LEESA RICHARDS
Save Your Love For Me | Leesa Sings Nancy Wilson
As a part of Miami’s vibrant music scene, singer/songwriter Leesa Richards is helping to shape and define its evolving sound. She has performed with a slate of powerhouse artists including Faith Hill, The Bee Gees, Kelly Clarkson, Gloria Estefan, and Carole King, and recorded with Barbra Streisand and Lenny Kravitz, among other artists.
Richards grew up in music-rich Detroit and started showing an inclination towards the arts at a very early age. She began honing her vocal chops with soul greats Gerald Austin and Peabo Bryson and contemporary soul maverick Dionne Farris.
Tickets: $40.00 ~ $50.00
Presented by the Sunshine Jazz Organization
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Marc Hoffman was born April 16, 1961 in Salisbury, North Carolina. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and received a degree in composition. He continued his education at The Dartington International Summer School of Music in Devon, England then studied film composition at the University of Southern California. He studied with David Ott, Sherwood Shaffer, Leo Arnaud and Neil Hefti.
Up until the early 1990s Hoffman wrote concert music, music for theater, pop, Christian music and film composition. Then he focused his attention on jazz and began writing original compositions, both instrumental and vocal, creating his own arrangements of jazz standards. Establishing his own label, Virillion Music, he recorded Long Way Home in 2003 followed by his sophomore album Christmas Time. In 2010 he released Curioso of all-original jazz.
As an educator and author he teaches and lectures on classical, pop and film music and has published two books. He also is an instructor of piano, composition, and voice at Bold Music in the Charlotte, NC area.
Pianist, composer and vocalist Marc Hoffman continues to write concert music, instrumental and vocal jazz pieces, film scores, as well as performing works solo, or with his trio, quartet or quintet and with four- or five-piece bands in a variety of venues.
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VANESSA RUBIN & HER TRIO
Revered as both a torchbearer and a storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth, and playful lioness sass. The Cleveland native brings a wealth of diverse influences to her vocal performance from both the Trinidadian/Caribbean roots of her mother and traditional jazz by way of her Louisiana-born father. Additional homespun influences include the melodic bell tone clarity of a young Capital Records recording artist, Nancy Wilson, the fire of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, the sweet sounds of trumpeter Blue Mitchell as well as her love of the Motown Sound…especially girl groups like The Supremes.
Vanessa’s journey to becoming a jazz singer could be said to have begun at an early age. She was characterized by her mother as always being “a very vocal child,” and knew Vanessa would “do something with that big ol’ mouth of hers.” Coming from parents who valued academia, discipline, and hard work, that “something” was meant to be law school. Attaining a BA from The Ohio State School of Journalism in 1979 was not a disappointment. However, her decision to pursue a career jazz singing did come as a surprise.
The Band: Allyn Johnson ~ piano, Michael Bowie ~ bass, Lennie Robinson ~ drums
Tickets: Thursday ~ $35.00 +$7.00 fees | Friday ~ $50.00 +$7.00 fees
$15.00 minimum food & beverage per person
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Leah Stillwell was born on April 12, 1976 and raised in Western Washington. She was initially influenced by the diverse flavors and talents of the local jazz community. Her inspiration came from the greats and fell in love with jazz immediately once introduced as a teen to the satin melodies of classics like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday.
Her vocal style is a personal amalgamation of the old standards along with other music that has ever appealed to ear, heart and soul. With a fresh new approach to a classic art form, Leah captures the style and charisma of jazz with her sultry voice and laid back expression.
Vocalist Leah Stillwell continues to perform and tour.
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KURT ELLING
Kurt Elling Celebrates the Music of Weather Report! Performing all your favorites, including “A Remark You Made,” “Black Market,” “Palladium,” “Current Affairs,” “3 Views of a Secret,” “Continuum,” and more!
Grammy Award-winner Kurt Elling is without question today’s preeminent male jazz vocalist, renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original songcraft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence. The New York Times rightly called Kurt Elling “the standout male jazz vocalist of our time.”
The Band
Kurt Elling: vocals
Yaron Gershovsky: piano/keyboards
Essiet Okon Essiet: bass
Marcus Finnie: drums
Mike Moreno: guitar
Shows: 6:00pm & 9:00pm | $45 – $55 | $4.16 – $4.86 Fees
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