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5/01 Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater
5/02 Charlie Mosbrook & Friends
5/04 Ernie Krivda & "Music From the Other Side of Midnight"
5/05 Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet
5/06 Forecast
5/07 North Coast Winds
5/08 Cleveland Hts. HS Jazz Program
5/10 & 5/11 Marion Meadows/Paul Taylor "Sax & the City"
5/12 Rachel Brown & The Beatnik Playboys
5/13 Myron Davis
5/15 Shaun Martin
5/15 University School HS Band
5/16 Gerald Clayton Trio
5/16 Balkan Strings Trio
5/18 Hathaway Brown Vocal Music Program
5/19 Debbie Darling
5/20 Richie Cole All-Star Quartet featuring Greg Bandy
5/21 "Angel of The Night" w/Barbara Barrett & John Morton
5/25 Winslow Road w/Webster, Carr, Custy, & Abersold
5/26 Jeff Lorber Fusion
5/27 Moises Borges & Joshua Smith
5/28 Christian Sands Trio
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Blue Lunch with Tim Gartland $20.00 Friday 4/21 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Swing and Blues from North Coast favorites 8 Pc. Blue Lunch with Special Guest Tim Gartland on Vocals and Harp. The
late 1940’s and early 1950’s were a magical time in American musical
history, when blues, rhythm & blues, swing and rock & roll were
all one thing. Blue Lunch explores that music and makes it their own. From
Cleveland, OH eight virtuoso musicians perform on guitar, piano,
upright bass, drums, harp, saxophones, trumpet, and trombone. In
addition to their instrumental work, Blue Lunch also boasts five
vocalists and includes do-wop style and gospel harmonies in their
repertoire. Blue Lunch has released eight cds, Recorded Live at
Wilberts, Eyes Wide Open, Not Live at the Copa, Big Sound
Blues, Sideswiped, Saxophone Shootout II , Blue Lunch Special, and
their newest and most recent release, Above the Fold, for Rip Cat
Records of Los Angeles. 2014 marked the 30th anniversary of the band. Tim Gartland is
a singer-song writer harmonica player living in Nashville, TN. He is a
contemporary blues artist commited to honoring the rich tradition of
blues while moving the genre forward. He has a new release, "If
You Want A Good Woman featuring 12 original songs. The cd reached
#1 on the blues radio charts on Air Play Direct. It was also named one
of the Top Picks of the year by Bill Wilson of the Nashville Blues
Society and reached #13 on the national blues charts according to Roots
Time Radio.
His original
music is a blend of Chicago blues, soul, and Americana. His lyrics are
focused on today's world. Following the collective wisdom of writers
before him, Tim writes lyrics about themes and issues that he is
passionate about. What sets
Gartland apart from other blues muscians is the fact that he is
recognized as a triple threat ; singer, songwriter and harp player. It
is rare group of artists that can deliver all three talents on such a
high level. He has released
two critically acclaimed original cd's, 2011's "Looking Into The Sun"
and 2014''s "Million Stars". In 2015 he released "The Willie Project", a
heartfelt homage to the songwriting of the legendary blues hall of
famer Willie Dixon.
www.timgartland.com Tim Garland's "If You Want A Good Woman" Visit Website
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Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano $20.00 Saturday 4/22 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| From New York City! Award winning Stars of Cabaret hit the stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Eric Comstock-piano & vocals, Barbara Fasano-vocals, & Bryan Thomas-acoustic bass. “The
sophisticated cabaret children of Bobby Short and Lena Horne … Mr.
Comstock and Ms. Fasano are turning the neighborhood into a hotbed of
pleasure.” – The New York Times “Comstock
has a voice that flows as smoothly as rye and sweet vermouth over ice,
evoking Chet Baker, Mel Torme and Mark Murphy … Fasano has taste,
built-in dramatic chops, the ability to manipulate time, and, above all,
respect for lyrics.” – Jazz Times Married
musical partners Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano’s electrifying
combination of warmth, wit, swing and sensuality have made them the New
York nightclub world's most celebrated team. This award-winning
duo makes their Night Town debut with a freewheeling mashup of the jazz
and pop songbooks, from Jerome Kern to Joni Mitchell, Cole Porter to
Billy Strayhorn. The New York Times calls their shows "witty" and
"exhilarating" and this swinging and soulful married couple makes their
audiences feel they're at a terrific party where the music and the
stories have been equally great. Pianist/singer
Eric Comstock has been called "the heir apparent to the cabaret
throne". Vocalist Barbara Fasano's new CD BUSY BEING FREE is being
hailed as "busy being intoxicatingly sublime” & won the 2016 MAC
Award for Major Recording of the Year. The New York Times calls their
shows "witty" & "exhilarating", and The Wall Street Journal raves,
“Masterful … They take it to a whole other level.” Their
many New York engagements include Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln
Center, Symphony Space, Birdland, Jazz at Kitano, and the 92nd Street
Y's ‘Lyrics and Lyricists’ series, as well as concert halls and
festivals coast to coast and in Europe. In the words of jazz
critic Ira Gitler, they “have it all, and then some … artistic,
swinging, and superbly entertaining.” Come join the party!
http://www.barbarafasano.com http://www.ericcomstock.net
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Barbara Rosene $20.00 Monday 4/24 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| NYC vocalist and native Clevelander returns for showcase gig. Currently lead vocalist with the Harry James Orchestra. Featuring Dave Powers on piano. Barbara Rosene has
built an unequalled reputation for interpreting the great music of the
1920s and 30s and 40s. She is a passionate vocalist whose
interpretations uncover the richness of jazz classics through the
subtle, skilled delivery of one truly in love with the genre she sings. Rosene
gives voice to songs in ways that are both gracefully provocative and
warmly welcoming. Few singers have her feel for classic material, from
all eras of Jazz, interpreting the music with not only a full
understanding and love of the original time period but with the rare
ability to make the material sound fresh and emotionally relevant today. In
her established career she has shared stages with jazz icons,
performing internationally with The Harry James Orchestra, Vince
Giordano and The Nighthawks, the late Les Paul at New York’s Iridium
Jazz Club, The Woody Allen Band, at The Carlyle Hotel, as well as
directing her own New Yorkers, and as guest artist with orchestras and
in festivals across the world. She has played such venues as The
Iridium, Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall, The Montreal Jazz Festival,
Nighttown (Cleveland), Blues Alley (DC), The Arizona Music Festival,
Jazz Amarinois, and The Hotel Villa Flori, Lake Como. Will
Friedwald, author of Jazz Singing and Sinatra! has written: “No one
evokes more vividly the music of the great singers of the 1920s than
Barbara Rosene.” Barbara’s CDs include releases on the Blues Back, Arbor’s and Azica labels. For over 37 years, two-time EMMY® Award winning composer and performer Dave Powershas
been a vital part of the Columbus, Ohio music scene as a pianist,
keyboardist, vocalist, entertainer and educator. Dave has traveled and
performed nationally and internationally. Dave is a consultant and a
frequent guest of the Public Television Show “The Piano Guy” and has
taught a series of master classes with “Piano Guy” host Scott Houston.
Dave is also an adjunct faculty member of The Ohio State University
School of Music. Considered one of the most successful musicians in the
Midwest, Dave manages to win over the hearts of all who hear him
perform. From concerts to clubs and restaurants to corporate events and
private parties, his vast repertoire is as diverse as the audience that
he entertains. Dave has performed with noted performers such as Steve
Allen, George Benson, Rusty Bryant, Richie Cole, Buddy DeFranco, Mark
Farner (of Grand Funk Railroad), Eric Gale, Terry Gibbs, Ernie Krivda,
Wilbert Longmire, Johnny Lytle, ‘Blue’ Lou Marini (of the Blues
Brothers), Joan Rivers, Arturo Sandoval, Byron Stripling, Grover
Washington, Jr. and many others. In addition, Dave is associated with
the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus, and performs with the Columbus Jazz
Orchestra. For the past six years, Dave has been hosting a jazz concert
series at the Clintonville Woman’s Club called “The House Jazz Concert
Series.” Dave’s performance schedule and CD’s are available online at
www.davepowers.com, iTunes, CD Baby.com and amazon.com (keyword: Dave
Powers). Visit Website
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Avram Fefer & Michael Bisio Duo $15.00 Tuesday 4/25 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Cutting edge Sax/Bass Duo from NYC. Featuring Avram Fefer-sax, & Michael Bisio-acoustic bass. Avram Fefer is
an American saxophonist, composer, teacher, and bandleader. He
has recorded eleven albums as a leader and many more as a sideman.
