out & about by Martha Bassett
Summertime, and the living is easy. This time last year I was making music on my porch for the birds and squirrels, not exactly the live audience I was used to. Although I miss the porch and the lazy days, summer of 2021 is shaping up to be a gloriously busy time for musicians. My bandmate, Sarah Howell-Miller, recently said that she’s spending all her extra money this summer seeing live music. My hope has been to make music for live audiences. Well friends, my wish has come true. The Reeves Theater is open again to the public this very month. We’ll still be live streaming our shows, but now you can be there in person. One of my favorite things about hosting a show is being able to collaborate with other musicians. They always end up becoming friends. This month is somewhat of a homecoming at the Martha Bassett Show, as I’ll be hosting friends old and new to the Reeves Theater.
20 • SURRY LIVING July 2021 Issue
Justin Poindexter grew up in Greensboro and went to high school and college at UNCSA, majoring in guitar and composition. After graduating he worked in my band for a couple of years before receiving an internship at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, where he now heads the largest in-school jazz concert series in the US. His 2014 album with the Amigos, Diner in the Sky, won Americana Album of Year from the Independent Music Awards.
Photos of Our Band by Gabriela Herman
Sasha Papernik is a first generation Russian American, classically trained pianist, accordionist, singer, and songwriter who graduated from Wellesley College and the Manhattan School of Music. She’s a serious artist who masterfully and playfully charms everyone in her presence. Sasha’s songs are vignettes, stories, both personal and universal.
