The penultimate show of the 2025 Music Haven concert series featured Grammy winner Terrance Simien delivering hard-driving zydeco versions of rock, folk, reggae, and more. Local saxman and organist Keith Pray opened the show, fronting the Mohawk Brass Band.

Photos by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX

Terrance Simien at Music Haven in Schenectady, N.Y. (August 17, 2025) – photo by Timothy Reidy for RadioRadioX

Review of Terrance Simien by Don Wilcock for the Daily Gazette

Terrance Simien’s influences may date back eight generations, but his concert at Music Haven in Schenectady last Sunday was largely driven by contemporary references, including music from the Walt Disney film “The Princess and The Frog.”

– Don Wilcock for the Daily Gazette