Jen Chapin Trio at Belmont Arts Collaborative 7/24

Jen Chapin Trio debuts a new two-set, cabaret-style performance featuring political insight and poetic storytelling in a musical arrangement made for the moment. Anything Goes and How Did We Get Here? weave historically informed, jazz-inspired queries and responses concerning our current and rapidly changing political environment around selections from Chapin’s critically acclaimed urban folk catalog. The eponymous performer is joined by guitarist Jamie Fox, and Grammy Award-nominated bassist Stephan Crump. $22–25, 7:30pm. Belmont Arts Collaborative, 221 Carlton Rd. Ste. 3. cvillejazz.org

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