Russell Gunn, Dionne Farris, Chuchito Valdes, Moise

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Inisghts Into the Music - Russell Gunn, Dionne Farris, Chuchito Valdes, Moise Borges, and more...
Hi Folks.
Some great shows at Nighttown this week.
On Wednesday (9/17), you don't want to miss the great international soul jazz masters, Dionne Farris
and Russell Gunn. Dionne is most well known for her breakout albums with Arrested Development.
Russell has been at the forefront of fusing jazz and hip-hop for years. Together, this is some of the
greatest soul jazz on the scene today. They are here from Atlanta.
On Friday (9/19), we have the outrageously fantastic pianist Chuchito Valdes. Chuchito's Cuban roots
are deep. He's the son of the renown Chucho Valdes, and led the famous group Irakere that was
started by his father. We always have a full house when Chuchito plays the club. His music is exciting
yet beautiful - the ultimate combination!!
Then on Saturday (9/20), NE Ohio's favorite Brazilian guitarist Moises Borges will serenade you. Enjoy
a great meal at Nighttown while you hear some of the all time great Brazilian bossa nova songs. It
doesn't get any better than that!
Hope you can join us this week at Nighttown.
Jim, Steve, Brendan and Bruce.
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10/21 Darren Ginn / Garrison Elliott Duo
10/23 – 10/24 Donald Harrison Quartet
10/26 Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz -Sammy
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10/29 - 10/30 Freddy Cole Quartet
11/01 Richie Cole w/The Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz
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DIONNE FARRIS & RUSSELL GUNN
QUARTET
$25.00
Wednesday 9/17
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Vocal & R&B Star Dionne Farris from Arrested Development Fame joins forces
w/Atlanta Trumpeter & High Note Recording Artist Russell Gunn for a special
night at Nighttown!
Dionne Farris
Dionne Farris came to the attention of the music world with her vocal contributions to Arrested
Development's breakthrough hit single, "Tennessee," plus other tracks on the group's 1992
debut.
Hers is the voice heard pleading to god to "Help Me Understand Your Plan" on Arrested
Development's chart topping 1992 GRAMMY award winning single, "Tennessee." Hers is the
voice assuredly letting you know, "I Know (What You're Doing and it's Not Going to Work This
Time)," on her ground breaking first top 10, GRAMMY nominated single from her critically
acclaimed debut, "Wild Seed - Wild Flower." Hers is the voice that calmed Tupak Shakur's soul
while in solitude, "She really got me through a lot of this time." Her voice is at the heart of black
music today. She is the voice of the 'Love Jones' generation, with the undying classic anthem
single, "Hopeless (as a Penny with a Hole in it)" This phoenix continues to rise, as her voice is
named one of 2011's Top 10 Soul CD's on "Signs of Life: by Creative Loafing Atlanta.
Russel Gunn
lf one were attempting to design a prototype for the quintessential contemporary musician,
trumpeter/fluegelhornist/composer Russell Gunn is the model. A certified member of the hip-hop
generation, Russell's early aspirations in the world of rap music took precedence over the
trumpet that he began playing in fourth grade. When he reached sixteen, his dedication to the
art of jazz took shape.
Gunn has developed his music from a wide variety of musical influences. In his case, Gunn
weaves together elements of Cuban, Brazilian, African,"Go Go" music, and Hip-Hop into an
adventurously progressive jazz style that pays tribute to its tradition while also extending the
form.
It was while performing at a club called Cicero's in St. Louis in 1993 that the great
saxophonist/composer and co-founder of the World Saxophone Quartet, Oliver Lake happened to
hear the young trumpeter, and immediately invited him to come to New York for a performance
at the Brooklyn Museum.
A fortuitous appearance at a 4am jam session at New York's famed Blue Note club, Gunn was
heard by Denis Jeter, an assistant to Wynton Marsalis at Lincoln Center, who recommended him
for the third trumpet chair in Marsalis' Blood on the Fields. Receiving rave notices for his work
with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Gunn began to earn recognition as one of the most
dynamic and exciting musicians of his generation. Continuing to freelance with Lake and various
other top jazz artists, Gunn began leading his own groups and in 1994 and issued his first
recording for the legendary Muse record label, "Young Gunn".
With a singular style that incorporates the influences of masters like Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, and
the underrated Booker Little, Gunn has continued to gain recognition for his own music through
touring.
CHUCHITO VALDES
$25.00
Friday 9/19
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
From Cuba! Dynamic Latin Jazz Pianist leads Trio at Nighttown.
Featuring: Kip Reed-bass, TBA-drums.
Chuchito Valdés, following in the footsteps of his famed father Chucho Valdés and grandfather
Bebo Valdés, continues the legacy of great piano players form Cuba.
