enhake brings adventure to recital series
If the thought of chamber music conjures pictures of vast, quiet halls filled with classical music and an overdressed audience stifling yawns while sitting stiffly in uncomfortable chairs, prepare to have that notion turned on its head when enhake comes to town Friday night.
Made up of Katherine Decker on cello, Eun-Hee Park on piano, M. Brent Williams on violin and Wonkak Kim on clarinet, this quartet is a strong advocate for new music – and for possessing a knack for adventurous, yet accessible, music.
Taking their name from the Seminole (Creek) word for sound or call, enhake is known for its intense performances.
The group will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children and students and are available at 3rdAveArts.org, by calling 903-7427 and at the door.
Blair Crimmins & the Hookers heating up Cortez’s Sunflower Theatre
When it comes to finding something to do in Durango, one need only look downtown for a pretty lengthy choice of live-music acts. This weekend, however, you may also want to set your gaze a little further west, to Cortez. A quick trip down the highway will give you the chance to check out a little ragtime and 1920s-style Dixieland jazz. Blair Crimmins & the Hookers will be making their first-ever stop in Cortez when they play the Sunflower Theatre on Friday night.
Crimmins, a thoroughly modern musician, takes the music of a bygone era and brings it into modern times. And with 500 shows under his belt, including opening for Mumford & Sons and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, it’s pretty safe to say he knows what he’s doing.
The musicians will take the stage at 7 p.m., with doors opening 45 minutes before the show, so give yourself enough time to get out to Cortez.
Tickets are $12 online at https://sunflowertheatre.org. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $15.
Top off a day of skiing with Kirk James
Baby, it’s cold out there – finish off a full day of skiing at Purgatory on Saturday afternoon by heading into Purgy’s at Purgatory for the warm sounds of longtime local group the Kirk James Blues Band.
James has opened for bands such as Charlie Musselwhite, Los Lonely Boys, Arlo Guthrie and Edgar Winter. And, deeply rooted in the Texas Blues tradition, James and his band will heat up the place with the blues and a little ragtime.
Oh, and they’re also not afraid to bring the funk.
Kirk James Blues Band will be taking the stage at 2:30 p.m. at Purgy’s, 1 Skier Place.
For more information, call 385-2121.