He has performed in clubs and festivals throughout Europe, Japan,
Africa, and the Middle East and plays regularly in New York City. Avram
enjoys collaborations of all sorts, including with poets, dancers,
painters, filmmakers, theater directors, and digital sound designers. He
is the creator and sole performer of the Resonant Sculpture Project, an
international series of solo musical interactions with the large-scale
works of iconic sculptor Richard Serra. He
is actively involved in ensembles comprised of anywhere from two to
thirty musicians, playing music that ranges from classic jazz to
original and avant-garde composition, free improvisation, conducted
orchestral music, and a variety of North and West African music. Avram
also maintains a presence in the world of jazz fusion, dance,
afro-beat, funk, and hip-hop, including collaborations with DJ's
and members of the house music scene. As a bandleader, he is at the helm
of two electric groups --- Big Picture Holiday, Rivers on Mars; and
several acoustic groups ---the Avram Fefer Trio, the Fefer-Keiper
Connection, and the Nuju 4tet. Michael Bisio,
bassist/composer, has eighty five recordings in his discography, twenty
four of these are split evenly between leader/co-leader, ten of them
document his extraordinary association with modern piano icon Matthew
Shipp. Michael has been called a poet, a wonder and one of the most
virtuosic and imaginative performers on the double bass. Nate Chinen in the New York Times writes : "The
physicality of Mr. Bisio's bass playing puts him in touch with numerous
predecessors in the avant-garde, but his expressive touch is
distinctive;..." As a composer Michael has been awarded nine grants and an Artist Trust Fellowship Collaborators
include Matthew Shipp, Joe McPhee, Charles Gayle, Connie Crothers, Whit
Dickey, Ivo Perelman, Barbara Donald, Newman Taylor Baker, Rob Brown,
Sonny Simmons and Sabir Mateen. Visit Website
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Noah Bendix-Balgley - An Evening of Conversation, Bach & Klezmer $25.00 Wednesday 4/26 7:30 pm Tickets available at https://apollosfire.org/
| Produced by Apollo's Fire The
young Noah Bendix-Balgley grew up playing Klezmer music in Appalachia,
and is now the first American concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic.
How did this happen? Meet Noah in an evening of conversation and music
at Nighttown, where he will talk about the influences on his life and
music, and will perform Bach and Klezmer music. In addition to his role
as concertmaster, Noah has performed with world-renowned klezmer groups
such as Brave Old World, and has taught klezmer violin at workshops in
Europe and in the United States. Food & drink available for purchase. Visit Website
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Kinky Friedman $30.00 Thursday 4/27 8:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Legendary Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Novelist, & Raconteur Kinky Friedman hits the Stage at Nighttown! Yep,
renowned raconteur and Governor Of The Heart Of Texas Kinky Friedman
has been resurrected. And he’s hitting the road to prove it.
The legendary outlaw country singer/songwriter, novelist and Texas
Jewboy’s latest CD, The Loneliest Man I Ever Met (Avenue A
Records/Thirty Tigers), mixing originals with interpretations of the
music of his greatest contemporaries, is a hit. It has received
rave reviews across the board, making it Kinky’s best and most popular
release ever. Yes, the Kinkster has been resurrected. The
Resurrected Tour tour starts in mid-April and will continue to the
middle of May. Kinky will be performing with his uber sideman, Joe
Cirotti. Kinky’s cd producer, Brian Molnar will be opening the
show. Kinkster’s long time pal, Brian Kanof, will be auctioning
off bottles of Man In Black Tequila (which is co-owned by Brian, Kinky
and a third party) to benefit Kinky’s award-winning animal rescue group
Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch. Nobody
could invent a character quite like Kinky Friedman, the stogie-waving,
black-hat-wearing Texas Jewish singer, storyteller, tequila purveyor,
animal rescuer and full-time iconoclast. But
what he hadn’t done in 39 years was write brand new songs and record a
new studio album around them. Friedman’s The Loneliest Man I Ever Met,
has to have been one of the longest-awaited follow-ups in recent memory.
Not that fans have complained; the continued popularity of tunes such
as Sold American, Nashville Casualty and Life and Ride ’Em Jewboy (the
Holocaust-referencing song that soothed Nelson Mandela in prison) prove
Kinky is that rare talent whose work withstands the test of time.
Friedman still delivers those songs — interspersed with his inimitable
blend of politically incorrect quips, jokes and tales both tall and true
— to appreciative audiences around the world. And
new chapters of Kinky’s fable life are just around the corner -
literally. Coming soon from Backbeat Books will be Mary Lou
Sullivan’s comprehensive Kinky bio (holy cow: 450+ pages!) and a brand
new book by Kinky about Bob Dylan, which is not so much a biography as a
group of “tales from the Bob.” Railing
against such perceived evils — whether cultural, political, social or
in any other realm of human experience — is one of Friedman’s favorite
pastimes. As a man who has traveled much of the planet, quotes Winston
Churchill, and calls two presidents pals, he’s in a position to know. And
on tour Kinky will be, traveling from village to village, perhaps
proving the truth of resurrection itself, definitely railing against
evil. Upon his return from the road, Kinky will dive into that
next CD recording project. To be titled Zoey, it should be
available in late 2017. “Maybe I’ll just have to stick with
songwriting,” he says, stifling a sigh. Visit Website
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Nicole Henry $25.00 Friday 4/28 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Dynamic jazz & soul vocalist from Miami/NYC live on Nighttown stage! With the Robert Hubbard Trio. Since
her debut in 2004, Nicole Henry has established herself as one of the
jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists. Ms. Henry possesses a potent
combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing and powerful
emotional resonance. Her
passionate, soulful voice and heart-felt charisma have earned her a 2013
Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance," three Top-10
U.S. Billboard and HMV Japan jazz CDs, and rave reviews by The New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, El Pais, Jazz Times,
Essence and more. Ms.
Henry’s accompaniment ranges from a jazz trio to a full big band with a
repertoire that includes the American Songbook, classic and contemporary
jazz, contemporary standards, blues and originals. Ms.
Henry has captivated audiences in over 15 countries, headlining at
venues in New York, Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, San
Francisco and Miami - including over 30 music festivals and in some of
the world’s most famous venues. Such
venues include: Blue Note; Jazz at Lincoln Center; Blues Alley; Arsht
Center; Feinstein’s; Madrid Jazz Festival; Regattabar; Catalina Jazz,
L.A.; The Royal Room, Palm Beach; Jazz Aspen/Snowmass Festival; Green
Mill; Jazz Kitchen and many more! “The obvious forerunner to Ms. Henry…is the younger Natalie Cole, to whose style she adds a coating of brass.” - The New York Times "...this generation's First Lady of Jazz. She is the genuine article, the dream at last come true… - The Huffington Post “…a paragon of perfection…the vocal love child of Whitney Houston and Sarah Vaughan.” - Miami Herald “...a pop, soul superwoman.” - The New York Times Visit Website
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Stanley Jordan $20.00 Saturday 4/29 8:00 pm Buy Tickets 10:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Virtuoso Guitarist and Mack Avenue Recording Artist back at Nighttown for 2 Big Shows! In
a career that took flight with immediate commercial success and
critical acclaim, guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently
displayed a chameleonic musical persona of openness, imagination,
versatility and maverick daring. Be it bold reinventions of classical
masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits, to blazing
straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—solo or
with a group—Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on
breathless journeys into the unexpected. Key
to Jordan’s fast-track acclaim was his mastery of a special technique
on the guitar’s fretboard. Instead of conventional strumming and
picking, Jordan's innovative "touch technique" is an advanced form of
two-handed tapping. While a handful of other players were using similar
techniques, Stanley’s fluid, multi-layered textures and sheer virtuosity
raised the bar for excellence. But
his technique, though impressive, is always a means to a musical end.
His music is imbued with a warmth and sensitivity that has captured the
imagination of listeners worldwide. A classically trained pianist before
playing guitar, Jordan wanted greater freedom in voicing chords on his
guitar, so he applied piano principles to do so. Jordan's touch
technique allows the guitarist to play melody and chords simultaneously
with an unprecedented level of independence. It also allows Jordan to
play simultaneously on two different guitars, or even on guitar and
piano. He says that “I think of it as a single instrument, but one with a
wide range of tonal colors—that’s why I do it.” To
date Jordan has performed in over 60 countries on 6 continents. He has
performed at many festivals, including the Kool Jazz Festival, the
Concord Jazz Festival, and the Montreaux International Jazz Festival.
