Holiday Concert with The Dirty Martinis Duo
Friday, December 20, 2024 from 11:00am to 12:00pm
Hanson Public Library
132 Maquan Street
Holiday Concert with The Dirty Martinis Duo (Adults)
Join the Library and Senior Center for a holiday concert! The Dirty Martinis are Ed Grenga and Les Sampou. They are an extraordinary vocal and jazz piano duo whose holiday songs-originals and classic favorite- create a performance that is fun, inspiring, and a real crowd pleaser for all ages!
About the performers:
Ed Grenga is a composer/arranger, pianist, songwriter and screenplay writer who began his musical career as a full time touring musician at the age of seventeen. Since then, Ed has scored dozens of feature films, documentaries and TV shows including Frontline, Nova, History Channel, Discovery, Married with Children, and This Old House, as well as thousands of soundtracks for Fortune 500 companies including Gillette, Proctor and Gamble, Hewlett Packard, and EMC.
Les Sampou is an established folk/indie singer, songwriter, and producer. She has toured internationally for over two decades (eg. SXSW, Montreal Jazz Fest, Philadelphia Folk Fest) as an Americana, Rounder Records recording artist. Songs from her seven albums have been played around the world. A powerful, emotional vocalist, Les has been chosen as the critical support act for such legends as Aretha Franklin, Richard Thompson, Nancy & Ann Wilson/Heart, Pat Benatar, Johnny Lang, and Sugarland, to name a few.
Ed Grenga and Les Sampou joined forces and co-write songs for film and TV, and perform together in the Jazz/Classics band "The Dirty Martinis."
This program is made possible in part by State Aid to Public Libraries.
Space is limited. Preregistration is required.