Located in the Artists District in Peekskill, just 45 minutes north of NYC, The BeanRunner Café, is a celebration of food, family, music and art. The menu is eclectic and funky, ranging from humus or Caribbean chicken sandwiches to fruit smoothies, specialty soups and desserts. The cafe also serves fine wines and beers. The Cafe includes a performance stage, art gallery, lounge area, dining room, and outdoor patio. It also has a special Kids Room adjacent to the main dining area.Featuring major Jazz, Blues, Rock, Reggae, Acoustic and Classical musicians, the BeanRunner has become a gathering place for art & music lovers and for artists and musicians to meet, listen and perform in a casual and comfortable setting. Features have included jazz greats Clifton Anderson, Bertha Hope, Premik Russell Tubbs, Tadataka Uno, Craig Haynes, Burton Greene, Ed Schuller; Classical Rock Violinist Daisy Jopling; Peter Calo, Rob Morsberger, and many others. The nights are full of surprise guests who add to the music festivities. For information, call the BeanRunner Café at (914) 737-1701 or e-mail rtedb@optonline.net. The BeanRunner Café is located at 201 S. Division Street @ Esther, Peekskill, NY. Log onto www.beanrunnercafe.com for directions and the BeanRunner menu which is available before and throughout the performance. The BeanRunner Café is located at 201 S Division Street @ Esther in Peekskill NY. The BeanRunner Café and Gallery hours are: Tues-Thurs, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Fri-Sat, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. & Sun 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. For information, call (914) 737-1701 or email drew.claxton@outlook.com Website: www.beanrunnercafe.com
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March 15
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5:00 pm | Steve Wells in Concert
Pop/Soft Rock, Blues | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Guitarist Steve Wells' music is comprised mainly of Rock/Pop hits of the 1960's thru today, with a heavy dose of 70's and 80's. He plays a few different genres including some classic country and blues.
Steve has been well received in wineries, breweries, and restaurants/bars throughout our region and hasplayed over 2000 solo gigs, establishing a nice rapport with his audience.
Donations to the musician are greatly appreciated. |
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March 20
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9:00 pm | Jean Garner and the Riverton Jazz Trio
Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Jean Garner has performed as a singer and actor at New York’s Green Room 42, Laurie Beechman Theatre, Lincoln Center, and regionally. She is delighted to sing in this inaugural performance with the Riverton Trio - in a concert featuring favorite jazz, songbook, and pop standards suited to the season of winter, spring and romance.
The Riverton Trio is comprised of 3 dedicated jazz and music enthusiasts passionate about sharing their knowledge and love of music. Together, Michael Lucke (piano), Rich Dashnaw (bass), and Chris Larsen (drums) write, arrange, and create engaging content for their audience. They have been playing the New York area for 6 years running.
$20 adm.
Call for reservations, 914-737-1701.
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Saturday
March 21
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8:00 pm | Jazzwomen!
Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Kim Peralta is founder of the Jazzwomen and a lifelong musician/bandleader, now fully devoted to jazz drums. Kim studied in Cuba with drummer Alejandro Aguiar Rodriguez at Havana Music School. In 2021 she joined the SUNY Jazz Ensemble, leaving in 2024 to cultivate her own jazz projects.
Jennifer Vincent played, toured and recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Betty Carter, Abbey Lincoln, KD Lang, Patti Labelle, Grammy-nominated, all-female Latin jazz orchestra Cocomama, and Wynton Marsalis' "Jazz At Lincoln Center All-Stars".
Sarah Jane Cion performed with Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Anita O'Day, Della Griffin, Ralph Lalama, Alan Harris, Carmen Leggio, Dr. Lyn Christie, Bucky Pizzarelli, and many other jazz greats.
Jenny Hill has performed at the Blue Note in NYC, the CIVEBRA music conference in Brazil, the Metrotech concert series, Clube do Choro, Gates Pub in Brasilia, and many NY jazz venues.
$20 adm. Call for reservations, 914-737-1701. |
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March 27
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9:00 pm | Sundad, with Eurell Sr & John Eurell Jr on guitar, Kendall Buchanan on bass, and Elijah Duncan on drums & percussions
Acoustic, World | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Sundad is a World Fusion, New Age and acoustic Jam-Band, including father and son guitarists, John Eurell Sr. and John Eurell Jr. on guitar, Kendall Buchanan on bass and Elijah Duncan on drums.
