Musical Duo Dan + Claudia Zane headline Voices Cafe Kids on November 5th
Press ReleaseThe nationally heralded, award-winning duo Dan + Claudia Zanes will be at Westport’s Voices Café (10 Lyons Plains Rd, Westport) on Saturday afternoon November 5th, at 4pm, for a terrific in-person concert for all ages. Doors open at 3:30. This event introduces Voices Café KIDS, so bring the whole family to enjoy Dan + Claudia Zanes, “the gold standard in kids’ music,” according to NPR. It will be an afternoon of singing, laughter, movement, dancing and joy. Everyone is invited to join the fun!
Voices Café offers a welcoming, uplifting atmosphere, in a sensory-friendly, spacious, open environment; seating will be theater-style with space upfront for movement and fun. General admission is $25 per adult, $15 per child ages 2 to 17, and children under two are welcome at no charge. A 15% FAMILYTIME discount is available for families of four or more. Tickets and more information at: https://voicescafe.org/
Voices Café KIDS continues the tradition of a deep commitment to social justice that has always been attached to our Voices Café programming. Voices Café, now in its 12th year, is known for drawing in superb folk singers and bands for adult fans, while also supporting important social justice causes. Voices Café KIDS is the first concert designed for full family participation in a sensory-friendly atmosphere, even as the commitment to social justice continues. A portion of this concert’s proceeds are dedicated to the fight against food insecurity in our local community, through Connecticut Food Bank. Non-perishable food items may be donated at this event and, in addition to funds raised through this concert, will be brought to Connecticut Food Bank for local distribution.
About the artists:
Grammy award winning Dan Zanes and Haitian American music therapist / jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes have been making music with each other since the day they met in the fall of 2016. Inspired by their artful modern-day all-ages folk music and their commitment to inclusion and accessibility, in 2017 the Kennedy Center commissioned Claudia and Dan to create a theater piece for young audiences, Night Train 57: A Sensory Friendly Comic Folk Opera.
Their love of songs and communal music-making led to an award-winning songbook entitled Dan Zanes’ House Party: A Family Roots Music Treasury, released in 2018. People calls Dan ”the crown prince of contemporary kid’s music.”
In late 2019 the couple moved from Brooklyn to Baltimore and what had been a full schedule of performances evaporated with the advent of the pandemic. It was in March 2020 that Dan and Claudia started their Social Isolation Song Series. For the next two hundred days, to stay connected and uplift others, they performed a different song every day. This series of videos currently resides in the Library of Congress.
The two continue to adapt and reinvent and sing their way to new beginnings. Claudia runs a flourishing skin care business and Dan continues his work with Constructive White Conversations, a white antiracist organization he co-founded in 2011.
Time magazine calls Dan Zanes “the family-music genre’s most outspoken and eloquent advocate,” and The New York Times says their concerts “are always cause for celebration.” https://www.danandclaudia.com
To hear a bit of what makes Dan + Claudia Zanes’ concerts “the happiest concert vibe since Woodstock...,” according to New York magazine, go to: https://youtu.be/TsWWBgo1MM8
Learn more:
Voices Café’s upcoming lineup includes an afternoon of holiday jazz with the talented Heather Pierson Trio on December 3rd at 4pm, and the highly energetic Buffalo Rose on January 21st at 8pm. For additional information please contact Kim Fuchs at kim.f.fuchs@gmail.com, or via mobile 201-674-2853.