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Great Week of Music: Diego Figueiredo from Brazil, Organism, Hubb's Groove, Tri-FI CD Launch

Nighttown by Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions

Hi Folks.

Fantastic shows at Nighttown all this week.

On Wednesday and Thursday, you don't want to miss international guitar sensation DiegoFigueiredo. Diego comes up all the way from Brazil for these dates. He's won numerous contestsand is really a super exciting player. He is definitely a master. Check out some of his videos belowand on YouTube and you'll see what I mean. Gorgeous bossa nova, classical and jazz meldedtogether. This is a don't miss concert. Plus, Diego will be doing a clinic on Friday at 11AM at theTommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts at:Tri-C Metro-Campus in Room CCA 310. The clinic is freeand open to the public.

Then on Friday, catch Organism featuring some of NE Ohio's best musicians. With David Thomas onthe B3 organ, Howie Smith on sax, Bob Fraser on guitar, and Bill Ransom on drums, you know this willbe a hot night.

Then on Saturday, NE Ohio drum phenom Robert Hubb brings his group Hubb's Groove. They aredoing a tribute to the music of Donny Hathaway which should be a lot of fun to hear.

Then on Sunday, a NYC based group TRI-FI, makes their first appearance at Nighttown with a CDlaunch event for their new album "Staring Into the Sun". The group is anchored by Mathew Fries onpiano who is a winner of the Great American Piano Competition, so it should be an excellent night ofjazz.

Hope you can join us for these shows. It will be a blast!!

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DIEGO FIGUEIREDO$20.00 Wednesday 10/01 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Thursday 10/02 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

World Renowned Brazilian Guitarist returns for Two Big Nights ofVirtuoso Solo Guitar! Playing Brazilian, Jazz, & Classical.

Diego Figueiredo Trio Live in Concert in São Paulo Brazil Diego Figueiredo Duo (hold onto your seat) Diego solo performing "Stella by Starlight" Diego Figueiredo wins the Festa Nacional da Música Award in Brazil

Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig-a-reed-o) is considered one of the most talented guitar playersin the world today. He is the winner of several important competitions including the MontreuxJazz Competition and the VISA Prize. Diego has released over nineteen albums to date, threeDVD’s, and several instructional books. His music is a fusion between Jazz, Bossa Nova andClassical. Diego’s unique interpretations, along with his phenomenal technique and emotion, hascreated an explosion of adoring fans and concert goers. Diego has performed in over fortycountries around the world.

Diego Figueiredo was born in Franca, Brazil in 1980. At the age of four he used to strike posescarrying his small guitar. At six, he received a mandolin, which was kept in a very special placein his house. Diego played many instruments before choosing the electric guitar when he wastwelve. By the age of fifteen, he was playing theaters and nightclubs throughout Brazil, playingboth solo and with many renowned Brazilian musicians.

Most recently he accompanies the singer and songwriter Belchior in tours around Brazil andabroad, as well as with the French phenom Cyrille Aimée. He has played and shared the stagewith Hermeto Pascoal, Larry Coryell, Geraldo Azevedo, Sebastião Tapajós, Demônios da Garoa,Vanusa, Renato Borghetti, Osvaldo Montenegro, Jair Rodrigues, Elomar, Toquinho, Tunai,Paulinho da Viola, Nando Cordel, Moraes Moreira, Fafá de Belém, Amelinha, Los Hermanos, ZecaBaleiro, Miyazawa and others.

With a variety of works already released, Diego is doing shows on the most important stagesaround the world enchanting and charming the public wherever he goes with his unique touch.

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ORGANISM WITH HOWIE SMITH/DAVIDTHOMAS/BOB FRASER/BILL RANSOM $15.00 Friday 10/03 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

All-Star Northeast Ohio Organ Quartet returns to Nighttown! Featuring:Howie Smith-Sax, David Thomas-Hammond B-3 Organ, Bob Fraser-Guitar,& Bill Ransom-Drums.

Howie SmithA virtuoso saxophonist, composer and jazz musician, Mr. Smith has presented concerts andworkshops throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, and Australia, andhas performed and/or recorded with musicians/organizations as renowned as John Cage, theCleveland Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley, and the Tone Road Ramblers. His catalog ofcompositions is extensive, and recordings of his work can be heard on the Philips, Polydor,Optimism, and Sea Breeze labels. Mr. Smith has twice served as co-chair of both the JazzFellowship and the Music Overview panels for the National Endowment of the Arts. He holdsmusic degrees from Ithaca College and the University of Illinois.

David ThomasDave Thomas is most talented piano and organ player. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Thomas

Dave Thomas is most talented piano and organ player. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Thomaswas an original member of the R&B group, "Sweet Thunder". He has also performed withnumerous artists including the late James Cleveland, Dizzy Gillespie, Albert Ayler, Jean Carn,David Ruffin, and Grover Washington. His musical involvement also includes musical theater as awriter, performer, and musical director. He is also a gifted educator, having worked at TheCleveland School of the Arts, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland State University, and CaseWestern Reserve University. Presently, he is a music teacher with the Cleveland Board ofEducation School District, Musical Staff member of The Southeast Seventh Day Adventist,Faculty member of The Cleveland State University, and Minister of Music at St. Timothy BaptistChurch.

Bill RansomCleveland drummer and percussionist Bill Ransom is one of the most respected musicians on theCleveland scene today. A veteran of the bandstand Bill Ransom has played in support of aneclectic group of name musicians including the R & B sensation Levert, smooth jazz saxophonistsNajee and Marion Meadows, and on the straight ahead side, trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, FlutistJames Newton, and pianist Eric Gould.In recent years Bill Ransom has started to make his mark as a bandleader. He has lead the Jazzmeets Hip Hop project for the presigious Tri-C Jazz Festival for the past five years. And evenmore notable he released his debut CD "Generations" in 2006 which features a blend of youthand experience, showcasing the bridge that jazz music creates.

Bob Fraser

Robert Fraser, Jazz Guitar, is a legend among Cleveland area guitarists. His resume boasts a widearray of performance highlights, including playing on Maureen McGovern’s “The Morning After,”and performing with The Cleveland Orchestra under Pierre Boulez and Christoph von Dohnányi.During his long and distinguished career, he has supported musical greats as Luciano Pavarotti,Maria Schneider, Pat Pace, Bill Dobbins, Grover Washington, and the great Marion McPartland.Mr. Fraser often performs with The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and is an active theater orchestramusician having performed at the State, Palace, Hanna and Cleveland Playhouse Theaters.

Don't miss the All-Star combination of Howie Smith, David Thomas, Bill Ransom andBob Ferrazza when they join forces live at Nighttown on Friday October 3rd.

