The Machine Jesse Green, star of the National Geographic Channel show American Chainsaw, will perform with his band Fevah Dream this Saturday at Dr

It will be music for the ears and soul at the benefit concert featuring the Vineyard’s U.S. Slave Song Project and Spirituals Choir. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Satuday, June 1, at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, 54 Spring street in Vineyard Haven.

This winter Jemima James began work on a new CD, her first in five years. The CD is called Nothing New and the recording was done in West Tisbury.

A CD release party will be held this Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury. The only catch is there won’t actually be CD’s at the party. There is still some tweaking to be done. It will be ready by mid-June.

On Monday afternoon, tentative strains of Go Tell Aunt Rhody echo in the foyer of the Chilmark School where beginning and intermediate students perform solo violin recitals. On Tuesday morning, a group of Advanced Orchestra students work to achieve fortissimo at the West Tisbury School. On Wednesday morning, eight intermediate students, ranks depleted due to MCAS testing, fill the band room of the Tisbury School with the coda of their latest piece. One youngster swings his foot in time to the music as he plays.

The Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven is hosting The Long Point 5 on Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. The quintet of Vineyarders will perform music ranging from jazz of Duke Ellington and Jelly Roll Morton, rags of Scott Joplin and a little Argentinian tango. The group consists of John Schilling on trumpet, Jim Athearn on trombone, Julie Schilling on clarinet, Bud Larson on flute and Jeri Larson on keyboard.

The Island’s littlest musicians take center stage as the All-Island Spring String Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20, at the Performing Arts Center at the regional high school.

The concert is free and offers a chance for all the Island elementary schools to showcase their talent at the world premiere of Rock On by Nancy Jephcote. As per tradition, the evening ends with a Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star finale.