"The audience in Concord starts out more reserved,
but gets wild." Liz Rainoldi / Co-singer for the band Breaktime
The co-singer of the band with Koch, Liz Rainoldi, who sings with a deep soul voice, says locals love to dance to the music. "The audience in Concord starts out more reserved, but gets wild," she says. At The Acton Jazz Café, a venue that has 75 seats, the dance floor is packed with revel- ers later in the night when the featured band takes the stage. According to Susan Stamps, who lived in Carlisle for 35 years and is a regular at the Café, "it's so friendly that everyone just dances with everybody else." Vivian, who was a piano performance major at Boston's Berklee College of Music, says The Acton Jazz Café tries to have classic jazz bands for the first weekend show (or dinner show) at 7:00 pm, but then breaks out the blues and rock and roll for dancing in the sec-
Contemporary jazz musicians play at Serafina Ristorante in Concord.
ond show at 9:30 pm. In fact, she points out that, despite its name, The Acton Jazz Café offers only about 50 percent jazz. The rest of the music is blues, Latin, classic rock, and soul. "People sometimes suggest I should rename the café," she says. Another fun time to dance is Wednesday nights at Serafina, where Sigy Moller, who has been crooning professionally in night clubs since 1969, sings Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Elvis Presley songs to an ap - preciative crowd. As the night progresses, mostly middle-age couples move to the fair - ly large dance floor to sway to the music. Erica Cannarozzi, Sam's wife and head of Serafina's kitchen, comments that some- times people love the "live entertain- ment versus just background music. It's refreshing."
Add Your Own Voice Some of the most popular nighttime shows are the "open mic" programs where audi- ence members can get on stage and sing. At Main Steets' Tuesday night show, hosted by
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