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Robin & the J Birds will be performing at the Annual Relay for Life Survivors' Dinner at Jamestown High School on Friday, May 4th. We are honored to be a part of such a meaningful event celebrating life and the contributions of Relay for Life to the fight against cancer. For more information on tickets to the dinner and how you can participate in the annual Relay for Life Williamsburg, please visit their website at RelayforLife.org
First Night Grand Finale!!!!!
Thank you to all our friends and family
who supported us at the Finale Stage in Williamsburg!
We had a fun time performing with great singers
and our good friend, Wayne Hill on bass and fiddle.
Click HERE to view Photos on our Facebook page
thanks to our friend John Cummings for taking these!!
Rave Reviews from LAST WORD in the Virginia Gazette!
Bravo!
“The Simon & Garfunkel Tribute show at the Kimball on Saturday was amazing! Thanks so much to City Arts Cafe and Robin Jester for pulling this together. I enjoyed listening to all the old tunes. It brought back many memories of my parents and I on long road trips across the United States.”
“I was blown away by the Simon & Garfunkel Tribute show, benefiting Williamsburg Youth Orchestra and Williamsburg Youth Wind Ensemble. I know there are an incredible number of talented musicians in greater Williamsburg and am excited that Jester had the energy, vision and talent to connect all of the participants for this outstanding show.”
“What a superb group of the best local musicians around we saw perform some of Simon & Garfunkel’s best in tribute for their 70th birthdays. It was lively and fun and put together as professionally as I have seen a local group do. I am in my 60s, and it was a blast.”
photo courtesy of Jae-Eun Park
Photo Shoots! Concerts! News! Oh MY!!!
Robin and the J Birds have enjoyed a couple of INCREDIBLE weeks. As musicians, it is always SO gratifying to know that people are listening and we are putting smiles on your faces! We have been busy with great events like the well received Simon & Garfunkel Birthday Tribute Concert at the Kimball Theatre!!! We played our favorites, "Keep the Customer Satisfied," "Kodachrome," and "America" to a near SOLD OUT audience!!! We also had the honor of performing with Chris Krehbiel & Joe B. Jones on "Still Crazy After All These Years" as well as the iconic "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with Stephen Christoff, closing out the night on "The Boxer" with Dick Smith, Cabot Wade, and John Tracy, sharing the stage with other great locals Poisoned Dwarf, Scott Varney, Joe Duggan and Philip Newbery of WMBG 740AM. Read all about it and see photos on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/robinandthejbirds!
Special thanks to Jae-Eun Park for a fun photo shoot with the band. These pics came out GREAT
and we had a good time goofing off and trying to look serious! Not our best skill ;)
Click the photo above to check out more at our Facebook page !
Williamsburg Art Gallery Crawl 2011
Join Robin and the J Birds for a fun night at the Gallery Crawl, September 29th from 6pm to 11pm. We'll be playing jazz standards and other fun songs you know and love at New Town Art Gallery. For more information, visit their website at www.newtownartgallery.com or click on the Gallery Crawl pic to purchase tickets!
Celtic Airs CD Release with Timothy Seaman
I had the extreme honor and pleasure of being invited to record on Tim Seaman's latest project, Celtic Airs. Since Celtic music is probably my favorite, if I was only allowed to pick just one (well Celtic is more than one) I eagerly agreed! My piano arrangements are featured on two pieces on the album, both Welsh actually, Guide me oh Thou great Jehovah (tune called Cwm Rhondda) and Jesus Lover of my soul (tune called Aberystwyth). Visit TimothySeaman.com or CLICK HERE to order your copy today!
I recently also had the opportunity to share the stage with Tim and amazing musicians, Ardie Boggs on harp and Peter Budnikas on bagpipes and guitar at the beautiful sounding Hennage Auditorium in the Dewitt Wallace Museum. I have heard of both of these locals and was thrilled to have finally met and heard them live. Very exciting and completely nerve wracking to not be the weak link!! It was great fun and I think well received. And there was a mutual feeling it will have to happen again :)
I recently also had the opportunity to share the stage with Tim and amazing musicians, Ardie Boggs on harp and Peter Budnikas on bagpipes and guitar at the beautiful sounding Hennage Auditorium in the Dewitt Wallace Museum. I have heard of both of these locals and was thrilled to have finally met and heard them live. Very exciting and completely nerve wracking to not be the weak link!! It was great fun and I think well received. And there was a mutual feeling it will have to happen again :)