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Jim Snidero 8pm and 10pm, $15. Chris' Jazz Cafe. Alto saxophonist Jim Snidero is part of an elite straightahead jazz contingent in New York - stone beboppers and consummate pros who have never bowed to prevailing fashion and never will.

What's the deal with him and best-selling mystery novelist Linda Barnes? "They ask, 'Do you know you are mentioned in every one of her Carlotta Carlyle books?' " Smither said by phone last week from the airport in Los Angeles.

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Along the way, they've graced "Mountain Stage," "A Prairie Home Companion," The Grand Ole Opry and "Austin City Limits." Their gentle good humor and effortless musicality make for great family fun.

While singing the blues about the current financial crisis over a guitar riff that dates back to the 1930s, Chris Smither seems to be from everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

Chris Smither He Don't Know: Chris Smither's low profile is good enough for him.

Chris Smither is one of those artists who just keeps on getting better. Not technically better -- he's always been one of the most fleet and distinctive acoustic players around -- but at embracing a sound and persona that fits him to a T, and it comes at a time when Smither is getting some long-overdue credit.

Nashville, Tenn. -- Four decades of music mastery and songwriting craft come together on Chris Smither's latest collection, Time Stands Still - a gripping mix of originals and potent covers.

Tupelo Music Hall Saturday, September 12th 8 PM / $22 Chris Smither Makes Time Stands Still New Collection of Original Material and Stunning Covers Available Sept.

Tupelo Music Hall Saturday, September 12th 8 PM / $22 Chris Smither Makes Time Stands Still New Collection of Original Material and Stunning Covers Available Sept.

Tupelo Music Hall Saturday, September 12th 8 PM / $22 Chris Smither Makes Time Stands Still New Collection of Original Material and Stunning Covers Available Sept.

Tupelo Music Hall Saturday, September 12th 8 PM / $22 Chris Smither Makes Time Stands Still New Collection of Original Material and Stunning Covers Available Sept.

If you're a roots music fan and a supporter of independent musicians, you must attend the Black Potatoe Festival at the Red Mill Museum in Clinton at some point this weekend.

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The area is buzzing with excitement about the tenth annual Roots on the River Music Festival, and a large part of the anticipation is the kick-off concert at the Bellows Falls Opera House featuring 'A Night of Blues' with two of the country's great artists - Sonny Landreth and Chris Smither.

Chris Smither sings the blues at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of York at 7:30 tonight.