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Get Ready to Party! Mambo Legend Mitch Frohman w/Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet, Sultans of String, and more.....
Hi Folks.
We're announcing 18 new shows in this newsletter! We're still working on updating the photos and bios,
but we want to give you advance notice so that you can beat the general public for tix. All sorts of great
shows including Norman Connors, Joyce (Joyce Moreno), Tom Chapin and more.
This weekend you'll want to be hangin' at Nighttown for some great latin and world music.
First on Thursday, we're featuring a very cool documentary on Mambo music called "For the Love of
Mambo". The film is all about the great Mambo music and features the members of Tito Puente's
famous band. You'll also get a chance to hear from and meet Mitch Frohman who was with Tito Puente
for 25 years!!
Then come out on Friday to hear tenor sax player Mitch Frohman blow crazy along with Sammy DeLeon's
Latin Jazz Sextet. This will also be a welcome back home from NYC for Jackie Warren, who just spent the
past couple of months playing on Broadway. It will be a "hotter than hot" night at Nighttown!!
Then on Saturday, we've got one of top world music groups, Sultans of String, coming all the way from
Toronto. The group has won numerous Juno awards (Canada's Grammy's), and is world class. Also a lot
of fun. Don't miss!
Hope you can join us for a whole bunch of these great shows coming to Nighttown starting this weekend.
Jim Wadsworth
Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions
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Cleveland Heights, OH
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New Shows Recently Added
Just Added
3/07
Debbie Darling Duo
3/08
Shaker Hts. HS Bands
3/24
The Art of the Fugue (Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms)
3/28
Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater Program
4/01
The Sonic Poets
4/02
Norman Connors
4/06
IN2ATIVE
4/07
John McCutcheon
4/08
Tony Cuda's Jazz Cats
4/09
Ralph Peterson Trio featuring The Curtis Brothers
4/10
Cleveland Cello Quartet
4/13
Marilyn Cordial Mincer
4/16
Joyce Moreno & Kenny Werner
4/17
An Evening with the Saxophone
4/23
Phillip 'Doc' Martin
4/27
Javon Jackson
4/29
Tom Chapin
4/30
The Numbers Band (15-60-75)3/
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"For the Love of the Mambo"
$10.00
Thursday 3/03
8:00 pm Buy Tickets
Special Film Presentation at Nighttown!
For the Love of the Mambo is a documentary film featuring the Grammy
nominated Mambo Legends Orchestra (former members of the Tito Puente
Orchestra) and the Latin Ensemble of the Crane School of Music, State University of
New York.
With Special Appearance by Mitch Frohman, 25 year veteran of Tito Puente's Band,
who is featured in the film. Mitch will speak about the making of the film, and
answer questions from the audience. And, Mitch will be performing great Latin Jazz
the following night on the Nighttown Stage!
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Mitch Frohman / Sammy DeLeon Latin
Jazz Sextet
$20.00
Friday 3/04
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
"Sex and The City" theme song sax player makes return appearance at
Nighttown.
Premier Latin Jazz Saxophonist Mitch Frohman from the Spanish Harlem
Orchestra, Tito Puente, & The Bronx Horns Leads All Star NYC/Cleveland
Sextet!
Featuring: Mitch Frohman-Sax & Flute, Sammy DeLeon-Timbales, Alex Hoytpiano, Scott McKee-trumpet, Nelson Orta-congas, & Cheito Hernandez-bass.
Bronx native Mitch Frohman is one of the top saxophonist/flutists in the music
scene. After graduating from Columbus H.S.(Bronx,N.Y. class of 1971), he went on
to get his Bachelor of Music Education degree from The University of Miami. His
versatility in different styles of music has led him to many opportunities of playing
with the greatest musicians in the world.
with the greatest musicians in the world.
For 25 years he was the sax and flute soloist with The Tito Puente Orchestra &
Latin-Jazz Ensemble, and was also a steady member of the Mongo Santamaria
band for many years. Continuing that tradition, Mitch is the sax/flute soloist and coleader of The Mambo Legends Orchestra (former all-stars of The Tito Puente
Orchestra). Some of the great salsa/latin-jazz artists he has played with and/or
recorded with are Machito, Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Eddie & Charlie Palmieri, Paquito
D'Rivera, the Chico O'Farrill Orchestra, Milly/Jocelyn & Los Vecinos, Cheo Feliciano,
Joe Cuba, Aventura, and many more. Mitch has also played with and/or recorded
with Cyndi 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 dance bands, The Bronx Horns, and Eddie Torres' Mambo Kings Dance Show
Orchestra. Mitch also spends his time touring the world as the sax/flute soloist with
the Grammy award winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra. In addition to being an indemand performer, Mitch is an accomplished 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 the Mambo Legends Orchestra performing with the Latin Ensemble of the
Crane School of Music at the 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 this treasured art
form.
Last but not least, Mitch's signature solo sound can be heard every day around the
world, as he is the saxophone soloist on the theme song of the mega-hit T.V. show,
Sex & The City.
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Sultans of String
$20.00
Saturday 3/05
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
String Masters from Toronto back by popular demand!
2x JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) and SiriusXM Winners SULTANS OF STRING CD
Release w/ special guest/sitar master Anwar Khurshid (from Oscar winning Life
of Pi, Love Guru)
2015 JUNO (Canada’s Grammy) nominees and SiriusXM winners Sultans of String create
“Energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!” (Maverick Magazine UK).
