The Jones Family Singers Set for Daryl's House, 10/1

The Jones Family Singers, consisting in part of five sisters, two brothers and their father, have been tearing up churches and festivals for almost three decades. And now with Live from Mt. Zion, a follow up to 2014's critically acclaimed studio effort The Spirit Speaks (Arts+Labor), this sensational gospel band has translated their awe inspiring stage show to an album that's contagious and thrilling; a full on emotional explosion of passion and precision. Recorded at the family's home base, The Mt. Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church in the tiny town of Markham, Texas, this powerful compilation of songs shows a dynamic and timeless range of material and repertoire paired with vocal virtuosity and musicianship that holds its own with the top acts on the touring circuit today.

Producer Curtis Heath kept the approach stripped down, simple and raw, using vintage ribbon mics and preamps as well as the same model Altec tube mixer as famous Motown Records guru Berry Gordy. "I tried to keep things minimal and let the atmosphere and The Jones Family really shine through" says Heath. "There was no air conditioning, vacillating heat and thunderstorms outside plus a powerful energy that continually swept through the room...we captured it." The album was mastered by Emily Lazar at the Lodge in New York City (David Bowie, Foo Fighters) and will be released on July 24, 2015 via Arts+Labor.

"Modern practitioners of a long musical tradition...infusing their joyful, reverent songs with elements of vintage soul and R&B" declares the Wall Street Journal. "The three-generation gospel collective's high-energy performances are the living embodiment of the indelible connection between the black church and its rock and soul offspring" notes the Austin Chronicle. "It was all joyful praise, brilliantly timed with one crescendo after another" boasts the New York Times, and both Rolling Stone and NPR called them "a must see act" at SXSW 2014.

The Jones Family Singers received a standing ovation at Lincoln Center last summer, and showcased at New York City's globalFEST and The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in January 2015. This year and next will see them criss-crossing the globe with domestic and international appearances including Newport Folk Festival, Playboy Jazz Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, and a two week tour of Russia.

Impressed by the band's fervor onstage and humility off, Austin filmmaker Alan Berg ("Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW") decided in 2012 to make a documentary that explored the triumphs and tribulations of this working gospel band. The artistry he witnessed onstage along with the compelling family dynamic came to fruition at film festivals this spring, entitled "The Jones Family Will Make a Way". It premiered at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival and will have its international premiere in Galway Ireland's famous arts festival in July.

Date: Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Place: Daryl's House
130 Route 22, Pawling, NY 12564
Time: Doors: 5:00pm / Show: 7:00pm
Tickets: $15 - $25. Ticket link is HERE

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