Christine and Elliot Spero: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides Now”

Adventures in Music at the Roe Jan Library

Sunday, Apr. 27, 4-5pm

“Both Sides Now” is a show with Christine and Elliot Spero that will lovingly take you on a journey through the music of Joni Mitchell, the  Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter who is one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s circuit. Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz and other genres. Be lifted by songs like “Both Sides Now,” “Chelsea Morning,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Help Me,” “A Case of You,” and so many others.

Singer/pianist Christine Spero is no stranger to the stage — as a teen she recorded with Neil Sedaka and Don Kirschner at RCA records. Her song “He Wasn’t Always That Way” won the USA Songwriting Competition Jazz Category, and her song “Caribbean Nights” was one of the finalists. She and multi-instrumentalist/producer Elliot Spero have been recording and playing live shows together for over 30 years, performing a diverse repertoire of pop, Latin, and jazz from writers such as James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, Todd Rundgren, The Beatles, Bonnie Raitt, Roberta Flack, Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes and Jobim as well as Brazilian classics, Motown songs and jazz standards.

Roeliff Jansen Community Library
9091 State Route 22
Hillsdale, New York, 12529

*This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts