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Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm $20 adv / $25 DOS Andy Statman is universally recognized as one of the world’s foremost mandolin virtuoso’s! He began initially as a bluegrass performer and played in the iconic group, Breakfast Special, in his early years. A short time later his musical journey took him to the world of Klezmer music and he developed similar virtuosic facility on the clarinet. He has toured extensively all over the world in the past 35 years with his trio, playing Klezmer and Bluegrass music. He has recorded over a dozen albums. He recently was featured on the Grand Ole Opry and appears regularly with Itzhak Perlman. His website is www.andystatman.org, where a full description of his career accomplishments can be viewed. Gene Yellin , guitar, is a 40 year veteran of the New York bluegrass scene.Gene has played with Hazel Dickens, Breakfast Special (Kenny Kosek, Andy Statman, etc), Yellin Grass (with his bluegrass banjo playing brother, Bob), Eastbound Freight and American Flyer (with Ben Freed). He has recorded with Hazel Dickens and Gene Lowinger. He is critically recognized as one of the best bluegrass singers to come out of the New York area. Terry McGill , banjo, is one of the best known traditional banjo players in the Northeast having played and recorded with many ensembles over a 30 year period. He fronted his own band, “Straight Drive” for several years and their album of the same name received favorable airplay nationwide. He has been highlighted in Banjo Newsletter and has authored a book, “Alternate Tunings for Five-String Banjo” available from Mel Bay Publications. He has recorded two albums for Cabinwood Music. Karl Zerfas will be rounding out the group on bass. Karl is originally from Manhattan, Kansas, and grew up listening to his father sing Kansas cowboy and prairie songs of the 19th century. As a sought after bassist, Karl has worked out of east Tennessee, western North Carolina, and now, New York City. He has proven himself to be one of the best roots music bassists in the country. Karl has toured nationally and internationally. Karl is probably most familiar to bluegrass and roots music listeners from his tenure with the group, Bill and the Belles, and with songwriter, Caleb Caudle.