It’s been a bitter cold January on the East End, but Nancy Atlas and her band will bring the heat to Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater on Saturday night, with five Fireside Sessions starting at 8. Now in its 12th season, the series, which continues through Feb. 15, features musical guests at each show and sells out quickly.
Saturday’s performance will feature Sarah Tomek, a house drummer on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” who has backed such acts as Steven Tyler’s Loving Mary Band, Gretchen Wilson, Maggie Rose, and Them Vibes. Her studio work includes Manolo Garcia’s Latin Grammy Award-winning “Geometria Del Rayo” and Foreigner’s “I’d Give My Life for Love.”
The Realm will join Ms. Atlas and her band on Jan. 25. Formed in 1991 at West Virginia University, the band moved to Long Island in 1995 and has performed at such New York City clubs as the Mercury Lounge and Arlene’s Grocery. It has shared the stage at Stephen Talkhouse with Eric Burden, David Mason, and the Fixx, among others.
Chris Ott, a trombonist, composer, arranger, beatboxer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, is a founding member of the Huntertones, an instrumental jazz/funk group, as well as Shag Horns, a brass band. He has performed with Ricky Martin, Kurt Elling, Lake Street Dive, and the house band for Steven Colbert’s late-night talk show. Mr. Ott will perform on Feb. 1.
Randi Fishenfeld, a criminal lawyer turned electric-violin virtuoso, is the series’ most requested guest performer, and she will bring her talent to Bay Street on Feb. 7. She has toured with such well-known artists as Led Zeppelin and performed with Clarence Clemons and his Band of Faith. “When she goes into her patented gypsy number onstage, she becomes possessed by the music,” said The Broward Palm Beach New Times. “She goes crazy, and the club crowds go crazy with her.”
The series will wind up on Feb. 15 with Jonny Rosch, who has performed and recorded as a vocalist, keyboardist, harmonica player, and songwriter for more than four decades. He has played with or opened for Cyndi Lauper, Jose Feliciano, Joan Jett, Lou Reed, Bo Diddley, and Paul Simon.
Ms. Atlas’s band includes Johnny Blood on electric guitar, Brett King on bass, Denny McDermott on drums, Joe Delia on keyboards, and Greg McMullen on pedal steel guitar.
Tickets are $42 and $54 in advance; $50 and $65 the day of the show.