Howie_Smith's_"Second_Door_on_the_Left" (mp3) Howie_Smith's_"Crazy_Red" (mp3)

HUBB'S GROOVE FEATURING STEVEFOWLER-THE DONNY HATHAWAYSONGBOOK$20.00 Saturday 10/04 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

NE Ohio Drummer esxtraordinaire Robert Hubbard leads All-Star Sextetfeaturing vocalist Steve Fowler. Featuring Music from the songbook of SoulMusic Legend Donny Hathaway & More!

Hubb's Groove is a mIx of Soul, Jazz, R&B and a splash of Gospel.

It's a smooth but yet high energy band that believes whats played from the heart, reaches theheart.

The band was founded In 1996 by Robert Hubbard in Cleveland Ohio under the name "MomentsNotice". In 2006 Robert changed the name to "Hubb'S Groove". The band has shared the stagewith Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, Earth Wind & Fire, Wayman Tisdale and Pieces of a Dream.

Hubb's Groove has performed with Angela Bofill, Marcus Johnson, Alex Bugnon, Mike Phillips andSean Jones to name a few.

When the group is not on tour together, they are working with other artists such as Babyface,Toni Braxton, Gerald Albright and Pieces of a Dream.

Band members include Jonathan Jones - bass., Tony Watson Jr. - sax, George Granville -keyboards, and Robert Hubbard Jr. - drums

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TRI-FI$15.00 Sunday 10/05 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

NYC Based Jazz Trio now celebrating their 10th Anniversary makeCleveland & Nighttown debut! Featuring Music from their brand new CD"Staring at the Sun". Featuring: Matthew Fries-piano, Phil Palombi-acoustic bass, & Keith Hall-drums.

Pianist Matthew Fries is making waves in the jazz world as both a soloist and accompanist. Thewinner of the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, his debut album, Song for Today (TCBMusic) was named a 2001 critics pick by Jazziz Magazine. As a sideman his work has beendescribed as "the best jazz accompaniment I've seen in a cabaret in years" (The New YorkTimes), and "the crispest rhythm section imaginable" (The London Times). Originally fromSelinsgrove, Pennsylvania, Matthew now lives and works in New York City. He toursinternationally with singer, Curtis Stigers, and performs with a diverse lineup of artists that hasincluded Stacey Kent, DeeDee Bridgewater, Vincent Herring, Steve Wilson, Joel Frahm, DaveSamuels, Claudio Roditi, Terell Stafford, Ann Hampton Callaway and many others.

Grammy award winning bassist Phil Palombi is "one of the most sought after young bassplayers", according to Steely Dan tenor saxophonist and renowned jazz musician Walt Weiskopf.Author of the Scott LaFaro transcription book, Palombi is moving through the ranks of the NewYork Jazz elite. His resume now includes recordings and/or performances with Michael Brecker,Billy Hart, Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Etta Jones, Maynard Ferguson, Chris Potter, Curtis Stigers,Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabackin, Chucho Valdes, Mark Turner, and The Village VanguardOrchestra to name a few.

Phil newest CD, entitled RE:Person I Knew - A Tribute to Scott LaFaro, is a 12 track recording thatfeatures piano legend Don Friedman and drum great Eliot Zigmund. Phil was granted access toLaFaro's 1925 Prescott bass for the tribute, which makes this a very special recording.

Drummer Keith Hall has established himself as a passionate educator and joyful performer. Hespent 12 years touring and recording with singer Curtis Stigers and lived in New York City for 8years where he also played drums on Broadway’s ‘Lion King’. Keith has performed with BillyDrewes, Betty Carter, Wycliffe Gordon, Sir Roland Hanna, Fred Hersch, Joe Lovano, WyntonMarsalis, Michael Phillip Mossman, Janis Siegel, Luciana Souza, Terrell Stafford, Joe Wilder andSteve Wilson. Keith presents his educational programs to students of all ages and he is thedirector of the Keith Hall Summer Drum Intensive. He is the Jazz Drum Set Professor at WesternMichigan University and the author of Jazz Drums Now! Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. "Hall has a nimble,grooving, 'melodic' touch, and knows how to tell a story." (Modern Drummer Magazine)

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BLUE LUNCH W/SPECIAL GUESTGARRISON ELLIOTT $15.00 Thursday 10/09 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

A Special Night of Swing Music with 8 Pc. Blue Lunch & their Special GuestVocalist, Guitarist, & Saxophonist Garrison Elliott, a Cleveland Native now livingin Atlanta, Georgia.

Blue Lunch, Cleveland’s award winning eight piece band has been playing its own brand ofblues/swing/New Orleans R&B/jazz for twenty-seven years throughout Northeast Ohio andbeyond. Blue Lunch’s sixth and latest CD on Wilbert’s Records, “Saxophone Shootout II” hasbeen garnering stellar reviews and airplay on five continents (Antarctica hasn’t been crackedyet). The CD was recorded live at Cleveland’s premiere jazz and blues venue, Nighttown (Ratedone of the top 100 jazz venues in the world by Downbeat magazine), on February 26, 2011

one of the top 100 jazz venues in the world by Downbeat magazine), on February 26, 2011before an enthusiastic, packed house.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Garrison Elliott’s history as an artist and musician is a smorgasbord ofcreative twists and turns. His newly-released “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”, and “Letters NeverSent” are brief glimpses into an extraordinary life.

Elliott’s childhood years were not exactly middle-of-the-road, heartland American. His father,Archie, was a dedicated amateur puppeteer and 2-time president of Puppeteers of America. Asearly as he can remember, Garrison was a full fledged member of the family’s puppet troupe.

But all was not puppets and strings. His mother, a pianist, enrolled him in the ClevelandInstitute of Music, where he studied clarinet, saxophone and flute. By high school, he added yetanother instrument, the bass guitar, playing in a succession of local and regional bands.

Then Garrison headed for California to become a famous musician. Fame wasn’t in the picture sohe returned to his puppeteer roots, signing on with Scollin’s Marionettes of Cleveland.

Next, a five-year stint in Nashville with country rock band, North Fork Western, was followed bytwo years at Berklee College of Music studying Arranging and Composition.

He credits the leader of The Lost and Wandering Blues and Jazz Band with introducing him tomany of the songs on “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”, and inspiring him to complete the project.

Even as “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed” was near completion, Elliott’s original music, that hadbeen sitting on the shelf for years while he produced for others, was calling to be included aspart of Elliott’s debut as an artist. It was during this time that Elliott was also working with EarlKlugh, the legendary jazz guitarist, on his new release, “Naked Guitar”.

As Elliott engineered for Klugh’s project, Earl took a liking to the songs he heard Elliott producingfor himself, and graciously offered to appear as a guest artist on the “I’ve Got My FingersCrossed” CD. He appears on three tracks. As a bonus during this creative period, Klugh’s“Naked Guitar” CD was nominated for a Grammy!

Garrison Elliott is a work in progress, with a story to tell.

