Lydia's Cafe

• Saturday, June 15, 7-10pm – Jazz Soup
The Magnatone Bros. feat Joel Harrison & Mark Dziuba
Joel Harrison – guitar
Mark Dziuba – guitar
Jay Anderson – bass
Jeff Siegel – drums

The Magnatone Brothers is a two guitar ensemble led by Joel Harrison and Mark Dziuba. The two like -minded guitarists bonded over the fact that they both own rare and eccentric 1950s guitars made by the Magnatone company. They resolved to do a show where both guitars would speak to each other. Both Joel and Mark are improvisors with an open minded aesthetic which includes all kinds of American Music. Both are composers so expect a mix of originals, jazz tunes, groove- based material, and in general a lot of fine interplay and good fun. The two are joined by illustrious colleagues— Jay Anderson on bass and Jeff Siegel on drums.

Saturday, June 22, 7-10pm - Jazz Soup

John Menegon Quartet "Sound Embrace"
John Menegon - Bass/compositions
Jeff Lederer - Sax
Dave Lopato - Piano
Harvey Sorgen - Drums

The intuitive, spontaneous nature of the music presented by Bassist & Composer John Menegon, in collaboration with these exceptional musicians, pushes the boundaries of today’s music on the world stage. The music is deeply rooted in the traditions that come out of the Free Bop era of Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, and Paul Motian, to name a few. The music is created in the “moment of now!” Some of the melodies presented on
Saturday will be freely interpreted, sometimes letting the form create itself, using melodic and harmonic expression relying in the trust of each player’s deep knowledge of improvisation. The group will be exploring some odd meters and different grooves,
and will include Menegon’s original compositions. The unique sounds in improvisation are unleashed by these four exceptional musicians.

Jazz Soup anyone?

• Saturday, June 15, 7-10pm – Lydia's Cafe
The Magnatone Bros. feat Joel Harrison & Mark Dziuba
Joel Harrison – guitar
Mark Dziuba – guitar
Jay Anderson – bass
Jeff Siegel – drums

The Magnatone Brothers is a two guitar ensemble led by Joel Harrison and Mark Dziuba. The two like -minded guitarists bonded over the fact that they both own rare and eccentric 1950s guitars made by the Magnatone company. They resolved to do a show where both guitars would speak to each other. Both Joel and Mark are improvisors with an open minded aesthetic which includes all kinds of American Music. Both are composers so expect a mix of originals, jazz tunes, groove- based material, and in general a lot of fine interplay and good fun. The two are joined by illustrious colleagues— Jay Anderson on bass and Jeff Siegel on drums.

WESLEY’S WAY WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY JUNE 8th BUT HE’LL BE BACK ON SUNDAY!

Eric Goldberg Memorial Jazz Jam
Please join us in celebrating the music and life of our dear friend, Eric Goldberg who passed away in December 2023.

Open jazz jam (back-line provided)
Pot luck dinner
Outdoor event, indoors if raining
Bring lawn chairs/blankets for lawn seating

David Lopato Quintet

David Lopato – piano, composer
Lucas Pino – saxes and clarinet
Ed Neumeister – trombone
Ratzo Harris – bass
Harvey Sorgen – drums

Jazz Soup - tasty jazz & soups. Soup and salad bar, desserts, appetizers, drinks
Suggested $20 donation for band
Reservations not required

Hudson Valley-based pianist/composer David Lopato has performed as a leader and sideman throughout the world. As a composer he has received multiple grants from the N.E.A., New York Foundation for the Arts, Meet the Composer, and the Beards Fund, as well as a Fulbright Fellowship to study Javanese Gamelan in Surakarta, Indonesia, where he lived for a year. Lopato has toured his own music in configurations ranging from solo piano to 10-piece ensembles, having performed with Dave Liebman, Dewey Redman, Joe Lovano, Mark Helias, Ray Anderson, Wadada Leo Smith, Jane Ira Bloom, Steve Gorn and numerous others. His most recent recording, Gendhing for a Spirit Rising (Global Coolant-02), a Gamelan-influenced work for large ensemble, was hailed by Downbeat Magazine as one of the “Best Albums of 2017”…“unlike anything you are likely to hear this year (or any year).

Eric Goldberg Memorial Jazz Jam
Sunday, June 9, 4-8pm
Please join us in celebrating the music and life of our dear friend, Eric Goldberg who passed away in December 2023.

Open jazz jam (back-line provided)
Pot luck dinner
Outdoor event, indoors if raining
Bring lawn chairs/blankets for lawn seating

JBQ – Saturday, May 25, 7-10pm
John Bruschini - guitar
John Mulkerin - trumpet
Rich Mollin - contrabass
Chris Bowman - drums

Jazz Soup - tasty jazz & soups. Soup and salad bar, desserts, appetizers, drinks
Suggested $20 donation for band
Reservations not required

The John Bruschini Quartet brings together musicians with a diverse history ranging from working with Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman and Joseph Bowie’s Defunkt to playing in the Catskill Symphony Orchestra.
The members have played with one another in various configurations but this gig at Lydia’s Café will be the first time that everyone will be playing together as a quartet.