Thrilling audiences with their genre-hopping passport of Celtic reels, flamenco, Gypsyjazz, Arabic, Cuban, and South Asian rhythms, fiery violin dances with kinetic guitar, while
bass and percussion lay down unstoppable grooves. Throughout, acoustic strings meet
with electronic wizardry to create layers and depth of sound. With their new release,
Subcontinental Drift (CEN/SONY/Red), they serve up a blend of ragas, reels and rumbas
with sitar master Anwar Khurshid (featured in the Oscar winning Life of Pi, and Love
Guru). Fusing the virtuosic talent of Anwar Khurshid adds to their truly global and
mesmerizing sound!”
Since forming 8 years ago, Sultans of String’s CDs have hit #1 across Canada on Top 10
national radio charts, and received multiple awards and accolades, including 2 JUNOs
nominations, 1st place in the ISC (out of 15,000 entries), 2 Canadian Folk Music Awards,
plus invitations to perform/record with such luminaries as The Chieftains, David
Bromberg, and Ruben Blades.
Sultans of String have been criss-crossing North America for the last several years at
many taste-making forums such as their encore date here at Nighttown, the legendary
jazz club Birdland in NYC, Old Woodsongs, World Cafe, The Lincoln Center, and the
renowned Celtic Connections Festival in the UK.
“Energetic and exciting music from a band with talent to burn!”
Maverick Magazine UK
“You get the feeling this is Strunz & Farah or Willie & Lobo or Gypsy Kings taken to the
next level of the game, sometimes all at once… a sure bet to notch a JUNO and any other
award winning hardware to come its way.“
Midwest Record, Chicago
New, Official Video – “Enter The Gate”
https://youtu.be/y8mKJL4SvpQ
New Official Video – “Blowin’ In The Wind”
https://youtu.be/2CfQOrdOB3U
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Debbie Darling Duo
$0.00
Monday 3/07
7:00 pm No Cover
Northeast Ohio Jazz Vocalist & Singer/Songwriter makes her Nighttown debut in
Free Concert.
Featuring Owen Rasmussen on guitar, and piano.
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Shaker Hts. HS Bands
$5.00
Tuesday 3/08
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Next Generation Jazz Musicians hit the stage at Nighttown! Under the Musical
Direction of Bill Hughes.
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California Guitar Trio
$25.00
Friday 3/11
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
International Guitar Masters return to Cleveland to play Nighttown!
THE CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO’S RELENTLESS passion for following the muse has
served it well. The acoustic group’s fearless multi-genre explorations have driven
14 albums and nearly 1,500 gigs across its 22-year career. It has also proven that a
zero-compromise musical approach can yield an ever-expanding audience.
Comprising Bert Lams of Affligem Belgium, Hideyo Moriya of Chiba Japan, and Paul
Richards of Utah USA, the group crisscrosses the universes of rock, jazz, world
music, surf music, and classical music in its performances and recordings.
The trio met while participating in Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft courses in 1987. They
first toured together as part of Fripp’s League of Crafty Guitarists, an orchestra of
acoustic players that served as exponents of the King Crimson founder’s teachings,
compositions, and performance approach. In 1991, they founded the California
Guitar Trio, which initially gained notoriety opening for the likes of King Crimson,
John McLaughlin, and David Sylvian. They have fans in high places too: the crew of
the Space Shuttle Endeavour used their pieces as wake-up music.
Recent years have found the group working with the Montreal Guitar Trio. The acts
perform both independently and in a dazzling six-guitar format during gigs. They
play arrangements of each other’s material, as well as innovative takes on rock
standards. The collaboration has also yielded the concert recording +Live [CGT].
Don't miss the exciting and innovative California Guitar Trio as they make
a long awaited return to Nighttown.
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Diego Figueiredo
$20.00
Saturday 3/12
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
World Renowned Brazilian Guitarist returns for a great night of Virtuoso Solo
Guitar! Playing Brazilian, Jazz, & Classical.
Special opening act Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Moises Borges
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-ray-do) is considered one of the most talented
guitar players in the world today. He is the winner of several important
competitions including the Montreux Jazz Competition and the VISA Prize. Diego
has released over nineteen albums to date, three DVD’s, and several instructional
books. His music is a fusion between Jazz, Bossa Nova and Classical. Diego’s
unique interpretations, along with his phenomenal technique and emotion, has
created an explosion of adoring fans and concert goers. Diego has performed in
over forty countries around the world.
Diego Figueiredo was born in Franca, Brazil in 1980. At the age of four he used to
Diego Figueiredo was born in Franca, Brazil in 1980. At the age of four he used to
strike poses carrying his small guitar. At six, he received a mandolin, which was
kept in a very special place in his house. Diego played many instruments before
choosing the electric guitar when he was twelve. By the age of fifteen, he was
playing theaters and nightclubs throughout Brazil, playing both solo and with many
renowned Brazilian musicians.
Most recently he accompanies the singer and songwriter Belchior in tours around
Brazil and abroad, as well as with the French phenom Cyrille Aimée. He has
played and shared the stage with 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, Zeca
Baleiro, Miyazawa and others.
With a variety of works already released, Diego is doing shows on the most
important stages around the world enchanting and charming the public wherever
he goes with his unique touch.
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Ken Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo
$25.00
Sunday 3/13
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Two World Class Musicians team up for gig at Nighttown.
Featuring: Ken Peplowski-clarinet & sax, & Diego Figueiredoguitar. Performing the music of "Jazz Samba", the 1963 # 1
Billboard Album that launched bossa nova to North America.
The album featured Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.
“When you grow up in Cleveland, Ohio, playing in a Polish polka band, you learn to
think fast on your feet”, says Ken Peplowski, who played his first pro engagement
when he was still in elementary school. “From my first time performing in public, I
knew I wanted to play music for a living.”