Sundad's music has aired on the nationally syndicated "Echoes" radio show with host John Diliberto and the first track on the CD, "Open Sesame", was featured on NPR's "All Songs Considered: Open Mic" and was voted All-Time Best Guitars in the World Fusion category by GarageBand.com.
$20 admission. For reservations call 914-737-1701. |
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Saturday
March 28
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8:00 pm | Mala Waldron Quartet
Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Vocalist/Pianist/Composer Mala Waldron is a NYC native who balances local performances with tours all over Europe and Asia. Featured recordings include her CD debut, "Lullabye" (tribute to godmother, Billie Holiday), a duo project with her father, pianist, composer Mal Waldron ("He's My Father") and "Always There" which, in addition to being her first U.S. release, was licensed by Columbia Records (Japan) and voted one of the Top 20 Jazz CDs of 2006 by JazzUSA.
As a band leader, Mala has performed with her group at the Jazz Standard, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, the 55 Bar, Cornelia St. Cafe, BAM Cafe , the 1st Annual Coltrane Day Music Festival, and most recently at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, and the 17th Annual Jazz in the Valley festival with the Christopher Dean Sullivan Ensemble, among others. Mala is also proud to be a Creatives Rebuild New York TRANSART 2022-2024 Artist in Residence.
$20 adm. For reservations call 914-737-1701.
Pic credit: Marta Picciche |
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April 3
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9:00 pm | Salsa Night!
with Pablito y su Latin Band
Latin | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Inspired by the rhythms of Latin music, Pablito y su Latin Band rocks Salsa, Son, Rumba, Cubano, Cumbia, Bomba, Plena, as well as Merengue, and will have you up and dancing all night long.
$20 adm. For reservations, call 914-737-1701
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April 4
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8:00 pm | Raphael Silverman Trio
Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Raphael Silverman is rapidly emerging as one of the most compelling young guitarists on today's jazz scene. A native New Yorker and a recent graduate of Columbia University, Raphael already performs and tours with some of the most respected names in jazz. He is a member of the bands of two iconic former Art Blakey Jazz Messengers - Philip Harper and Johnny O’Neal -and has shared the stage with Eric Alexander, Rodney Green, Akiko Tsuruga, Peter Washington, Winard Harper, and many others.
He leads the Raphael Silverman Trio and has appeared at renowned venues such as Smalls, Mezzrow, Ornithology, Jazz Forum, Minton’s Playhouse, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has also toured internationally in Europe and Asia.
Silverman's music pays deep respect to the lineage of jazz guitar while carving out a fresh, personal voice.
$20 adm.
Call for reservations, 914-737-1701. |
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April 10
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9:00 pm | Electric Red
Funk | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Electric Red is an ecstatic collision of transcendent funk, extraterrestrial tones, and hypnotic bass lines. Music for the eclectic listener, the dance floor, as well as the stark raving mad, Electric Red’s creation of groove-oriented thought-provoking music dipped in a shallow but potent bed of psychedelia is uncompromising, unrelenting, and unprecedented.
Call for reservations, 914 -737-1701.
$20 adm.
Click to Listen to Electric Red here. |
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Saturday
April 11
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8:00 pm | Gerry Malkin Quintet
Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Leader and tenor saxophonist Gerry Malkin has performed with Tito Puente, Lew Soloff, Adam Nussbaum, George Colligan, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Ray Vega, Joey Calderazzo and Dave Weckle.
The Quintet includes Gerry Malkin (sax), Chris Morrison (guitar), Neil Alexander (piano), Preston Murphy (bass) and Bobby Leonard (drums).
These great musicians will be swinging hard in the tradition.
$20 adm. Call for reservations at 914-737-1701. |
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April 12
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4:00 pm | Also in Blue: Scott Test in Concert
Singer-Songwriter | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Also In Blue is Scott Test, a music educator and singer/songwriter out of Cortlandt Manor, NY, whose work has been featured in the New York Songwriters Circle and is currently a top 10 finalist in the Songwriters Showcase at this year's Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, Colorado. Influenced by James Taylor, Billy Joel, Punch Brothers, and a wide range of musical theater composers, his performances fuse the best of traditional singer/songwriter favorites and modern roots music with a wide selection of original songs. You can follow the project on Instagram at @AlsoInBlue.