During the 1980s he collaborated with a diverse array of artists,
including performances with Art Blakey and Richie Cole and recordings
with Stanley Clarke and Kenny Rogers. T Jordan has received four Grammy nominations. His most recent album "Friends" was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Jordan
came to prominence with the release of his 1985 album Magic Touch, a
revolutionary project that placed him at the forefront of re-launching
legendary Blue Note Records into a contemporary entity in jazz and
beyond, as also established the then-twenty-something Jordan as among
the most distinctive and refreshing new voices of the electric guitar. In
2007 Jordan signed with Mack Avenue Records and released State of
Nature in 2008 and Friends in 2011. For Friends, he invited musical
guests including guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, Mike Stern, Russell Malone
and Charlie Hunter; violinist Regina Carter; saxophonists Kenny Garrett
and Ronnie Laws; trumpeter Nicholas Payton; bassists Christian McBride
and Charnett Moffett; and drummer Kenwood Dennard. Jordan
has maintained an extensive and consistent international touring
schedule. In between tour stops he is now at work on his next highly
anticipated album from Mack Avenue Records, for release next year. Visit Website
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Exhilarating Challenges: Beethoven on Period Instruments $35.00 Sunday 4/30 12:30 pm Tickets available at https://apollosfire.org/
| APOLLO’S FIRE 25th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH & PANEL DISCUSSION Don Rosenberg, moderator with Jeannette Sorrell, Thomas Forrest Kelly, and AF principal players. $35 cover charge includes a glass of champagne. What’s
it like to play the Fifth Symphony on the instruments that Beethoven
actually intended? No violin chinrests, no cello end-pins, gut
strings that bring beauty and transparency, colorful woodwinds with very
few keys… and those crazy, fast metronome markings that Beethoven
marked in his scores…. Nationally respected music critic Don
Rosenberg, now editor of Early Music America Magazine, moderates this
lively discussion with Jeannette Sorrell, visiting scholar Thomas
Forrest Kelly, and AF principal players. Enjoy brunch on your own
tab, and a complimentary glass of champagne! Visit Website
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Amina Figarova Quintet $20.00 Sunday 4/30 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| From Azerbaijan! World Class pianist and her Quintet back at Nighttown! Azerbaijan-born,
globe-trotting composer and pianist Amina Figarova introduces ten
colorful, compelling new compositions performed by her touring sextet
plus guests on Blue Whisper, her 13th album since her 1994 debut
Attraction. Figarova's
deeply personal, highly evocative responses to social turmoil,
distinctive personalities she's encountered and universal transitions of
life inform the music on Blue Whisper. Moods range from the haunting
beauty of the titular track "Blue Whisper," as well as "Moonrise" and
"Hewa" (featuring lyrics in Swahili by Sarah Elizabeth Charles) to the
straight-ahead momentum of "Moving Forward," "The Hustler" and "The
Traveler," to the sophisticated playfulness of "Pictures," "Marians" and
"Juno." In "Hear My Voice," over a martial beat and sorrowful, resolute
horn choir, an eight-year-old girl earnestly urges an end to violence
world-wide and, with laughter, a request to "Let kids be kids." Throughout
all tracks, Amina's classically founded touch, her lilting melodies,
luminous harmonies, often understated yet always propulsive rhythms and
star soloists come together with immaculate sophistication. Trumpeters
Ernie Hammes and Alex Pope Norris, saxophonists Wayne Escoffery and Marc
Mommaas, bassists Luques Curtis and Yasushi Nakamura, drummer Jason
Brown, flutist Bart Platteau -- Figarova's partner and husband of nearly
25 years – and electric guitarist Anthony Wilson (on "Pictures") are
featured advantageously in spontaneous, creative engagement with her
compositional themes and intentions. Amina
Figarova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be a
classical concert pianist. In the late 1980s she entered Rotterdam
Conservatory to pursue jazz, coming to the United State in 1989 to
complete her formal education at Boston's Berklee College of Music
(where she met Platteau, a fellow student from Belgium). In 1998 they
were invited to the Thelonious Monk Institute's summer jazz colony in
Aspen, and after more than a decade of bookings in major U.S. jazz
clubs, concert halls and festivals, the couple gained legal immigrant
status in 2014. They currently live in Manhattan, and tour constantly. The
compositions "Pictures" and "The Traveler" were commissioned by Jazz
from Lincoln Center for its 2014-15 New Jazz Standards series. Blue
Whisper is Figarova's second album, after Twelve, on In + Out Records,
an independent label based in Freiberg, Germany. Visit Website
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Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater $15.00 Monday 5/01 7:00 pm Sold Out
| Next Generations of Broadway Stars takes the stage at Nighttown! “Broadway Golden Standards” + Senior Showcase See
the best of Broadway to come in this “double bill” performance by
students in Baldwin Wallace University’s renowned Music Theatre program.
Hear sophomore students deliver much-loved excerpts from some of
Broadway’s golden age musicals including She Loves Me, Guys and Dolls
and Carousel. Next up, the musical theatre seniors – BW’s Broadway stars
of tomorrow – will perform their senior showcase, a dynamic non-stop
production that was shared with Broadway casting directors and agents in
New York City. Don’t miss this unforgettable, dual performance, now on sale at Nighttown.
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Charlie Mosbrook & Friends $10.00 Tuesday 5/02 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| North Coast Singer/Songwriter debuts music from his new CD live at Nighttown! For
over 25 years, Charlie Mosbrook has been performing original and
traditional folk music. Based in Cleveland, he has played a significant
role in promoting and preserving the folk music tradition. Locally this
work is best recognized in the many open mics he has coordinated through
the years as well as Folknet, an organization he currently serves as
president. Nationally Charlie has presented many workshops and concerts
on the life and legacy of Woody Guthrie, most notably during the 1996
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum program called Hard Travelin’: The
Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie. Charlie also serves as the Folk
Alliance Region Midwest Conference workshop coordinator. Charlie
has been recognized by FolkAlley.com as its featured artist of the
month in 2012, was voted the best singer songwriter in a Scene
Magazine Best of Cleveland readers poll, and had the CD of the week on
the WFMT Chicago nationally syndicated radio show the Midnight Special
His last two CDs are current nominees for the best traditional folk
album by Just Plain Folks music awards. His
latest project Hear Me Callin’: A Collection of American Folksongs is a
full-length CD featuring including selections by Woody Guthrie,
Ledbelly, Robert Johnson, Elizabeth Cotton and others. The musical
foundation of the recording features guitar, dulcimer, and mandolin.
David Krauss contributes harmonica. Kate Kooser and XeLa provide
additional vocals. On May 2nd of 2017, Nighttown in Cleveland Heights
will present a special concert to commemorate the release of the new
disc. "There’s a
familiar comfortable feeling that comes over you when you listen to the
music of Charlie Mosbrook. The guy has a rich, worldly voice that sounds
like it was broken in slowly, like a well-loved instrument." - No Depression A Time Long Gone (Charlie Mosbrook) The
lead track “Up Among the Stars” leaps right out and invites you to
settle in for more. The rest of album makes it a welcome invitation
indeed. - Kelly Walker Sundilla Music Visit Website
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Ernie Krivda & "Music From the Other Side of Midnight" $20.00 Thursday 5/04 8:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Cleveland Sax Legend debuts new Music inspired by midnight revelations! Featuring:
Ernie Krida-sax, Erin Kufel-vocals, Joe Hunter-piano, Brent
Hamker-guitar, Charise Grimes-bass, & Ricky Exton-drums. 
Frank Sinatra once said "The Most interesting part of life happens after Midnight" Music
From The Other Side Of Midnight is presented in the original
compositions of Ernie Krivda and is inspired by both the revelry and the
reflection that live in the middle of the night. The
critically acclaimed recording artist and Cleveland Arts Prize Winner
brings his legendary tenor saxophone and handpicked ensemble into The
Nightown to perform some of his newest instrumental and vocal
compositions.Inspired by the reflection and revelry he found in the
middle of the night, Krivda's music brings together far reaching
influences to tell jazz stories that are uniquely his own. On
stage with the legendary saxophonist/composer will be a group of
musicians that span the generations. Storied pianist Joe Hunter will be
joined by young Veteran drummer Ricky Exton, young lion Guitarist Brent
Hamker and up and coming young lioness electric bassist Charise
Grimes.Rounding out the ensemble will be fan favorite vocalist Erin
Kufel who will sing Krivda''s new vocal music.....! Visit Website
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Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet $15.00 Friday 5/05 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Cinco De Mayo Celebration with Great Lakes leading Latin Jazz Group! Featuring: Sammy DeLeon-timbales & vocals, Jackie Warren-piano, Nelson Orta-percussion, Jose 'Cheo" Hernandez-bass, Dick Ingersoll-sax, & Scott McKee-trumpet. Sammy DeLeon a
master timbales player has shared his talent far and wide. He has
appeared in New York, Chicago, Miami, San Juan and points in
between. He is the undisputed leader in latin music in the Ohio
area. Formerly the musical director of Impacto Nuevo, Sammy has
been leading his own group since 1996. Equally adept in latin jazz,
salsa and merengue, Sammy and his Orchestra make it hard for an audience
to sit still. DeLeon has shared the stage with many stars of latin
jazz. He opened up for the
late Tito Puente several times in Cleveland and New York City and was a
favorite of the late master. Sammy has collaborated with many of
the leading latin musicians throughout the world. They include Humberto
Ramirez, Tony Vega, El Gran Combo, and Tito Rojas. Latin music has
enjoyed a great revival in Northeast Ohio thanks to the leadership of
Sammy DeLeon and his dynamic Orchestra. Jackie Warren is
one of the most in demand and prolific jazz artists working in the
Great Lakes region. On any given night she can be found playing solo,
leading her trio, or she may be heard as the featured soloist and
arranger for Sammy DeLeon's Salsa and Latin-Jazz ensemble. Jackie
is also a professor of music at Tri-C and has several private students.
