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NAUSET GRAD RETURNS HOME WITH JAZZ QUINTET

This August, a hometown voice returns to the Cape — not just to perform, but to premiere something brand new.

From Aug. 7 to 9, Eastham native and Nauset Regional High School graduate Emily Wade Adams will take the stage at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, leading her NYC-based jazz quintet, The Café Society, in a three-night run celebrating the release of their debut album. It’s the first stop of their album release tour, and for Adams, an especially meaningful one…

CONCERT WILL FEATURED NEW INTERPRETATIONS OF FAMILIAR JAZZ DUOS

Nauset High School graduate Emily Wade Adams will return to the Cape with her New York City-based jazz quintet, The Café Society, from Thursday through Saturday, August 7, 8 and 9, at the Cotuit Center for the arts.

Led by vocalist Adams and saxophonist Justin Flynn, the performances will include fresh interpretations of jazz’s most-legendary duos and will celebrate the release of the group’s debut album…

JAZZ BAND PAYS TRIBUTE TO NANCY WILSON IN PLYMOUTH SHOW

Eastham native Emily Wade Adams said she was just a little stunned and mostly intrigued when her friend and bandmate Justin Flynn loaned her an old record, the 1962 Capitol Records release “Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley” and added a warning. “If you don’t like this album,” said Flynn, “I might have to stop being your friend.”

That was the genesis for a new program Café Society has been doing…