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By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Deni Bonet<\/p><\/div>\n

Deni Bonet takes the violin to places most musicians don\u2019t even dream about \u2013 and gladly takes listeners along for the ride.<\/p>\n

On January 14, Bonet will be taking the audience at Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985,\u00a0www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) along for the ride \u2013 a thrilling ride that spans musical genres and gets audience members out of their seats.<\/p>\n

Bonet can rock a violin like nobody’s business and writes memorable songs that make you want to listen again and again. For years, Bonet has been honing her craft as a violinist, singer, songwriter and performer. Her style\u00a0ranges from pop to roots-rock to new folk.<\/p>\n

On her latest album,\u00a0\u201cBright Shiny Objects,\u201d she delivers ultra-high voltage, genre-defying brilliance,\u00a0with pure classical training and precision playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had a very interesting career,\u201d said Bonet, during a phone interview Wednesday evening from her home in New York City. <\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in northern Virginia \u2013 Woodbridge \u2013 and got a full ride to West Virginia University.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight out of school, I got on Mountain Stage. I was part of the original cast. A cool thing \u2013 I went back recently as a full guest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonet first came to widespread attention as a founding member of National Public Radio\u2019s premier music show,\u00a0Mountain Stage, where she built a following as a member of the broadcast\u2019s house band; singing and playing in her own right and backing up artists as diverse as the Indigo Girls, Richard Thompson and Allen Toussaint.<\/p>\n

In the 90s, Bonet relocated to London, where she worked with alternative rock legend, Robyn Hitchcock, including a series of concerts as a duo that won praise from\u00a0USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post\u00a0and\u00a0The Boston Globe. She played on Hitchcock\u2019s album\u00a0\u201cMoss Elixir,\u201d\u00a0and even appeared in the Jonathan Demme concert film,\u00a0\u201cStorefront Hitchcock.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, Bonet decided it was time to go solo.<\/p>\n

At Jamey\u2019s, Bonet will be performing with her musical partner \u2013 guitarist Chris Flynn.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do play with a band occasionally,\u201d said Bonet. \u201cSince the plague hit, I go out mostly with Chris. It\u2019s a duo. He\u2019s not a side guy. We have a chemistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hooked up a few years back. I was asked to plat the New York Irish Rock Review show at City Winery. I was in the house band and Chris was the musical director. The second year I did it, we hung out a little more and I asked him to do a gig with me. From then on, we started to work together. We\u2019ve played Carnegie Hall four times.\u201d<\/p>\n

After moving to New York, Bonet released an initial EP (titled, simply,\u00a0\u201cEP\u201d) and then her full-length debut,\u00a0\u201cBigger Is Always Better.\u201d The disc, which featured guest appearances from Hitchcock and The Soft Boys\u2019 Kimberly Rew (writer of Katrina and the Waves’ classic hit\u00a0Walking On Sunshine), garnered rave reviews.<\/p>\n

Bonet has hosted her own cable TV show,\u00a0\u201cDuets With Deni,\u201d\u00a0a combination of music and chat featuring a series of all-star guests, which was the subject of a rave\u00a0Billboard\u00a0feature. She has performed highly regarded showcases at CMJ and SXSW, and took her act on the road with Lilith Fair.<\/p>\n

And she’s remained one of the most in-demand session players and sidewomen around, adding her violin to albums by an impressive variety of artists — from the introspective Sarah McLachlan to techno-metal band Gravity Kills — and making TV appearances on\u00a0The Today Show, SNL\u00a0and\u00a0Late Night With Conan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n

As she established herself as a solo act, Bonet impressed artists like Patti Smith, Lisa Loeb, Gin Blossoms, Cracker, Midnight Oil, The Saw Doctors, Fairport Convention, Marshall Crenshaw and Kansas, all of whom have invited her to open their shows. She spent several years touring the globe as the violinist in Cyndi Lauper\u2019s band.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spent a couple years touring with Cyndi and that was a lot of fun,\u201d said Bonet.<\/p>\n

