Joe Holt, Sharon S, Shawn Q - Great Songs of the 20th Century

Joe Sharon Shawn

From Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael, to Carole King and Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Stevie Wonder, this “First Friday” show with Joe Holt will have something for everyone! Vocalist Sharon Sable & guitarist E. Shawn Qaissaunee will join Joe to present a concert of The Great Songwriters of The Twentieth Century.

Sharon Sable, based in Wilmington DE, performs regularly with the region’s finest jazz musicians. Her repertoire includes both popular and lesser known gems of the Great American Songbook and other timeless music from the 20th century. Her newest album, recorded with pianist Joe Holt (“Once Upon a Summertime, the Music of Blossom Dearie) has been called “mesmerizing” and “exquisite” by regional music critics, and has received  generous airplay on local and national jazz radio programs.

E. Shawn Qaissaunee has been in demand as a multi-instrumentalist and composer/arranger in the Delmarva area for over thirty years. Sought out for his talents on guitar, bass, piano, percussion and the rubab and dutar (two instruments from his native Afghanistan), Shawn is known for his musical virtuosity, sensitivity, lyricism and spirited creative energy in the jazz tradition.