Will Bernard & Beth Custer

with Ellen Gronningen

Friday, September 27th

Clarinet/singer Beth Custer and guitarist Will Bernard perform an evening of their compositions from their critically acclaimed release SKY. Joining them will be violinist Ellen Gronningen of Oakland Symphony. A delightfully rich evening of songs and instrumentals, Custer and Bernard have been collaborating for over 30 years. SKY is a testament to that-long standing collaboration. Ranking top tier for clarinetistry in DownBeat Reader’s poll, Beth Custer is a member of the ensembles Russian Telegraph, Club Foot Orchestra, Trance Mission, Eighty Mile Beach, and Clarinet Thing. Beth received an EMMY for her KQED score and has scored many other films for directors Cathy Lee Crane, William Farley, and Koohan Paik, and for the dance productions of Joe Goode Performance Group, AXIS, Salt Farm, and Flyaway. Beth lives in San Francisco. Will Bernard’s unique guitar playing was formed from the rich cultural roots of the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied classical, jazz, and Indian, played in basements and coliseums, has absorbed the Bay Area Multi-Kulti, the funk of New Orleans, and the New York downtown edge. He’s performed and/or recorded with Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Robert Walter, John Medeski, Bill Laswell, Ben Sidran, Peter Apfelbaum, Dr. John, Tom Waits and many others. His 2007 CD ‘Party Hats’ and his 1997 project T.J. Kirk ‘If Four Was One’ were nominated for a Grammy. ‘Pond Life’ (2022) on Dreck to Disk is his eleventh release as a bandleader. Will lives in Brooklyn. Ellen Gronningen is a freelance musician in NYC and the Bay Area. She’s toured around the world in opera and Broadway productions, recorded and performed with rock bands, jazz, and new music ensembles including Peter Mintun 1930’s era big band, NYC Gilbert & Sullivan Players orchestra, the Harlem Chamber Players, and for composer Izumi Kuremoto. Ellen lives in Brooklyn.

6:00 Doors

7:00 Showtime

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