Funky Grooves with Guitarist Steven Himmelstein

UUCP’s service on Sunday, March 6, features funky guitarist Steven Himmelstein. Steve is a fixture of Arizona’s jazz and contemporary scene, playing with and recording for many local artists. He books music for several downtown clubs, and has recently been augmenting his solo guitar shows with an 8-string guitar and electronic drum triggers. Here’s a video

Flamenco Guitar with Kristofer Hill

UUCP’s service on Sunday, February 20, features flamenco guitarist Kristofer Hill. Kris was already a busy working musician in Phoenix many years ago, playing percussion and guitar with many bands and dance troupes. Then he spent a few years living in Spain studying flamenco and returned as one of our city’s premiere flamenco guitarists. He

Virtuoso Accordionist Tony Putrino

UUCP’s service on Sunday, February 13 features virtuoso accordionist Tony Putrino. Tony’s ability to play just about anything on piano and accordion—not just polkas, but jazz, rock, tangos, ballads, reggae, and more—have made him a busy musician, not just on Phoenix’s biggest musical stages, but also on television and in theater. Here’s a recording of Tony

Caribbean Steelpan with Wes Hawkins

This Sunday’s service will feature the Caribbean steelpan music of percussionist and educator Wes Hawkins. Wes leads the Rhythm is Life Steel Band and the Phoenix College percussion studio, and keeps busy performing and teaching percussion of all kinds. He’s excited to share his love of steelpan with us!

Service Music for January 30

This Sunday, our music is all “homegrown”: members of our UUCP community leading favorite UU hymns. Carolyn Allenby, David Boecker-Grieme, and Sarah Montgomery will sing, with Masaru Sakuma on piano and Susan Morris on viola.