KJ Denhert & The Evening News
KJ Denhert & The Evening News make their Grand debut on December 4! Award-winning songwriter, soulful storyteller, and bandleader with a Bronx-born edge and a river town heart. A genre-blending force of urban folk and jazz, who delivers truth with groove — always grounded, always gracious. Whether rocking the West Village, vibing in Red Hook, or curating songwriter magic in Beacon, KJ leads with rhythm, reflection, and realness.
“High energy funk and R&B...jazz sensibility..." -The New York Times
"Fun Stuff... gorgeous voice..." -All About Jazz
Featuring:
Adam Armstrong, bass
Nicki Denner, keys
Eric Halvorson, drums
Mark McIntyre, guitar
After this show, KJ is pausing gigging until late February, so you don’t want to miss it!
The Mommyheads Record Release
The Mommyheads are an indie pop band who played from around 1987 through 1998, disbanded for a decade, and then reformed in 2008.
Starting in New York City as the brainchild of singer Adam Cohen (who later changed his name to Adam Elk to avoid confusion with Leonard Cohen's son, a musician also named Adam), the band produced a string of quirky and highly inventive releases on various independent labels, most notably Simple Machines.
Their music has been compared to XTC and 80s King Crimson. They relocated to San Francisco in 1990. The band signed to Geffen Records in 1997, producing a single album for the label before breaking up in 1998. Jon Pareles from the NY Times wrote that their Geffen LP had "perfectly balanced melodies". They reunited to record a new CD in 2008 and have been active ever since.
Jesse Lewis/Alex Smith Organ Trio
Grammy-nominated guitarist Jesse Lewis (Endless Field, Nicholas Payton) and Grammy Award-winning organist Alex Smith (Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett) join forces to bring a dynamic mix of jazz, funk, soul, and Americana to the Grand. Rooted in the classic sound of the Hammond B3 organ trio, these longtime friends and musical collaborators push boundaries with their fresh and adventurous approach to the genre.
Dos Belos
Dos Belos bring their classic groove jazz, New Orleans funk and "jam band" takes on classic rock to The Grand.
Members include the father son duo of Marc and Paul Beladino (sax and guitar), Jon Liebowitz (keyboards), Dan Pifer (bass) from God Street Wine, and Matthew Norris (drums).
Steve Gunn
Steve Gunn LIVE in Croton-on-Hudson with his new album Daylight Daylight.
Steve Gunn has been at the vanguard of American experimental and guitar-oriented rock music for over a decade. Following a trio of acclaimed albums on Matador Records, Gunn will release his seventh studio album, Daylight Daylight, on November 7 via No Quarter—his first in four years, and a testament to an artist still moving forward with purpose and vision.
This past August, Gunn released Music for Writers, his first official solo instrumental album, on Three Lobed Recordings. The release highlights his ongoing exploration of tone, atmosphere, and composition.
Spanning a wide range of collaborations and influences, Gunn’s career includes a rich body of solo, duo, and ensemble recordings on labels such as Three Lobed Recordings, Paradise of Bachelors, and RVNG. His work continues to mark major milestones in contemporary guitar music and innovative songwriting. Even after more than a decade, Gunn is still moving along—shaping his influences into a unique and ever-evolving output.
Circular Jazz Trio
Jazz with local legends
Dan Blake, sax
Bryan Copeland, bass
Bob Meyer, drums
Multi-instrumentalist Dan Blake has led a wide-ranging career as a composer, performer and educator that “regards tradition as a welcoming playground best approached with a sense of wonder and adventure” (The Boston Globe). He was dubbed a “virtuoso” by The New York Times for his work touring and recording both with his own projects and with luminaries of jazz and popular music like Grammy-winners Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese, NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton, and many others. For his most recent project Got My Wings (Ahyaropa Records, 2025) he was named a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow. In addition to his performing and composing career, Dan Blake is Assistant Professor of Music at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York.
