"Inevitably, the Steve Kaufman Acoustic Concert Series — taking place five nights a week over a two-week period every year in June — begs the question: which night is the best? The answer — all of them. There is no "highlight," no "grand finale," no "this night is better than that." Every single night, musicians who have taken the boundaries set forth on their particular instruments and pushed them further than conceivably possible come together and play. They jam, they improvise, they choreograph ... they transform the Maryville College campus in picturesque Maryville, Tenn., into an otherworldly place unrivaled in terms of musical firepower, instrumental entertainment and sheer artistry. Each musician, alone, could command a respectable ticket price among those aficionados who regard their playing as an art form; together, they combine for a mind-boggling experience that, night after night for two solid weeks, turns a small Tennessee town into a hotbed of talent without rival anywhere else." Steve Wildsmith, Maryville Daily Times Entertainment Editor
Thursday, June 17th Line-up: Russ Barenberg, Casey Henry, Pat Kirtley and March Marxer