Jeff Cain + Gray Acres at The Gatherings

Jeff Cain may be best known for his work in the Philadelphia-based innovative music duo The Ghostwriters. Authoring several atmospheric masterpiece recordings and live performances, these early realizations were unhindered, true expressions between collaborators. Forty years later Cain has returned to music. This solo performance at The Gatherings will be distinguished by elegance and tenderness. His adventurous explorations are delivered as if in intimate, personal touch with the listener. Opening a rare space for peace, thought and warmth, this live music is as powerfully effective as instrumental storytelling gets - flowing with the solemn, blissful insistence of life itself.

Gray Acres is the musical project between twin brothers Andrew & Michael Tasselmyer. Containing many of the textural elements found in their work with Hotel Neon here they realize a somehow softer, even more dreamy feel. Producing multiple layers of mood inducing processed sounds and synthetic timbres, amid the washes of electric guitar chords, reverberant piano and fragrant field recordings Andrew & Michael conjure captivating prepared soundscapes - for an evocative and beautiful listening experience.

This event will include the video artistry of Neil Cippon and Samara Talkin. Generating projections of original, ever-evolving graphics onto the interior features of the St Mary's staging space, their visual output aligns with the improvised live musical expressions conjured by the musicians.

The Gatherings Concert Series presents Jeff Cain plus Gray Acres live in concert on Saturday 28 March 2026 at 8:00PM. (doors open at 7:30PM) in the church sanctuary of St. Mary's Hamilton Village 3916 Locust Walk (just east of 40th & Locust) on the Penn campus in West Philadelphia. Free Admission/Donations Requested. Advance Registration is advised.

The Gatherings Concert Series is presented by the all-volunteer staff of The Corporation for Innovative Music and Arts of Pennsylvania

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