Bluegrass Jam Class
2026-11-16 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-11-30 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-12-07 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Granite Church, 5 N. Main Street, Redding, CT, 06896, United States
Bluegrass Jam Class (Wernick Method)
Mondays, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, October 5 – December 7
No class on October 19 and November 23.
Tuition: $285 for 8 Sessions
Calling all pickers!

Learn to jam with people like you
Hands-on instruction in small groups – backup, soloing, leading songs, harmony
Standard bluegrass songs and etiquette
All levels welcome and accommodated
Friendly supportive teaching
Only requirement: play G, C, D, A chords – or matching notes on fiddle or bass

Please register on the Wernick Method website here.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Austin Scelzo (Danbury, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and over time learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Part of The Granite Bluegrass Series

Old Time Jam
2026-11-18 19:30, 2026-12-16 19:30, 2027-01-20 19:30, 2027-02-17 19:30, 2027-03-17 19:30, 2027-04-21 19:30, 2027-05-19 19:30, 2027-06-16 19:30 and 5 more dates
Old Time Jam
Third Wednesday of the Month, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Donations Appreciated
Calling all fiddles, guitars, and banjos for an Old Time Jam at the Granite!
Play along or sit back and listen to Appalachian music with us. Bring any acoustic string instrument and make new friends playing old-timey tunes with other musicians.
For an excellent representation of the types of music played at these jams, listen to The Old Time 100 album by Tristan Scoggins and George Jackson here.
Come as you are, give as you can. All are welcome!

Write It Down Or Improvise?
2026-12-06 14:00 - 16:00
Write It Down Or Improvise?
Jazz Meets Classical
Sunday, December 6, 2 PM (Doors 1 PM)
Tickets: $45
Featuring:

Lana Auerbach, violin
Miriam Liske Doorandish, cello
Andrew Levine, piano
David Morgan, piano

The impact of jazz on American Classical and Theater music is deep and rich, and in this meeting of two trios- one jazz, one classical- we will explore how jazz has entered the classical world through a host of composers who are comfortable crossing boundaries.
MEET THE ARTISTS
Lana Auerbach, Violin
Lana Auerbach is a versatile violinist, fiddler, and educator based in Newtown, Connecticut, whose career spans classical concert stages, chamber series, and roots music traditions across the Northeast. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory (BM) and Bard College’s The Orchestra Now (MM), she serves as concertmaster of the Woodstock Symphony Orchestra, performs with ensembles like the Hudson Valley and Syracuse Orchestras, and leads her ensemble, the Solstice Piano Trio.
As a fiddle player, Lana performs with her string band Bugs on a Log and leads a community Old Time Jam in Redding, CT. Also a dedicated educator specializing in the Suzuki Method at the Newtown Suzuki School, she brings music to young audiences through Harmonious Tales—a creative series pairing storytelling with live bluegrass, folk, and chamber music arrangements.
Miriam Liske Doorandish, Cello
Raised in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Iranian-American cellist Miriam Liske-Doorandish is motivated by a love of collaboration that finds her equally at home in traditional chamber music settings and traditional fiddling sessions. At age 2, Miriam politely demanded her first instrument and began lessons with her mother, Lisa Liske. An eclectic performer, she has pursued contemporary, historical, and traditional classical performance during her studies at the Royal College of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, and the Yale School of Music. As cellist of the exploratory ensemble Trio Ondata, Miriam is a recipient of the 2022 Fischoff Competition silver medal and the gold and audience prizes at the 2023 Yellow Springs Chamber Competition.
Noted for her “wonderful warmth and flexibility” and her “fresh and incisive style”, Miriam regularly performs at festivals and chamber series across the Northeast. A dedicated educator, she has also been recognized for her arts leadership in recent years, receiving support from The Secular Society and Oberlin’s Flint Initiative Grant. Miriam is currently based in New Haven, CT, where she plays with Trio Ondata, The Havenwood Quartet, and maintains an independent cello studio.
Andrew Levine, Piano
Andrew Levine, The Granite’s Resident Artist for classical music, has enjoyed a multifaceted career in the performing arts, working as a musician, arts administrator, educator, and producer.
Andrew served as managing director of The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, and as the executive director of The York Theatre Company. Currently, he is an adjunct faculty member at Western Connecticut State University, where he teaches theater management, and The Hartt School at the University of Hartford, where he is an on-staff coach in the musical theater division.
At The Granite, Andrew curates, produces, and performs concerts and activities within the classical music, cabaret, and musical theater worlds.
David Morgan, Piano

