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Magnetic Sound Studios We make records for jazz, roots and acoustic music groups.

Today, Friday! 6pm! Free! Come ride the Possum Monorail!
08/21/2026

Today, Friday! 6pm! Free! Come ride the Possum Monorail!

Join us for a free Third Friday show with Possum Monorail, who brings their high-energy oldtime string-band sound with h...
08/10/2026

Join us for a free Third Friday show with Possum Monorail, who brings their high-energy oldtime string-band sound with hot fiddle tunes, classic country songs, early blues and swing tunes to make you dance! With influences from across the spectrum of American Roots music, you can expect a lively show and there will be plenty of room for dancing in our studio’s Live Room. Fresh back from their tour of the United Kingdom, you can expect a hot show!

Possum Monorail is Cary Moskovitz (banjo, guitar, harmonica), Amy Kassir (fiddle), Korey Kassir (mandolin, guitar), and Hugh Crumley (bass)

Since this is a free, Third Friday show, there are no tickets to buy - just show up anytime between 6pm-8pm and enjoy some music for a while, before you head off to Downtown Durham for all the other Third Friday events or other fun you have planned. Doors open at 5:45. We'll have some drinks and snacks for you to enjoy as well.

More details on this show, our other concerts and the recording studio in general are available at https://www.magneticsoundstudios.com/events

https://www.facebook.com/events/1720965748953138

Magnetic Sound Studios is located in the Reuse Arts District at Lakewood in Durham - near the The Scrap Exchange. We are in Suite #27

07/17/2026

Get your tickets now to see legendary 7-string guitarist Howard Alden and Django Rheinhardt/Oscar Aleman expert Greg Ruby in an evening of hot jazz & swing guitar -- The show is Saturday July 25th at 8pm here at Magnetic Sound Studios in the Reuse Arts District at Lakewood - just a few doors down from The Scrap Exchange. Tickets are $20. More details and ticket purchase link can be found on the studio's website: https://www.magneticsoundstudios.com/events or check out the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/950872827989126 Hope to see you there!

***Postponed***Due to circumstances beyond our control, the artists have had to postpone this concert. We hope to resc...
07/07/2026

***Postponed***
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the artists have had to postpone this concert. We hope to reschedule it sometime in the Fall. Sorry folks...
***Postponed***

Don't miss our July 17 Third Friday Free Concert with the mighty Tom Merrigan pounding the 88's on his highly decorated and mobile piano! The show is 6pm-8pm on July 17th - come by and enjoy some free rollicking and rolling piano with Tom Merrigan before you head downtown for the Durham Third Friday Artwalk. The show takes place here at Magnetic Sound Studios in our live room - complete with snacks and drinks - no tickets needed, no reservations required - just come by and enjoy the tunes! Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1042256695421813/ or on the studio's website: https://www.magneticsoundstudios.com/events

***Postponed***
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the artists have had to postpone this concert. We hope to reschedule it sometime in the Fall. Sorry folks...
***Postponed***

Don't miss the hot jazz and swing guitar work of Howard Alden & Greg Ruby in concert here on Saturday July 25th 8pm. T...
06/26/2026

Don't miss the hot jazz and swing guitar work of Howard Alden & Greg Ruby in concert here on Saturday July 25th 8pm. Tickets are on-sale now at the studio's website. https://www.magneticsoundstudios.com/events

Howard Alden is a journeyman jazz guitarist known for his adoption of the 7-string guitar and the creative opportunities it provides his playing and compositions - as well as his work as a leader and sideman over several decades, and known to the public for his contributions to the soundtrack of Woody Allen’s film Sweet and Lowdown (1999), which brought renewed attention to Django Reinhardt/gypsy-jazz style guitar.

Greg Ruby is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader whose work focuses on swing-era jazz, original compositions, and related acoustic traditions, with a special focus on gypsy jazz. His love of Argentinian guitarist Oscar Alemán, who played for Josephine Baker and moved through the same Paris circles as Django Reinhardt. Ruby authored The Oscar Alemán Play-Along Songbook and later released Just Like That, a record in honor of Alemán’s singular blend of swing and South American rhythm. He has led ensembles, recorded albums as a leader, and worked as an educator and writer.

The performance takes place in the intimate, acoustically refined setting of Magnetic Sound Studios, a recording studio known for its near-perfect room acoustics, offering a stellar close-up listening environment for acoustic guitar and musical discussions. Expect to hear a broad selection of tunes from different eras of jazz and swing guitar music!

https://www.facebook.com/events/950872827989126/

Don't miss the incredible NY jazz organist Gregory Lewis - aka "Organ Monk" who specializes in playing the music of leg...
04/19/2026

Don't miss the incredible NY jazz organist Gregory Lewis - aka "Organ Monk" who specializes in playing the music of legendary jazz pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk -- but instead of playing these pieces on piano, Gregory plays this beautiful music on the Hammond B-3 organ! For this concert, he will be joined by the astounding vocalist Raina Welch, who will be singing unique versions of these classic Thelonious Monk tunes. Accompanying them will be two of our finest local players, Tinashe Blu Thompson Jr. on tenor sax and Jeremy “Bean” Clemons on drums!! The show is Saturday May 9th at 8pm with tickets on sale now at the studio's website: https://www.magneticsoundstudios.com/events

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2020 Chapel Hill Rd, Suite 27
Durham, NC
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