Deni Bonet in Concert with Chris Flynn

Deni Bonet with Chris Flynn
Music Sessions in the Gallery
Saturday, April 29, 7:30pm,
Tickets: $25 ($20 seniors/students)
In an intimate concert setting Rockland Center for the Arts will host a
concert with Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn. Deni Bonet is a pop/rock
singer/songwriter & classically trained violinist who has recorded &
performed with R.E.M., Sarah McLachlan, Cyndi Lauper, Scissor Sisters, &
Warren Zevon among many others. Her previous appearances include four
sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall, NPR’s Mountain Stage, The Great Wall of
China, the United nations, and the White House for President Obama.
It’s no secret that Deni Bonet can rock a violin like nobody’s business. Or
that she writes memorable songs that make you want to listen again and
again and again. Deni Bonet is, simply, a musical total package. Her music
has been featured on HBO, NBC, American Airlines, and several films. She
was recently honored to be awarded a grant through the Arts Envoy Program
of the US Government to spend a month on a residency in Africa teaching
violin, songwriting, and rock n’ roll at a music college in Zanzibar.
Deni Bonet’s talent, combined with her boundless energy, does not have a
limit. Watch her perform and you’ll quickly understand why; she’s a
whirling dervish; a streak of aural and visual lightning wielding a violin
bow. Dynamic and personable, she makes a concert hall become intimate and
cozy. At the same time, don’t expect to sit back on your laurels and just
watch – a Deni Bonet show is a total experience in which you’d better be
ready to have fun.
For years, Deni Bonet, classically trained, has been honing her craft as a
virtuoso violinist, singer, songwriter and performer. And anyone who’s
heard her last few albums, especially the fiery, funny and fabulous Last
Girl on Earth, and 2013’s It’s All Good, knows that Ms. Bonet brought
something extra special to the table. On It’s All Good, Bonet was joined by
an array of high-profile collaborators including R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Fred
Schneider of the B-52s, Pete Kennedy, John Wesley Harding, Wings drummer
Steve Holley, Young Fresh Fellow/R.E.M. associate Scott McCaughey, and even
Broadway star Mary Testa. She turned to another well-known name, former
Bongo frontman and baroque pop savant Richard Barone, to produce the album.
One listen to Deni’s newest album, Bright Shiny Objects, and you’ll know
this particular record takes on a completely different life and direction.
Recorded in NYC with the cream of New York musicians, including Liberty
DeVitto (Billy Joel’s drummer of 30 years), Graham Maby (Joe Jackson),
Shawn Pelton (SNL, Rod Stewart), Will Lee (Letterman, MIck Jagger), Steve
Holley (Paul McCartney), Ben Butler (Chris Botti) and Matt Beck (Matchbox
20), this is her first all-instrumental album and shows off Deni’s skills
as a virtuoso violin player, composer and arranger.
It’s difficult to try and describe – or unnecessarily, classify Deni’s
music – her tastes and styles range from pop to roots-rock to traditional
folk to high voltage rock and roll.
Carnegie Hall virtuosity intertwined with a rock-club vibe and intimacy.
That doesn’t ring your bell? Try Yitzak Perlman playing lead for Nirvana.
That should give you some notion that this artist has, indeed, brought
something special to the table. Even without the vocals, you can hear the
passion and emotion in Deni’s performances.
Chris Flynn is a guitarist and singer who has accompanied Rock and Roll
Hall of Famers Ronnie Spector and Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper) along with
Simon Kirke (Free, Bad Company), Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne),
Garland Jeffreys, Willie Nile, and many others. He has performed at
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and served for many years as the musical
director of the All Star Irish Rock Revue in New York City featuring Irish
luminaries such as Cait O’Riordan (The Pogues), Joanie Madden (Cherish The
Ladies), and raconteurs Alphie and Malachy McCourt. He has been performing
and touring with Deni Bonet for the past four years.
This concert is Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at 7:30 pm. You may purchase
tickets in advance for $25 (seniors & students $20) at
http://www.rocklandartcenter.org/events
http://www.rocklandartcenter.org/events www.rocklandartcenter.org/events,
call 845-358-0877 to reserve tickets. Rockland Center for the Arts is
located at 27 S. Greenbush Rd., West Nyack, NY. Regular hours are: Mon-Sat
11-4; closed Sundays. For more information visit
http://www.rocklandartcenter.org or call 845-358-0877.
RoCA gratefully acknowledges support for its programs from The Rea
Charitable Trust, ArtsWestchester, Sarah and Stephen Thomas, The Richard
Pousette-Dart Foundation, M&T Bank, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The
Dorothy Gillespie Foundation, Walter Cain & Paulo Ribeiro, Kantrowitz,
Goldhamer & Graifman P.C., QuietEvents, the Estate of Joan Konner, Lighting
Services Inc.,, the Mark and Jessie Milano Foundation, Zaklin Family
Charitable Fund, The County of Rockland, Art Services Group, RoCA members,
donors and business members.
RoCA’s programs are made possible, in part, with funds from the New York
State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and
the New York State Legislature. Funding is also made possible by the County
of Rockland.