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ALEX BUGNON$30.00 Friday 10/10 8:00 pm Buy Tickets 10:00 pm Buy Tickets

Saturday 10/11 8:00 pm Buy Tickets 10:00 pm Buy Tickets

Contemporary Jazz piano Master and group return to Nighttown for 2 big nights! Back bypopular demand!

Montreux-reared Bugnon studied at a music conservatory in Paris before coming to America tocontinue at Boston’s famed Berklee School of Music. He spent a lot of time playing not only jazzbut gospel, gigging on that time-honored southern circuit. Upon graduation he moved to NewYork. After spending a year driving taxicabs and teaching French at the Berlitz School, he foundinitial work backing R&B stars such as Patti Austin & James Ingram and Keith Sweat. It wasthrough backing Freddie Jackson that he made the contact at then-new Orpheus Records wherehe recorded his first two CDs Love Season (1989) and Head Over Heels (1991), making hisdeepest first impressions with R&B audiences as a soulful instrumentalist du jour. A switch toSony’s Epic Records family yielded 107 Degrees in the Shade (1991) and This Time Around(1993), upon which time he jumped to RCA Records for Tales from the Bright Side (1995). Fromthere he segued into the four albums he did for Narada Records, an associated label thatspecialized in smooth jazz and new age.

Beyond his recordings, Alex has built a loyal fan base through constant touring on the club andjazz festival circuits. Just last year he passed the great Dizzy Gillespie’s record of playingWashington, D.C.’s Blues Alley for 12 consecutive Thanksgivings with his own lucky 13th visit.That most recent gig found his new music from Going Home receiving quite the warm welcome.“People in their 40s, 50s and 60s that have all of my CDs were raving about the new songs,” hebeams. “At the same time, college students that are more likely to be Radiohead fans werecoming up to me saying, ‘I really dug that ‘Silver Finger’ song, man’ - which was really nice to

coming up to me saying, ‘I really dug that ‘Silver Finger’ song, man’ - which was really nice tohear!”

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SHAWN PHILLIPS $20.00 Sunday 10/12 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Legendary Singer/Songwriter Shawn Phillips live at Nighttown! Playing a veryspecial Solo Show!

Shawn Phillips is one of most fascinating and enigmatic musicians to come out of the early-'70ssinger/songwriter boom. The mere fact that he was a musician as much as a singer andsongwriter made him stand out, and helped him attract a dedicated following.

Phillips was born in 1943 in Fort Worth, TX, the son of best-selling spy novelist Philip Atlee, whomoved the family around the world at various times, including the South Pacific. He got to live inalmost every corner of the globe, including Tahiti, and absorbed the music that surrounded himwherever he was living. He returned to Texas in his teens, with a love for performers like JimmyReed and Ike & TinaTurner. He did a hitch in the Navy, and then went to California, where heplayed around the early-'60s folk circuit.

Phillips made his first record, "Frankie and Johnnie" for Columbia, which he followed with twomore albums, none of which were successful. Phillips went to England, where he performed andwrote songs with Donovan, in a professional relationship somewhat clouded in controversy.(Phillips claimed in interviews during the 1970s that he co-wrote "Season of the Witch," as wellas a major portion of the songs that finally surfaced on the album Sunshine Superman, but onlyever received one co-author credit for "Little Tin Soldier" on the Fairytale album.).

In 1968, with an idea for a trilogy of albums, he recorded a major portion of it in collaborationwith Traffic members Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, and Jim Capaldi. No record company waswilling to commit to such an ambitious body of work, and the material languished for more thantwo years, until Phillips came to A&M Records.

Thus became his A&M debut album, Contribution, which ranged freely between uptempo folk-rock ("Man Hole Covered Wagon") to introspective quasi-classical guitar pieces ("L Ballade"), andworks mixing sitar and acoustic guitar ("Withered Roses"). The album got positive reviews, but itwas when Phillips embarked on his first U.S. tour, in conjunction with his next album, SecondContribution, late in 1971, that he was discovered by much of the press. Critics in the New YorkTimes and other publications displayed unbridled awe at Phillips' prowess on a range ofinstruments, including electric and acoustic six- and 12-string guitars and the sitar, and hissinging range, a full three octaves from baritone to counter-tenor, as well as his songwriting. Writers lavished praise on Phillips for his unusual lyrics, haunting melodies, dauntingmusicianship, and the ambition of his records.

On tour, he was booked into clubs with artists such as comedian Albert Brooks, singer/songwriterWendy Waldman, and Seals & Crofts, and usually worked solo, surrounded by a half-dozenguitars.

Phillips never achieved major stardom, despite his critical accolades. He made nine albums forA&M before moving on to RCA in 1978 for Transcendance, which mixed his guitars with a 60-piece symphony orchestra and members of Herbie Hancock's band.

With close to 20 albums behind him since the mid-'60s, Phillips has a following in America,Europe, and Japan, and he has performed at different world music festivals. His work remainedsufficiently in demand in the 1990s to justify a best-of compilation from A&M.

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HELEN SUNG QUARTET$20.00 Tuesday 10/14 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Dynamic NYC pianist celebrates her New CD release "Anthem for a New Day"on Concord Records.Featuring: Helen Sung-piano, Joshua Johnson-sax, Jamire Williams-drums, TBA-bass.

An award-winning classical pianist before jazz intervened "in the form of a Tommy Flanagansolo," Houston, TX, native Helen Sung went on to graduate from the prestigious Thelonious MonkInstitute of Jazz Performance and win the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Jazz PianoCompetition.

Since establishing herself in New York City, she has worked with such luminaries as Clark Terry,Ron Carter, Steve Turre, the legendary Wayne Shorter, and MacArthur Fellow Regina Carter; and,in addition to her own band, can currently be seen with fine ensembles including the Mingus BigBand & Dynasty Band, the T.S.Monk Group, and Terri Lyne Carrington's Grammy-winning MosaicProject.

With five first-rate albums to her credit, Sung's next recording, Anthem For A New Day, is herdebut on Concord Records. An exciting step forward in Sung's evolution, Anthem displays amodern artistry and music that swings with a funky intellect while seamlessly integrating herjazz & classical worlds. A bright future is certainly in store for this exciting artist whom WyntonMarsalis named as one of his 'Who's Got Next: Jazz Musicians to Watch!'

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VANESSA RUBIN$20.00 Wednesday 10/15 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Vocalist extraordinaire back at Nighttown! Featuring: Helen Sung-piano,Peter Dominguez-acoustic bass, & TBA-drums.

Endowed with the kind of liquid phrasing and sheer wisdom that comes from depth ofexperience on the jazz performance campaign trail, Vanessa Rubin is an ever-evolving classicsinger in the making. The development of a true jazz singer is a long-range prospect, laden withlearning experiences that forge the voice into a true instrument, rich with passion, deeplyinvested in living through life’s joys and perils; such is the journey of Vanessa Rubin, jazz singerextraordinaire. Capable of employing the gamut of emotions, the mature Ms. Rubin can rangefrom whisper to shout in the blink of an eye; from honey-laden ballads purring like a kitten, to uptempo swinging and scatting like a fluent saxophone, she delivers the goods.