Jackie gets calls constantly from vocalists who want her to back them,
and she is frequently called on to guest with national artists. In the
past few years Jackie has performed with David "Fathead" Newman, Bobby
Watson, Jane Bunnett, and Gerald Wilson. Her arrangements can be heard
on Sammy DeLeon's new CD, and recently she recorded a session in
collaboration with the legendary producer Tommy LiPuma.
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Forecast $15.00 Saturday 5/06 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| North Coast's Premier Contemporary Jazz Group back on stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Lem Adams-vibes, Gary Stevenson-bass, Alphonso McDuffie-keyboards, Riley Richards-sax, & Gene Butler-drums. Forecast
is the leading contemporary jazz group in the Northeast Ohio area.
Founding members Lem Adams on vibes and Gary Stephenson on electric bass
have been entertaining Ohio audiences for over 20 years. The current
Forecast lineup includes Jermaine Lockhart on sax, Dave Crawford on
keyboards, Kevin Byas on guitar, and Gene Butler on drums. Forecast
has shared the stage with many of the top names in contemporary jazz
including Stanley Turrentine, Roy Ayers, The Crusaders, Bob James,
Pieces of a Dream, and several others. They have won numerous awards and
competitions over the years and have been the house band at The Q for
Cleveland Cavs games. Visit Website
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North Coast Winds $10.00 Sunday 5/07 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Exciting Cleveland Area Wind Ensemble presents new and traditional Classical Chamber Music live on Nighttown Stage! Featuring: Areleigh Savage-Bassoon, Ben Chen-Clarinet, Emily Rapson-French Horn, Mary Kausek-Oboe, & Madeline Lucas-Flute. Join
North Coast Winds (NCW) on Sunday, May 7th for an unforgettable evening
of Latin-American tangos, waltzes, and choros! Experience the wind
quintet as you’ve never imagined it before as NCW unearths rarely-heard
works by composers including Medaglia, Aguila, and 2016 Night Town
artist & jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera. Alongside special guest
artists Dean Zhang and Cleveland Orchestra English hornist Rob Walters,
help NCW turn up the summer heat with our brand new program of sizzling
sounds and toe-tapping tunes! From
the shores of Lake Erie, the North Coast Winds (NCW) has emerged as a
dynamic player in the cultural and educational fabric of Northeast Ohio
and beyond. Formed by five alumni of the Cleveland Institute of Music in
2013, NCW’s commitment to inspired music-making, memorable educational
programming, and connecting with the broadest possible audiences has led
the group across the United States in performances and residences.
Awarded second prize at the Yellow Springs Competition for Emerging
Professional Ensembles, NCW has delighted listeners in beautiful concert
halls, gardens, libraries, hospitals, museums, historic homes and
hotels, and on the radio. Its highly accomplished and versatile members
also perform with orchestras throughout the region, including The
Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Pops and Opera Theater Orchestras,
Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet, Buffalo and Erie Philharmonics, CityMusic
Cleveland, and the Akron, Canton, Firelands, Wheeling, and Youngstown
Symphonies, and are routinely invited to the world’s most selective
summer festivals, such as Tanglewood Music Center, Sarasota Music
Festival, Music Academy of the West, National Repertory Orchestra, and
Pacific Music Festival. NCW
is distinguished by its dedication to accessibility and advocacy for the
wind quintet. Specializing in customized educational programs, the
ensemble prides itself on its ability to design and deliver adaptive,
engaging presentations covering a wide spectrum of topics for all age
groups. After implementing dozens of outreach offerings at schools and
organizations all over Cleveland, NCW founded its own chamber music camp
in 2015 while raising significant scholarship funds to enable every
qualified student to attend. 2015 also saw a weeklong residency in
Sitka, Alaska, where the group introduced hundreds of people in both
educational and recital settings to its instruments, skills, and
signature brand of musical story- telling. With its burgeoning profile,
the quintet maintains strong roots in its home community of Cleveland as
it seeks to share its passion of playing together with an
ever-expanding audience. Visit Website
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Cleveland Hts. HS Jazz Program $5.00 Monday 5/08 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Next Generation of North Coast Jazzers hits the stage at Nighttown! Under the musical Direction of Brett Baker. Visit Website
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Marion Meadows / Paul Taylor "Sax & the City" $40.00 Wednesday 5/10 7:00 pm Buy Tickets 9:00 pm Buy Tickets
Thursday 5/11 7:00 pm Buy Tickets 9:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Contemporary Jazz Saxophone Stars and their Group light up the Stage at Nighttown! SAX
and The City is a smooth contemporary jazz concert featuring
saxophonist's Marion Meadows, and Paul Taylor with home grown favorites
Will and Lamar Gaines. From
start to finish, the SAX and the City show has a sound vibe that will
satisfy music lovers who are seeking solid urban adult contemporary
music. The awesome smoothness of Paul Taylor, together with the east
coast funk of Marion Meadows is a must hear and see! This Dynamic
Duo is all the buzz on the contemporary jazz scene. Critics and fans
alike are raving about the eclectic yet hot sounds of "SAX AND THE CITY"
From the Capital Jazz fest to Newport and Catalina and AZ Jazz Fest—and
now Cleveland! “SAX AND THE CITY” rocks the house. Meadows
was born in West Virginia and grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. He
began playing the clarinet and studying classical music at the age of
nine. He started playing tenor sax in high school, and then migrated to
soprano sax. His passion for
various types of music led him down an eclectic musical path. He was
intrigued by the styles of jazz musicians, like Stanley Turrentine,
Sidney Bichet, Johnny Hodges, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Rahsaan Roland
Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny
Fortune, Joe Henderson, Grover Washington and many others. After
studying jazz at Rippowam High School in Stamford, CT with Anthony
Truglia, Meadows attended Berklee College of Music. There he majored in
arranging and composition. He later went to the SUNY Purchase School for
the Arts. During his college years he played in a number of bands
including disco, R&B and various jazz ensmbles. I got a lot of
sideman jobs in college, and I have always said I got my real graduate
degree playing clubs, says Meadows, who perfected his craft studying
with Sonny Fortune, Joe Henderson, Dave Liebman and Eddie Daniels. “Not
long after I finished school, (drummer) Norman Connors recorded one of
my songs, “Invitation” and then asked me to join his band. I later
produced his Passion album with my colleague Jacques Burvick (Aquarium
Dream) . Things just fell into place. Meadows first hit the airwaves in
1991 with “For Lovers Only”. The
experience put him on the road to his eventual success. Meadows hooked
up with numerous artists and musicians and became a well known sideman
in his own right, recording or performing over the years with Brook
Benton, Eartha Kitt, Phyllis Hyman, Jean Carne, The Temptations, Michael
Bolton, Angela Bofill, Will Downing , Bob Baldwin, Chuck Loeb, John
Lee, among many others. In
1990 Meadows submitted a solo project to Steve Backer at Novus/RCA and
was signed to a recording contract, thus marking the beginning of his
solo career. Meadows’ first RCA release “For Lover’s Only” was a huge
success and was followed by his ground breaking “Keep it Right There”
album. He became a staple of the contemporary jazz format with his
subsequent recordings, which include Body Rhythm (1994) and Forbidden
Fruit (1996), Passion (1997), Another Side Of Midnight (1999), Next To
You (2000), In Deep (2002), Players Club (2004), Dressed To Chill
(2006), Secrets (2009) Whisper (2013) and Soul Traveler his current
release on the New York based Shanachie Label. Visit Website
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Rachel Brown & The Beatnik Playboys $10.00 Friday 5/12 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Vocalist, pianist, and singer/Songwriter leads All-Star NE Ohio Group Live at Nighttown! Featuring: Rachel Brown-vocals & piano, Dave Huddleston-guitar, Bill Watson-bass, & Roy King-drums. Rachel has
opened for many top artists including Emmylou Harris, Willie
Nelson, Merle Haggard, Peter Cooper & Eric Brace, Nathan Bell,
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bill Kirchen, Chuck Mead, Phil Lee, Loretta
Lynn, Ray Stevens, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Vern Gosdin, Clint Black ,
Alan Jackson, Aaron Tippin, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley,Richie Furay,
Donna the Buffalo, The Carpenter Ants, Little Jimmy Dickens, Southern
Pacific, Ricky Scaggs, David Jacobs Strain and The Judds. Rachel
is also a music teacher for the Elyria City School District. Bill Watson has
had an extensive and successful career out of performing music for many
years. Currently, you can also find Bill playing with "The Numbers
Band" (since 1990), "Hillbilly Idol" (since 1990), "Alex Bevan" (since
1988) and "Clearfork" (since 1990). Some of you may remember seeing Bill
perform with "The Damn Band" (1991), "Reckless Abandon" (1987), "Mimi
Hart & The Bopkats" (1984-86), "Deadly Ernest & The Honky Tonk
Heroes" (1981-84), "Gopher Broke Swing Band" (1977-1981),
"Smackinrrouge" and "Better 'n Bacon Band" (pre 1977).