The quartet’s music will range from jazz standards and “misunderstandards” to original compositions and some loosey-goosey free-form-peppered funkiness.

Saturday, May 18, 7-10pm - Lydia's Cafe
Jimmy Madison & Friends

Jazz Soup - tasty jazz & soups. Soup and salad bar, desserts, appetizers, drinks
Suggested $20 donation for band
Reservations not required

Jimmy Madison – drums
Tim Regusis – keys
Tarik Shah – bass

Drummer Jimmy Madison has performed with the greats of Jazz and Funk for over six decades, from Lionel Hampton, Roland Kirk, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones to James Brown, Maceo Parker and George Benson.

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Najee, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler,

Tarik Shah has played with Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor among others. He is a composer, a jazz educator, and lyricist.

Jazz Soup - tasty jazz & soups. Soup and salad bar, desserts, appetizers, drinks
Suggested $20 donation for band
Reservations not required

Saturday, May 18, 7-10pm
Jimmy Madison & Friends

Jimmy Madison – drums
Tim Regusis – keys
Tarik Shah – bass
Awan Rashad – saxophone

Drummer Jimmy Madison has performed with the greats of Jazz and Funk for over six decades, from Lionel Hampton, Roland Kirk, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones to James Brown, Maceo Parker and George Benson.

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Najee, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler,

Tarik Shah has played with Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor among others. He is a composer, a jazz educator, and lyricist.

Awan Rashad is a saxophonist and has spent over 10 years studying jazz, classical, and contemporary music, and music theory. He has performed at Birdland, Dizzy’s, Smalls, Ornithology, Jazz Forum.

Saturday, May 18, 7-10pm
Jimmy Madison & Friends

Jimmy Madison – drums
Tim Regusis – keys
Tarik Shah – bass
Awan Rashad – saxophone

Drummer Jimmy Madison has performed with the greats of Jazz and Funk for over six decades, from Lionel Hampton, Roland Kirk, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones to James Brown, Maceo Parker and George Benson.

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Najee, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler,

Tarik Shah has played with Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor among others. He is a composer, a jazz educator, and lyricist.

Awan Rashad is a saxophonist and has spent over 10 years studying jazz, classical, and contemporary music, and music theory. He has performed at Birdland, Dizzy’s, Smalls, Ornithology, Jazz Forum.

Jimmy Madison & Friends
Saturday, May 18, 7-10pm

Jimmy Madison – drums

Tim Regusis – keys

Tarik Shah – bass

Awan Rashad – saxophone

Drummer Jimmy Madison has performed with the greats of Jazz and Funk for over six decades, from Lionel Hampton, Roland Kirk, Chet Baker and Quincy Jones to James Brown, Maceo Parker and George Benson.

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione,Najee, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler,

Tarik Shah has played with Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor among others. He is a composer, a jazz educator, and lyricist.

Awan Rashad is a saxophonist and has spent over 10 years studying jazz, classical, and contemporary music, and music theory. He has performed at Birdland, Dizzy’s, Smalls, Ornithology, Jazz Forum.

Nico Soffiato/Dean Sharp Duo
Saturday, May 4, 7-10pm

Jazz Soup – tasty music and soups (and more)

Nico Soffiato, guitar, and Dean Sharp, drums have deep roots in jazz, rock, and improvised music. Their spontaneous compositions are fueled by driving rhythms and particular attention is paid to sound design and strong melodic statements.

Dean Sharp is a prolific creative percussionist, composer, producer and remixer. He has played and/or recorded with a strikingly diverse array of creative artists including Moby, Brad Mehldau, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elliott Sharp, Michael Bisio, Joe Lovano, Marc Ribot, John Stubblefield, Jazz Criminals, Hugh Brodie, Tony Levin, Steve Swallow.

Nico Soffiato is an Italian guitarist, composer and educator. A versatile player, Nico finds himself playing in various jazz and experimental groups such as his duo with Grammy-winning trumpet player Josh Deutsch, Paradigm Refrain with Anti Label recording artist Marco Buccelli, and Dogwood. As a member of the New York music scene for over fifteen years, Nico has been part of the collective Out Of your Head Brooklyn.

Nico Soffiato/Dean sharp Duo
Saturday, May 4, 7-10pm

Jazz Soup – tasty music and soups (and more)

Nico Soffiato, guitar, and Dean Sharp, drums, have been playing together for the last couple of years and are working on a record together. Their music has deep roots in jazz, rock, and improvised music. Their spontaneous compositions are fueled by driving rhythms and particular attention is paid to sound design and strong melodic statements.

