Andrew Winn and Brian Mesko in Concert
Venue: Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Brian Mesko
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
Rising Silo Farm Brewery presents Andrew Winn and Brian Mesko in concert on Friday, September 12, 2025.
Raised in a musical family in Little Rock, AR, Mesko began piano lessons at age 8 and switched to guitar at age 10. He continued formal lessons through high school, at which time he studied Jazz Theory & Ensemble for college credit under Michael Carenbauer (who studied under Pat Metheny at Berklee) at the University of AR Little Rock. During junior high Brian learned drums and bass, and has continued developing them professionally along side the guitar.
While completing a bachelor’s degree in Recording Industry at Middle TN State University, Mesko lived in the Nashville area from 1997 – 2005 and played with such international jazz greats as Les McCann, Tony Monaco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, John Jorgensen and Jeff Coffin. He also worked with Roland Gresham, Sam Brooker, Greg Bryant, Chris West, Moe Denham, Nioshi Jackson, Charles Treadway and many more.
After moving to central Virginia in 2005, Brian has been privileged to work with such jazz artists as Robert Jospe, Butch Taylor, Dane Alderson, John D’earth, Bobby Read, Charles Owens, Jonah Kane-West, The Rootdowns, The Nicholson Brothers, Liz Barnes, any many more. He has also shared the stage with blues legends Bob Margolin, Mud Morganfield Jr., Big Bill Morganfield Jr., as well as Wayne Newton, Michael Allman, Groove Collective and the DJ Williams Projekt.
Link:
http://brianmesko.comRising Silo Farm Brewery is located at 2351 Glade Road in Blacksburg, VA.
For more information, visit:
http://www.risingsilobrewery.com/ or
https://www.facebook.com/risingsilobrewery or
https://www.instagram.com/risingsilobrewery/ or call 540-750-0796.