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KENNY DAVIS / HARRY BACHARACH /JIM CIRILLO / CHAD KOMOCKI$10.00 Thursday 10/16 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

All-Star Cleveland Based Quartet takes the Stage at Nighttown! Featuring:Kenny Davis-trumpet, Harry Bacharach-piano & vocals, Jim Cirillo-sax, & ChadKomocki-drums.

Veteran trumpeter Kenny Davis brings a wealth of experience to the Nighttown bandstand. Davis was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the late 70's. Additionally he worked inthe house band at the legendary Leo's Casino. At Leo's Davis backed all of the major Motownacts including Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and many more. In addition to hisprolific performing career, Davis is a retired member of the jazz faculty at Oberlin College, wherehe taught for 20 years.

Performing four nights a week, over 200 nights a year, in front of thousands of Northeast Ohioresidents, Harry Bacharach has been able to cultivate an enthusiastic and receptive audience.He self-produced an album with world renowned musicians, such as internationally knownpercussionist Jamey Haddad (toured with Simon and Garfunkel this summer) and AssistantConcertmaster/Violinist for the Cleveland Orchestra Lev Polyakin. He has appeared at Nighttown,Cain Park, The Cleveland Playhouse, The Velvet Tango Room and many other of the city's mostsophisticated restaurants and clubs.

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THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIEORCHESTRA $40.00 Friday 10/17 7:00 pm Buy Tickets 9:00 pm Buy Tickets

World Famous and Historic Big Band in long awaited return toNighttown! Featuring Scotty Barnhart-Musical Director.

In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having hisorchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosenby him, for nearly 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basiewas and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. TheCount Basie Orchestra has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in severalmovies, television shows, at every major jazz festival and concert hall in the world. Some of thegreatest soloists, composers, arrangers, and vocalists in jazz history such as Lester Young, BillieHoliday, Frank Foster, Thad Jones, Sonny Payne, Freddie Green, Snooky Young, Frank Wess, andJoe Williams, became international stars once they began working with the legendary CountBasie Orchestra. This great 18 member orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, is stillcontinuing the excellent history started by Basie of stomping and shouting the blues, as well asrefining those musical particulars that allow for the deepest and most moving of swing.

Since Basie’s passing in 1984, Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes, DennisMackrel, and now Scotty Barnhart, have led the Count Basie Orchestra and maintained it as oneof the elite performing organizations in Jazz.

Current members include musicians hired by Basie himself: Carmen Bradford (joined in 1983),Clarence Banks (joined in 1984), as well as Mike Williams (1987, formerly w/Glenn Miller, NTSU 1O’Clock), Doug Miller (1989, formerly w/Lionel Hampton), and members who have joined in thelast 15 years: David Keim (formerly w/Stan Kenton), Alvin Walker, Will Matthews, MarshallMcDonald (formerly w/Lionel Hampton, Paquito D’Rivera’s United Nations Jazz Orchestra), DougLawrence (formerly w/Benny Goodman, Buck Clayton), Cleave Guyton (formerly w/LionelHampton, Duke Ellington Orchestra), and our newest members: Mark Williams (HowardUniversity), Bruce Harris, Jay Branford, Bobby Floyd and Marcus McLaurine (formerly w/ClarkTerry)

Note there may be world-class substitutions of some members in any particular concert. Announced on the stage.

Announced on the stage.

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DARREN GINN / GARRISON ELLIOTTDUO$10.00 Tuesday 10/21 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

From Atlanta! Pianist Darren Ginn joins vocalist, guitarist, saxophonist, andShaker Hts. native Garrison Elliott for a special night of Jazz & Swing.

Darren Ginn - more details pending......

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Garrison Elliott’s history as an artist and musician is a smorgasbord ofcreative twists and turns. His newly-released “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”, and “Letters NeverSent” are brief glimpses into an extraordinary life.

Elliott’s childhood years were not exactly middle-of-the-road, heartland American. His father,Archie, was a dedicated amateur puppeteer and 2-time president of Puppeteers of America. Asearly as he can remember, Garrison was a full fledged member of the family’s puppet troupe.

But all was not puppets and strings. His mother, a pianist, enrolled him in the ClevelandInstitute of Music, where he studied clarinet, saxophone and flute. By high school, he added yetanother instrument, the bass guitar, playing in a succession of local and regional bands.

Then Garrison headed for California to become a famous musician. Fame wasn’t in the picture sohe returned to his puppeteer roots, signing on with Scollin’s Marionettes of Cleveland.

Next, a five-year stint in Nashville with country rock band, North Fork Western, was followed bytwo years at Berklee College of Music studying Arranging and Composition.

He credits the leader of The Lost and Wandering Blues and Jazz Band with introducing him tomany of the songs on “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”, and inspiring him to complete the project.

Even as “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed” was near completion, Elliott’s original music, that hadbeen sitting on the shelf for years while he produced for others, was calling to be included aspart of Elliott’s debut as an artist. It was during this time that Elliott was also working with EarlKlugh, the legendary jazz guitarist, on his new release, “Naked Guitar”.

As Elliott engineered for Klugh’s project, Earl took a liking to the songs he heard Elliott producingfor himself, and graciously offered to appear as a guest artist on the “I’ve Got My FingersCrossed” CD. He appears on three tracks. As a bonus during this creative period, Klugh’s“Naked Guitar” CD was nominated for a Grammy!

Garrison Elliott is a work in progress, with a story to tell.

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DONALD HARRISON QUARTET$30.00 Thursday 10/23 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

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Saxophonist Supreme from New Orleans leads his Quartet for Two very specialnights at Nighttown!

Donald Harrison is being called one of the most important musicians of the new millennium byCBS Sunday Morning. A list of his accomplishments shows that he has developed into a musicalcategory unto himself. In the classic jazz genre, he is the originator of the Nouveau Swing stylewhich merges acoustic swing with modern R&B, second-line, hip-hop, (New Orleans AfricanAmerican roots culture), and reggae rhythms. His smooth jazz recording, “The Power of Cool”went to the top of Billboard Magazine's Smooth Jazz and R&B charts and is considered a classic.His ground-breaking recording, “Indian Blues” captured the essence of Mardi Gras Indian culturewithin a jazz context.

His latest New Orleans recording, “The New Sounds of Mardi Gras” updates New Orleans music. Itputs the sounds of Mardi Gras into Hip-hop, R&B, and Funk. It also marks Harrison's debut as arapper. The great singer-pianist Dr. John says of the recording, “This is the freshest thing tocome out of New Orleans in years. You deserve an award for this one”

Harrison's newest Classic Jazz recording, “Heroes” is now available. The CD is a trio recordingwith the great bass innovator Ron Carter and drum innovator Billy Cobham. The CD also featuresthree bonus tracks with his young working band.