Roy King has
had the pleasure of performing with living legends like Mose Allison,
Bucky Pizzerelli, Eddie Bo, Johnny Gimble and Jay McShann to great local
heroes such as Alex Bevan, the Gopher Broke Swing Band, pianists Mike
Petrone and Joe Hunter. Roy currently teaches drums and percussion at
Woodsys Music in Kent and Medina, as well as leading his own jazz trio
which plays at Nighttown in Cleveland, Ohio. "I always wanted to
be a beatnik and a playboy.", says Roy. " Now I can be both!" Dave Huddleston is
a lifelong student and lover of music. He is known locally as a
vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. Born in Washington, DC, and raised in
Cleveland, Dave grew up in a musical family and was exposed to a variety
of music genres -- from Saturday Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts,
to Broadway musicals played on the family hi-fi, to pop tunes squeezed
out of a tiny transistor radio tuned to WIXY 1260-AM. His influences are
all over the map -- Bach, Artie Shaw, Elvis, the Temptations, the
Beatles, Ella, 1960s TV themes, Gaetano Veloso, Chaka Khan, U2, the Bee
Gees, the Isley Brothers, Frankie Valli, Ennio Morricone, Buck Owens.
Dave sees every song and every gig as a chance for exciting
explorations, always with an element of surprise. Visit Website
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Myron Davis $20.00 Saturday 5/13 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Dynamic North Coast Soul Singer/Songwriter and his group hit the Stage at Nighttown! Myron
Davis has written hits songs for Dru Hill, and collaborated with Ron
Isley, Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndgeocello, Kelly Price, Conya Doss, and
many others! Cleveland
native, artist and producer, Myron Davis' soul sound has been heard on
hundreds of records all of the world. His 1998 debut CD project
"Destiny" has sold more than 1 million records and his song writing is
featured on the platinum hit single "Tell Me" by R&B quartet, Dru
Hill. Myron has collaborated with Meshell Ndegeocello and Robert Glasper
as well as Ron Isley, Kelly Price and Conya Doss. With three solo
projects of his own and several other music projects he has produced,
Myron continues to influence the culture and leave a legacy of soul for
generations to come. Visit Website
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Shaun Martin $20.00 Monday 5/15 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| From Dallas, Texas! Dynamic
Pianist and Keyboard player as featured with Snarky Puppy & Kirk
Franklin, makes his Cleveland debut at Nighttown leading his 6 Pc.
Group! Shaun
Martin has been playing, creating, and collaborating for most of his
life, yet his contributions go much further than just playing. When you
move through the projects that Shaun has been a part of you can feel his
style and influence; you can sense his presence throughout the
compositions. Shaun’s willingness and ability to be a subtle part of
each band have allowed him be part of the very foundation. #1 on iTunes Jazz Chart - June 2015 Seven time Grammy Winner, including: 2007 Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album, with Kirk Franklin (Hero) 2009 Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album, with Kirk Franklin (Fight of My Life) 2012 Best Gospel Album, with Kirk Franklin (Hello Fear) 2012 Best Gospel Song, with Kirk Franklin (Hello Fear) 2014 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance, Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway (Something) 2016 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, as member of Snarky Puppy (Sylva) 2017 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, as member of Snarky Puppy (Culcha Vulcha) His
debut release, Seven Summers, is the record that you would expect when a
seasoned player with roots in several genres takes the time to let the
music unfold. It spans the musical map from jazz to soul to hip hop with
a casual touch of fusion.
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University School HS Band $10.00 Monday 5/15 7:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Next Generation of Jazz Musicians from US live on Nighttown's side patio!
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Shaun Martin $20.00 Monday 5/15 9:00 pm Buy Tickets
| From Dallas, Texas! Dynamic
Pianist and Keyboard player as featured with Snarky Puppy & Kirk
Franklin, makes his Cleveland debut at Nighttown leading his 6 Pc.
Group! Shaun
Martin has been playing, creating, and collaborating for most of his
life, yet his contributions go much further than just playing. When you
move through the projects that Shaun has been a part of you can feel his
style and influence; you can sense his presence throughout the
compositions. Shaun’s willingness and ability to be a subtle part of
each band have allowed him be part of the very foundation. #1 on iTunes Jazz Chart - June 2015 Seven time Grammy Winner, including: 2007 Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album, with Kirk Franklin (Hero) 2009 Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album, with Kirk Franklin (Fight of My Life) 2012 Best Gospel Album, with Kirk Franklin (Hello Fear) 2012 Best Gospel Song, with Kirk Franklin (Hello Fear) 2014 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance, Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway (Something) 2016 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, as member of Snarky Puppy (Sylva) 2017 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, as member of Snarky Puppy (Culcha Vulcha) His
debut release, Seven Summers, is the record that you would expect when a
seasoned player with roots in several genres takes the time to let the
music unfold. It spans the musical map from jazz to soul to hip hop with
a casual touch of fusion.
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Gerald Clayton Trio $20.00 Tuesday 5/16 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Jazz Pianist extraordinaire and Concord Recording Artist leads his Trio live at Nighttown. Featuring: Gerald Clayton-piano, Joe Sanders-acoustic bass, & Kendrick Scott-drums. Gerald
Clayton searches for honest expression in every note he plays. With
harmonic curiosity and critical awareness, he develops musical
narratives that unfold as a result of both deliberate searching and
chance uncovering. The four-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist/composer
formally began his musical journey at the prestigious Los Angeles County
High School for the Arts, where he received the 2002 Presidential
Scholar of the Arts Award. Continuing his scholarly pursuits, he earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance at USC’s Thornton School of Music
under the instruction of piano icon Billy Childs, after a year of
intensive study with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron at The Manhattan
School of Music. Clayton won second place in the 2006 Thelonious Monk
Institute of Jazz Piano Competition. Expansion
has become part of Clayton’s artistic identity. His music is a
celebration of the inherent differences in musical perspectives that
promote true artistic synergy. Inclusive sensibilities have allowed him
to perform and record with such distinctive artists as Diana Krall, Roy
Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stephens, Kendrick
Scott, John Scofield Ben Williams, Terell Stafford & Dick Oatts,
Michael Rodriguez, Terri Lyne Carrington, Avishai Cohen, Peter Bernstein
and the Clayton Brothers Quintet. Clayton also has enjoyed an extended
association since early 2013, touring and recording with saxophone
legend Charles Lloyd. 2016
marks his second year as Musical Director of the Monterey Jazz Festival
On Tour, a project that has featured his trio along with Ravi Coltrane,
Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard and Raul Midón on guitar and vocals. Clayton’s
discography as a leader reflects his evolution as an artist. His debut
recording, Two Shade (ArtistShare), earned a 2010 GRAMMY nomination for
Best Improvised Jazz Solo for his arrangement of Cole Porter’s “All of
You.” “Battle Circle,” his composition featured on The Clayton Brothers’
recording The New Song and Dance (ArtistShare), received a GRAMMY
nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Composition in 2011. He received
2012 and 2013 GRAMMY nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for
Bond: The Paris Sessions (Concord) and Life Forum (Concord), his second
and third album releases. Capturing
the truth in each moment’s conception of sound comes naturally to
Clayton. The son of beloved bass player and composer John Clayton, he
enjoyed a familial apprenticeship from an early age. Clayton honors the
legacy of his father and all his musical ancestors through a commitment
to artistic exploration, innovation, and reinvention. In
the 2016-17 year, Clayton turns his imaginative curiosity toward
uncovering the essence of the Piedmont Blues experience and expression
in early twentieth century Durham. A Duke University commission,
Clayton’s evening-length composition will explore a mixed media
performance that features some of the most resonating voices in
contemporary music. Visit Website
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Balkan Strings Trio $20.00 Tuesday 5/16 7:30 pm Buy Tickets
| From Belgrade, Serbia! On Nighttown's back patio. TRIO
BALKAN STRINGS (Zoran Starcevic & sons) performs its original
guitar music, a fusion of Balkan music: Serbian, Gypsy, Macedonian,
Romanian, Moldavian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Mediterranean, Greek,
Oriental…Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Classical music, asymmetrical rhythms and
original guitar interpretation. The result, combining many cultures, is
BALKAN SWING - JAZZ GUITAR - ETHNO - WORLD FUSION, virtuoso, rich and
unconventional, fresh and spontaneous, brimming with energy! "
Trio Balkan Strings dedication to the music of the Balkans and central
Europe is inspiring. The guitar interpretations of this music are
wonderful. Really good !!! " - John McLaughlin Authentic,
attractive music with the finest taste, real presentation of guitar
music in Balkan Jazz style, unique interpretation from three of them and
the universal music language, without frontiers. A real music
