JESSY DIAZ with FRANKIE & LOS ATL SALSA ALL STARS
CLUB BABALÚ: CELIA CRUZ TRIBUTE
Club Babalú celebrates the “Queen of Salsa”, Celia Cruz, in an outdoor concert under the stars. Powerhouse vocalist from Maimi, Jessy Diaz will be joined by Frankie Quinones and the ATL Sala All-Stars as they highlight the Grammy Award-winning songbook of the Cuban American legend, one of the most popular Latin artists of all-time. This night will be “¡Azúcar!” to your ears!
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NNENNA FREELON DUO | TIME TRAVELER
Having earned seven Grammy nominations, including the latest for her recent album, Time Traveler, Nnenna Freelon brings her distinctive take to contemporary Jazz. Whether performing an exquisite original, putting her spin on a soulful cover, or redefining a standard from the Great American Songbook, she delivers the message in an unforgettable way!
Approximately 75 minutes with no intermission
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Rebecca Kilgore was born September 24, 1949 and grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts honing her voice. By the age of thirty she left the East Coast for the West, settling in Portland, Oregon. She began her music career fronting an area swing band dubbed the Wholly Cats and recorded a 1982 LP titled Doggin’ Around. Following the group’s 1984 breakup, she formed her own unit, the Rebecca Kilgore Quintet, and quickly became a mainstay of the Northwest jazz scene. In 1989 she released the cassette-only I Hear Music.
She has recorded twenty-two albums as a leader, performing and/or recording a total of 21 with jazz pianist Dave Frishberg, trombonist Dan Barrett, tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, BED, the Wholly Cats and numerous other musicians. In 2010 she was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame
Vocalist Rebecca Kilgore, who has been slated as one of the best interpreters of the Great American Songbook, continues to perform locally in her Northwest home as well as worldwide at jazz festivals, cruises and other venues.
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager has been hanging out in the Midwest for the past week and this week was headed out to the West Coast but when I heard that two of my favorite performers will be together in Detroit for two nights, I changed all plans and rescheduled to catch the two hour flight.
Though having been to the city numerous times to hang with friends, this is a definitive first time experience for this Jazz Voyager as I make my way to Cliff Bell’s, the renowned nightspot for jazz located at 2030 Park Avenue, 48226. The club has been touted as a swanky, restored art deco club that not only serves a creative, eclectic fare of surf, turf, desserts and drinks, topped off with live jazz nightly.
Tony Hightower with the Henry Conerway Trio will be in the house on Thursday and Friday. It will be great catching up with both of them as I haven’t seen Tony in a few months and Henry for about three years. Throws are 7:30pm and 9:00pm, the cover is $25.00 and the estimated tab $$$.So come on out and enjoy an evening of good music. For additional information, the number is 313-961-2543 or cliffbells.com.
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RENÉ MARIE
Join us for music and an up-close and personal conversation with Jazz legend, René Marie. She has built her career on the foundation of truth-telling songs rooted in jazz traditions laid down by leading ladies of past generations. She’s the rare jazz vocalist who has put songwriting at the very heart of her enterprise, addressing the human condition through an unvarnished personal lens.
Hosted by Desirée Roots – Artistic Director of Community, Virginia Repertory Theatre
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