In April he released “Freestyle” with his young working band. It showcases his Nouveau Swing inan even funkier presentation. In September Half-Note Records will release his second triorecording with Ron Carter and Billy Cobham which was recorded live at the Blue Note NYC.Presently, Harrison is recording yet another CD titled, “3D” The recording is a three CD set whichfeatures a different genre of music on each disc. The genres are Classic Jazz, R&B-SmoothJazz, and Hip-hop. This exciting project will showcase Harrison's ability to produce, write, sing,rap, and play many instruments.

He is one of the few musicians who can play it all - from traditional New Orleans, to swing, bop,post-bop, modern, smooth, avant-garde, and beyond. Yet, Harrison has developed his ownpersonal style that traverses and synthesizes all these mediums with great success. Throughtalent and perseverance, Harrison has developed into one of the most significant artist to emergein the last twenty years.

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TONY CUDA SEXTET$10.00 Saturday 10/25 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Electric Bassist leads All-Star Northeast Ohio Jazz Sextet in CD Release Partyfeaturing:Tony Cuda-electric bass, Dave Sterner-saxophone, Joe Miller-trumpet, DanMaier-keyboards, Steve Renko-drums, & Chris Cuda-guitar. Playing music fromhis brand new CD "Herding Jazz Cats"!

Click here to read the article by Chuck Yarborough of Cleveland.com on Tony Cuda's new album"Herding Jazz Cats"

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MITCH FROHMAN LATIN JAZZ QUARTETW/SAMMY DELEON & JACKIE WARREN$20.00 Sunday 10/26 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Premier Latin Jazz Saxophonist Mitch Frohman from the Tito Puente,Mongo Santamaria, Bronx Horns & Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Leads AllStar NYC/Cleveland Quartet!

Featuring: Mitch Frohman-Sax & Flute, Jackie Warren-Piano, SammyDeLeon-Timbales & Congas, Ray Guzman-percussion & Cheito Hernandez-bass.

Bronx native Mitch Frohman is one of the top saxophonist/flutists in the music scene. Aftergraduating from Columbus H.S.(Bronx,N.Y. class of 1971), he went on to get his Bachelor ofMusic Education degree from The University of Miami. His versatility in different styles of musichas led him to many opportunities of playing with the greatest musicians in the world.

For 25 years he was the sax and flute soloist with The Tito Puente Orchestra & Latin-JazzEnsemble, and was also a steady member of the Mongo Santamaria band for many years.Continuing that tradition, Mitch is the sax/flute soloist and co-leader of The Mambo LegendsOrchestra (former all-stars of The Tito Puente Orchestra). Some of the great salsa/latin-jazz artistshe has played with and/or recorded with are Machito, Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Eddie & CharliePalmieri, Paquito D'Rivera, the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra, Milly/Jocelyn & Los Vecinos, CheoFeliciano, Joe Cuba, Aventura, and many more. Mitch has also played with and/or recorded withCyndi Lauper, Paul Simon, David Byrne & The Talking Heads, as well as Blood, Sweat & Tears.

Currently, Mitch is leading two of the most the critically acclaimed Latin-jazz and salsa dancebands, The Bronx Horns, and Eddie Torres' Mambo Kings Dance Show Orchestra. Mitch alsospends his time touring the world as the sax/flute soloist with the Grammy award winningSpanish Harlem Orchestra. In addition to being an in-demand performer, Mitch is anaccomplished clinician for students from elementary age to college/conservatory level.

In 2012, Mitch took part in the documentary, "For the Love of Mambo". The film features theMambo Legends Orchestra performing with the Latin Ensemble of the Crane School of Music atthe State University of New York. Taking place in New York City in the small village of Potsdam,the documentary follows a group of enthusiastic young musicians as they discover the mystery,passion, and thrill of performing Latin music with some of the legendary masters of thistreasured art form.

Last but not least, Mitch's signature solo sound can be heard every day around the world, as heis the saxophone soloist on the theme song of the mega-hit T.V. show, Sex & The City.

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FREDDY COLE QUARTET $30.00 Wednesday 10/29 7:00 pm Buy Tickets 9:00 pm Buy Tickets

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Legendary vocalist, pianist, & Nat's Brother, with his Grammy NominatedQuartet! Featuring: Freddy Cole-vocals & piano, Randy Napoleon-guitar, EliasBailey-acoustic bass, & TBD-drums.

Freddy Cole, the legacy of his brother Nat Cole, will stir up memories that will never be forgotten. Now in his 50th year of performing, this great singer and pianist has developed a huge followingof his own. The instantly recognizable Cole voice and a veteran quartet, play the classics as wellas new compositions and interpretations from a huge repertoire.

Lionel Frederick Cole was the youngest of five children. His three elder brothers, Eddie, Ike andNat (12 years Freddy’s senior) were all musicians. “Music was all around me.” In the Chicagohome of his youth, visitors included Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. Colemoved to New York in 1951, where he studied at the Juillard School of Music and found himselfprofoundly influenced by John Lewis, Oscar Peterson and Teddy Wilson. He received a master’sdegree from the New England Conservatory of Music and then spent several months on the roadas a member of an Earl Bostic band that also included Johnny Coles and Benny Golson.

It was back in New York that Cole successfully laid the groundwork for a career that continues toflourish to this day. Cole doesn't apologize for sounding like his brother, Nat Cole. There arecertain unmistakable similarities. He plays piano and sings, and performs live with guitar andupright bass, just like Nat. Yet his voice is raspier, smokier, jazzier even. But he has emergedfrom the awesome shadow cast by his elder brother. His vocals – suave, elegant, formidable andarticulate - are among the most respected in jazz.

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RICHIE COLE WITH THE SAMMYDELEON LATIN JAZZ SEXTET$20.00 Saturday 11/01 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Jazz Meets Salsa when Saxophone Star Richie Cole teams up with the NorthCoasts top Latin Jazz Group!

Featuring: Richie Cole-sax, Sammy DeLeon-timbales, Jackie Warren-piano,Nelson Orta-percussion, Joe Miller-trumpet, Dick Ingersoll-sax, Mark Mauldin-trombone & Cheito Hernandez-bass.

Richie 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 hima 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 stintswith the Lionel Hampton Big Band and the Doc Severinsen Big Band, Cole formed his ownquintet and toured worldwide, doing a great deal to popularize bebop and his own “AltoMadness” style in the 70’s and early 80’s.

Cole has performed and recorded with the great vocalese artist Eddie Jefferson, the ManhattanTransfer, 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 performedat the Village Vanguard and Carnegie Hall as well as gave a command performance for theQueen 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 SideStory” (1997 Music Masters Jazz). A prolific composer, Cole also finds time to arrange for full bigbands, symphony orchestras and frequent performances at jazz festivals worldwide. Moreover,he enjoys sharing his love of music with younger generations and is active recording, touringand presenting university master classes.

