An Intimate Evening with John Ferrara

Name: An Intimate Evening with John Ferrara
Start: 2025-08-29T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 239 Florence Ave, Waynesboro, VA 22980-3923, United States

Schedule

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

239 Florence Ave, Waynesboro, VA 22980-3923, United States | Waynesboro, VA

Join us for an evening of music, mastery, storytelling and laughs at this exclusive solo performance by world class bassist John Ferrara. In an event that only Hot Spot Collective could offer, we will enjoy the intimate and eclectic setting of the home of HSC founder AB Garrod as we immerse ourselves in the knowledge and musical prowess of teacher and consummate music nerd John Ferrara. A founding member of the internationally touring world fusion group Consider the Source, John has been honing his craft for over two decades. He has gained worldwide recognition for his unorthodox approach to writing and performing which he accomplishes largely by utilizing the “two handed tapping technique." John has gained overwhelming praise in the bass community by prominent figures like Charles Berthoud, who labeled him the “Unsung Genius of Bass Tapping." His approach alters the instrument's role into something more akin to a piano or classical guitar. Where Ferrara’s take on the bass guitar showcases his technical proficiency, his ethos as an artist is strictly to serve an emotional end, making his compositions both comprehensible and palatable to wider audiences. Bob Boilen, the founder and former host of NPR's Tiny Desk concert, considered his performance "jaw dropping" during NPR's "Top Shelf Pick" nomination in 2022. Ferrara's music is a mixture between classical, jazz, rock, folk, and minimalism and falls somewhere between the brooding moodiness of Phillip Glass, the improvisational exploration of Chick Corea, and the melancholic spirit of Radiohead. He is inspired by classical composers and jazz pianists equally. The music paints many different scenes with shifts in mood and dynamics often occurring multiple times within each song.
This intimate show has limited seating, and will be exclusive to our HSC Inner Circle, Founding Sponsors and Community Partners.
$50 donation gets you into the HSC Inner Circle. Contact us for additional sponsorship and partnership opportunities.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Inner Circle Meet & Greet 7pm
Performance starts at 8pm
Refreshments will be served