Bassist/composer/bandleader Bryan Copeland began studying the bass with world renowned classical bassist Satoshi Okamoto (New York Philharmonic), and has continued his studies with Larry Grenadier, Erik Revis, Drew Gress, and Harvie S. He received his bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies from Texas State University under the tutelage of Dr. James Polk. Copeland has spent time in the studio recording with Jon Brion, David Binney, Radney Foster, Andre Heyword, and Aben Eubanks (Kelly Clarkson). His performance credits include David "Fathead" Newman, Roy Hargrove, Tim Warfield, Marcus Belgrave, Aaron Parks, Ben Monder, Clarence Penn, Jon Cowherd, Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, David Kikoski, George Colligan, Fabian Almazan, Kenny Wollesen, Billy Kilson, Dayna Stephens, Camila Meza, Charles Altura, Marcus Printup, Donald Edwards, drummer J.J. Johnson (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Nir Felder, Mike Moreno, Henry Cole, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Houghton, Luis Perdomo, Ephraim Owens (Mumford and Sons), Ernie Watts, Chris Dingman, Bill Watrous, Jamire Williams, and Frank Locrasto, Bob Meyer. Mr. Copeland has toured the world and perform at legendary jazz festivals like The Montreux Jazz Festival, The North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazz a Juan in Antibes, FR., The Vienne Jazz Festival, The Lion Jazz Festival, The NYC Winter Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and named outstanding soloist Addison Jazz Festival.
Drummer Bob Meyer: Born in 1945 in the New York metro area, Bob grew up in a musical family. He discovered jazz around 1950 and drums three years later. He has been playing professionally since 1961. Among those he has performed with are Mal Waldron, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Kirk Leitsey, Stanley Cowell, Diane Schuur, Art Davis, Andy Statman, Perry Robinson, Bert Wilson & Judi Silvano, Nina Sheldon, Ratzo Harris, Cameron Brown, Denman Maroney, John Hart, among many others. He has toured extensively with Joe Lovano & John Abercrombie. He is on Joe’s Blue Note CD, Viva Caruso. Jackalope, a band with John Abercrombie and Loren Stillman on “Saltier Then Ever” on Challenge Records. Other CDs include Steven Frieder’s debut, “After Time”, the band alt.timers, Crispr (2017) and Martingale (2020) , Judi Silvano’s Lessons Learned [The Zephyr Band] released in 2019, “The Long and the Short of It”, Snap Dragon, the Duo Improvisations of Travis Sullivan and Bob Meyer (2020). 2021 to the present; Presenting Circular Jazz Trio/ Quartet and Quintet with Steve Frieder and Dan Blake, saxes, Luke Franco, guitar and Bryan Copeland, bass Both groups feature the music of the late, great Bert Wilson. Bob has taught drums for over 40 years both privately and as an adjunct at The New School and Lehman College in NYC. He lives in Cortlandt Manor, NY, USA with his wife Jody.
Bobby G & The Bohemians
Bobby G & the Bohemians is a Croton-on-Hudson, NY-based band playing original and covers of Blues, faux punk, early 60’s garage, Ska, and more.
Bandmates are Bob Geller on keys, Leo Rinaldi on drums, Matt Sinclair on guitar, Dave Rinaldi on bass and vocals and Brian Aspinwall on trumpet!
Liftoff Brass Band
Liftoff returns to The Grand!
Liftoff Brass Band incorporates New York’s current generation of musicians who are revitalizing the brass-band sound. Liftoff ranges freely across the New Orleans landscape without losing grip of the New York groove.
Wreck The Halls: A Christmas Punk Show
Rock out with some of New York’s greatest original punk bands: All My Friends, Polish John + more!
Paul Connors Organ Trio
Paul Connors is a pianist/organist in the New York metropolitan area.
Paul's various projects reflect his love for classic r&b and soul,
funk, blues, and jazz. Some of these projects include The Paul Connors
Organ Trio, Liftoff Brass Band, as well as being a member of Blue
Roadhouse Orchestra, and A Decade Of Soul.
His latest project as a leader involves the Hammond B3 organ, with the
classic organ trio instrumentation of organ, guitar, drums. Paul's
latest CD Soulphonic is available now oniTunes and Amazon. Paul's
organ trio has a steady, frequent rotation of world-class jazz and
blues musicians such as Chris Vitarello, Jon Doty, Chris Morrison, Joe
Abba, Jesse Lewis and Matt Dickey.
For the past 30 years, Paul has also been a session musician in
recording studios in New York City and the surrounding area. Paul has
composed and recorded for television commercials for Nike, Banana
Boat, and the MSG Network, and has recorded for artists such as
Michael Powers, Melissa Reaves, The 4th Floor, and The Hip Pocket
Band. Paul's latest session work has been at Sliding Door Studios in
New Rochelle, NY where Paul has been heard on various artist's CD's,
as well as music and sound design for television shows such as CBS's
"Criminal Minds", "Pawn Stars", "Cajun Pawn Stars" and "American
Pickers", WE's "Big Easy Brides", and Velocity's "Saw Dogs".