trip by Balkan carpet, so if you like Jazz, Swing, Ethno, Classical, or
you simply like guitar music, it is your perfect choice. They
invented 6 hands playing on 1 guitar and that is their trademark. They
have performed in many Festivals (Jazz, Classical Guitar, World music)
and concerts in: USA, Canada, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Russia,
Moldova, Slovakia, Chech Republic, Finland, Austria, Switzerland,
Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, UK, Lithuania,
Estonia, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
and Serbia. They did master classes-clinics and concerts for classical
and Jazz guitar students in Europe and in the
USA. FIRST
PRIZE WINNER in the World category of the 2005 USA Songwriting
Competition with composition Water-mill written by Nikola Starcevic and
performed by Trio Balkan Strings. FIRST
PRIZE WINNER - Trio Balkan Strings won first prize and the Dolphin
statue for being the best instrumental ensemble on the Music World 2004
Italy Festival Internacionale Fivizzano. FIRST
PRIZE WINNER - of the JoAnn Falletta International Composition
Competition for Guitar 2007 Buffalo, New York (Asiana IV written by
Nikola Starcevic). Visit Website
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Hathaway Brown Vocal Music Program $10.00 Thursday 5/18 8:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Next Generation of Vocalist from HB hit the stage at Nighttown! Hathaway
Brown School Vocal Arts Department offers a class called Solo
Voice. This class for high school age female vocalists explores a
singer’s performance with songs in various styles of jazz, contemporary
music, music for theatre, and original work, emphasizing communication
with the audience, working with an accompanist or band, song arranging
and material selection. Dynamics of vocal interpretation and style are
also examined. This evening of jazz and contemporary song is the
culminating experience of the course. Come out and see the newest
talent Cleveland has to offer. Visit Website
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Debbie Darling $15.00 Friday 5/19 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Exciting North Coast Jazz Vocalist hits the stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Debbie Darling-vocals, Jake Briggs-piano, Toussaint English-bass, & Nick Bruschi-drums. Debbie Darling is
a singer/songwriter who has performed a wide variety of musical styles
from opera to jazz to blues and everything in between. She studied voice
with David Blair, the vocal coach for The Metropolitan Opera. She’s
provided her vocal talents for small bands, large orchestras and
commercial voice overs. She's sung with Stanley Turrentine, The Peter
Duchin Band, The Tommy Dorsey Band, and more. She returns to Nighttown
to perform jazz, blues and standards with the Jake Briggs Trio. You
won’t want to miss this show. Debbie is the consummate performer. Jake Briggs has
a Bachelors of Music in Music theory and Composition. He is a Music
Director at Independence Presbyterian Church and teaches at the Music
Therapy Enrichment Center in Westlake. Jake has played with the College
of Wooster Jazz Band, The Wooster Symphony Orchestra, and The College of
Wooster Symphonic Band. He has self-published several CDs and many
works for piano, guitar, and choir. Jake plays several instruments but
with his trio he plays piano. Along with Toussaint English on Bass and
Nick Bruschi on Drums, they make up the Jake Briggs Trio and they are
delighted to be backing Debbie Darling for this evening of jazz and
standards. Visit Website
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Richie Cole All-Star Quartet featuring Greg Bandy $20.00 Saturday 5/20 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
| Alto Madness with Sax Legend Richie Cole, & with special guest Master Drummer Greg Bandy Live on the Nighttown Stage! Featuring: Richie Cole-alto sax, Greg Bandy-drums, Jackie Warren-piano, & Peter Dominguez-acoustic bass. Richie
Cole started playing alto saxophone when he was 10 years old in his
home town of Trenton, New Jersey. Influenced by Sonny Rollins and
Charlie Parker, Cole’s talent and dedication won him a full scholarship
from Downbeat Magazine to the Berklee School of Music in Boston. His
professional career began in 1969 when he joined the Buddy Rich Big
Band. And after stints with the Lionel Hampton Big Band and the Doc
Severinsen Big Band, Cole formed his own quintet and toured worldwide,
doing a great deal to popularize bebop and his own “Alto Madness” style
in the 70’s and early 80’s. Cole
has performed and recorded with the great vocalese artist Eddie
Jefferson, the Manhattan Transfer, Bobby Enriquez, Freddie Hubbard,
Sonny Stitt, Art Pepper, Tom Waits, Boots Randolph, and Nancy Wilson, to
name just a few of his musical collaborations. Notably, Cole has
performed at the Village Vanguard and Carnegie Hall as well as gave a
command performance for the Queen of England. Cole
has recorded over 50 albums and CDs, including his top hit album
“Hollywood Madness” (1979 Muse Records) and his tribute album to Leonard
Bernstein, “Richie Cole Plays West Side Story” (1997 Music Masters
Jazz). A prolific composer, Cole also finds time to arrange for full big
bands, symphony orchestras and frequent performances at jazz festivals
worldwide. Moreover, he enjoys sharing his love of music with younger
generations and is active recording, touring and presenting university
master classes. Cole was
appointed to the Board of the National Jazz Service Organization and the
Board for the National Endowment for the Arts where he served as
chairman for one year. He is also a charter member of the International
Association of Jazz Educators. In 2005 he was awarded the State of
California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz on
behalf of the Temecula Jazz Society. Richie Cole is recognized worldwide
for the sweet sounds of his alto saxophone and the creativity behind
his Alto Madness Orchestra. The
Alto Madness Orchestra was developed by Cole in the early 90's and its
continuing popularity is proof of its uniqueness. As Richie explains,
"The idea of the Orchestra is the concept and sound of an eighteen-piece
big band using only seven instruments, four of which are horns. Not
only does this have the big band ensemble sound, it also allows us
plenty of room for improvisation as if we were in a quartet setting." Now based in New York City, drummer Greg Bandy is
a perennial favorite in the Cleveland area and also enjoys an
international reputation. Bandy has toured with several major jazz
artists including Pharoah Sanders, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter,
and Olu Dara. Additionally he has lead his own groups
extensively. He has taken his groups far and wide, making
appearances throughout North America, Europe, and in such far away
destinations as Japan and Ghana, Africa.
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"Angel of The Night" w/Barbara Barrett & John Morton $20.00 Sunday 5/21 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Top Flight North Coast Vocalists Barbara Barrett & John Morton live on Nighttown Stage! Featuring: Barbara Barrett-vocals, John Morton-vocals, Ed Ridley-piano, Aidan Plank-acoustic bass, & Elijah Gilmore-drums. Presented in Association with Quad City Productions. Along with generous vocal range, Barbara Barrett's song
styling is supported by early training in music theory, flute, piano,
and voice. Starting with piano at a young age, she progressed to and
continued with music theory, and flute, finally finding her love of
vocals at the age of thirteen. Barbara went all the way to receiving a
Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, from the University of
Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music. After graduation, her love
for European classical music afforded her success with The
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and The Blossom Festival Chorus, including
performances at Carnegie Hall, and in Chautauqua, New York. When
Karamu House presented Scott Joplin's opera "Treemonisha", Barbara was
given the lead role of Monisha, and won the 2000-2001 Actor's Guild
Award for Best Female Vocalist. As a solo artist over the last several
years, she has focused mainly on jazz standards, but has included
generous portions of blues, soul, gospel, and R&B, which gives her
renditions of the standards, fresh creativity without compromising the
classic nature of the songs. John Morton has
been one of the most dynamic in-demand vocalists in Northeast Ohio ever
since he played his first professional gig nearly 40 years ago. His
warm husky baritone is immediately recognizable to musicians and
audiences alike. Rich and round, full of life, subtle when necessary,
aggressive at the drop of a drumstick, his voice has been polished and
matured through thousands of performances. He
began singing in his father’s gospel choir when he was just five years
old. The same neighborhood produced the ever popular vocalist James
Ingram, who was a childhood friend. That gospel upbringing, that fervent
style that only church singing can inspire has stayed with him ever
since. That was his training ground. After
a long and storied apprenticeship in Ohio John left for California.
While out West John sang with Montuno St., a widely renowned California
Salsa band. He also associated with the Yellowjackets, the Pete Escavedo
Orchestra, and Tower of Power. He polished his voice some more
strengthened it and became ‘the man’ in front of the band. Since
returning to Northeast Ohio to be with family John has been extremely
busy. His incredible talent has been highly in demand. Visit Website
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Winslow Road w/Webster, Carr, Custy, & Abersold $15.00 Thursday 5/25 8:00 pm Buy Tickets
| North Coast Folk, Pop, and more from Winslow Road, Shaker Hts., Ohio! Featuring: Laura Webster-vocals; Jim Carr-guitar & vocals; Nikki Custy-violin & vocals; Tom Abersold-sax Vocalist and Professor of Music at Hathaway Brown Laura Webster sings standards, show and pop tunes, jazz, and more Featuring: Laura Webster-vocals, Jim Carr-guitar & vocals, Nikki Custy-violin, & Tom Abersold-sax. Webster,
Carr, Custy & Abersold are excited to be back at Nighttown! The
group performs a unique mix of jazz, folk, rock and world music.
