River Road Coffeehouse in Newark on 21st Street will proudly host the Word of Mouth Jazz Trio on Tuesday night, July 7 from 7 to 9 pm.  Ben Thomas on guitar, Rob Flax on violin and Ben Jones on bass wil perform jazz selections. Ben and Ben performed late last year at the coffeehouse and received a great response from folks who attended.  The addition of the violin to the trio is sure to make this a hugely enjoyable evening.

River Road Coffeehouse on 21st Street in Newark will host Jon Uland this Friday, May 29, from 7 to 9 PM.

Jon is a local artist living in Granville, Ohio who combines accoustic guitar and vocal  to create a laid-back musical style which offers a blend of jazz, blues and folk. He attends Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah. He writes much of the music he performs and his most popular songs are “Just Wait A Minute,”  “Soundtrack To My Soul” and “Cederfield”.

River Road Coffeehouse in Newark is proud to host Joel Teeple who will perform on Monday evening, May 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Joel is a vocalist on accoustic guitar from Hicksville, Ohio and is currently in the midst of a three-state tour that includes several independent coffee houses in the Michigan, Indiana and Ohio area.

His debut album “The Gun” has just been released. He will be playing selections from the album which include “Bloom and Die,” “Finish Line” and “Come Home.” We think you will really enjoy his performance. His CD will be on sale durintg and after the performance.

Learn more about Joel and his music at  www.myspace.com/joelteeplemusic

Visit www.myspace.com/joshuamaccombs for more information about Joshua and his music!

Steven Smith will perform on the mountain dulcimer next Tuesday evening, January 20, at the River Road Coffeehouse in Newark from 7 to 9 PM. His primary insrument is a Jerry Rockwell three-string dulcimer.  He has been playing the dulcimer for over 25 years and has produced a number of CD’s that are available for purchase.

In describing his music and performance, Steven notes “in general, although the mountain dulcimer is typically thought of as an Appalachian Folk Instrument, I don’t limit myself to Appalachian folk music. My music stems from the European Classical tradition, Celtic music, English Country Dance Tunes, Jewish and Yiddish folk tunes, and Blues and Jazz inspired pieces as well. About half of the selections on my recordings are original compositions, and there is a sprinkling of free improvisations on them as well. Composition is just a small step away from playing, in my opinion. I find that when I’m just letting the music flow through my fingers into the dulcimer, I can get some of my best music. Unfortunately, most of the time when this happens, I can’t play the piece again. There are exceptions, however. “Blues in F#” and “Summertime Memories” are examples of improvisations that later became compositions. ”

Additional information is available at www.sksmithmusic.com