With influences of Caribbean rhythms and jazz, Chuchito creates an exciting and energetic blend
of spicy music that drives audiences wild. This piano master captivates with his sensitivity and
drives excitement with his dynamic band.
Chuchito has recorded and performed piano with the world renown Cuban band, Irakere, which
he led for 2 years. He has also performed at festivals, clubs and concerts throughout the world:
from Cuba and the Caribbean to North America, South America, and Europe.
Chuchito is recognized as a master of Cuban music including Son, Danzon, Cuban Timba and
Guaguanco. He has also extensively studied classical music including harmony and composition.
His original compositions and arrangements draw on classical harmonic and structural
techniques. In his performances, Chuchito’s music draws on many styles including Afro-Cuban
Latin Jazz, Bebop, Danzon, Cha-Cha-Cha, Son Montuno and much more. Chuchito Valdés
currently resides in Cancun, Mexico and is a frequent performer in the United State and Canada.
“Chuchito Valdés displays the hell-bent intensity and daredevil technique of the elder Valdésqualities recognized worldwide as hallmarks of Cuban Jazz.”
- Neil Tesser / The Reader (Chicago’s Art & Culture Guide) and author of The Playboy Guide to
Jazz
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MOISES BORGES
$10.00
Saturday 9/20
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
Brazilian singer, and guitarist plays Bossa Nova, Samba, and more in a special
Solo Show.
Moises Borges is a native of Brazil now living in Cleveland and has become a prolific performer on
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.
Don't miss the fun and engaging Brazilian guitarist Moises Borges.
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TERRY BOZZIO
$25.00
Monday 9/22
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Drum Wizard in unique Solo Show! As Featured with Missing Persons, Jeff Beck
and many more!
Rolling Stone Magazine: Zappa Drum Legend Terry Bozzio on Touring the
World's Largest Tuned Kit
Drum legend Terry Bozzio, known for his work with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, UK and his critically
acclaimed solo ventures, celebrates the 50th anniversary of his first drum lesson with “An
Evening With Terry Bozzio” coast-to-coast North American tour! During the course of this tour,
Terry Bozzio will hit over 40 cities from San Diego to Jacksonville to Montreal to Vancouver to Los
Angeles and everywhere in between. This will be a night of solo drumming and include
compositions from throughout his career, as well as improvisation. It is by no means a clinic or a
workshop. Enjoy an intimate evening of Terry Bozzio and his monster sculpture of a drum kit
together for the first time in seated venues across North America.
“TERRY BOZZIO - An Evening of Solo Drum Music” is a unique, intense, dynamic, spiritualistic,
melodic, orchestral, atmospheric, and musical performance on the largest tuned drum &
percussion set in the world. Unless you have seen Terry, you have no idea what you are in for.
Bozzio is an enigmatic, evocative, and engaging musician whose instrument just happens to be
the drums. Terry Bozzio is able to accompany himself with bass note patterns and, at the same
time, melodically solo on top with highly developed coordination skills to express a complete
musical statement on the drum set alone. Drawing from jazz, classical, & ethnic percussion styles
from around the world, Terry Bozzio is “a storyteller,” able to weave a hypnotic spell over
audiences and enthrall them with an eclectic experience filled with contrast, variety, intimacy,
excitement, & passion.
Terry has had tremendous success with his last two Terry Bozzio solo drum performance tours in
Europe (2012 included his headline show at the Jazz Festival Frankfurt – the oldest jazz festival in
the world – and 2013 which included sold out performances in Sweden, Germany, Eastern
Europe, and France). Please note that this is not a bombastic 2 hour drum solo. This is MUSIC on
drums, “an evening with Terry Bozzio.” In most of Bozzio’s works, he accompanies himself with
bass lines while soloing over it melodically on the tuned toms. There is space, classical forms &
structures, ambient electronic loops, and atmospheric percussion effects, as well as some
exciting & fiery drumming that brings audiences to their feet!
In other news, over the last four decades, drummer Terry Bozzio has built an extraordinary
legacy based on his unique approach to rhythm and the diverse and acclaimed recordings to
which he's contributed. On April 18, 2014 he'll go beyond genres into new mediums with the
release of an art collection titled [RHYTHM] + [SKETCH]. Available exclusive at
www.terrybozzioart.com, the collection is a fusion of artwork crafted over the last three decades
mixed with new abstract visuals made from capturing rhythm.
Don't miss this phenomenal show at Nighttown on Monday September 22nd.
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MIKHAELA LASHAWN
$20.00
Thursday 9/25
8:00 pm Buy Tickets
Cleveland Vocalist and Actress in Benefit performance live at Nighttown!
