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(view all archives) Kinky Friedman Returns, Jackie Warren & Joshua Smith and more...... Nighttown Cleveland by Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions Hi Folks. Legendary singer/songwriter and humorist Kinky Friedman makes a return engagement to Nighttown on Tuesday July 3 and Wednesday July 4. Kinky has a brand new album out called "Circus of Life". It'll be a party at Nighttown with Kinky and his band, rocking it and making us laugh. On the 4th of July (Wednesday), Nighttown will be open from 3:00pm for you holiday dining enjoyment. Our all-season patio Stephen's Green will be open so that you can enjoy dining outdoors, no matter what the weather brings. On Friday, rising jazz vocalist Kristina Koller, performs selections from her debut CD "Perception". Kristina brings an all-NYC group including Darrian Douglas who we've heard with several amazing artists including Bria Skonberg in the past. Then on Saturday, our hometown favorite and Nighttown house pianist Jackie Warren, teams up with sax extraordinaire Joshua Smith, for a rollicking night of music. They have a brand new CD just released, "The Bees Knees". Hope you can join us this week for these fun and world- class artists coming to Nighttown for your enjoyment. Jim Wadsworth Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions great dining | great music 12387 Cedar Road (top of Cedar Hill) Cleveland Heights, OH 216-795-0550 www.nighttowncleveland.com Map to Nighttown To Purchase Concert Tickets No need to make an additional table reservation - it's already included with your concert tickets!!

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Kinky Friedman Returns, Jackie Warren & Joshua Smith and more......

Nighttown Cleveland by Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions

Hi Folks.

Legendary singer/songwriter and humorist Kinky Friedman makes areturn engagement to Nighttown on Tuesday July 3 and WednesdayJuly 4. Kinky has a brand new album out called "Circus of Life". It'llbe a party at Nighttown with Kinky and his band, rocking it andmaking us laugh.

On the 4th of July (Wednesday), Nighttown will be open from3:00pm for you holiday dining enjoyment. Our all-season patioStephen's Green will be open so that you canenjoy dining outdoors, no matter what the

weather brings.

On Friday, rising jazz vocalist Kristina Koller, performs selections from herdebut CD "Perception". Kristina brings an all-NYC group including DarrianDouglas who we've heard with several amazing artists including Bria Skonberg inthe past.

Then on Saturday, our hometown favoriteand Nighttown house pianist JackieWarren, teams up with sax extraordinaire Joshua Smith, for arollicking night of music. They have a brand new CD justreleased, "The Bees Knees".

Hope you can join us this week for these fun and world-class artists coming to Nighttown for your enjoyment.

Jim WadsworthNighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions

great dining | great music

12387 Cedar Road (top of Cedar Hill)Cleveland Heights, OH

216-795-0550

www.nighttowncleveland.comMap to Nighttown

To Purchase Concert Tickets

No need to make an additional table

reservation - it's already included with your concert tickets!!

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New Shows Recently Added

7/06 Kristina Koller 7/15 Dred Scott Trio + Tom Scott 7/17 The Four Freshmen 7/18 & 7/19 Phil Keaggy 7/20 Sam Hooper 7/21 Lou Armagno "Sinatra Selects" 7/22 "Beautiful Sisters 2" w/Shirley Cook & Theresa Haney International Music Festival at Nighttown7/27 Matt Baker Trio & Oscar Stenmark Trio (Australia & Sweden) 7/28 Diego Figueiredo & Chiara Izzi (Brazil & Italy) 7/29 Randy Shane & Daniel Bruce "Tribute To George Michael" 7/30 Seth Johnson Trio 8/03 Andre Cavor & The Cavor Project 8/04 Travis 'Moonchild' Haddix 8/05 Cliff Habian 8/06 & 8/07 Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde

Nighttown Selected as Best Jazz Club and Best Blues Club in Scene MagazineReader's Poll

Thank you for selecting us as your favorite place for jazz and blues in NE Ohio. We workhard to bring you amazing international artists, and the best of NE Ohio artists, in anacoustically perfect room, with fantastic food, and a warm atmosphere. Everyone atNighttown is working hard and committed to briningg you a great place to enjoy music,food, family and friends. Thank you to the people who voted, and to Scene Magazine.

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

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Nighttown Tickets and Seating Policy

To purchase tickets go here, Do not make an additionaltable reservation - it is already included with yourpurchased tickets. All seats are General Admission. All

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seating is based on the time that you arrive for theshow and based on how many people are in your partyand where we have tables of that size. You may besharing 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, are available only at the door, and are subject toavailability. Students must have a photo ID from agenerally-recognized high school, college or university. Full-paying ticket holders get priority on admission andseating. Certain select shows have no discount basedon arrangements with the artist. On evenings whenthere are two shows (i.e. shows at 7 & 9PM), thediscount is only good for the second show. Studentsunder the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adultpaying full price in order to be eligible for the discount.

