Welcome Coffee House Friends!
Please join us Saturday Feb 4th for a concert with
The Matt Flinner Trio!
We welcome Matt Flinner and his trio to our stage (and to the Ripton community!)
In 2006, three musical pals decided to get together to play a few gigs; since then, the Matt Flinner Trio has been exploring new pathways and setting new standards for the bluegrass trio sound all around the U.S. and Europe. Matt Flinner, guitarist Ross Martin and bassist Eric Thorin cover a wide variety of musical styles—all with the common ground of American roots music. Bluegrass, jazz and old-time music are all present here in their ways, along with a dose of classical chamber music composition and arrangement, as the members all draw from their wide array of musical loves, experiences and influences. These influences boil down into the trio’s own organic sound of New Acoustic music, or Modern String Band music, or Chamber Grass (music is getting harder and harder to label these days, isn’t it?). Whatever label you put on it, it is guaranteed to be fresh and original, and definitely something you’ve never quite heard before.
A little bit about the Matt Flinner Trio:
Mandolinist Matt Flinner has made a career out of playing acoustic music in new ways. Whether it's with his own Matt Flinner Trio or with Phillips, Grier and Flinner, the Frank Vignola Quartet, Darrell Scott, Steve Martin, the Ying Quartet, Tim O'Brien, Leftover Salmon or the Modern Mandolin Quartet, Flinner's style and compositional ability have established him as one of the most accomplished and musically diverse mandolinists in the world.
Guitarist Ross Martin has established a reputation as one of the most exciting jazz and bluegrass musicians in Colorado, and his reputation is rapidly expanding around the country. He tours the country actively with Mollie OʼBrien, The Theory of Everything (with Michael Kang and Kyle Hollingsworth of the String Cheese Incident) and jazz trumpeter Ron Miles.
Bassist Eric Thorin got his start on piano and trombone at an early age from the prodding of his musical parents and later studied bass at the University of Northern Colorado. He played in salsa bands such as Kizumba and Conjunto Colores, toured extensively with rock act The Thugs, made up a third of the Flamenco/Indian ensemble Curandero, and toured with the Tony Furtado Band for four years.
This month's refreshment sales will benefit The Ripton Community Coffee House.
Open mic starts at 7:30- To sign up for one of the four 12 minute open mic slots,
call 388-9782.
The featured artist set begins between 8:30 and 9:00 pm
Our doors open at 7:00. There are no advance ticket sales.
$10 general
$15 generous
$3 kids 12 and under
For more information call 388-9782 or visit http://rcch.org/
To sign up for an open mic slot, please call 388-9782 or email andreachesman@gmail.com
Plan your arrival time accordingly. It's good to arrive early for the best seating!
Thanks, hope to see you there!
The Ripton Community Coffee House.
1305 Vermont Route 125
Information-802-388-9782 or
http://rcch.org
Upcoming concerts:
March 4th Quiles & Cloud
April 1st Kelly Ravin and Lowell Thompson
May 6th Red Tail Ring