With Laura Webster and Jim Carr on guitar & vocals, Nikki Custy on
vocals, fiddle and djembe, and Tom Abersold on sax and flute, the
quartet balances lyric acoustic sounds with rousing fiddle tunes and
cool, rhythmic, Latin flavors. WCCA revel in fusing their
individual roots in jazz, Celtic, folk, rock, and Latin music into a
dynamic musical tapestry. Laura Webster, vocalist, has performed at jazz
clubs in NYC and Cleveland, and is vocal arts director at Hathaway
Brown School in Shaker Hts. Jim Carr, guitarist/vocalist, has performed
at a wide range of venues throughout Cleveland and Boston, and is music
director at Church of St. Dominic in Shaker Hts. and guitar professor at
John Carroll University. Nikki Custy, violin/vocals/djembe, honed her
fiddle skills in the pubs of County Clare, Ireland, and is in demand as a
master fiddler with numerous Celtic bands throughout the area. Tom
Abersold, sax/flute, developed his style and skills working with big
bands, jazz, rock, blues and acoustic groups throughout the Cleveland
area.
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Jeff Lorber Fusion $40.00 Friday 5/26 8:00 pm Buy Tickets 10:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Legendary Fusion Master Jeff Lorber leads All-Star Group at Nighttown! Featuring: Jeff Lorber-piano & keys, Jimmy Haslip-bass, & Gary Novak-drums. Trailblazing
pianist, composer, producer and bandleader Jeff Lorber is a consummate
artist who continues to push himself to new plateaus. A groundbreaking
Fender Rhodes pioneer along with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample
and Bob James, Lorber has triumphed as one of the most innovative
musical minds in contemporary jazz. The multi Grammy-nominated pianist’s
newest CD is a sterling example of his expansive musical roots,
masterfully crafted harmonic and melodic sophistication, irresistible
finger-poppin’ grooves and intricate rhythmic sense. “I came up with the
name Prototype because we are always trying to up our game and come up
with new exciting music that could be a prototype or innovative
harbinger for the future of our musical style,” says the LA based
pianist. Lorber, a Berklee College of Music alum who formerly majored in
Chemistry at Boston College goes full throttle on Prototype,
orchestrating like an alchemist in the lab concocting a majestic elixir
of jazz, soul, funk, pop, R&B and gospel. Prototype
features longtime collaborators – bassist Jimmy Haslip (founding member
of The Yellowjackets) and drummer Gary Novak. “From a production
standpoint Jimmy adds a ‘big picture’ element. He contributes a lot with
his warm bass sound and on the road he is without a doubt one of the
finest soloists out there on his instrument.” Lorber adds, “Gary’s very
versatile, imaginative, super solid and gets a great sound. He really
shines playing over the funky polyrhythmic grooves we record.” Jeff
Lorber’s Fusion came to life in the 70s when the pianist attended
Berklee College of Music. “I was listening to Miles Davis and Bitches
Brew and the beginning of great fusion bands like Mahavishnu Orchestra,
Weather Report and Return to Forever,” reflects Lorber. “There were also
artists like Herbie Hancock, The Crusaders and Grover Washington, who
pioneered a more melodic and funky type of sound. Not to mention the
fantastic music being made in R&B and pop music like Earth Wind and
Fire and Tower of Power.” Lorber envisioned Jeff Lorber Fusion a second
generation to these fusion bands that were more R&B and melody
oriented. A true clinician, Lorber has made it a point to study the long
line of modern jazz pianists since 1945. “Herbie Hancock and Chick
Corea have been major influences but I had to go back and try to figure
out who they listened to and were inspired by,” says Lorber. “Some of
these icons that come to mind are Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, McCoy
Tyner and Bud Powell.” He adds, “I also can’t forget all of the pianists
who played with Miles Davis such as Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Tommy
Flanagan and Horace Silver.” Visit Website
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Moises Borges & Joshua Smith $15.00 Saturday 5/27 8:30 pm Buy Tickets
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Nova, Samba, and more from Brazilian Vocalist and Guitarist Moises
Borges with West Coast Saxophonist & Cleveland Native Joshua
Smith. Echoes of Getz/Gilberto on Nighttown's Stege! Moises Borges a
native of Brazil now living in Cleveland has become a prolific
performer one the Northeast Ohio scene in recent years. A gifted
vocalist and guitarist, Borges plays in the Bossa Nova tradition
interpreting classics by Jobim, Gilberto, and many others. This
far away from his native Brazil the music of his homeland is very much
alive when he is on stage. Joshua Smith is
a saxophonist/multi instrumentalist residing in the San Francisco Bay
area. He has been performing for the past 20 years with a wide array of
notable jazz and creative musicians, beginning in his hometown of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Joshua has
performed in the straight-ahead jazz realm for the past 20 years. His
current sidemen are the best of the San Francisco Bay Area, and he has
played countless concerts and private events in the straight-ahead
arena. Growing up, Smith began gigging at a very early age with older
jazzmen of his hometown, Cleveland, Ohio... He was a member of "Greg
Bandy's Young Lions'" and studied under saxophone iconoclast Ernie
Krivda. Joshua has since
made his mark in the arena of avant-garde jazz and forward thinking jazz
through performing with players like Joe Maneri, Cuong Vu, (of The Pat
Metheny Group), Chris Jonas, trumpet legend Nate Wooley, Trevor Dunn,
Todd Sickafoose, Myra Melford, Ben Goldberg,Carmen Castaldi, and
drummer Scott Amendola in addition to many other notable players... Additionally,
he's performed with funk drumming legend Clyde Stubblefield, toured as a
member of The Youngblood Brass Band, and bluegrass legend Peter
Rowan... He's been a member
of The Scott Amendola Quartet for the last five years, having performed
with guitar luminary Nels Cline, at John Zorn's NYC venue, The Stone. In
2010 he acted as music director and contributing composer to the "Leave
Me Alone" opera, an avant grade jazz opera written by Smith's good
friend Harvey Pekar, at Oberlin College. Visit Website
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Christian Sands Trio $20.00 Sunday 5/28 7:00 pm Buy Tickets
| Rapidly rising Pianist from Christian McBride's Trio debuts music from his brand new Concord Records CD live at Nighttown! Featuring: Christian Sands-piano, Yasushi Nakamura-acoustic bass, & Jerome Jennings-drums. Steinway Artist and five-time Grammy Nominee CHRISTIAN
SANDS is an emerging jazz force. His abundant piano technique perfectly
matches his conception, accomplishing a much deeper musical goal: a
fresh look at the entire language of jazz. Christian says, "My music is
about teaching the way of jazz and keeping it alive." Whether it's
stride, swing, bebop, progressive, fusion, Brazilian or Afro-Cuban,
Sands develops the past while providing unusual and stimulating vehicles
for the present... and for the future. He expresses himself through an
extensive vocabulary of patterns, textures and structures, all the while
maintaining a strong sense of understatement, sensitivity, taste and
swing - hallmarks for as long as he has been playing. With
his debut Mack Avenue Records recording, REACH, singularly talented
pianist and five-time Grammy® Award nominee Christian Sands is
stretching into exciting progressive territory as he breaks new ground
traversing from the straight-ahead zone into fresh-sounding music
influenced by a range of styles, from Afro-Cuban rhythms to hip-hop
beats to dirty blues with an edge. That’s impressive for a youngster who
is just 27. “The collection here is about reaching new ideas and
reaching new music,” he says. “I’m reaching from past recordings to
bring in the future, which is really all about finding myself. It’s a
chance to express my experience.” REACH
becomes one more milestone in Sands’ auspicious career that stretches
back to his New Haven, Connecticut upbringing. Having started playing
piano at four years old, composing his first piece of music at age five,
starting music classes at eight, and becoming a professional at ten,
Sands was well-prepared to attend such prestigious schools as the
Neighborhood Music School and the Educational Center for the Arts in New
Haven (he later received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the
Manhattan School of Music). But
a key moment came when he attended the Jazz in July summer workshop at
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst when he was in high school.
