn out this weekend to support two local non-profit institutions at a benefit concert courtesy of Amagansett’s Crossroads Music.
On Friday, November 30 at 7 p.m. Crossroads Music presents On the Air @ Guild Hall: A Community Benefit for WPPB 88.3 FM and Guild Hall. Money raised from the concert will support the efforts of Southampton-based WPPB, the local NPR station, as well as East Hampton’s Guild Hall, a center for arts and theater in the community.
Hosted by Grammy Award winning recording engineer Cynthia Daniels, along with the WPPB team – Bonnie Grice, Brian Cosgrove and Ed German – the concert will be directed by Randolph Hudson III and recorded by WPPB 88.3 for posterity.
Performers will include drummer Corky Laing from Mountain, the Kerry Kearney Band, Black & Sparrow (Klyph Black and John Sparrow), Miles to Dayton, The Black Petals, K-O-S (Keeping Original Sound), Glenn Feit, Dick Johansson, Alfredo Merat, the Ross Brazilian Jazz Quartet and more.
Tickets are $20 for general admission, $18 for members and $10 for students. Guild Hall is at 158 Main Street, East Hampton. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.guildhall.org.