Bonet also had a fun time in Zanzibar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to Africa \u2013 to Tanzania \u2013 on safari,\u201d said Bonet. \u201cIt was on my bucket list. I was in Zanzibar for a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the next-to-last day, I met some musicians at a traditional dinner. I jammed with these musicians, gave a workshop to teachers, and performed a mini concert.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey asked me to come back and do a residency. I got a nice size grant and went back to Stone Town for a month. I spent three-and-a-half weeks teaching rock-and-roll, songwriting and violin.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January 2020, Bonet returned to Zanzibar to record original music with local Tanzanian band Stone Town Rockerz which will appear on her new album, to be released later this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted them on my new album,\u201d said Bonet. \u201cThe track we did together is called, \u201cAll Around the World Music Is Love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started making the new album, I called in favors. Some of the musicians who played on the album were Will Lee, Andy York, Leland Sklar, Shawn Pelton and most of the Spin Doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bonet plays the violin like no other. Although classically trained, Bonet\u00a0quit the classical world because she hated having to wear black and sit still.<\/p>\n

\u201cI approach it more like a guitar than a violin,\u201d said Bonet.<\/p>\n

Bonet is also known for her signature bright blue violin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was originally given the guitar from the company — Barcus-Berry \u2013 when I was touring with Cyndi,\u201d said Bonet. \u201cThey gave me violins in every color. Blue is the one that sounds the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Audience members at Jamey\u2019s will be seeing blue but not feeling blue when Bonet rips into her intense solos.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe played Jamey\u2019s once before,\u201d said Bonet. \u201cWe must have done well because they asked us back.<\/p>\n

\u2018We tend to do a mix of songs with vocals and instrumentals. Our most recent album, \u2018Bright Shiny Objects,\u2019 is our first all-instrumental album \u2013 sand it rocks. Chris and I both sing and we\u2019ll be doing songs from all my albums.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a busy year. We have 40 shows booked and more coming in. It\u2019s great.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people leave our shows, they feel really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Deni Bonet \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/7vHjx4Lp5Pw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Jamey\u2019s on January 14 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.<\/p>\n

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Annika Horne<\/p><\/div>\n

Jamey\u2019s will also be presenting another talented female musician on January 12 when Annika Horne is featured in the \u201cThursday Night Jazz Jam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though Horne is still in her early 20s, she has established herself as a genuine \u201cRenaissance Woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horne is an award-winning filmmaker, a jazz singer, a film actor, a songwriter, a pop singer, a stage actress, a teacher, and a country vocalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in Dallas and went to the University of Texas in Austin,\u201d said Horne, during a phone interview Tuesday evening from her home in the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a degree in radio\/TV\/film. I was a double major and also got a degree in history focusing on World War II. Now, I\u2019m living in New York and working for a film producer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started singing when I was five or six. I sang in choirs. I got into writing music when I was a teenager and then started composition. I have studied classical voice under Dr. Stella Yoon, Brian Schexnayder, and Billy Park. Stella Yoon really taught me a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the University of Texas, I did musical theater and sang country music. I opened for Wynona Judd at one point and performed at venues throughout the country. And I did a couple plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most recently, Horne had two works accepted to compete at the 2022 Austin Film Festival, a screenplay which advanced to the Second Round and a short film which will screen as an official selection. The short film, \u201cFlying in the Dark,\u201d uses lively animation and firsthand accounts to tell the story of women in aviation, from World War II to the present day. This film was generously supported by the Austin Film Society’s Harrison McClure grant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did 17 interviews with women pilots,\u201d said Horne. \u201cThe main one was with Jeannie Leavitt. She was the first American woman to become a fighter pilot -\u2013and she\u2019s still serving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeannie Marie Leavitt is a United States Air Force general officer. She became the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot in 1993 and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did an EP with two songs in 2021,\u201d said Horne. \u201cI\u2019m looking to do some more recording in the spring. I have about five new original songs. It\u2019s jazz or singer\/songwriter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did a lot of theater acting when I was a teenager and in college. Now, I\u2019m getting back into acting and have just started taking classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith music, I\u2019m just getting started doing my own shows. I\u2019m very excited to be doing a show in the Philly area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Annika Horne — https:\/\/youtu.be\/GKEdrcRkj78<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The \u201cThursday Night Jazz Jam\u201d is a regular feature on Jamey\u2019s calendar while Friday and Saturday night shows feature national and regional acts.<\/p>\n

Jamey\u2019s features a popular \u201cGuest Singer Series\u201d on Thursday featuring many of the best singers in the region performing a set from 7-8 p.m. with the backing of the Dave Reiter Trio and occasional guest musicians.<\/p>\n

The Dave Reiter Trio lays down the backing for some out of this world jazz to happen, and you never know who might show up to join in. Reiter is a long-time jazz pro and is equally at home on the seven-string guitar, Nord keyboard or the venue\u2019s top of the line Hammond organ setup. Bill Marconi is on drums; his name is known to jazz aficionados around the world. Holding down the bottom is first-call Philly bassist, George Livanos.<\/p>\n

