UNCOMMON GROUNDS: a coffeehouse series Featuring emerging and established singer/songwriters in a bold, fresh and unique blend of sounds from Folk to Jazz to Blues & Rock and places in-between
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Patty Larkin Saturday, January 19, 2008 @ 7:30pm & 9:30pm Performances in the intimate Stage West theater She is that rare combination of talents – a superlative singer, an accomplished songwriter, and an extraordinary guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Having released 10 cds since 1985, she has honed a reputation as a “musician’s musician” working with some of the brightest talents in American music. Long a favorite of the critics, she is that unique level of artistic sophistication – one that her audiences have come to appreciate and her new fans will love. “Larkin’s ardent voice is a tour guide on a musical and emotional journey. The performances are dead-on, and the songs are like snapshots in an old photo album where every picture tells a story.” – VH-1 Tickets: All seats $20 Check it out! Visit: http://www.pattylarkin.com
Jesse Cook Saturday, March 15, 2008 @ 8PM Performance in the Duncan Theatre Returning to the Duncan Theatre following his January 2006 sold-out concert, Jesse and his band of top-rate musicians are back on tour in support of his new studio album, Frontiers. Audiences both new and familiar to Jesse Cook are quickly placed under the spell of his passionate guitar work, Moorish rhythms and smoldering on-stage charisma. This million selling, Juno Award-winning composer/arranger/producer has spent a lifetime listening to and absorbing sounds from cultures as diverse as Spain, Africa, Cuba, Egypt, France and Brazil. Jesse’s exotic “Rumba Flamenco” fuses with world music and percussion and the effect is an intoxicating and “gypsy-esque” blend of jazz and ethnic compositional styles. Tickets: All seats $25. Check it Out! Visit: http://www.jessecook.com
An Evening with James Hunter Saturday, April 12, 2008 @ 8PM Performance in the Duncan Theatre Anyone who's seen or heard Grammy Award® nominee James Hunter perform is already hip to his remarkable talents as a singer, guitarist and songwriter. This includes Van Morrison who asserts, "James is one of the best voices, and best kept secrets, in British R&B and Soul. Check him out." Hunter's voice has the kind of depth and nuance that invites comparisons to Sam Cooke; his songwriting craft and impassioned performances recall Van Morrison - and like those artists, Hunter's music is timeless, sounding instantly classic and perpetually modern. There's no denying that Hunter's musical style harkens back to the days of classic 50's and early 60's R&B. What's remarkable is that the same timeless quality can exist in music that is being written, performed and recorded today. Hunter's voice is smooth, brilliantly controlled and unapologetic. "Extraordinary soul voice" - Los Angeles Times "Hunter channels Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson" - People Magazine Tickets: All seats $25 Check it Out! Visit: http://www.jameshuntermusic.com