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Schedule
April 2008 Jazz Night Schedule
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Gwen Hughes and The Retro Jazz Kats -
The mix of elegant jazz and earthy blues found in Gwen Hughes makes her an artist not easily categorized. Her style, cryptically called “rustic jazz," is a fusion of blues, rock and jazz. Her first CD, Torch Life, birthed her wildly successful “Kool Kat Lounge A-Go-Go” show. Next came two more CDs in a single year: the introspective studio recording, Lost and Found, and a live release, The Misplaced Martini. Both have had Grammy entry. She has been named BEST JAZZ ARTIST multiple years by Creative Loafing. Her 2006 release, Instead of Light, was produced in Manhattan by Blue Note veteran, Danny Kopelson. |
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One Leg Up -
One Leg Up plays acoustic swing dance music and Gypsy Jazz in the spirit of Django Reinhardt. 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.
www.onelegupjazz.com/
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Joe Gransden - Trumpeter/vocalist.
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 Club in Carmel, California (where Joe recently played a party for Clint Eastwood). Joe is also working with Kenny G on a smooth jazz CD which should hit stores in the near future. www.joegransden.com |
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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
Fitzgerald, Billie 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
fern, otherworldly. Other listeners mention the
soulful, haunting quality of her pure and clear
voice. www.nicolechillemi.com |
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Attention
Artists: 
If you're interested
in performing, please send your press kit to:
207 4th Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
Attention: Bill Bryson
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