After a year of college, Ken joined the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the
direction of Buddy Morrow. “Buddy heard me with my quartet at a Cleveland jazz
festival along with Teddy Wilson’s trio and the Dorsey band, and made an offer
right then and there for me to not only play lead alto, but to have a feature spot on
the clarinet with the rhythm section.
In 1980, Ken moved to New York City, and was soon playing in all kinds of settings,
from Dixieland to avant-garde jazz. “Everything’s a learning experience in jazz
music – there’s always an element of the unpredictable.” In 1984, Benny Goodman
came out of retirement and put together a new band, hiring Ken on tenor
saxophone.
Peplowski signed with Concord Records, under the tutelage of Carl Jefferson, the
founder and president, and recorded close to 20 albums as a leader, including
“The Natural Touch” in 1992 which won Best Jazz Record of the Year.
“What’s in the future? “Who knows? I love all kinds of music, and I’d like to find
more opportunities to bridge the gaps between different musical styles – I consider
myself an interpreter of material – if something interests me, I try to put my own
spin on it, without thinking or worrying about playing in any particular style.
Basically, I like a challenge, I’m a sucker for a good melody, and I love playing for
Basically, I like a challenge, I’m a sucker for a good melody, and I love playing for
audiences, big or small.”
Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig-a-ray-do) is considered one of the most
talented guitar players in the world today. He is the winner of several important
competitions including the Montreux Jazz Competition and the VISA Prize. Diego
has released over nineteen albums to date, three DVD’s, and several instructional
books. His music is a fusion between Jazz, Bossa Nova and Classical. Diego’s
unique interpretations, along with his phenomenal technique and emotion, has
created an explosion of adoring fans and concert goers. Diego has performed in
over forty countries around the world.
Diego Figueiredo was born in Franca, Brazil in 1980. By the age of fifteen, he was
playing theaters and nightclubs throughout Brazil, playing both solo and with many
renowned Brazilian musicians.
Most recently Diego has done major concerts with Gilberto Gil, Joao Bosco, Larry
Coryell, Cyrille Aimee, and Ken Peplowski..
With a variety of works already released, Diego is doing shows on the most
important stages around the world enchanting and charming the public wherever
he goes with his unique touch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dXeViOfag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfkGptL5Vg&list=UUn8iDHKqeUjfFsXoRu2coWQ&index=9
http://www.diegofigueiredo.net/
http://kenpeplowski.com/
Ken Peplowski & Joe Hunter Trio
$25.00
Monday 3/14
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Clarinet & Sax Master leads All-Star Quartet at Nighttown! Featuring: Ken
Peplowski-clarinet & sax, Joe Hunter-piano, Peter Dominguez-acoustic bass, &
Glenn Davis-drums.
One of the top clarinetists and tenor players of the 1990s till today, Ken
Peplowski has helped keep the tradition of small-group swing alive. He made his
professional debut at ten and played locally while growing up in Cleveland. After
spending 1978-1980 touring with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (directed by Buddy
Morrow), Peplowski settled in New York, freelanced in a variety of settings, and
played with Benny Goodman. By 1987, he was a Concord recording artist and has
since recorded frequently for that label, backing Mel Tormé and Rosemary
Clooney, and leading his own sets including brilliant duets with guitarist Howard
Alden.
Nighttown favorite Joe Hunter has released two popular CD's in recent years.
Hunter is the pianist of choice in the Northeast Ohio area. He can be heard
Hunter is the pianist of choice in the Northeast Ohio area. He can be heard
frequently in the Fat Tuesday Big Band, Swing City, and backing big name artists.
He has backed many, including the legendary Tito Puente, and saxophonist David
Sanborn, At Nighttown Hunter has backed some several top guns including
clarenetist Ken Peplowski, and saxophonists David "Fathead" Newman, and Scott
Hamilton. Joe Hunter is also on the faculty at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C),
one of the top jazz programs in the country.
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Jake Boland
$20.00
Wednesday 3/16
7:00 pm Sold Out
Gear up for St.Patrick's day with Irish Music and stories from Cleveland's own
Jake Boland.
St Patrick's Day with The New
Barleycorn
$25.00
Thursday 3/17
5:30 pm Sold Out
8:00 pm Buy Tickets
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Nightown with Irish Music Masters The New
Barleycorn!
The place to be for St Patrick's Day!!.
Both Alec and John were born and raised in Ireland in counties Dublin and Down
where they learned to play music at an early age, they have both performed
professionally since their teenage years both enjoying considerable success with
their respective careers.
John Delaney a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Irish group
'Barleycorn', joined forces with Alec DeGabriele nine years ago to form 'The New
Barleycorn', after the other finished a 24 year run ending in 1995. John plays, 5
string and tenor banjos, mandolin, guitar, whistle and bodhran. He also has played
banjo on many other Irish artists' recordings.
Alec DeGabriele spent his formative years learning the business of music, theatre
and entertaining with his families traveling theatrical show, 'The Shannon Players',
which was well known and highly regarded throughout Ireland. Alec plays guitar
and bass and was the band leader with a top Irish Show Band for some years
before deciding to come to live in the U.S.A.
Don't miss St Patrick's Day at Nighttown!!
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Gay Marshall
$25.00
Friday 3/18
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
Saturday 3/19
Saturday 3/19
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
NYC top Ten Vocalist back home for two nights with award winning Edith Piaf
Show (Friday), & also her Jazz & Blues Show (Saturday)!
Friday's Show: "Piaf: Queen of Heart" features pianist Jason Aquila.
Saturday's show: Jazz, Blues, & More! Featuring the Joe Hunter Trio.