Dean Sharp is a prolific creative percussionist, composer, producer and remixer. He has played and/or recorded with a strikingly diverse array of creative artists including Moby, Brad Mehldau, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elliott Sharp, Michael Bisio, Joe Lovano, Marc Ribot, John Stubblefield, Jazz Criminals, Hugh Brodie, Tony Levin, Steve Swallow.

Nico Soffiato is an Italian guitarist, composer and educator. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2007, he made his home in Brooklyn and moved to the Hudson Valley in 2021. A versatile player, Nico finds himself playing in various jazz and experimental groups such as his duo with Grammy-winning trumpet player Josh Deutsch, Paradigm Refrain with Anti Label recording artist Marco Buccelli, and Dogwood. As a member of the New York music scene for over fifteen years, Nico has been part of the collective Out Of your Head Brooklyn, whose members included Gerald Cleaver, Michael Attias, Tony Malaby, Kirk Knuffke, and many others.

IT’S MATZO BALL SOUP TIME AT WESLEY’S WAY CAFE! GET IT WHILE IT LASTS!

Come on in to Wesley’s Way Cafe Sunday for homemade biscuits, sausage gravy and eggs!!!

Saturday, April 20 – Horton/Regusis Quartet

Ron Horton – trumpet/flugelhorn
Tim Regusis – piano
Lew Scott – bass
Peter O’Brien – drums

Jazz Soup
Tasty jazz & soups along with appetizers, salad bar, homemade desserts & full bar make for an enjoyable, affordable and stimulating evening.

Reservations not required
Suggested $20 donation

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler, Ofra Haza and others.

Ron Horton has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Lee Konitz, Will Holshouser, Neil Kirkwood, Rez Abbasi, Phillip Johnston, Andy Laster, Mick Rossi, Matt Wilson, Bill Gerhardt, Bill Mays, Peggy Stern.

Lew Scott has performed with Clark Terry, Joe Lavano, Herb Ellis, George Coleman, Dave Liebman, Jack Sheldon, Peggy Stern, John Abercrombie, Robert Goulet, Vic Damone, Sergio Franchi, Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Eddie Fisher, the Four Aces and the Fifth Dimension.

Peter O’Brien has performed with Brother Jack McDuff, the Edgar Winter Band, Roy Buchanan, Mark McMillan, Orleans, Kenny Werner.

Saturday, April 20 – Horton/Regusis Quartet

Ron Horton – trumpet/flugelhorn
Tim Regusis – piano
Lew Scott – bass
Peter O’Brien – drums

Jazz Soup
Tasty jazz & soups along with appetizers, salad bar, homemade desserts & full bar make for an enjoyable, affordable and stimulating evening.

Reservations not required
Suggested $20 donation

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler, Ofra Haza and others.

Ron Horton has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Lee Konitz, Will Holshouser, Neil Kirkwood, Rez Abbasi, Phillip Johnston, Andy Laster, Mick Rossi, Matt Wilson, Bill Gerhardt, Bill Mays, Peggy Stern.

Lew Scott has performed with Clark Terry, Joe Lavano, Herb Ellis, George Coleman, Dave Liebman, Jack Sheldon, Peggy Stern, John Abercrombie, Robert Goulet, Vic Damone, Sergio Franchi, Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Eddie Fisher, the Four Aces and the Fifth Dimension.

Peter O’Brien has performed with Brother Jack McDuff, the Edgar Winter Band, Roy Buchanan, Mark McMillan, Orleans, Kenny Werner.

Saturday, April 20 – Horton/Regusis Quartet
Ron Horton – trumpet/flugelhorn
Tim Regusis – piano
Lew Scott – bass
Peter O’Brien – drums

Jazz Soup
Tasty jazz & soups along with appetizers, salad bar, homemade desserts & full bar make for an enjoyable, affordable and stimulating evening.

Reservations not required
Suggested $20 donation

Tim Regusis has played and/or recorded with Patti Austin, Ruben Blades, David Byrne, Celia Cruz, Chuck Mangione, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Jonathan Butler, Ofra Haza and others.

Ron Horton has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Lee Konitz, Will Holshouser, Neil Kirkwood, Rez Abbasi, Phillip Johnston, Andy Laster, Mick Rossi, Matt Wilson, Bill Gerhardt, Bill Mays, Peggy Stern.

Lew Scott has performed with Clark Terry, Joe Lavano, Herb Ellis, George Coleman, Dave Liebman, Jack Sheldon, Peggy Stern, John Abercrombie, Robert Goulet, Vic Damone, Sergio Franchi, Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Eddie Fisher, the Four Aces and the Fifth Dimension.

Peter O’Brien has performed with Brother Jack McDuff, the Edgar Winter Band, Roy Buchanan, Mark McMillan, Orleans, Kenny Werner.