Rees Shad Returns to Caffe Lena Roots with Show Jan. 8

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Composer and fictioneer Rees Shad returns to his roots at Caffe Lena with The Convo Combo to premiere songs from the upcoming album, “One Glass At A Time,” on Jan. 8 at Caffe Lena. 

Shad began performing at the Caffe’s open mic nights in 1984 and was encouraged by its founder and namesake, American folk impresario Lena Spencer, to explore deeper narratives which the songwriter credits as foundational to his career. 

A native of Manhattan who used his father’s Dictaphone to record his first song at the age of four, Shad grew up absorbing New York’s downtown music scene from Gerde’s Folk City to CBGB’s.

His recordings range from his debut album Walls (1993) to The Watcher (2019). The Convo Combo features longstanding Shad collaborator/drummer Bobby Kay and bassist Jeff Link who join Shad to explore a more improvisational approach to performing his crafted narratives. 

For more information, go to www.ReesShadMusic.com. For tickets, go to: www.caffelena.org.