Gay Marshall brings her acclaimed, electrifying concert, Gay Marshall Sings PIAF,
back to Nighttown on March 18th, featuring music from her Billboard Top World
Album, Gay Marshall Sings Piaf: La Vie l’Amour. Her vivacious and wholly original
take on Edith Piaf presents a versatile powerhouse of heartwarming and
heartbreaking emotion, full of personality and humor. She delivers the dramatic
repertoire – including her own English adaptations - with stirring authenticity, and
not a hint of imitation. Her song selection is an unusual mix of the well known (La
Vie en Rose and Hymne To Love) and the rare (Avec Ce Soleil and The Lady From
Pigalle) with superb accompaniment. The evening is orchestrated to delicately
balance between French and English with her own original translations.
Gay recently starred in Piaf: A Centennial Celebration at Town Hall, produced by
Daniel Narducio, It Was a Very Good Year at Carnegie Hall, produced by the Mabel
Mercer Foundation, and Scott Siegel’s Edith Paif: An All Star celebration at 54
Below. New York City's Cabaret Scenes described her show, PIAF: Queen of Heart
as “mesmerizing,” and wrote, “Gay Marshall amazes at every turn as she embodies
the passion, spirit, joy, humor and tragedy of Piaf" BistroAwards.com wrote,
“Marshall fiercely inhabits every song.”
On Saturday March 19th Gay reunites with the fabulous Joey Hunter Trio singing
standards and cuts from her Ethel Waters inspired CD "Go Back Where You Stayed
Last Night!", featuring music that came from the New Orleans via New York in the
the 20's and 30's. Along with her "foot stompin' hand clappin' good time blues", are
some Dave Frishberg, Hoagy Carmichael, and Johnny Mercer tunes.
Gay Marshall played Diana Morales in A Chorus Line on Broadway (a role she left
to move to Paris where she married photographer and Man on Wire accomplice,
Jean Louis Blondeau), and originated the role of Grizabella in the French
production of Cats. Her one woman show, If I Were Me…, was voted #2 On The
Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her first show about Piaf, called La Vie
l’Amour, played successful engagements at The Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival,
Dayton’s Victory Theaterand The Missouri Rep.
Marshall’s Fringe show, and runs in The Baker’s Wife at Goodspeed, The Papermill
Playhouse and The York Theatre led her back to New York, where she re-captured
the attention of New York audiences with her performance in the Zipper Theater’s
2006 revival of Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, and toured with
the Broadway cast of "La Cage Aux Folles.
“An enchanting performer who sings with heart stirring transparency and
possesses some of Piaf’s spirit as well as the throbbing mixture of steel and cotton
in the voice.” - Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
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The Art of the Fugue (Bach,
Beethoven, & Brahms)
$0.00
Thursday 3/24
8:00 pm Buy Tickets
Presented by Music in Familiar Spaces, the concert will feature internationally-
recognized musicians Shuann Chai (piano) and Steuart Pincombe (cello) in a
program that explores the brilliant fugal writing of these three masters.
SounDoctrine
$15.00
Friday 3/25
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
From Youngstown, Ohio! Top Notch Contemporary Jazz from Northeast Ohio
Jazz Masters!
Original Alternative Funk Jazz Fusionists, SOUNDOCTRINE first appeared at The
Northeastern Ohio Gospel Music Connection in January 2002. Two weeks later they
opened for Grammy Winner Bobby “Blue” Bland. The group has continued
recording and performing throughout Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia and in to New York state.
SOUNDOCTRINE’s award winning debut “PERSEVERANCE,” released on their own
NIAYANA RECORDINGS label earned the band the Nu Soul Album of the Year from
Soul Patrol. Their follow up “SD Live!!!” was an underground smash throughout the
global
Indie Artist community. The band’s third project, “ENDURANCE” was released to
International rave reviews and was chosen #3 Best Jazz Funk Album by Soul Patrol.
The album offered up three tunes which maintained rotation on The Weather
Channel, featuring the Jim Couchenour penned “Smallmouth Bass” remixed by
Smooth Jazz Legend, Bob Baldwin. Their hit single “Chi Tea” remains the theme
song for WFMJ-TV21’s Community Connection since its release.
SOUNDOCTRINE was nominated Best Jazz Artist by the American Gospel Music
Awards. They list among prestigious Capital Jazz Fest Finalists and have performed
at Cleveland’s famed Rock and Roll Museum as part of WZAK 93.1 FM’s “Rock and
Soul Day.” SOUNDOCTRINE was the Host Band for Soul Patrol’s Annual Black
Heritage Festival in Philadelphia, PA and have performed alongside the legendary
Delfonics, Angel Woodruff, Michael Henderson, Gordon Chambers, Sonnyboy and
Marlon Saunders.
Their early music and Border’s Blitz Tour, documented by noted filmmaker, Art
Byrd was a feature film short at the Hollywood Black Film Festival. The film was
featured throughout the event in Hollywood, CA in June 2004.
SOUNDOCTRINE’s fourth release, the critically acclaimed “INSPIRE” containing the
hit single “Marriage” gained immediate airplay on The Weather Channel and
inclusion on the US New Jazz compilation, “Jazz Infusion Vol II” airing across the
country.
Finalizing work on “SOURCE,” their fifth album, SOUNDOCTRINE has already
released three singles, each one garnering significant buzz. “After All,” Selah” and
a sizzling cover of the Bobby Womack classic, “Stop On By” which continues to
build on national radio and is in heavy rotation of 103.7FM, The Wave.
SOUNDOCTRINE has opened for Grammy Winner Kirk Whalum, Spyro Gyra, Pieces
of a Dream, Freddy Jackson, Con Funk Shun and The Ohio Players to name a few.
