ArtsFalmouth will host Jazz Stroll 2026 on Saturday, October 17, from 3 to 9 PM. Check back soon for complete information!
Tish Adams
ByWay Barber + Massage Co.
3 PM to 4::15 PM
49 North Main Street
Vocalist Tish Adams has a compelling stage presence and an extensive repertoire of time-honored standards. She offers fresh interpretations, yet sets a sentimental mood – a passionate tribute to rich Jazz tradition. Her show is seasoned with long-forgotten gems, obscure treasures and a dash of the Blues. She can burn an up-tempo swinger or melt the audience with her sensitive reading of a slow, smoky ballad. Fans compare her to the “great ladies of Jazz.” Musicians call her “a natural.”
Tish’s originals are delightfully funny or as low-down as can be. Her lyrics are playful and cleverly written. She’s turned unexpected topics into great Blues stories.
Pianist Paul McWilliams, shown above, long the partner of jazz great Rebecca Parris, performs with Tish, as does bassist Marshall Wood, who served as Tony Bennett’s long-tie bassist. He is married to Cape Cod favorite vocalist Donna Byrne.
Andrew Sexton Group
Coffee Obsession
3:30 PM to 4:45 PM
110 Palmer Avenue
Blue Train
Museums on the Green
4 PM to 5:15 PM
55 Palmer Avenue
Blue Train will play gypsy jazz, a unique style of jazz made famous by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli in France in the 1930s. Also known as “hot club jazz,” gypsy Jazz is an acoustic swing style featuring fast tempos, intricate improvisation, and a unique rhythm driven by guitar rather than drums.
Blue Train will perform instrumental standards from this repertoire and vocal selections with multi-part harmony. Blue Train’s members include Jon Pachter on banjo, George O’Connor on mandolin, Stewart Roberts on guitar, Wendy Pachter on bass, and Alison Smith on violin.
Bongogenesis
4:30 PM to 5:45 PM
First Congregational Church of Falmouth, in the Sanctuary
68 Main Street
Bongogenesis is the only Afro-Cuban band on Cape Cod. Their sound originates in traditional Cuban music, such as Son Montuno, Guajira, Bolero, Son-Pregón, and Cha Cha Chá. The music then branches out into many styles that evolved from those fertile roots, including Afro-Cuban Rock, Salsa, Calypso, and most importantly: Afro-Cuban Jazz.
The band consists of Olivia Yingling on vocals, Greg Polanik on guitar and Cuban tres, Sam Holmstock on percussion, Laird Boles on bass, with special guest Bill McManus on alto sax.
New Dreams Jazz Ensemble
Pickle Jar Kitchen
5 PM to 6:15 PM
170 Main Street
The New Dreams Jazz Ensemble consists of Pat Ryan on guitar, of Full Spectrum Music; Danny “Mo” Morris on bass, Berklee professor, member of Calypso Hurricane; Dan Fox on Trombone of Made in the Shade, Arlington Jazz Festival founder, Morningside Music; and Rick Andre on drums, steel pans, and percussion. The group will perform a playful, energetic and improvisationally infused eclectic mix of songs from multiple genres, as well as originals.
Dawna Hammers
Black Dog General Store
5:30 PM to 6:45 PM
214 Main Street
Songwriter, recording artist, entertainer Dawna Hammers grew up with a Dixieland Jazz father; Johnny Hammers, who played saxophone and clarinet with Cape Cod’s finest musicians: Marie Marcus, Dave McKenna, Lou Columbo. She grew up listening to and learning a wide variety of American Songbook classics.
Joined by her son John Graham on drums, and Scott Sheehan on uptright bass, Hammers will perform a cool variety of songs by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Billie Holiday, Nora Jones, Sade, Joni Mitchell, and some of her own originals. With a warm, wide ranging, spirited voice, melodic and rhythmic keyboard, Hammers will even toot on her father’s tenor sax for a very entertaining session.
Long Lost Friend
So French
6 PM to 7:15 PM
303 Main Street
Long Lost Friend is a jazzy blues trio featuring Chris LoCasio on piano, Bill Hayes on drums, and Ben Sloan on bass guitar. They draw inspiration from such artists as Thelonious Monk, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, and Bob Dylan.
After-Stroll Gathering
Bart Weisman Smooth Jazz Group
6 PM to 9 PM
The Vine Restaurant
824 Main Street
The Bart Weisman Smooth Jazz Group features Steve Hambleton on guitar, Ron Ormsby on bass, and Bart Weisman on drums.
Bart Weisman performs with his Jazz Group, Klezmer Swing Group, Smooth Jazz Group, and Cape Cod Jazz Quartet & Trio on Cape Cod. He is the founder, executive producer & performer for the Provincetown Jazz Festival, hosts Jazz Jam Cape Cod, performs at the West End Restaurant, Bleu Restaurant, and Summer Jazz with Bart Weisman Concert Series at Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Bart is the Jazz Band director at Sturgis East and directs & performs for the Jazz in the Schools program.
ArtsFalmouth is grateful to all the musicians and venues supporting the Jazz Stroll and to our sponsors for their support!
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Leader Bank
Falmouth Community Television
Falmouth Cultural Council
Falmouth Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation
Falmouth Museums on the Green
Mass Cultural Council
Woods Hole Foundation