Other \u201cGuest Singers\u201d for January will be Geri Oliver on January 19, and Greg Farnese on January 26.<\/p>\n

The show with Annika Horne on January 12 will get underway at 7 p.m. There is a $10 cover charge.<\/p>\n

Now through January 15, the Kimmel Cultural Campus (250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia,\u00a0www.kimmelculturalcampus.org<\/a>) is presenting the Philly premiere of the hit Broadway musical, \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d at the Academy of Music.<\/p>\n

\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d is a musical drawn from Alanis Morissette\u2019s 1995 album of the same name \u2013 an album that yielded the Number One hit, \u201cYou Oughta Know.\u201d The Tony and Grammy-Award winning production was written by Diablo Cody, the award-winning screenwriter of\u00a0\u201cJuno,\u201d\u00a0\u201cJennifer\u2019s Body\u201d and\u00a0\u201cOne Mississippi.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show is not a Morissette biopic but rather an original story informed by the Canadian American singer\u2019s poignant lyrics dealing with deals with pain, healing, and empowerment.<\/p>\n

For the\u00a074th Tony Awards,\u00a0\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d\u00a0won two awards on 15 nominations, the most nominations of any show of the 2019\u20132020 season. It also won the\u00a0Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.<\/p>\n

\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d is recommended for ages 14 and up.<\/p>\n

This production contains strong language, adult themes, drug use, and moments of sexual violence that some may find triggering. \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d addresses many topics of contemporary life, including sexual assault, opiate addiction, transracial adoption, gender and LGBTQIA+ identity, marriage struggles and mental health.<\/p>\n

Video link for \u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/X0Z2dqRNfjQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJagged Little Pill\u201d will run now through January 15 at the Academy of Music.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices range from $20-$129.<\/p>\n

Glen Foerd (5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, www.glenfoerd.org<\/a>) will launch its 2023 arts and culture programming when it hosts EgoPo Classic Theater\u2019s staging of \u201cThe Ways of White Folks\u201d from January 11-22.<\/p>\n

Published in 1934, \u201cThe Ways of White Folks,\u201d is a collection of 14 short stories by American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist Langston Hughes (1901-1967). The collection addresses multiple dimensions of racial issues, focusing specifically on interactions between Black and White people.<\/p>\n

The American classic presents powerful portraits of race relations in America. Told with unparalleled candor, each short story offers a private view into the absurd and tragic interactions between White and Black people across systemic divides.<\/p>\n

In EgoPo\u2019s immersive promenade staging, audiences are invited to attend a New Age retreat at the historic Glen Foerd Estate on the Delaware River. There they will be welcomed into each character\u2019s room on a tour of the extravagant mansion to witness their intimate and private lives.<\/p>\n

Hughes wrote the book during a year he spent living in\u00a0Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.\u00a0\u00a0The collection addresses multiple dimensions of racial issues, focusing specifically on the unbalanced yetinterdependent power dynamics between Black and White people. According to Hughes, the short stories are inspired either by his own lived experiences or those of others he encountered.<\/p>\n

Performances will be held January 11-15 and 19-22 at 7 p.m. each night with additional matinee performances on January 15 and 21 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

General admission tickets are $32 — $12 for students and industry professionals. Masks are required to be worn during all performances.<\/p>\n

The Media Theatre (104 East State Street, Media, www.mediatheatre.org<\/a>) will conclude its run of \u201cThe Sound of Music\u201d with performances from January 6-8.<\/p>\n

SALT Performing Arts (www.saltpa.com<\/a>) has announced its second annual local playwright production, \u201c12 Chairs,\u201d by John O\u2019Hara. The new show is running January 13-15 at SALT\u2019s Black Box Theatre (19 Hagerty Boulevard, West Chester).<\/p>\n

SALT\u2019s 2023 season kicks off with an original one-act play written by Skippack resident, John O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n

The drama is about mother-daughter relations throughout the years. In summary, Louise, the daughter, is cleaning out her mother\u2019s house-represented by the \u2018twelve chairs\u2019 scattered about the set.<\/p>\n

As a silent mover moves the chairs off, Louise remembers the moments of their life together\u2013the simple moments of tears, sorrow, and laughter that mark every parent and child. As the years go on (and the chairs disappear), Louise and her mother circle about each other and come back together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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