ALLAN HARRIS BAND

The musical odyssey of Allan Harris visits a wide range of influences, including swinging jazz, rich R&B, sumptuous balladry, wailing rock, rumbling blues and even a playful touch of Brazilian music.

With a deeply resonant baritone/tenor voice that is soulful, richly expressive and flawless in both intonation and phrasing, Harris displays a total command and fluency while on stage.

Show Times: 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm

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Three Wishes

Sun Ra had three wishes for the Baroness when she inquired what his would be:  

1. “A flexible instrument which could reflect every mood of any being, even a cat’s or a bird’s.”
2. “A center where I would be free to present what I am actually doing to the world in the proper manner. Lights, shadows, colors, music would all be working at the same time, and it would be a synopsis of cosmic things so concentrated that, in an hour, you could be enlightened about the entire universe.”
3. “The means to do things precisely, directly, and unhampered.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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Daily Dose Of Jazz…

Patricia Adams was born on June 28th in Westchester, New York. She earned a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Business Administration degrees in the 1960’s. She studied music theory, harmony, and improvisation at the New England Conservatory in Boston and at the Performing Arts School of Worcester in the Nineties. Her continued studies have led her to Semenya McCord, Dominique Eade, Frank Wilkins, Jim Carson, Jeannie Lovetri, Sheila Jordan and Kirk Nurock.

Stepping onto a nightclub stage for the first time in 1992 at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, many open mics and pro bono gigs later, she traded her thirty-five year career in human resources management for life as a full time artist. Her venues now attract those who enjoy the jazz and blues standards of the 1930’s and ’40’s. She plays with some of the world’s renowned jazz artists, including Ray Santisi, Marshall Wood, Bob Moses, Joe Hunt, Bill Wurtzel, John Repucci, Frank Wilkins, Fred Hunter, Ross Schneider, Joe Lovano, Stanley C. Swann, III and the late Jimmy Hill, so far.

As an educator she is at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts  with her leadership skills workshop for the entrepreneurial musician. Vocalist and bandleader Patricia Adams, who is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, also served on the board of the New England Conservatory, continues to perform.

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JEN WROBLESKI QUARTET

Having finished her education, Jen Wrobleski honed her vocal talents beginning her singing career with the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, FL portraying Cinderella in Cinderella’s Surprise Celebration and performed the role of Belle in Beauty & The Beast before departing for different pastures.

In early 2005 she formed a jazz quartet and performed throughout Florida and Georgia not limited to Churchill Grounds, Sambuca, House of Blues and Nikki’s Beach. Moving to New York City she performed regularly with Harold Mabern Jr., Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, John Webber, Sharp Radway, and Anthony Wonsey. She has gone on to perform in Greece, Austria, Russia and Italy. She returns to the Velvet Note for another encore performance.

Shows ~ 7:00 & 9:00 pm

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Daily Dose Of Jazz…

Litsa Jane Davies was born on June 27, 1963 in Hampshire, England. Growing up in Poole, Dorset, she attended Harry Harbin school where her music teacher recognized her vocal talent. At 14 she was singing with him on jazz gigs and appeared locally on television in 1977. By 1979 she was gigging with pianist Mike Hatchard and the following year began a six-year stint with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. While with NYJO she sang on three albums, notably Why Don’t They Write Songs Like This Anymore?, which featured her throughout.

She performs with her own quintet and has toured with the European Jazz Orchestra. She has sung on radio with the BBC Big Band, the bands Night Owls and Bone Structure as well as her own group. During the early and mid-80s Litsa played festivals with her quintet, and sang with the Burch Trio and saxophonist Iain Ballamy. The following year she joined the cast of the London West End musical Chess at the Prince Edward Theatre going on to play the lead until the show closed in 1989. She continued to sing on BBC radio.

In 1990 Davies concentrated on raising her children while singing backup for Tom Jones and performing with various bands including the Ian Pearce Big Band, the Ross Mitchell Dance Orchestra and the Mark Graham Dance Band. By 1995 she reappeared with a week-long engagement at Ronnie Scott’s club.

Vocalist Litsa Davies, gifted with fine interpretative skills and intelligent phrasing, continues to deliver ballads and up-tempo songs with swing.

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