The Uncles
Blues, Jazz & Rock’N'Roll, Bossa Nova
Sunday Aug. 14, 2022 – 2:00 p.m.
One Hour concert on Town Common Green. Bring a chair & a friend
In case of rain concert moved to Stanton Hall
Admission: FREE, donations accepted
The Uncles trio playing folk, jazz, rock’ n’roll & Bossa Nova, 3 part harmonies & improvised tunes by Jimi Hendrix, Charles Mingus, Stevie Wonder, & Beatles.
The Uncles are a trio/quartet based in Charlemont & Heath, Our members are:
Rob Adams: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and resonator guitar Dennis Avery: vocals, lap steel, and dobro John Clark: vocals, electric bass Gail Hegeman: drums
We play as a quartet or as a trio without drums depending on schedule & venue.
Our shows include a wide variety of styles, from folk to jazz, rock’n’roll to bossa nova.
We bring 3 part harmonies and improvised playing to tunes by Elizabeth Cotten, Keb’ Mo’, Jimmy Hendrix, Charles Mingus, Stevie Wonder, and the Beatles.
Rob Adams is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist originally of Sturbridge, where he played professionally as a solo artist and with numerous groups over a long busy career. He now lives in Charlemont and has formed several new acts, including The Uncles. Presenting a wide variety of styles both sung and played, Rob entertains wherever he goes.
Dennis Avery lives in Charlemont also and has been singing and playing steel guitar locally since the mid 70s. With The Uncles he is playing dobro and lap steel, from folk to jazz and who knows what next.
John Clark has enjoyed a long and successful career in NYC as a french horn player recording and performing jazz from Japan to Norway. He also has a home in Heath MA and with The Uncles he is singing and playing a fretless electric bass guitar. He is responsible for many of our arrangements and harmonizations and loves to keep us just enough off-balance to keep things fresh.