Cole was appointed to the Board of the National Jazz Service Organization and the Board for theNational Endowment for the Arts where he served as chairman for one year. He is also a chartermember of the International Association of Jazz Educators. In 2005 he was awarded the State ofCalifornia Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz on behalf of the Temecula JazzSociety. Richie Cole is recognized worldwide for the sweet sounds of his alto saxophone and thecreativity behind his Alto Madness Orchestra.

The Alto Madness Orchestra was developed by Cole in the early 90's and its continuing popularity

The Alto Madness Orchestra was developed by Cole in the early 90's and its continuing popularityis proof of its uniqueness. As Richie explains, "The idea of the Orchestra is the concept andsound of an eighteen-piece big band using only seven instruments, four of which are horns. Notonly does this have the big band ensemble sound, it also allows us plenty of room forimprovisation as if we were in a quartet setting."

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MARIA JACOBS - CD RELEASE EVENT$15.00 Sunday 11/02 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Cleveland vocalist celebrates CD release with Stellar Group featuring: MariaJacobs-vocals, Bob Fraser-guitar, Cliff Habian-piano/keys, & Brian Wildman-bass.

Here Comes Winter is the fifth solo project for Maria Jacobs, “…a milestone in the career of MariaJacobs, is easily recommended.” (Scott Yanow) It is the fitting follow-up to Art of the Duo, whereshe is also paired with guitarist Bob Fraser, who joins her on Here Comes Winter. Art of the Duo: “…is most refreshing because her voice is not over-trained and contains just enough grit to giveit a lived-in sound that makes it at once familiar and friendly with a hint of sex and satin…(Michael Bailey, All About Jazz.) Jacobs has been compared to the likes of Madeline Eastman,Maucha Adnet, and Heather Masse, (Jack Goodstein, blogcritics.com.) “Jacobs’ scat singing is theequivalent of textured spun gold…” (Brent Black, criticaljazz.com) Here Comes Winter alsoincludes Brian Wildman or Bob Curry on Bass, Cliff Habian on Keyboard/String Patches, DavidStrieter on Hammond B3/Keyboard and Maria herself plays Keyboard on the title track. Not allduets, but all are sparse arrangements for a “winter in your heart” experience.

“…While the emphasis is on slower tempos with close interplay between the singer and theguitarist, there is a lot of variety to the performances and they always hold on to one’s attention.Whether making high notes sound effortless, displaying quiet passion, or cutting loose like thebest Broadway singer (one could imagine her “Fall In Love Again” being in a show), she is quiteimpressive. But in addition, Maria Jacobs often sings with quiet and restrained passion, soundingquite fetching on some of the more haunting pieces…Here Comes Winter, a milestone in thecareer of Maria Jacobs, is easily recommended.”

- Scott Yanow, author of 11 books including The Jazz Singers, The Great Jazz Guitarists, Jazz OnFilm and Jazz On Record 1917-76

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LOGAN WELLS $15.00 Wednesday 11/05 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Northeast Ohio vocalist sings the Classics with pianist Bruce Walker.

The ability to capture and connect immediately with any audience is a result of her warminteractive style, a superb vocal ability, and a stage presence achieved only by seasonedperformers. Logan has performed professionally for over 20 years. She first discovered her vocaltalents singing karaoke at a neighborhood block party, where she hid behind the speakers, so noone would know who was singing! Shortly after that, she entered and won countless vocalcontests. Industry professionals suggested she develop not only her vocal talents, but hernatural songwriting ability as well.

Logan is now very much accustomed to the spotlight. Although Logan has toured the countryinitially with a country band, the last 12 years she has expanded her repetoire to a WIDEVARIETY OF MUSICAL GENRES! She has played a wide variety of venues - headlining her ownpublic concert appearances at community events, fairs, festivals, as well as sharing the stagewith Shenandoah, Joe Diffie, DeanaCarter, Marty Stuart, JM Montgomery, Billy Dean, SammyKershaw, Sawyer Brown, Kevin Sharp, Sonni Geraci, Terri Clark, Marc Chesnutt and legendaryartists, Bill Anderson & Ray Price.

Logan Wells has headlined in the main showroom at the Las Vegas Hilton, headlined at MandalayBay during the CMA awards, and has joined forces with Ty Herndon & Daryl Singletary to twosold-out shows of over 10,000 fans and headlined with Doug Stone at the Geauga County FairGrandstand.

Logan has also headlined her own sold-out productions at the Sandusky State Theatre & TheRenaissance Theatre in Mansfield, OH.

Since then, Logan has been on the road nationally, performing with Brad Paisley at TheChataqua Institute, NY as well as performing her shows in many theaters throughout the UnitedStates.

Logan has recorded her original songs with a Nashville Record Label, and has released four self-produced CD's as well.

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BUSTER WILLIAMS QUARTET $35.00 Saturday 11/08 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Legendary bassist leads his Something More All-Star Quarter featuring BusterWilliams-acoustic bass, Patrice Rushen-piano/keys, Lenny White-drums, & SteveWilson-sax.

Buster Williams

One of jazz’s most valuable accompianist and senior statesmen on the string bass, BusterWilliams has had a career that is as big as The Big Apple. Dating back to the late 50’s, Busterhas performed and recorded with a Who’s Who of jazz giants including Jimmy Heath, SonnyStitt, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Nance Wilson, The Jazz Crusaders, Miles Davis, Kenny Barron,Larry Coryell, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, Cedar Walton, Dr. Billy Taylor, WyntonMarsalis, and on and on.

With 100’s of recordings, films, TV shows, and a Grammy to his credit, Buster’s solid, dark toneand highly refined technique has been heard and is recognized by millions.

Patrice RushenMulti-Grammy nominated artist, Patrice Rushen, is fashioning her career after the legacy of herlong-time friend and mentor, Quincy Jones. Composer...Producer...International RecordingArtist...Rushen has definitely earned the respect she has been awarded by her peers in themusic industry.

Admired by many for her groundbreaking achievements, Rushen has amassed an impressive listof “firsts”. She was the first woman to serve as Musical Director for the 46th, 47th & 48th AnnualGrammy Awards, the first woman in 43 years to serve as Head Composer/Musical Director fortelevision’s highest honor, the Emmy Awards and the first woman Musical Director of the NAACPImage Awards, an honor she held for 12 consecutive years.

Lenny WhiteAs one of the founding fathers of the musical movement known as “fusion,” Lenny White earned

As one of the founding fathers of the musical movement known as “fusion,” Lenny White earneda worldwide reputation as the drummer in the super group Return to Forever. A teenager in1967, Jackie McLean asked him to join his band and within a year, he had played on two of themost important “fusion” records ever made, Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew” and Freddie Hubbard’s“Red Clay.”