Paul Connors - Hammond B3 organ
Chris Vitarello - guitar/vocals
Joe Abba - drums
The music is a mix of original compositions, as well as jazz, soul and funk.
I AM SNOW ANGEL
Julie Kathryn, also known as I Am Snow Angel, brings her multi-hyphinate talents to The Grand!
She is a songwriter, producer, sound designer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. She crafts sonic worlds — emotionally resonant soundscapes that evoke, in turn: alien landings, surrealistic dream sequences, nostalgic synthpop gems, and spiritual oases, and has released several self-produced EPs and albums, including 2022’s dystopian sci-fi journey Lost World.
A sought-after collaborator, Julie has produced tracks for a variety of artists across an array of genres. She is on faculty at Berklee NYC, where she teaches master’s level courses in music production and songwriting.
Dan Zlotnick Band
Album release party for Westchester favorite, 4-5 piece American band, Dan Zlotnick Band celebrating the release of their full length album, "Asking for a Friend."
Eli Musser & The Hudsonix
8 PM / $5 cover
Eli Musser, previously seen on stage @ The Grand with Pete Donnelly.
Featuring Joe Lambert (bass) & Marc Meisel (drums).
Get to know Eli: https://bigtakeover.com/interviews/InterviewEliMusser
Bluegrass Night @ The Grand
Bluegrass returns to The Grand with Big Draw & friends!
Free show - come early for dinner & grab one of the best seats in the house!
THANKSGIVING EVE
DRESS FOR THE PARTY YOU WANT
AKA “Oops, wrong party!”
Bridesmaid dress burning a hole in your closet? Halloween costume didn’t get enough attention? WEAR ‘EM!
Thanksgiving Eve at The Grand will be a SCENE.
DJ
Dancing
Vibing
Pete Donnelly 4
Pete Donnelly Autumn Residency @ The Grand
Pete Donnelly is a bass player, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Figgs.
https://www.facebook.com/PeteDonnellySounds/
OFO
Ofo (pronounced ‘Oh-fo!’) is a five-piece jam-rock band based in Westchester, NY. Founded in 2019, Ofo plays a tight mix of original music and deep-cut classic rock covers. Taking influence from bands across the spectrum of rock – alternative, progressive, psych and jam. Think The Band, Grateful Dead, Ween and Talking Heads. You can expect high energy sets with bouncing rhythms and scorching improvisation.
https://www.instagram.com/ofotheband/
Sound of Sinners Release Party
Tadpoles record release party. Celebrate with Croton local record label, Sound of Sinners.
Surprise DJ takes the stage after 9 PM!
Animal Afterlife
Animal Afterlife offers a blend of original and classic funky pop music to soothe the soul. The band is comprised of several emerging artists with some veteran musicians and songwriters helping to set the foundation. They recently released their first full album, Saints Underwater, and are working to complete their sophomore effort for 2026. The band is a monthly regular at Shrine Harlem and offers shows throughout Westchester yearlong.
Elle Randall, a lifelong singer and theater performer, takes on lead vocals with a hard to resist charm that engages audiences wherever she goes. With experience singing in a variety of bands, she brings poise and spirit to the Animal Afterlife brand. Once you have seen her perform, you’ll want an encore! Leo Rinaldi on drums, also works with several area bands and his playing is never without a signature personality that grabs audience’s attention. Leo is a graduate of The Conservatory of Music at Purchase College. Rounding out the group are David Provolo on bass, and Dave Rinaldi on guitar. Working together since their teens writing and recording songs, both have honed their love of pop and rock music into a distinct style. Joining in on saxophone is Ken Baum, who runs the River Rock School of Music in Westchester.
http://animalafterlife.com/home
Bob Meyer jazz
Jazz with local legends
Steve Frieder, sax
Bryan Copeland, bass
Bob Meyer, drums
Saxophonist Steve Frieder has toured internationally with Boy George and Culture Club, performed the National Anthem at Citi Field for the New York Mets and at Madison Square Garden for St. John’s Basketball, and has recently released original works including Paul’s Promise and his latest EP series, Steve World Vol. 1 & 2. Known for his soaring improvisations on Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute his deeply expressive sound and rhythmic horn playing has made him an in demand recording artist, appearing on records with Denman Maroney, Rio Kosta, Zach Bryan, PWNT, SHAED, Art Thief and Will Fox. Frieder has performed with a variety of artists including Sir Woman, Thank You Scientist, Kelly Green, Bob Meyer, Alvester Garnett and Ratzo Harris. He currently resides in Peekskill, NY and is a regular member of the NYC and Hudson Valley Music Scenes.
