Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of World War II's end, New York's Swingtime Big Band returns to Nyack's long-running Free Music on the Hudson summer concert series to perform a joyous mix of Big Band classics and popular tunes from the Great American Songbook.

This high-powered 20-piece band vividly recreates hits from the Swing Era and beyond, including chart-toppers by Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Les Brown. Plus, Swingtime's two entertaining vocalists salute some of our most iconic singers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, and Frank Sinatra, along with a 100th birthday tribute to the legendary Sammy Davis, Jr. The July 22 concert is also being held on the 144th birthday of another American standard of this era, Edward Hopper.

Please join us to say "Thank You!" to The Greatest Generation, as we offer this uniquely American music that defined an entire era, and which is still instantly recognized around the world as "Made in the USA!"

This concert is made possible with financial support from:
The VFW Post 9215, Upper Nyack, NY
Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Nyack, NY
ArtsRock, Rockland County, NY
Kenneth and Debbie Rubin
Knights of Columbus Haverstraw Council 581

Please consider donations to these nonprofit organizations.

Voices on the Hudson offers an intimate listening series presenting unique voices singing original songs.

Jeremy Aaron, a Nyack native, crafts intimate songs that portary modern society, the nature of love, and the challenges we all face. His poetic style incorporates jazz, soul, pop, and folk. His guitar stylings are rich and complex, and he occasionally adds fiddle music to the mix. Founder of The Greenwich Village Showcase, he has performed at venues and festivals both as a solo artist and with bands Spuyten Duyvil and Gangstagrass.

Kirsten Maxwell's powerful vocals and well-crafted songs have propelled her into being one of the most dynamic singer-songwriters on the acoustic music scene today. She has toured with Judy Collins, and opened for Melissa Etheridge, Tanya Tucker, and The Bacon Brothers. In 2020, she was one of five artists selected to receive a grant from the Joe's Pub Working Group - an artist development program of The Public Theater in NYC.

Voices on the Hudson is a collaboration of ArtsRock, The Angel Nyack and Brooklyn-based Voices in the Heights.

Spencer LaJoye (luh-JOY) is a singer/songwriter from the Midwest making queer indie folk music for everyone. The 2021 Kerrville Songwriting Competition and 2024 Songwriter Serenade winner spins crystalline vocals through a loop pedal while strumming an acoustic guitar in charming, banter-heavy performances that keep audiences laughing one moment and weeping the next.

Lula Pilar is an up-and-coming young singer-songwriter making waves.

Eureka Shoes is a new songwriting power trio of Charlie Burnham, Jean Rohe, and Skye Soto Steele. These longtime friends and collaborators have each achieved notoriety in their respective worlds of jazz, folk, and pop music, and have now joined forces with bassist Rashaan Carter to bring you an entirely new sound. With delicious three-part harmonies, other-worldly twin fiddling, and lyrics that will break your heart and put it back together again better.