After Return to Forever’s split in 1976, Lenny, recorded three critically acclaimed jazz rockrecords of his own. Lenny’s versatility, lead to collaborations with many of the finest Jazzmusician as Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Gato Barbieri, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Jaco Pastorius,Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana just to mention a few names.

To complete Lenny’s living-legend drum circle, he joined Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Al DiMeola for the 30-year-in-the-making, successful Return to Forever Reunion World Tour in thesummer of 2008.

Steve WilsonSteve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatestnames in jazz, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician's musician,Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebratedand wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea, George Duke, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, DianneReeves, Bill Bruford, Gerald Wilson, Maria Schneider, Joe Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Billy Childs,Karrin Allyson, Don Byron, Bill Stewart, James Williams, and Mulgrew. Wilson has sevenrecordings under his own name.

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JACKIE WASHINGTON$20.00 Tuesday 11/11 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Legendary singer/songwriter Jackie Washington (AKA Jack Landron) live atNighttown! Playing music from his new CD "Curbside Cotillion".

This album is both a return and a debut. The return is of Jackie Washington, Vanguard RecordingSociety artist and one of the most popular performers at Cambridge’s legendary Club 47 in theheyday of the 1960s folk revival. The debut is of Jack Landrón, an Afro-Puerto Rican actor, singer,and songwriter who has appeared in theater, film, and television and written several musicalshows. Both are the same person, born Juan Candido Washington y Landrón, but if this albumbrings back memories for Jackie Washington’s old fans, it will also bring surprises. Washingtonwas known for his onstage wit and charm, and his sensitive reshaping of ballads and songs froma wide range of folk traditions, but not primarily as a songwriter.

This time, Landrón is putting his songs front and center. They are the experiences, observations,and points of view that I have as a result of being a disciple of Pete Seeger, who profoundlytouched me with the idea that life really is a shared experience and people can sing together, wecan have a good time together.

Landrón notes that he had a very different background from most people on the sixties folkscene. “I’m a Puerto Rican black man, and folk music was not something I discovered at Club47. It was part of my daily life and the lives of my family and neighbors. I’d heard gospel musicand R&B hits blared from speakers in the record stores where they sold tickets to those artists’shows. At home we listened to Ramito, Tito Rodríguez, and Los Panchos. I listened to the GrandOle Opry religiously.

“I loved folk music, but I also liked Dean Martin and Bing Crosby. I loved Harry Belafonte, I lovedEartha Kitt, I loved Pearl Bailey.

Landrón enjoyed the Club 47 and the people he was meeting around Harvard Square, but henever really felt at home there, and he found a new direction when he traveled to Mississippi in1964 as part of the Civil Rights movement. Many folksingers went south to sing for rallies, but hechose to stay, joining the movement and helping to form the Free Southern Theater, with whichhe toured as an actor.

Though Landrón never stopped singing and writing, he says he is as surprised as anyone to finda new album coming out in 2012. The catalyst was filmmaker Todd Kwait, who became a fanwhile making a documentary on the Cambridge folk scene, For The Love of The Music: The Club47 Folk Revival. “I discovered that Jack was the big gun at the 47,” Kwait recalls. “So I trackeddown his four Vanguard LPs and interviewed him for the film. And the instant I met him Irealized that he is a one-of-a-kind entertainer and I wanted to record him.”

Kwait assembled a crew of skilled musicians, including the Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist andbandleader Leopoldo Fleming, who is not only a terrific musician but also one of Landrón’sspiritual guides.

Landrón says “I am an actor, and I think in terms of shows. I have always thought that whenpeople pay money for what you do, you should entertain them, you should transport themsomewhere, if only for a moment. So this is a show about what I have seen, and thought, andfelt over the years.”

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LOREN AND MARK $20.00 Friday 1/16 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

International Guitar Duo and proteges of Tommy Emmanuel play Nighttown! Featuring: Loren Barrigar (Syracuse, NY) & Mark Mazengarb (New Zealand).With Special Guest opening act guitarist Dan Bankhurst.

“Fresh and Exciting… these guys ROCK!!”Tommy Emmanuel, Australian guitar virtuoso

Loren and Mark first met in 2005 when they spent a few days working with the great TommyEmmanuel at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch guitar camp. Mark was a college kid, justcompleting his degree in classical guitar at the University of North Carolina; Loren was already aseasoned performer, but it was his first serious look at acoustic guitar. After the workshop, Markvisited Loren and they spent some time picking guitar – and picking each other’s brains.

In 2009 they met again in Nashville at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) convention,an international gathering of hundreds of guitarists. That set the stage for the 2010 CAASconvention where they were on the schedule of performers. Though they were not originallylisted to play on the big Saturday night finale, they were added to the show due to populardemand from those who heard them throughout the week.

Loren and Mark's varied repertoire of original and arranged music consists of stunning guitarduets as well as songs, giving them a wide appeal.

Their music is influenced by Bluegrass, Jazz and Western; their style of guitar playing is largelybuilt upon the thumb-picking techniques pioneered by guitar greats Merle Travis, Chet Atkinsand Jerry Reed, and their songs feature Lorens superb vocals and some beautiful harmoniesfrom Mark.

Barrigar and Mazengarb have toured extensively in both the USA and in Europe, and their fanbase is rapidly expanding. They recorded their first album together the summer of 2011 whichwon a SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music Awards) for Best Album at the Northeast Music IndustryConference, and their second album Onward also won a SAMMY. The title track 'Onward' wonfirst place at the International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) for Best Instrumental. Their mostrecent album is live from their 2013 tour of Europe

Loren and Marks live performances feature not only their spectacular technical grasp of theguitar, but also their outstanding musicality and ability to be spontaneously creative. Theinteraction between the two musicians is as much a feature of their shows as is the world-classguitar playing that they both display.

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"Late Night at Nighttown" ** Every Week **

Fridays George Foley on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No coverSaturdays Jackie Warren on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover

Planning a reception, wedding, business meeting, graduation,

birthday or B'nai Mitzvah?

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We give you the best package in town at a pricethat won't break the bank. And everything isincluded at no extra charge. Our experience is asaccommodating as our atmosphere. Privatefunction spaces from 20 - 150. Valet parkingavailable.

To book your party, call Brendan Ring directly at216-952-9133

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Nighttown Tickets and Seating PolicyTo purchase tickets click here, Do not make anadditional table reservation - it is already included withyour purchased tickets. All seats are GeneralAdmission. All seating is based on the time that youarrive for the show and based on how many people arein your party and where we have tables of that size. Youmay be sharing a table with other people.

Nighttown Student Discount PolicyStudents up to age 26 are 1/2 off the regular price. Student priced tickets are only available the night of theshow and are subject to availability. Students musthave a student photo ID from a generally-recognizedhigh school, college or university. Full-paying ticketholders get priority on admission and seating. Certainselect shows have no discount based on arrangementswith the artist. On evenings when there are two shows(i.e. shows at 7 & 9PM), the discount is only good for thesecond show. Students under the age of 18 must beaccompanied by an adult paying full price in order to beeligible for the discount.

