STEVE GREEN & the ELEVATORS / FRIDAY, MAY 15 / Carney's Other Room, 6:00 & 8:20 PM
The Story
It’s a chilly February night at Bryn Mawr College’s Goodhart Hall, and the crowd is buzzing with anticipation. Not for a chart-topping pop star or a touring Broadway act, but for Steve Green and the Elevators—a band whose roots run as deep as the stories they tell. At the center stands Steve Green: bassist, vocalist, and the college’s Director of Transportation, a musician whose day job is moving people, and whose night gig is moving souls.
The Elevators are more than just a band—they’re a vessel for heritage and celebration. And their connection to Cape May and the jazz scene around the venerable Old Shire Jazz Club on the Washington St. Mall is the stuff of legend. Make sure to celebrate in Carney’s Other Room
The Sound
Steve Green and the Elevators don’t fit neatly into a single genre. Their music is a living archive, echoing the spirituals sung in plantation fields, the stomp and swing of Harlem jazz, and the electric joy of contemporary soul. In one set, you might hear the plaintive hum of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” the raucous exuberance of “Let the Good Times Roll,” and the slow ache of “Strange Fruit.”
What unites it all is a deep reverence for Black musical traditions and an instinct for collaboration. The Elevators’ foundation—grooving bass, nimble drums, and gospel-tinged keys—serves as a launchpad for soaring guest vocals, burning sax solos, and the call-and-response energy of the crowd.