Bassist/composer/bandleader Bryan Copeland began studying the bass with world renowned classical bassist Satoshi Okamoto (New York Philharmonic), and has continued his studies with Larry Grenadier, Erik Revis, Drew Gress, and Harvie S. He received his bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies from Texas State University under the tutelage of Dr. James Polk. Copeland has spent time in the studio recording with Jon Brion, David Binney, Radney Foster, Andre Heyword, and Aben Eubanks (Kelly Clarkson). His performance credits include David "Fathead" Newman, Roy Hargrove, Tim Warfield, Marcus Belgrave, Aaron Parks, Ben Monder, Clarence Penn, Jon Cowherd, Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston, David Kikoski, George Colligan, Fabian Almazan, Kenny Wollesen, Billy Kilson, Dayna Stephens, Camila Meza, Charles Altura, Marcus Printup, Donald Edwards, drummer J.J. Johnson (Tedeschi Trucks Band), Nir Felder, Mike Moreno, Henry Cole, Adam Nussbaum, Steve Houghton, Luis Perdomo, Ephraim Owens (Mumford and Sons), Ernie Watts, Chris Dingman, Bill Watrous, Jamire Williams, and Frank Locrasto, Bob Meyer. Mr. Copeland has toured the world and perform at legendary jazz festivals like The Montreux Jazz Festival, The North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazz a Juan in Antibes, FR., The Vienne Jazz Festival, The Lion Jazz Festival, The NYC Winter Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and named outstanding soloist Addison Jazz Festival.
Drummer Bob Meyer: Born in 1945 in the New York metro area, Bob grew up in a musical family. He discovered jazz around 1950 and drums three years later. He has been playing professionally since 1961. Among those he has performed with are Mal Waldron, James Moody, Gary Peacock, Kirk Leitsey, Stanley Cowell, Diane Schuur, Art Davis, Andy Statman, Perry Robinson, Bert Wilson & Judi Silvano, Nina Sheldon, Ratzo Harris, Cameron Brown, Denman Maroney, John Hart, among many others. He has toured extensively with Joe Lovano & John Abercrombie. He is on Joe’s Blue Note CD, Viva Caruso. Jackalope, a band with John Abercrombie and Loren Stillman on “Saltier Then Ever” on Challenge Records. Other CDs include Steven Frieder’s debut, “After Time”, the band alt.timers, Crispr (2017) and Martingale (2020) , Judi Silvano’s Lessons Learned [The Zephyr Band] released in 2019, “The Long and the Short of It”, Snap Dragon, the Duo Improvisations of Travis Sullivan and Bob Meyer (2020). 2021 to the present; Presenting Circular Jazz Trio/ Quartet and Quintet with Steve Frieder and Dan Blake, saxes, Luke Franco, guitar and Bryan Copeland, bass Both groups feature the music of the late, great Bert Wilson. Bob has taught drums for over 40 years both privately and as an adjunct at The New School and Lehman College in NYC. He lives in Cortlandt Manor, NY, USA with his wife Jody.
Analog Assembly
Saturday 11/15, Analog Assembly DJs take the stage at 8 PM, building from background dinner music to dance beats as the night goes on.
Croton locals, vinyl-only DJs.
Liftoff Brass Band
Liftoff Brass Band incorporates New York’s current generation of musicians who are revitalizing the brass-band sound. Liftoff ranges freely across the New Orleans landscape without losing grip of the New York groove.
https://liftoffbrass.com/
The Veggies
Dynamic, nutritious, chaotic rock duo.
The Veggies, the Hudson Valleys most nutritious duo, are an energetic pop punk band comprised of guitar, bass, vocals, and a drum machine named Lucio who never misses a beat!
Live Jazz @ The Grand
Jazz night at The Grand. Three Croton-local pros playing Jazz Standards from the Great American Song Book
Luke Franco, guitar
Frank Tate, bass
Bob Meyer, drums & cymbals
21+ Halloween Party
Halloween @ The Grand
21+ costume & dancing party @ 9
Late night movie @ 1130
Halloween Family Party
Halloween @ The Grand
Before trick-or-treating family costume party @ 4
The Lucky Stars Band
Premiering their music video for Ghoul Tide Carol
Live @ The Grand
8 PM
$5 door
Bluegrass Night @ The Grand
Bluegrass Night @ The Grand this Wednesday with Big Draw & Friends!
