*POSTPONED: New Date TBD
Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Helm Family Midnight Ramble ft. Jay Collins & Northern Resistance show scheduled for this Saturday, June 6th is being postponed. Ticket holders are encouraged to hold onto their tickets as we hope to reschedule the date soon. For refunds please contact jonathan@levonhelm.com
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Gates: 5:30PM / Doors: 7:30PM / Show: 8:00PM
Levon Helm Studios Presents: The Helm Family Midnight Ramble
with special guest Jay Collins & Northern Resistance
The Helm Family Midnight Ramble is a musical tribute to the founding songbook of Rock and Roll. Born inside the hallowed walls of Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY, the Midnight Ramble has preserved and furthered Levon Helm's legacy for nearly two decades, playing the iconic music of The Band, and Levon Helm.
The Helm Family Midnight Ramble crosses generational and musical lines, featuring an ever-evolving family of musicians. Amy Helm honors her father's penultimate vision for both Levon Helm Studios and the Midnight Ramble - to create a community for musicians to share their art, and "keep it going."
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Jay Collins & Northern Resistance
The saxophone player of choice for famous artists Gregg Allman, Levon Helm, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, and the band Little Feat, Jay Collins played on 2 Grammy-winning recordings with Levon Helm, and a platinum-selling DVD with the Allman Brothers Band (Live at the Beacon Theater).
In an era where most learn to play music in a school, Jay Collins is one of those increasingly rare musicians who mostly learned to play, “on the bandstand” from older, more established musicians. He was the horn arranger, saxophone player, and Musical Director for the Gregg Allman Band, a gig he held for 15 years.
He currently fronts his own bands Northern Resistance and Gravy Train on vocals, keyboard, and saxophones throughout the NY area, as well as performing and arranging with the horn section in the Helm Family Band from Woodstock NY. Jay also toured with The Dukes of September, a collective featuring Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, and Michael McDonald, and more recently, with the legendary band, Little Feat, playing in the horn section and doing arrangements for the group. “He has a killer tone...”-Gregg Allman.
Collins is also proud of his work with other musicians like Ray LaMontagne, British soul man James Hunter, latin-jazz drummer Bobby Sanabria, and jazz artists Jacky Terrasson and Andrew Hill to name only few. He continues to be a staple of the recording and performing scene in the Hudson Valley and beyond.