The Saturday June Band performs in an Outdoor Concert at Sheridan Music Studio in Highland Park

Making Music in the Pandemic: The Saturday June Band performs in an Outdoor Concert in Highland Park

Sheridan Music Studio of Highland Park and Chicago launched their new outdoor music festival in August with five concerts featuring artists and ensembles from their Music with a View and Blue Skies Concert Series. Now, they are please to announce a Pop-Up add-on concert for their Outdoor SummerMusic Festival featuring Highland Park’s “The Saturday June Band” on Saturday September 12th at 5pm at 1532 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL 60035.

“I heard the band several weeks ago at an outdoor concert in Highwood at The Humble Pub. Steve Kessler, the leader of the band, had invited my daughter, Sarah Greene, to jam with them on Electric violin or viola, so I decided to go listen and see what they were about. I was quite impressed with their original songs and cover songs, and their band had a really great vibe, so I asked them if they wanted to perform in my backyard outdoor music festival. This was the first date we could find that wouldn’t conflict with our other concerts, and wouldn’t be too cold or dark to hold such an event”. — Susan Merdinger, Founder and Artistic Director, Sheridan Music Studio

These Pandemic-friendly concerts are being held outdoors, with social-distancing and masks expected to be worn while traversing the property. Audience members should bring their own folding chairs and blankets, although there were will be some limited seating available on a first-come-first-served basis for up to 50 people. Food and drink will be permitted but guests are kindly reminded to remove their trash with them upon departure. A Deluxe Portable Restroom has all been provided for these events, for the audience’s convenience.

What makes Sheridan Music Studio’s concert series particularly “Pandemic-friendly” is the professional audio-video recording of each concert and Live-streaming of the concerts on a new platform “IN.LIVE”. IN.LIVE is a Silicon-Valley based company devoted to promoting music and musicians by providing a perfect all-in-one live-streaming experience, featuring highest quality audio and video, interactive features, and monetization and fundraising capability integrated into the platform. For the purchase of livestream tickets to any and all of the Sheridan Music Studio events, please visit IN.LIVE: Music Industry's Most Dynamic Livestreaming Platform.

The Saturday June Band features Steve Kessler on guitar, keyboard and vocals, his wife Jami Dawn as lead singer and percussion, Bob Hill on Bass Guitar and Vocals, Jim Glay on Drums, Rob Mason on Guitar and featuring Special Guest Artist, Sarah Greene on violin and vocals.

The Saturday June Band has performed at Chicagofest, Taste of Chicago, Arlington Race Track, Navy Pier, the Park West and Ravinia , as well as Notre Dame,Northwestern and Marquette Universities and played for both the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls. His bands have shared the bill with such notables as Steve Goodman, the Turtles, the Stranglers, X, the Outlaws, and the Kings. In addition, his guitar and vocal credits include playing live with Hound Dog Taylor and recording with Richie Havens. Chicago Magazine labeled his band “One of the Good Ones”.

Sarah Greene, an award-winning violinist/violist and singer, will appear as a Guest Artist with band. As a string player and vocalist, Sarah Greene has appeared in TV shows such as Fargo, Glee!, The Fosters, MTV Movie Awards, and has performed as a soloist in major venues like Carnegie Hall, Preston Bradley Hall, as well as in popular venues like The LA Forum, the Hollywood Palladium and Disney Performing Arts Center. Sarah has also performed over 700 concerts in over 20 countries while on tour with Lincoln Center Stage's Piano Quintet "La Mer", aboard the luxury cruise line, Holland America. Ms. Greene expertly navigates between her love of Classical Music and Jazz and Pop music, performing alongside distinguished musicians like the late Joseph Silverstein, Charlie Pikler, Glenn Dicterow, as well as jazz, rock and popular musicians, like DJ TyDi, Afrojack, and others.

To purchase lawn-seat tickets, please visit www.sheridanmusicstudio.com/events-purchase-tickets. The RAINDATE for the concert is Sunday September 13th at 5pm. All tickets purchased for the 12th will be honored for the 13th in the event of a weather cancellation.