That was where he met and began his mentorship with Dr. Billy Taylor. “I
was 13 or 14 and I studied with Dr. Taylor,” Sands says. “After the
first week, he asked me to stay a second. I went on to take private
lessons with him and master classes. He became my music grandfather; I
went to his house in the Bronx and we’d talk about different music such
as his piano heroes like Art Tatum and then bands I was listening to,
including The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, John Legend and he was hip to
all this.” The recording is
co-produced by both Grammy®-Award winning producer Al Pryor and famed
bassist Christian McBride, who has collaborated with Sands in his
Grammy® Award-winning trio, as well as some of his other groups, since
2009. “Upon first meeting Christian, I could feel a cool connection,”
Sands recalls. “From when I first sat in with his Inside Straight band, I
realized that we think about music in the same way. When I got signed
to Mack Avenue, I asked if Christian could produce me, as someone who
knows my playing and what I want to accomplish in my music.” Visit Website
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"Late
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Fridays Moss Stanley
on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover
Saturdays Jackie Warren on
piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover
Friday,
April
21
Blue Lunch with Tim Gartland 8:30 PM $20.
Swing and Blues from North Coast favorites 8 Pc. Blue Lunch with Special Guest Tim Gartland on Vocals and Harp.
Saturday, April 22 Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano 8:30 PM $20.
From New York City! Award winning Stars of Cabaret hit the stage at Nighttown!
Featuring: Eric Comstock-piano & vocals, Barbara Fasano-vocals, & Bryan Thomas-acoustic bass.
Monday,
April
24
Barbara Rosene
7
PM
$20.
NYC vocalist and native Clevelander returns for showcase gig. Currently lead vocalist with the Harry James Orchestra.
Featuring Dave Powers on piano.
Tuesday, April 25 Avram Fefer & Michael Bisio Duo 7 PM $15.
Cutting edge Sax/Bass Duo from NYC. Featuring Avram Fefer-sax, & Michael Bisio-acoustic bass.
Thursday, April 27 Kinky Friedman
8 PM
$30.
Legendary Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Novelist, & Raconteur
Kinky Friedman hits the Stage at
Nighttown!
Friday April 28 Nicole Henry
8:30PM $25
Dynamic jazz & soul vocalist from Miami/NYC live on Nighttown stage! With the Robert Hubbard Trio.
Saturday, April 29 Stanley Jordan
8 & 10 PM
$20.
Virtuoso Guitarist and Mack Avenue Recording Artist back at Nighttown for 2 Big Shows!
Sunday, April 30 Amina Figarova Quintet
7 PM
$20.
From Azerbaijan! World Class pianist and her Quintet back at Nighttown!
Monday, May 1 Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater
7 PM
$15.
Next Generations of Broadway Stars takes the stage at Nighttown!
Tuesday, May 2 Charlie Mosbrook & Friends
7 PM $10.
North Coast Singer/Songwriter debuts music from his new CD live at Nighttown!
Thursday, May 4 Ernie Krivda & "Music From the Other Side of Midnight" 8 PM $20.
Cleveland Sax Legend debuts new Music inspired by midnight revelations!
Featuring: Ernie Krida-sax, Erin Kufel-vocals, Joe Hunter-piano, Brent
Hamker-guitar, Charise Grimes-bass, & Ricky Exton-drums.
Friday, May 5 Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet
8:30 PM $15.
Cinco De Mayo Celebration with Great Lakes leading Latin Jazz Group!
Featuring: Sammy DeLeon-timbales & vocals, Jackie Warren-piano, Nelson Orta-percussion,
Jose 'Cheo" Hernandez-bass, Dick Ingersoll-sax, & Scott
McKee-trumpet.
Saturday, May 6 Forecast
8:30
PM
$15.
North Coast's Premier Contemporary Jazz Group back on stage at Nighttown!
Featuring: Lem Adams-vibes, Gary Stevenson-bass, Alphonso McDuffie-keyboards, Riley Richards-sax, & Gene Butler-drums.
Sunday, May 7 North Coast Winds
7
PM
$10.
Exciting Cleveland Area Wind Ensemble presents new and traditional Classical Chamber Music live on Nighttown Stage!
Featuring: Areleigh Savage-Bassoon, Ben Chen-Clarinet, Emily Rapson-French Horn, Mary Kausek-Oboe, & Madeline Lucas-Flute.
Monday, May 8 Cleveland Hts. HS Jazz Program 7 PM $5.
Next Generation of North Coast Jazzers hits the stage at Nighttown! Under the musical Direction of Brett Baker.
Wed. & Thurs., May 10 & 11 Marion Meadows/Paul Taylor "Sax & the City" 7 & 9 PM (two shows) $40.
Contemporary Jazz Saxophone Stars and their Group light up the Stage at Nighttown!
Friday, May 12 Rachel Brown & The Beatnik Playboys 8:30 PM $10.
Vocalist, pianist, & singer/songwriter & Band live at Nighttown!
Featuring: Rachel Brown-piano & vocals, Dave Huddleston-guitar, Bill Watson-bass, & Roy King-drums.
Saturday, May 13 Myron Davis
8:30 PM $20.
Dynamic North Coast Soul Singer/Songwriter and his group hit the Stage at Nighttown!
Myron Davis has written hits songs for Dru Hill, and collaborated with
Ron Isley, Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndgeocello, Kelly Price, Conya Doss,
and many others!
Monday,
May
15
Shaun Martin
7 & 9
PM
$20.
From Dallas, Texas!
Dynamic Pianist and Keyboard player as featured with Snarky Puppy &
Kirk Franklin, makes his Cleveland debut at Nighttown leading his 6 Pc.
Group!
Monday, May 15 University School HS Band 7:30 PM $10.
Next Generation of Jazz Musicians from US live on Nighttown's side patio!
Tuesday, May 16 Gerald Clayton Trio
7
PM
$20.
Jazz Pianist extraordinaire and Concord Recording Artist leads his Trio live at Nighttown.
Featuring: Gerald Clayton-piano, Joe Sanders-acoustic bass, & Kendrick Scott-drums.
Tuesday, May 16 Balkan Strings Trio
7:30
PM
$20.
From Belgrade, Serbia! On Nighttown's back patio.
TRIO BALKAN STRINGS (Zoran Starcevic & sons) performs its original
guitar music, a fusion of Balkan music: Serbian, Gypsy, Macedonian,
Romanian, Moldavian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Mediterranean, Greek,
Oriental…Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Classical music, asymmetrical rhythms and
original guitar interpretation. The result, combining many cultures, is
BALKAN SWING - JAZZ GUITAR - ETHNO - WORLD FUSION, virtuoso, rich and
unconventional, fresh and spontaneous, brimming with energy!
" Trio Balkan Strings dedication to the music of the Balkans and central
Europe is inspiring. The guitar interpretations of this music are
wonderful. Really good !!! "
- John McLaughlin
Thursday, May 18 Hathaway Brown Vocal Music Program 8 PM $10.
Next Generation of Vocalist from HB hit the stage at Nighttown!
Friday, May 19 Debbie Darling
8:30 PM
$15.
Exciting North Coast Jazz Vocalist hits the stage at Nighttown!
Featuring: Debbie Darling-vocals, Jake Briggs-piano, Toussaint English-bass, & Nick Bruschi-drums.
Saturday, May 20 Richie Cole All-Star Quartet featuring Greg Bandy 8:30 PM $20.
Alto Madness with Sax Legend Richie Cole, & with special guest Master Drummer Greg Bandy Live on the Nighttown Stage!
Featuring: Richie Cole-alto sax, Greg Bandy-drums, Jackie Warren-piano, & Peter Dominguez-acoustic bass.
Sunday, May 21 "Angel of The Night" w/Barbara Barrett & John Morton 7 PM $20.
Top Flight North Coast Vocalists Barbara Barrett & John Morton live on Nighttown Stage!
Featuring: Barbara Barrett-vocals, John Morton-vocals, Ed Ridley-piano, Aidan Plank-acoustic bass, & TBA-drums.
Presented in Association with Quad City Productions.
Thursday, May 25 Winslow Road w/Webster, Carr, Custy, & Abersold 8 PM $15.
North Coast Folk, Pop, and more from Winslow Road, Shaker Hts., Ohio!
Featuring:
Laura Webster-vocals
Jim Carr-guitar & vocals
Nikki Custy-violin & vocals
Tom Abersold-sax
Friday, May 26 Jeff Lorber Fusion
8 & 10
PM
$40.
Legendary Fusion Master Jeff Lorber leads All-Star Group at Nighttown!
Featuring: Jeff Lorber-piano & keys, Jimmy Haslip-bass, & Gary Novak-drums.
Saturday, May 27 Moises Borges & Joshua Smith 8:30 PM $15.
Bossa Nova, Samba, and more from Brazilian Vocalist and Guitarist Moises
Borges with West Coast Saxophonist & Cleveland Native Joshua Smith.
Echoes of Getz/Gilberto on Nighttown's Stege!
Sunday, May 28 Christian Sands Trio
7
PM
$20.
Rapidly rising Pianist from Christian McBride's Trio debuts music from his brand new Concord Records CD live at Nighttown!
Featuring: Christian Sands-piano, Yasushi Nakamura-acoustic bass, & Jerome Jennings-drums.
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