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Wolff & Clark Expedition
$25.00
Saturday 3/26
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
All-Star NYC/New Orleans Group hit the stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Michael
Wolff-piano, Mike Clark-drums, Haley Niswanger-sax, & Andy McKee-bass.
The newly formed band, Wolff & Clark Expedition, is co-led by pianist Michael Wolff
and drummer Mike Clark. Both musicians started their careers in the San Francisco
Bay area in the 1970's and have continued to create, record and perform into the
new millennium. Both have backgrounds performing and recording in the bands of
the premiere jazz musicians of their time.
Michael Wolff was a member of the bands of Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins,
Jean Luc Ponty, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, and singer Nancy Wilson, among
many others. As musical director of The Arsenio Hall Show, Wolff performed with
artists ranging from Yo Yo MA to Grandmaster Flash, and with Wayne Shorter,
Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea as well.
Mike Clark created his own innovative style of drumming as a member of Herbie
Hancock's Headhunters Band, and has gone on to be a leader of the Headhunters
himself. Clark has performed and recorded with Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney,
Donald Harrison, Chet Baker, Christian McBride, Eddie Henderson, Nicholas
Payton, Lenny White, and countless others.
The music of the Wolff & Clark Expedition takes advantage of the experience and
soulful playing of Wolff and ClarkCD, combining their looseness and experimental
jazz natures with their funky roots. They play their own deconstructed takes on
funky classics such as “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” “Song for My Father,” and the
Beatle's “Come Together.” They also deconstruct jazz standards such as Charlie
Parker's “My Little Suede Shoes,” and Cole Porter's “What Is This Thing Called
Love?”.
Both Michael Wolff and Mike Clark are respected composers, and their originals
are a large part of the mix.
The Wolff & Clark Expedition presents a jazz performance that is acoustic, funky,
swinging, loose, free, fun, and soulful. Exciting and in the moment, the whole range
of emotions are evoked by the music this band creates.
Review of Wolf & Clark Expedition at All-About-Jazz
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Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater
Program
$10.00
Monday 3/28
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Next generation of Broadway Stars hit the stage at Nighttown!
Here's another stellar presentation from one of the best musical theater schools in
the U.S.
This nationally recognized program was recently named one of the top ten Music
Theatre programs in the country. Under the helm of Victoria Bussert, BWMT has
risen over the past twenty years to produce a showcase in NYC that attracts
hundreds of talent scouts from around the country. This year's performance
includes recognizable tunes, along with some of the newest songs from the stage.
includes recognizable tunes, along with some of the newest songs from the stage.
Click here for Plain Dealer article "Baldwin Wallace University's Victoria Bussert has
molded talent, lighted the way for Broadway-bound actors"
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The Sonic Poets
$15.00
Friday 4/01
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
From Chicago! Jazz Quintet plays original compositions, with solid grooves and
world music influences.
Featuring: Jeff Kier-piano and composer, Michael Hershenson-guitar and
composer, Dave Grilly-sax, Lanny Grilly-drums, and Brian Sandstrom-acoustic
bass.
Norman Connors
$30.00
Saturday 4/02
8:00 pm Buy Tickets
10:00 pm Buy Tickets
Legendary Drummer and Producer Back at Nighttown!
Playing all of his hits including "You are My Starship", "Valentine Love", "Betcha
My Golly Wow", and More!
Like Roy Ayers, George Benson, and Patrice Rushen, Norman Connors is best
known for his major RB hits but started out as a jazz improviser. The
drummer/composer was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he lived in the
same neighborhood as Bill Cosby and became interested in jazz when he was only
a child. Connors was in junior high when he began sneaking into jazz clubs and sat
in for Elvin Jones at a John Coltrane gig.
Connors went on to study music at Philly's Temple University and the Juilliard
School of Music in New York. Gigs with Jackie McLean, Jack McDuff and Sam Rivers
followed, and he was first recorded as a sideman when Archie Shepp employed
him on his 1967 Impulse session Magic of JuJu.
After touring with Pharoah Sanders and playing on several of his albums, Connors
signed with Buddah's Cobblestone label in 1972 and recorded his first album as a
leader, Dance of Magic. A few more jazz-oriented Cobblestone and Buddah dates
followed, and it was in 1975 that Connors made R&B his main priority with
Saturday Night Special (which included the number ten soul hit "Valentine Love").
The rest of the 1970s found Connors featuring R&B singers prominently (including
Michael Henderson, Jean Carn, and the late Phyllis Hyman) and scoring such R&B
hits as "We Both Need Each Other," "Once I've Been There," and the lovely "You
Are My Starship."
Currently Norman Connors is touring in support of his latest CD "Star Power" on
Shanachie records. He will be featuring his six piece touring group and promises
to perform all of his classic hits.
Don't miss legendary drummer, producer, and vocalist Norman Connors
for a special engagement in the intimate Music Room of Nighttown.
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IN2ATIVE
$10.00
Wednesday 4/06
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
CIM Graduates, and Avant Garde Duo Kimberly Zaleski-Flute, & Trevor
Kazarian-Cello, mix genres including classical, jazz, beat box, and more, with
original compositions, and contemporary improvisational forms.
Adventurous new music Live at Nighttown!
John McCutcheon
$30.00
Thursday 4/07
8:00 pm Buy Tickets
Singer/Songwriter & Folk Music Legend returns to Nighttown! Back by popular
demand!
John McCutcheon is one of folk music’s great living storytellers. Revered around
the world for his thoughtful and inspiring songwriting and mastery of the
hammered dulcimer, John McCutcheon’s career spans over twenty albums and
seven Grammy nominations.
