Get fill of food, music at Taste of Syracuse

Get fill of food, music at Taste of Syracuse
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... National headliners are Alexa Ray Joel, piano-playing-and-singing daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley in her first festival appearance ever, and ...

 

There will be as much musical diversity as there will be variety of foods at next month's Taste of Syracuse.

 

The musical lineup for the two-day, free-admission event in and around Clinton Square covers everything from high school rock bands to veteran Central New York bands to the daughter of one of the biggest pop stars in the business to a classic rocker whose songs have been bellowed by happy party-goers for the last 28 years.

 

National headliners are Alexa Ray Joel, piano-playing-and-singing daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley in her first festival appearance ever, and classic rocker Eddie Money.

 

The Syracuse Area Music Awards will hold its third outdoor session in conjunction with Taste of Syracuse on the main stage June 2. The awards, which began in 1993 in the Landmark Theatre, will feature performances by Simple Life, The Donna Colton Band, C Jack Motown Revue and Todd Hobin. Awards for best CDs in 10 categories will be announced around the music.

 

Ö The Central New York Blues Orchestra will perform with trombonist Tom "Bones" Malone at 4:30 p.m. June 3 on the main stage. The CNYBO is an offshoot of the Central New York Jazz Orchestra. Malone was a member of the Blues Brothers.

 

Ö The emerging artist stage will showcase bands with musicians still in high school and top Central New York bands still rising in popularity. Ska standouts Razbari Sumthing headline at 10 p.m. June 2, and hard rockers Brand New Sin headline at 10 p.m. June 3.

 

Ö The Jazz Kids of Syracuse will start with The Noah Kellman Trio with Kellman on keyboards, Spencer Murphy on bass and Mike Tysko on drums. Another 10 high school players and a couple alumni will join them in a jam. The set kicks off the main stage action at noon June 3.

 

Ö Skip Murphy's House Party pairs the veteran Syracuse harmonica player with guitarist Bruce Tetley and keyboardist Dave Liddy and other old friends for reggae, blues, swing and a dash of funk. The set starts at 3 p.m. June 3 on the second stage.

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