Franklin Stage Company presents a music concert featuring Yolanda Bush and The Cool Water Collective, August 2-4 at Chapel Hall in Franklin.
Yolanda Bush has been singing and drumming for over four decades. As an accordion-playing, African American youth from the south side of Chicago, she studied trumpet and choral music, and performed with numerous ensembles, including a brief stint with the Chicago Youth Symphony. Growing up surrounded by music, Ms. Bush became versatile in numerous styles including Blues, Jazz, Rock, and R&B.She is both a vocalist and a drummer. A prolific songwriter, she has performed extensively as a solo guitarist and singer/songwriter. She has toured the U.S., Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and elsewhere performing with artists such as Gwen Avery, Alexander Belkin and The Road Band, Mark Fox and Sonic Nomads. Her influences range from Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, and Jimmi Hendrix to Joni Mitchell, Igor Stravinsky, and Claude Debussy. She currently resides in Upstate New York. Ms. Bush brings The Cool Water Collective to the Franklin Stage Company — a flexible ensemble of stellar musicians who are already well known in the Southern Tier, each of whom is also an expressive and highly accomplished band leader. Bush will be joined by Wyatt Ambrose on guitar, Joe Damone on drums, Tim Iversen on keyboards, and Evan Jagels on bass. This combination of artistry, nuance, passion, and swagger promises an unforgettable experience melding Blues, Jazz, Rock, and R&B.
Showtimes for Yolanda Bush and the Cool Water Collective are Friday, Aug. 2 and Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m. All shows take place at Chapel Hall, 25 Institute Street in Franklin. Admission is free — suggested donation is $25 per person. For reservations visit www.franklinstagecompany.org