Donations to the musician are appreciated. Call for reservations, 914-737-1701. |
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April 17
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9:00 pm | An Evening of R&B Soul Music and Originals
with Shorty-Rosa and Billy Badd
Soul | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 An Old Soul Review Night with Shorty-Rosa & Billy-Badd for a true R&B Experience.
"Billy" aka Billy Badd, the fearless leader of the Hudson Valley's #1 R&B band "Base Camp" is a musician, singer, songwriter, producer & studio engineer who writes his own music and has recorded several CDs. He is currently on a mission to share his works. Billy Badd has been in the music industry for over 40 years.
$20 adm. Call for reservations, 914-737-1701. |
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April 18
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8:00 pm | Premik Russell Tubbs & Triloka
World, Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Triloka is a World Music Ensemble mixing Indian Classical Music with Jazz and Ambient Soundscapes.
Premik Russell Tubbs, acclaimed multi-instrumentalist (saxes, flutes & EWI), spans genres from jazz fusion to traditional eastern melodies. He has toured and performed with Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Whitney Houston, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ravi Shankar, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Billy Joel, and more.
South Indian percussionist, Kanjira master, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, is a rising star in Indian percussion. The son of Grammy-winner V. Selvaganesh of SHAKTI and grandson of T. H. Vikku Vinayakram, 'Swami' represents the next generation of the Vinayakram family, furthering the legacy of Indian percussion in our world today.
Neil Alexander (keys & synth) is renowned in all genres of music. He has toured with The Machine, The Mahavishnu Project, Marty Balin, Corey Glover and performed with Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Rez Abbasi and more.
$20 adm. For reservations, call 914-737-1701. |
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April 19
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5:00 pm | Michael Falco, and Steve Kirkman
Singer-Songwriter | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Michael Angelo Falco is a photographer, author, and songwriter residing in New York's Hudson Valley. Falco believe’s that art, in all its forms, are agents of healing and renewal.
Steve Kirkman is a Hudson Valley Singer-Songwriter and host of the long running Open Mic at the Towne Crier Café in Beacon NY. He has worked with many local musicians as a sideman, and producer for recording projects. Steve is a co-founder of the local folk/rock groups, Hope Machine, Guthries Ghost and Alectro.
Donations to the musicians are greatly appreciated.
Call for reservations, 914-737-1701.
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April 24
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9:00 pm | Celebrate Drew's Born Day!
with Ras Droppa & the Eazy Skanking Band - REGGAE!
Roots Music, Ska | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Ras Droppa is a passionate musician and consummate artist filled with energy and talent, poised to take on the world with his music.
Singing and playing the melodica in the streets of Jamaica as a child, Ras Droppa's early influences stemmed from his exposure to artists from his homeland, like Bob Marley, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Garnet Silk, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare and Roland Alphonso and the Skatalites.
He has toured worldwide and, with his custom Steinberger, has shared the stage with reggae artists such as Sugar Minott, Beres Hammond, The Congos, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Lucky Dube, Burning Spear, Aswad, Sly and Robbie, Jimmy Cliff, Yami Bolo, Dennis Brown, The Wailers, CCB Reggae All Stars, Leroy Sibbles, Junior Jazz, Anthony B, The Mighty Diamonds, Cocoa Tea, Half Pint and Sister Carol.
$20 adm. Call for reservations, 914-737-1701. |
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April 25
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8:00 pm | Joe Natale Organ Quartet
Jazz | BeanRunner Cafe
201 S. Division Street @ Esther
Peekskill, NY See Map |
 Saxophonist, composer and educator Joe Natale has been a fixture on the NYC jazz scene for decades. Having earned his BM from The Hartt School and a MM from SUNY Purchase, Joe has collaborated and shared the stage with luminaries such as Ralph Lalama, Abraham Burton and Steve Davis to name a few.
As an educator Joe has been a faculty member of the Artist Collective, Cortlandt School of the Performing Arts and Westchester Home Music mentoring budding saxophonists and improvisers for many years. Joe has also produced several performances with his group, which was recently featured at the New Music Series in Cold Spring, NY.
Joe's Organ Project was launched in 2023 and features a group of Peekskill based musicians:
Jeff Barone (guitar),
Sam Wagner (drums) and
Alex Smith (organ).
While the project is influenced by the greats such as Jack McDuff and Dr. Lonnie Smith, the repertoire also features original material by Joe and is on track to record a new EP in early 2025.
$20 adm. For reservations, call 914-737-1701. |
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