Zahili Gonzalez Zamora is a Cuban pianist, composer, bandleader, arranger, and educator. She feels most defined by her Cuban heritage and her status as an immigrant. Her passion for music has taken her to Canada, to South East Asia and, now, to the United States. Her rich musical background, career experience and extraordinary improvisation skills...
With a Loop Station, South African born Selkii creates sonic backdrops for her powerful vocals. (7th place on South African Idol TV Show , Team Blake NBC The Voice Finalist.) She ‘loops’ live-performed percussion, soulful backing vocals & guitar - & can even mash up real-time song requests on the fly! Selkii has headlined fairs...
BAMS Fest takes over UnCommon bringing Live Music and Beats to the stage. Toki Wright is a two-time Emmy Award-winning MC, poet, producer, and cultural diplomat. He has received two CLIO Award for advertising with General Mills for the number one worldwide Twitter trending project “Watch the Stove” which was also nominated for a Cannes...
Raised with devotion for music, Gregory George Groover Jr is a twenty-nine year old tenor saxophonist and educator from Roxbury, Massachusetts. His love and pursuit of music directed him to the Boston Arts Academy where he graduated in 2011 as both the Elma Lewis Graduate with distinction and the Louis Armstrong Jazz award. His effort...
Boston-based multi-award-winning guitarist, singer, composer, and producer Albino Mbie, originally from Mozambique, shares his own original music.
Since 1995, Rory and the Blues Hounds have been electrifying audiences with their dynamic performances. Hailing from Providence, RI, this versatile band draws its inspiration from the blues, weaving in classic rock, Motown, country, and covering varied artists like Steely Dan and Amy Winehouse. Led by the masterful guitar work of Rory Malloy, the band...
Jonathan Suazo is an award-winning saxophonist / composer / cultural advocate and educator who also leads his own project entitled RICANO, a unique afro Caribbean Jazz concept that blends the sounds of Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. Jonathan was named one of the top ten emerging jazz artists of 2023 by the GRAMMYS and his...
Maz is the bridge that links Alternative Hip Hop and the music he grew up on in São Paulo, Brazil. As a son of a DJ, much of that influence bleeds through his music today through neck-snapping production and an out-worldly harness of energy in his lyrics. Whether he is experimenting with the sounds of...
Jazz Urbane will bring Bill Banfield’s iconic Imagine Orchestra to the UnCommon Stage and Harpoon Beer Garden. Join us on Sunday, June 30th, and experience the ten+ piece jazz chamber orchestra, which includes a string trio, rhythm trio and percussion, and winds and brass. It is an eclectic approach to a creative composing/performing ensemble where...
The Femmes are an all-woman and non-binary wedding band specializing in songs by female and non-binary artists. When you’re at a Femmes show, you’re at a high energy concert experience. Epic sing-alongs, expertly crafted harmonies, and musicians who absolutely LOVE to interact with the audience, the Femmes are Boston’s go-to women’s party band! Our roster...
After a well-received show at the UnCommon stage last summer, the Russ Gershon Trio plus special guest John Mulkerin return. Saxophonist Gershon has been a pillar of the Boston jazz, rock and Latin music scenes since the 1980's, and went international with the Grammy-nominated Either/Orchestra. The E/O toured the US and the world and has...
Zahili Gonzalez Zamora is a Cuban pianist, composer, bandleader, arranger, and educator. She feels most defined by her Cuban heritage and her status as an immigrant. Her passion for music has taken her to Canada, to South East Asia and, now, to the United States. Her rich musical background, career experience and extraordinary improvisation skills...