The Oil City Arts Council will present musician Jerome Wincek in a Pipeline Alley Concert from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The venue is located next to the National Transit Building on Seneca Street, in the garden by Oil Creek. The rain location is inside the building on the first floor. Admission is free and the garden is wheelchair accessible.
Jerome Wincek is a well-known young local musician. He was born in Oil City and began playing bass guitar at the age of 12. Now he sings and plays the following: piano, synthesizer; acoustic, electric and classical guitar; fretless and fretted bass; upright bass; laundrophone, lap steel, dobro, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and percussion.
He frequently performs with many area bands in addition to playing solo. These bands include, The Old Hats, Big Time Machine, Fight to Live, and with Lauren Joyce, Justin Parson and Coston Cross. He has also played in the orchestra pit for Barrow-Civic Theatre productions in Franklin.
Every year he does an average of 45 shows.
Wincek likes to compose original music, produce and engineer for others. He says his influences are many but Sebastian Bach, Django Reinhardt, Willie Nelson, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, Leadbelly and Ken Hall influenced him the most. Downloadable music from Wincek is available at reverbnation, myspace and soundcloud.
Wincek is also a community organizer. For some years, he has helped the Oil Region Indie Music Fest with council support. When he is not performing or working, he enjoys renovating his house with his family and making mead.
The next Pipeline Alley concerts will feature Back Porch Gold on Wednesday, July 12, and Dennis Geib on Wednesday, July 19.
The council’s Blues and Food event will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, in Justus Park. It will feature performances from Max Schang and Ron Yarosz and the Vehicle.
The full calendar of events for art, music and community festivals is available at the Transit Fine Arts Gallery and on the Arts Oil City website.