Wisconsin native John McCutcheon is an American folk music singer and multiinstrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s.He is regarded as a
master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other
instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and
jawharp.
McCutcheon, whose family background encompasses farmers and shoemakers,
started playing guitar in the early 60s. He picked up a great number of traditional
American songs and tunes from the Appalachians, and learned a wealth of
instruments, including fiddle, banjo, autoharp and, most notably, the hammerdulcimer. His playing of the latter encompasses folk, classical, jazz and many other
elements. McCutcheon's extensive recording legacy has attracted a string of
awards, and also seven Grammy nominations. He has recorded exclusively for
Rounder Records since the early 80s. Howjadoo was the first of several children's
albums which have established McCutcheon as arguably the leading artist within
the genre. In the 90s his children's recordings included the Grammy-nominated
Four Seasons series, which featured many compositions co-written with long-time
friend and collaborator, Si Kahn. McCutcheon has also collected and recorded a
good deal of Nicaraguan music, which was released by Rounder as a double
album, Nicaragua Presente!, in 1989. McCutcheon's prolific work rate has included
production work for several other folk artists, and he has also had published
songbooks and instructional materials.
Don't miss this opportunity to witness a living legend perform live on the
Nighttown stage.
Click here to read the article in the Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com from
John's last appearance in 2015
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Tony Cuda's Jazz Cats
$10.00
Friday 4/08
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
North Coast Electric Bassist leads All-Star Fusion Band!
Featuring: Tony Cuda - Bass/Composer; Dan Maier - Keyboards; Dave Kasper Sax; Chris Cuda - Guitar; Carlos Kincaid - Drums
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Ralph Peterson Trio featuring The
Curtis Brothers
$20.00
Saturday 4/09
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
Master Drummer, leads cutting edge Trio! Featuring: Ralph Peterson-Drums,
Zaccai Curtis-Piano, & Luques Curtis-Acoustic Bass.
Featuring music from their new release "TriAngular III"
Revolution Records.
on Onyx Music & Truth
Cleveland Cello Quartet
$10.00
Sunday 4/10
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
All Things Cello! Playing a Genre Bending Fusion of Classical, Jazz, & Pop.
Featuring CIM Graduates: Anna Hurt, Carlyn Kessler, Sophie Benn, & Eva
Ribchinsky.
Marilyn Cordial Mincer
$10.00
Wednesday 4/13
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
North Coast Jazz Vocalist returns to Nighttown with All-Star Group!
Featuring: Marilyn Cordial Mincer-vocals, Dan Maier-piano, Dallas Coffey-bass,
& Bill Ransom-drums.
& Bill Ransom-drums.
Joyce Moreno & Kenny Werner
$25.00
Saturday 4/16
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
Legendary Brazilian Vocalist and Composer, Joyce Moreno teams up with
Dynamic American Pianist Kenny Werner for intimate Duo Performance at
Nighttown!
Playing music from their brand new CD "Poesia" on Pirouet Records.
“…One of the best singers of all times!… As if it weren’t enough, Joyce is a great
composer and plays ace guitar! What an amazing woman!”
Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1987.
“Joyce is a Brazilian treasure”
DownBeat magazine, 2010.
"Her musical capacity surprised me when, years later, she reemerged playing
guitar like the best (in the land of João Gilberto, Dori [Caymmi], [Gilberto] Gil, and
João Bosco, this is not a bagatelle), her singing precisely tuned, writing songs with
original harmonic and melodic imagination."
Caetano Veloso - 2011
Born in Rio de Janeiro, the singer, composer, arranger and instrumentalist JOYCE
MORENO has in her portfolio 400 recordings of songs she has authored,
interpreted by the greatest names in Brazilian popular music: Elis Regina, Gal
Costa, Maria Bethânia, Milton Nascimento, Ney Matogrosso, Edu Lobo, Emilio
Santiago, Boca Livre, Nana Caymmi, Zizi Possi, Elizeth Cardoso, Simone, Leny
Andrade, Mônica Salmaso, and many others. Beyond Brazil, Joyce’s work has been
recorded by Annie Lennox, Wallace Roney, Omara Portuondo, Black Eyed Peas,
David Sanchez, Jon Lucien, Claus Ogerman, Gerry Mulligan, Till Brönner, and Flora
Purim, to name a few. Joyce’s compositions have been featured in film soundtracks
(e.g., The Player by Robert Altman and Legally Blonde by Robert Luketic),
animations (the Japanese anime Wolf’s Rain, in partnership with composer Yoko
Kanno), TV programs, and theatrical productions. Since the beginning of her
career, Joyce’s registered trademark has been the first-person feminine voice,
which she pioneered; she was the first Brazilian songwriter to express herself in
this form, opening the way for countless other artists who followed.
Joyce received four nominations for the Latin Grammy. To date, she has released
33 personal CDs and two DVDs, in addition to numerous compilations and guest
appearances. Currently, her work takes her all over the world; she makes annual
tours and records new albums in various countries, never losing her feminine
Brazilian identity. Each year she performs on the Japanese Blue Note circuit and
tours jazz festivals and other venues in Europe and North America.
This is an extremely unique opportunity to see and hear one of the
legends of Brazilian jazz. Don't miss this concert!
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An Evening with the Saxophone
$15.00
$15.00
Sunday 4/17
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Celebration of Major NE Ohio Sax Players with All-Star Lineup featuring: Chris
Burge-Sax, Johnny Cochran-sax, Drene Ivy-Piano & Musical Director, Louis HohlFlute, Ray DeForest-bass, & Sunny Tabler-drums.
