Jazz Nights at Scottish Rite
321 West Hill St, Decatur, GA 30030
Attention Artists:
If you 're interested in performing, please send your press kit to:83 Willow Wood Circle
Atlanta, GA 30317
Attention BIll Bryson
Schedule
September 2011 Jazz Nights Schedule
Sept. 8: Joe Gransden
Joe Gransden has already performed worldwide and released four CDs under his own name. Renowned first for the hard-bop approach of his trumpet, Gransden’s singing voice has been compared to that of chet Baker and Frank Sinatra. A widening schedule has found Joe performing at The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head, South Carolina, The museum of Art and Design in midtown Manhattan, Spivey Hall in Atlanta and Tehema Golf Culb in Carnel, California(where Joe recently played a party for Client Eastwood). Joe is also working with Kenny G on a smooth jazz CD which should hit stores in the near future. www.joegransden.com
Sept. 15: Nicole Chillemi
Appreciative of any song with substance, Nicole chooses old jazz standards as her mode of expression. It follows then that among her idols are Sarah Vaughn, Ella Ditzgerald, Bille Holiday, Anita Oday, and Nina Simone. Though she does not scat and her voice is soprano, Nicole strives for the status of jazz singer. Her voice is full of colors, smooth and clean. One of her mentors describes Nicole’s voice as a fragile ferm, otherworldly. Other listeners mention the soulful, haunting quality of her pure and clear voice. www.nicolechillemi.com
Sept. 22: Terry Harper Quartet
Terry Harper has been performing as both a pianist and vocalist for over 25 years. Her credits include recording on the debut solo album of Philip Harper, Soulful Sin, and the Christmas album of trumpeter Joe Gransden, I’ll Be home for Christmas. Terry appeared in the 1994 feature film A Simple Twist of Fate, starring Steve Martin and the 1995 PBS documentary Strange Fruit. She has performed with trumpeter, Hannibai, Jazz drummer, winard Harper and comper, trumpeter, and educator Danny Harper, who hosts the Tuesday night jam sessions at Churchill Grounds and will also be featured in this concert.
Sept. 29: One Leg Up
One Leg Up plays acoustic swing dance music and Gypsy Jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardit. Jazz fans appreciate this band for their great musical talents and improvisational skills. Acoustic music fans appreciate the fact that the band uses all acoustic instruments. Swing dancers love the beat and fast pace that this band provides. The vocalists do a great job of reproducing the vintage jazz songs that the group performs. One Leg Up continues to work within the gypsy Jazz instrumentation and framework while bringing different styles of jazz, Latin and
original music into their identity.