EASTHAMPTON - Thanksgiving weekend has long served as a time for old friends – especially those who have moved away – to get together and renew connections.

But for Chicopee native Ryan Jalbert, the holiday get-together has morphed and grown into a show that is now celebrating its 13th anniversary. The annual “Jalbatross” concert will be held at the Marigold Theater in Easthampton on Nov. 28 at 8:30 p.m.

Jalbert grew up in Chicopee and became interested in music due to his parents’ huge record collection. He noted his father was a record collector and also played a bit of harmonica. “We’re going to actually make him play a little harmonica with us at the show,” Jalbert said.

He wound up taking guitar lessons and fell in love with the instrument, which led him to study jazz guitar at W

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