Music From Poplar Hill Series Continues

A few of the notable artists James Fernando has performed and recorded with are GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award winner Tom Paxton, two-time GRAMMY award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, steelpan virtuoso Victor Provost, and jazz luminary Chris Cheek. (Photo by Margot Schulman via www.jamesfernando.com/press)

By popular demand, the brilliant young American jazz pianist James Fernando will make a return visit to Music from Poplar Hill in Valley Lee on September 27.

Mr. Fernando’s concert in 2022 was a hit with the audience and with the young music students he worked with. This time he will be joined by Kyon Williams on drums and Sam Harris on bass.

The Music from Poplar Hill series is held at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Valley Lee. MD. The September 27 performance by the James Fernando Trio will be held from 7:30 to 9:30pm

The church is 19167 Poplar Hill Lane.

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Mr. Fernando has been hailed by World Music Report as a “prodigiously gifted composer and virtuoso pianist,” by Jazz Sensibilities as “limitless in his ability to articulate his ideas,” and by Contemporary Fusion Reviews as “creating one of the most amazing musical experiences you’ve ever had.”

Created from the belief that music nourishes the spirit, enriches life and promotes a sense of community, Music from Poplar Hill: The Jo Ricks Music Series embodies the spirit of Jo Ricks, a beloved member of the Southern Maryland community who had a gift for bringing people together through music.

The concert is sponsored in part by the St. Mary’s County Arts Council.