On Saturday September 7th, Temple Emmanuel will be hosting Porchfest. Bring chairs and blankets. Free concert. All around Wakefield will be folks hosting a variety of music, a tradition many towns have adopted.
This is Wakefield’s first year and shows will be from 2:00-5:00 PM. A schedule will be posted
nearer to the date. Our schedule is as follows:

2:00 PM: INFECTIOUS
Infectious is a newly formed party band.  We are a bunch of fun loving musicians, who are trying to
spread the joy of popular songs.  We are still evolving and defining our choices of music to play, but
all six members of the band are having a blast playing music in front of live audiences.  We made
our debut at Reading’s Porchfest in June, and from that, we were invited to a venue for Wakefield’s
Porchfest coming up in September.

Our originator is Carol “CAZ” Gebert on lead guitar.  On rhythm guitar and flute is Jeanne “Jazz”
Simko.  “Buzz” Billy Scarborough is our drummer and does some singing.  Eddie “EDG” Dee is on
keyboard and is our primary singer.  “Tomcat” Tom Reid is on bass guitar.  And Carol “Cash” Hanson
is on vocals and acts as our Master of Ceremonies.

3:00 PM: MARK ZELERMYER & FRIENDS
Voted “Audience Favorite” at last year’s Linden Tree Coffeehouse Potpourri,
Mark Zelermyer’s songs range from poignant to funny. Mark and his band
perform around Greater Boston, as far away as England. Side note: Mark’s
grandfather Israel and Sarah Blank and his mother lived 23 Chestnut St and
may have been founding members.

4:00 PM: BETTY’S BOUNCE

 Betty’s Bounce plays music inspired by Django Reinhardt, (a Parisian gypsy jazz
guitarist of the 1930’s-40’s) and infused by American jazz, blues and pop music. The
music is lively and upbeat and covers swing, ballads and Latin styles.

Our Temple neighbor in the purple house is guitarist Audie Bridges, the leader of the group
with his son Sam Bridges on bass. Curtis Doo is featured on guitar and vocals. Betty’s
Bounce has been together for 15 years. Venues include clubs, outdoor festivals and
private functions. They’ve released 3 recordings: Swingin’, Blues For Django and
Luminous.

Betty’s Bounce recordings of Blues for Django and Luminous are now available on
all major streaming platforms: Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Pandora, Amazon,
Instagram, YouTube, Tidal, iHeartRadio, Deezer, and others.

Audie Bridges, Guitar; Curtis Doo, Guitar and Vocals; Sam Bridges, Bass