Malcolm Hyneman - Lead Keyboard/backgroud
Robert Morrow - Sax, auxboard and spoken Word
Alec Kim - Lead Guitar
Kevin Vince - Bass
Deion Williams - Drums
Nighttown will be on Fire: Hottest Sexiest party with a purpose Ever!!!
Get ready Cleveland for the always dynamic and charged with a purpose In her 5th annual at
Nighttown performance starring Cleveland ‘s Own Singer, Actress, Dancer, Director and
producer Mikhaela LaShawn. Featuring “Insprie One” the band. You May remember Ms. LaShawn
on Chanel 19/43 “ the Block” also in a film “Life’s Poisons” at Tower City in the Cleveland
International Film festival 2011 directed by famed director Malcolm Lee of Best Man and Best
Man Holiday. Her most recent stage performance which received rave reviews where she left
audiences spellbound as a lusty Shug Avery, as reported by a critic, in Broadway’s “the Color
Purple”, here in Cleveland at the Karamu House in 2012 and currently working on a Lifetime film
as a featured extra which Stars Jill Scott, Eve, Regina Hall, Brian White, Football legend Dionne
Sanders and many other. Presently in production with a documentary on Fibroid Tumors called
the” Benign Cancer”
This young woman’s star is Shining bright. And with everything else she does she still has time
to serve the children and families of the Cleveland Community. Known for her innovative
programming for youth and her fearless and tireless dedication to improving their lives, This is a
performance you must see and an organization worthy of your support.
Prepare for a fun filled night as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Martha Vance Arts And
Education Foundation. With a Verses and flow for the first time ever on our stage Mikhaela will
perform some of her most intimate poetry live and invite you to the mike to bring some heat and
share your works too. Come and enjoy this warm, sultry and engaging performance.
PAT HARRIS
$15.00
Friday 9/26
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
North Coast Vocalist extraordinaire sings jazz, gospel, opera, and more!
Featuring Lafayette Carthon - Piano, Walter Barnes - Bass, and JR Richleydrums, TBA-sax or trumpet.
audio Pat Harris' "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" (mp3 sample)
audio Pat Harris' "Windmills of Your Mind" (mp3 sample)
Clevelander Pat Harris is a vocalist with impressive credentials. After studying at the American
College of Switzerland in Lucerne, where she minored in music, she joined the European musical
revue Superlove, with whom she toured and recorded extensively. Superlove had several
European hits and toured in 18 different countries. Superlove recorded for the RCA and
Phonogram labels.
Since returning to her hometown of Cleveland, Pat Harris has put a new emphasis on singing
jazz.
Harris takes great inspiration from her vocal heroine Ella Fitzgerald and is has also been
influenced by current jazz stars Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, and Kevyn Lettau.
influenced by current jazz stars Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, and Kevyn Lettau.
Since returning to the States, Pat has played several high profile gigs. They include an
appearance at the White House to sing for President Bill Clinton, and performances with the
Cleveland Pops Orchestra, The Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, singing at the games of the
Indians, Browns, and Cavaliers, at the Tri-C Jazz Fest, and as a back up singer for pop vocalist
Barry Manilow. She was also chosen to sing for Oprah Winfrey when she made an appearance in
Cleveland.
Don't miss the dynamic vocals of Pat Harris and her group live at Nighttown on Friday
September 26nd.
ARCHIE MCELRATH
$15.00
Sunday 9/28
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
NE Ohio Jazz Vocalist headlines at Nighttown! In Association with Quad City
Productions.
Featuring: Archie McElrath-vocals, Ken LeeGrand-sax, Jerome Saunders-piano,
Glenn Holmes-acoustic bass, & Ron Godale-drums.
Archie McElrath’s vocals have been described as Powerful…Romantic…Sensuous…and Smooth!!!
Once you have experienced his treatment of a song’s melody and lyrics you will be forever held
captive by the performance.
An international performer, Archie toured for several years in Canada playing at Biddle’s and
Claudio’s in the “Old Towne” section of Montreal. During his military service in Europe he
appeared in clubs in Paris, France; Munich and Kaiserslautern, Germany; and, on several military
bases.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Archie has appeared in numerous local venues including The
Cleveland Playhouse, East Cleveland Public Library, the Greg R. Reese Performing Arts Center,
Cain Park, Lancer’s, Peabody’s, Fat Fish Blue, the Boarding House, Club Isabella, Jazz 28, and the
Bop Stop. He also opened for Joe Williams at John Carroll University.
Throughout his musical journey Archie’s mission has been to bring sincerity and passion to every
performance. So, come along for what will certainly be an unforgettable ride!
Enjoy the Nighttown debut of Archie McElrath on Sunday September 28th!
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