Events Calendar

Jamesport Meeting House invites you to tap your feet to the music of Mudflats String Band on Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Inspired by traditional Americana music rooted in southern Appalachian Celtic fiddle and African banjo, these talented North Fork musicians blend rich harmonies and twin fiddle flair into a fresh, contemporary sound.

Award-winning folksinger and songwriter David Roth will perform his evocative and insightful music one night only at the Jamesport Meeting House on Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m.

Rites of Spring Music Festival, in collaboration with Stony Brook University Music Department, presents the Sixth Annual Piano Marathon at the Jamesport Meeting House on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. each day.

Enjoy an intimate concert of classics from the Great American Songbook on Sunday, April 12, when Rusty Kransky performs a tribute to the late Nancy LaMott, a highly acclaimed cabaret singer. Accompanied by Jeffrey Wentz at piano, Mr. Kransky will sing several of Ms. LaMott’s original arrangements of familiar songs by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, David Friedman, Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini and others.

Join East End Jazz at the Jamesport Meeting House on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. for an extraordinary concert honoring Women’s History Month. “Voices of Vision: An All-Star Tribute to Women’s History Month” will showcase the music of iconic female jazz figures such as Billie Holiday and Mary Lou Williams, as well as many other timeless classics and modern masterpieces that highlight the works of female composers.

Direct from the stage of Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, the Jamesport Meeting House welcomes back soprano Taylor Burgess, a Riverhead High School graduate, on Sunday, February 8 at 5 p.m., performing a program entitled, “Winter Moon: A Tribute to the Harlem Renaissance.”

Accompanied by pianist Eunha So, “Winter Moon” is an evocative tribute to the legendary poets and writers of the 20th century Harlem Renaissance. This powerful celebration of Black History Month will take listeners on a journey through time as seen through the eyes of literary giants such as Langston Hughes, Laurence Hope and James Weldon Johnson. The concert program features beautiful impressionistic works of Harry T. Burleigh and Duke Ellington, and contemporary compositions by Ricky Ian Gordon and Pete Malinverni, immersed in the beauty of Black musical tradition, from the deep roots of Spirituals to the elegance of Art Songs and the soulful energy of Jazz.

The 1731 Series, which brings internationally recognized musicians to perform at the Jamesport Meeting House, presents the incomparable duo of Cuban-American cellist Dr. Tommy Mesa and globally-acclaimed pianist Ilya Yakushev on Saturday, January 24 at 4:00 p.m. This program for this extraordinary concert features Sonata for Cello and Piano by Claude Debussy; Sonata for Cello and Piano No 3., Op. 69 by Ludwig van Beethoven; and Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 by Sergei Rachmaninoff.  

Colin Palmer performs All Things Must Pass, on January 17 at 7:30 p.m. Colin has been performing across the North Fork since he was 8 years old, and some of the most enjoyable plays and musicals have been presented right here at the Jamesport Meeting House. With a move out of state on the horizon, Colin is preparing for one last show in his hometown. Featuring songs from the 1920s to today, All Things Must Pass will be a performance not to be missed.