A Jazz Elexir Concert Series Show. Presented in Association with Quad City
Productions.
Phillip 'Doc' Martin
$25.00
Saturday 4/23
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist from Washington DC and his band return to
Nighttown!
Javon Jackson
$20.00
Wednesday 4/27
7:00 pm Buy Tickets
Dynamic Jazz Saxophonist returns to Nighttown! Presented in association with
Tri-C Jazz Festival. Lineup TBA.
"Javon adds a modern twist to the music we grew up with. Everybody get ready for a
funky good time." — Branford Marsalis
"One of the fresh, creative voices on the scene today" — Ramsey Lewis
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Tom Chapin
$25.00
Friday 4/29
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
Legendary Singer/Songwriter returns to Nighttown!
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The Numbers Band (15-60-75)
$10.00
Saturday 4/30
8:30 pm Buy Tickets
From Kent, Ohio! Celebrating their 45th Year! Northeast Ohio Jazz, Blues, &
Rock Legends hit the Stage at Nighttown!
Featuring: Bob Kidney-guitar & vocals, Jack Kidney-harmonica, sax, keys, &
vocals, Terry Hynde-sax, Bill Watson-bass, & Frank Casamento-drums.
Planning a reception, wedding, business
meeting, graduation, birthday or B'nai Mitzvah?
. . . . . . . . .think Nighttown!
We give you the best package in town at a price that won't break the
bank. And everything is included at no extra charge. Our experience
is as accommodating as our atmosphere. Private function spaces
from 20 - 150. Valet parking available.
To book your party, call Brendan Ring directly at 216-952-9133
Visit our Private Event Page
Nighttown uses Yamaha Pianos
exclusively
For more information about the Yamaha C-7,
The New Avant Grand Piano or any of the Yamaha pianos,
Please contact Classic Pianos-Akron/Cleveland at 216-831-1600
Nighttown/JWP graphic
designer
Kathy Kelly
216-941-5439
Nighttown drums provided
by
www.fortunedrums.com
Gerry Paluck RPT
Registered Piano
Tuner/Technician
(216) 346-9308
www.gerrythetuner.com
Recommended Places to Stay
Intercontinental Suites 216-707-4100
The Place on Larchmere 216- 721-8968
University Circle Bed & Breakfast 216-721-8968
Looking for great music
on the radio
and the web?
Check out the
Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions
Radio Guide. Updated 10/10/15
Radio List (in pdf)
Thanks to Bruce Amsel for
compiling and keeping the list up to date!!!
12387 Cedar Road (top of Cedar Hill)
Cleveland Heights, OH
216-795-0550
No need to make an additional table reservation it's already included with your concert tickets!!
www.nighttowncleveland.com
Map to Nighttown
Producers of All the Great Music at
Nighttown
Call us for Music for your Private Event
216-721-5624 [email protected]
www.jwpjazz.com
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"Late Night at Nighttown"
Fridays TBA on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover
Saturdays Jackie Warren on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover
Thursday, March 3
"For the Love of the Mambo"
8 PM
$10.
Special Film Presentation at Nighttown!
For the Love of the Mambo is a documentary film featuring the Grammy nominated Mambo Legends
Orchestra (former members of the Tito Puente Orchestra) and the Latin Ensemble of the Crane School of
Music, State University of New York.
With Special Appearance by Mitch Frohman, 25 year veteran of Tito Puente's Band, who is featured in the
film. Mitch will speak about the making of the film, and answer questions from the audience. And, Mitch
will be performing great Latin Jazz the following night on the Nighttown Stage!
Friday, March 4
Mitch Frohman/Sammy DeLeon Latin Jazz Sextet 8:30 PM
$20.
"Sex and The City" theme song sax player makes debut appearance at Nighttown.
Premier Latin Jazz Saxophonist Mitch Frohman from the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Tito Puente, & The
Bronx Horns Leads All Star NYC/Cleveland Sextet!
Featuring: Mitch Frohman-Sax & Flute, Sammy DeLeon-Timbales, Alex Hoyt-piano, Scott McKee-trumpet,
Nelson Orta-congas, & Cheito Hernandez-bass.
Saturday, March 5
Sultans of String
String Masters from Toronto back by popular demand!
http://sultansofstring.com/
8:30 PM
$20.
Monday, March 7
Debbie Darling Duo
7 PM
No Cover
Northeast Ohio Jazz Vocalist & Singer/Songwriter makes her Nighttown debut in Free Concert. Featuring
Owen Rasmussen on guitar, and piano.
Tuesday, March 8
Shaker Hts. HS Bands
7 PM
$5.
Next Generation Jazz Musicians hit the stage at Nighttown! Under the Musical Direction of Bill Hughes.
Friday, March 11
California Guitar Trio
8:30 PM
International Guitar Masters return to Cleveland to play Nighttown!
$25.
Saturday, March 12
Diego Figueiredo
8:30 PM
$20.
World Renowned Brazilian Guitarist returns for a great night of Virtuoso Solo Guitar! Playing Brazilian,
Jazz, & Classical.
Special opening act Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Moises Borges
Sunday, March 13
Ken Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo
7 PM
$25.
Two World Class Musicians team up for gig at Nighttown. Featuring: Ken Peplowski-clarinet & sax, &
Diego Figueiredo-guitar. Performing the music of "Jazz Samba", the 1963 # 1 Billboard Album that
launched bossa nova to North America. The album featured Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.
Monday, March 14
Ken Peplowski & Joe Hunter Trio
7 PM
$25.