David Morgan is a musician for life. For him, it’s music 24/7. After a childhood of playing in rock bands, competing in classical piano competitions, putting on solo Keith Emerson keyboard shows, and producing demos on his 4-track cassette recorder, he knew a life of music was the only soulful and logical choice. When he was 19, he moved to New Orleans to study with jazz legends Ellis Marsalis and Harold Battiste at The University of New Orleans.
Since migrating to the East Coast in 1992, he has had a rich career of touring, recording, producing, writing, and teaching. He has recorded and toured the world with his jazz trio, renowned vocalist Neshama Carlebach, Peter Himmelman and actress/songstress Jane Lynch, to name a few. His original music can be heard regularly on CBS and NBC sports telecasts and cable TV shows like Pawn Stars, Catfish, Counting Cars and American Restoration. This past June he was the musical director for the benefit concert, Trevor Live, in New York City.
Music Education has become a very important part of Morgan’s career. His rock band training program, The Music Shed is in its 9th season. He developed this program to give middle and high school musicians the opportunity to get extensive coaching in rock, jazz, and blues music in a weekly small group setting. Lately, Morgan has been producing and recording his students’ original music and plans to release a Music Shed Artists Vol.1 album in early 2018. He regularly performs and records with his quartet, Portal, a Connecticut band of brothers featuring Greg Wall, Matt Moadel, and Rich Zurkowski.
America: A Portrait in Sound – The Granite’s Fall 2026 Sunday Chamber Music Series

Redding Prevention Council Monthly Meeting
2026-12-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-01-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-02-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-03-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-04-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-05-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-06-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2027-07-14 19:00 - 21:00 and 4 more dates
The Redding Prevention Council (RPC) is a nonprofit, volunteer-led organization, funded by the Western Connecticut Coalition.
RPC is made up of local citizens who care about the well-being and safety of our community. Our volunteers include but are not limited to: licensed healthcare and social service professionals, faith-based leaders, community-service members, and educational stakeholders.
They meet at the Granite Church on the second Wednesday of each month. All are welcome!
Learn more by visiting their website at reddingpreventioncouncil.org.
This event is part of our Free Weekly Wednesdays program sponsored by Meadow Ridge.

Bluegrass Nights
2026-12-17 19:00 - 22:00
Bluegrass Nights
One Thursday a Month, 7 PM – 10 PM
July 30, Aug 27, Sept 24, Oct 29, Dec 17

Open Bluegrass Jam: 7:30 PM
Granite House Bluegrass Band: 8 PM
Free jamming afterwards
Donations Appreciated

Join us for our monthly celebratory night of bluegrass music! Come to listen, come to jam, come to learn. Live music from the Granite House Bluegrass band starting at 8 PM, an easy, led slow bluegrass jam for beginner and intermediate players starting at 7:30, and late night jamming open to all. Banjos, fiddles, guitars, dobros, mandolins, bass, and similar acoustic instruments welcome.
HOSTED BY AUSTIN SCELZO
Austin Scelzo (Danbury, CT) first studied various fiddle traditions at Mark O’Connor’s Berklee String Camps and, over time, learned all the bluegrass instruments as well as singing and songwriting. During four years as a middle school music teacher, his bluegrass journey began with performing in CT-based bands and teaching in-person and online. Now full-time in bluegrass, Austin performs with respected veterans The Rock Hearts and the Americana quartet On the Trail, teaches jam camps and has created groundbreaking online instruction materials. He has been named Connecticut Arts Hero and nominated as Mentor of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Part of The Granite Bluegrass Series
Bluegrass Nights at The Granite is a recipient of the 2026 IBMA Foundation Project Grant. Thank you so much to The IBMA Foundation for their support!