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Special Events at NighttownFall 2014

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"Late Night at Nighttown"Fridays George Foley on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No coverSaturdays Jackie Warren on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover

Wednesday & Thursday, October 1 & 2 Diego Figueiredo 7 PM Wed. 8 PM Thurs. $20.

Wednesday & Thursday, October 1 & 2 Diego Figueiredo 7 PM Wed. 8 PM Thurs. $20.World Renowned Brazilian Guitarist returns for Two Big Nights of Virtuoso Solo Guitar!Playing Brazilian, Jazz, & Classical.

Friday, October 3 Organism with Howie Smith/David Thomas/Bob Fraser/Bill Ransom 8:30PM $15.All-Star Northeast Ohio Organ Quartet returns to Nighttown! Featuring: Howie Smith-Sax, David Thomas-Hammond B-3 Organ, Bob Fraser-Guitar, & Bill Ransom-Drums.

Sat October 4 Hubb's Groove featuring Steve Fowler-The Donny Hathaway Songbook 8:30PM $20.NE Ohio Drummer esxtraordinaire Robert Hubbard leads All-Star Sextet featuring vocalist SteveFowler.Featuring Music from the songbook of Soul Music Legend Donny Hathaway & More!

Sunday, October 5 TRI-FI 7 PM $15.NYC Based Jazz Trio now celebrating their 10th Anniversary make Cleveland & Nighttown debut! Featuring Music from their brand new CD "Staring at the Sun".Featuring: Matthew Fries-piano, Phil Palombi-acoustic bass, & Keith Hall-drums.

Thursday, October 9 Blue Lunch w/Special Guest Garrison Elliott 8 PM $15.A Special Night of Swing Music with 8 Pc. Blue Lunch & their Special Guest Vocalist, Guitarist, &Saxophonist Garrison Elliott, a Cleveland Native now living in Atlanta, Georgia.

Friday & Saturday, October 10-11 Alex Bugnon Both nights 8 & 10 PM $30.Contemporary Jazz Piano Master & his Group return to Nighttown! Back by Popular Demand!

Sunday, October 12 Shawn Phillips 7 PM $20.Legendary Singer/Songwriter Shawn Phillips live at Nighttown! Playing a very special Solo Show!

Tuesday, October 14 Helen Sung Quartet 7 PM $20.Dynamic NYC pianist celebrates her New CD release "Anthem for a New Day" on Concord Records.Featuring: Helen Sung-piano, Joshua Johnson-sax, Jamire Williams-drums, TBA-bass.

Wednesday, October 15 Vanessa Rubin 7 PM $20.Vocalist extraordinaire back at Nighttown! Featuring: Helen Sung-piano, Peter Dominguez-acousticbass, & TBA-drums.

Thursday, October 16 Kenny Davis / Harry Bacharach /Jim Cirillo / Chad Komocki 8PM $10.All-Star Cleveland Based Quartet takes the Stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Kenny Davis-trumpet, HarryBacharach-piano & vocals, Jim Cirillo-sax, & Chad Komocki-drums.

Friday, October 17 The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra 7 & 9 PM $40.World Famous and Historic Big Band in long awaited return to Nighttown! Featuring Scotty Barnhart-Musical Director.

Tuesday, October 21 Darren Ginn / Garrison Elliott Duo 7 PM $10.From Atlanta! Pianist Darren Ginn joins vocalist, guitarist, saxophonist, and Shaker Hts. nativeGarrison Elliott for a special night of Jazz & Swing.

Thursday & Friday, Oct. 23-24 Donald Harrison Quartet Thursday 8 PM Friday 8 & 10 PM $30.Saxophonist Supreme from New Orleans leads his Quartet for Two very special nights at Nighttown!

*New*Saturday, October 25 Tony Cuda Sextet 8:30 PM $10.Electric Bassist leads All-Star Northeast Ohio Jazz Sextet in CD Release Party featuring:Tony Cuda-electric bass, Dave Sterner-saxophone, Joe Miller-trumpet, Dan Maier-keyboards, SteveRenko-drums, & Chris Cuda-guitar. Playing music from his brand new CD "Herding Jazz Cats"!

Sun Oct 26 Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz Quartet w/Sammy DeLeon & Jackie Warren 7 PM $20."Sex and The City" theme song sax player makes debut appearance at Nighttown. Premier Latin JazzSaxophonist Mitch Frohman from the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Tito Puente, & The Bronx Horns LeadsAll Star NYC/Cleveland Quartet!Featuring: Mitch Frohman-Sax & Flute, Jackie Warren-Piano, Sammy DeLeon-Timbales & Congas, &Cheito Hernandez-bass, Ray Guzman-percussion

Wednesday & Thursday, October 29 & 30 Freddy Cole Quartet 7 & 9 PM $30.Legendary Vocalist, Pianist, and Nat's Brother with his Grammy Nominated Quartet!Featuring: Freddy Cole-vocals & piano, TBD-drums, Randy Napoleon-guitar, & Elias Bailey-acousticbass.

Saturday, November 1 Richie Cole with The Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet 8:30PM $20.Jazz Meets Salsa when Saxophone Star Richie Cole teams up with the North Coasts top Latin JazzGroup!Featuring: Richie Cole-sax, Sammy DeLeon-timbales, Jackie Warren-piano, Nelson Orta-percussion, JoeMiller-trumpet, Dick Ingersoll-sax, Mark Mauldin-trombone & Cheito Hernandez-bass.

*New*Sunday, November 2 Maria Jacobs 7 PM $15.Cleveland vocalist celebrates CD release with Stellar Group featuring: Maria Jacobs-vocals, Bob Fraser-guitar, Cliff Habian-piano/keys, & Brian Wildman-bass.

*New*Wednesday, November 5 Logan Wells 7 PM $15.Northeast Ohio vocalist sings the Classics with pianist Bruce Walker.

*New*Saturday, November 8 Buster Williams Quartet 8:30 PM $35.Legendary bassist leads his Something More All-Star Quarter featuring Buster Williams-acoustic bass,Patrice Rushen-piano/keys, Lenny White-drums, & Steve Wilson-sax.

*New*Tuesday, November 11 Jackie Washington 7 PM $20.Legendary singer/songwriter Jackie Washington (AKA Jack Landron) live at Nighttown! Playing musicfrom his new CD "Curbside Cotillion".

*New*Friday, January 16 Loren and Mark 8:30 PM $20.International Guitar Duo and proteges of Tommy Emmanuel play Nighttown! Featuring: Loren Barrigar (Syracuse, NY) & Mark Mazengarb (New Zealand).With Special Guest opening act guitarist Dan Bankhurst.

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