Clarinet & Sax Master leads All-Star Quartet at Nighttown! Featuring: Ken Peplowski-clarinet & sax, Joe
Hunter-piano, Peter Dominguez-acoustic bass, & Glenn Davis-drums.
Wednesday, March 16
Jake Boland
7 PM
$20.
Gear up for St.Patrick's day with Irish Music and stories from Cleveland's own Jake Boland.
Thursday, March 17
New Barleycorn
5:30 & 8 PM
$25.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Nightown with Irish Music Masters New Barleycorn!
Friday & Saturday, March 18-19
Gay Marshall
8:30 PM both nights
$25.
NYC top Ten Vocalist back home for two night with award winning Edith Piaf Show, & also her Jazz &
Blues Show! More Details TBA.
Thursday, March 24
The Art of the Fugue (Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms)
8 PM
Name your
own Ticket Price
Presented by Music in Familiar Spaces, the concert will feature internationally-recognized musicians
Shuann Chai (piano) and Steuart Pincombe (cello) in a program that explores the brilliant fugal writing of
these three masters.
Friday, March 25
Soundoctrine
8:30 PM
$15.
From Youngstown, Ohio! Top Notch Contemporary Jazz from Northeast Ohio Jazz Masters!
Saturday, March 26
Wolff & Clark Expedition featuring Donald Harrison
8:30 PM
$25.
All-Star NYC/New Orleans Group hit the stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Michael Wolff-piano, Mike Clarkdrums, Haley Niswanger-sax, & Andy McKee-bass.
Monday, March 28
Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater Program
Next Generation of Broadway Stars hit the stage at Nighttown!
7 PM
$10.
Friday, April 1
The Sonic Poets
8:30 PM
$15.
From Chicago! Jazz Quintet plays original compositions, with solid grooves and world music influences.
Featuring: Jeff Kier-piano and composer, Michael Hershenson-guitar and composer, Dave Grilly-sax,
Lanny Grilly-drums, and Brian Sandstrom-acoustic bass.
Saturday, April 2
Norman Connors
8 & 10 PM
$30.
Legendary Drummer and Producer and Group back at Nighttown! Playing all of his hits including "You
Are My Starship", "Valentine Love", 'Betcha My Golly Wow", & more!
Wednesday, April 6
IN2ATIVE
7 PM
$10.
CIM Graduates, and Avant Garde Duo Kimberly Zaleski-Flute, & Trevor Kazarian-Cello, mix genres
including classical, jazz, beat box, and more, with original compositions, and contemporary
improvisational forms.
Adventurous new music Live at Nighttown!
Thursday, April 7
John McCutcheon
8 PM
$30.
Singer/Songwriter & Folk Music Legend returns to Nighttown! Back by popular demand!
Friday, April 8
Tony Cuda's Jazz Cats
8:30 PM
$10.
North Coast Electric Bassist leads All-Star Fusion Band!
Featuring: Tony Cuda - Bass/Composer; Dan Maier - Keyboards; Dave Kasper - Sax; Chris Cuda - Guitar;
Carlos Kincaid - Drums
Saturday, April 9
Ralph Peterson Trio featuring The Curtis Brothers
8:30 PM
$20.
Master Drummer, leads cutting edge Trio! Featuring: Ralph Peterson-Drums, Zaccai Curtis-Piano, &
Luques Curtis-Acoustic Bass.
Featuring music from their new release "TriAngular III" on Onyx Music & Truth Revolution Records.
Sunday, April 10
Cleveland Cello Quartet
7 PM
$10.
All Things Cello! Playing a Genre Bending Fusion of Classical, Jazz, & Pop.
Featuring CIM Graduates: Anna Hurt, Carlyn Kessler, Sophie Benn, & Eva Ribchinsky.
Wednesday, April 13
Marilyn Cordial Mincer
7 PM
$10.
North Coast Jazz Vocalist returns to Nighttown with All-Star Group! Featuring: Marilyn Cordial Mincervocals, Dan Maier-piano, Dallas Coffey-bass, & Bill Ransom-drums.
Saturday, April 16
Joyce Moreno & Kenny Werner
8:30 PM
$25.
Legendary Brazilian Vocalist and Composer, Joyce Moreno teams up with Dynamic American Pianist
Kenny Werner for intimate Duo Performance at Nighttown!
Playing music from their brand new CD "Poesia" on Pirouet Records.
Sunday, April 17
An Evening with the Saxophone
7 PM
$15.
Celebration of Major NE Ohio Sax Players with All-Star Lineup featuring: Chris Burge-Sax, Johnny Cochransax, Drene Ivy-Piano & Musical Director, Louis Hohl-Flute, Ray DeForest-bass, & Sunny Tabler-drums.
A Jazz Elexir Concert Series Show. Presented in Association with Quad City Productions.
Saturday, April 23
Phillip 'Doc' Martin
8:30 PM
$25.
Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist from Washington DC and his band return to Nighttown!
Wednesday, April 27
Javon Jackson
7 PM
$20.
Dynamic Jazz Saxophonist returns to Nighttown! Presented in association with Tri-C Jazz Festival.
Lineup TBA.
Friday, April 29
Tom Chapin
Legendary Singer/Songwriter returns to Nighttown!
8:30 PM
$25.
Saturday, April 30
The Numbers Band (15-60-75)
8:30 PM
$10.
From Kent, Ohio! Celebrating their 45th Year! Northeast Ohio Jazz, Blues, & Rock Legends hit the Stage
at Nighttown!
Featuring: Bob Kidney-guitar & vocals, Jack Kidney-harmonica, sax, keys, & vocals, Terry Hynde-sax, Bill
Watson-bass, & Frank Casamento-drums.
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