Kinky Friedman's "Circus of Life" Tour$30.00$30.00 Tuesday 7/03 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Wednesday 7/04 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Legendary Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Novelist, & Raconteur Kinky

Friedman releases his new CD "Circus of Life" and hits the Stage at Nighttown for

Two Big Nights!

At long last, Kinky Friedman’s second musical act begins. With the proclamationthat it “is what music was, before it came homogenized, trivialized and sanitized,”Kinky is dropping his first all new cd of original tunes in four decades. Called CircusOf Life, it presents a side of Kinky that few would have suspected in the halcyondays of the Texas Jewboys, laying perhaps legit claim to the title, “The LeonardCohen of Texas.”

And on July 3rd, he will be releasing it on his own terms and on his own Echo HillRecords label. The first single, Autographs In The Rain (Song To Willie) is alreadyin heavy rotation on SiriusXM Outlaw Country.

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Like so many cool people in the boom generation, Kinky Friedman first saw theworld through the Peace Corps in the sixties. It was in Borneo that Kinky began towrite the tunes that would propel the rest of his life.

When he returned to the states, he formed his band, Kinky Friedman and TheTexas Jewboys. For his first album, Kinky released ‘Sold American’ in 1973 forVanguard Records. His repertoire mixed social commentary (‘We Reserve the Rightto Refuse Service to You’) and maudlin ballads (‘Western Union Wire’) with raucoushumor (such as ‘Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in Bed’). His ‘Ride'Em Jewboy’ was an extended tribute to the victims of the Holocaust, and one of hismost famous tunes from this session, ‘They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore,’is still on many hip playlists.

In the mid-'70s, Friedman and the Jewboys toured with Bob Dylan & the RollingThunder Revue. By 1976 he had recorded his third album, ‘Lasso From El Paso,’featuring appearances by Dylan and Eric Clapton. Friedman moved to New York,where he became a Sunday night fixture at the legendary Lone Star Café, oftenfeaturing guests like Robin Williams and John Belushi.

Kinky was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live in October 1976, the first year ofSNL.

Starting in the early eighties, Friedman shifted his creative focus to writingdetective novels. During this period, his musings began appearing in such placesas the New York Times, Playboy and Texas Monthly .

In 1986, Kinky took a break from writing and touring to try something new -politics. He ran for justice of the peace in his home town of Kerrville, Texas. Thenagain in 2004, the Kinkster returned to the political field, this time daring the stateof Texas to think big and elect him governor in 2006. Kinky garnered over a halfmillion votes - not good enough to win it, but good enough to influence Texaspolitics.

In February 2007, Sustain Records released a compilation of the songs of KinkyFriedman sung by other artists called ‘Pearls In The Snow.’ The album includescontributions by Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and Kelly Willis.

And now on July 3rd, he will be releasing his first all-new self-penned album innearly forty years, ‘Circus Of Life.’

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Kristina Koller$15.00$15.00 Friday 7/06 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

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Exciting new NYC vocalist and her group play music from her debut CD

"Perception" Live at Nighttown!

Featuring: Kristina Koller - vocals; Fima Chupakhin - piano; Ben Rubens - bass;

Darrian Douglas - drums

“Behold the arrival of a great new talent” - ALL ABOUT JAZZ

Accomplished vocalist, composer and arranger Kristina Koller will present musicfrom her exciting debut album ‘Perception’!

As one of the most applauded rising stars in jazz, Koller has developed quickly intoa highly individual vocalist, melding jazz, funk, R&B and alt-rock sounds into hersongs. Kristina arranges tunes in unique ways, knowing that adding to the legacy ofjazz is much more important than recreating the performances of others. The NewYork native culled her musical chops in the NYC jazz scene, performing at venerablejazz haunts such as Smalls, Smoke, Minton’s, Mezzrow as well as The ApolloTheater

Koller is a very original contemporary jazz vocalist, one that anyone interested injazz, or for that matter progressive music, needs to hear.

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Jackie Warren & Joshua Smith$10.00$10.00 Saturday 7/07 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Piano/Sax Duo Playing Selections for their Brand New CD "The Bees Knees"!

Featuring: Jackie Warren-piano & Joshua Smith-sax.

A native of Colorado, pianist Jackie Warren originally came to Ohio to study classicalpiano at Oberlin Conservatory, where she graduated with a B.M. in performance.While at Oberlin, she also studied jazz arranging, composition, and theory withWendell Logan, who became a mentor to her, and encouraged her to study jazzpiano with Neal Creque and jazz improvisation with Kenny Davis. Jackie received aM.M. from Cleveland State University in classical piano performance, and has beenCleveland favorite ever since.

Jackie performs regularly as a soloist, but has her own jazz trio, which includesbassist Peter Dominguez and drummer Ron Godale. She also arranges and playssalsa and Latin jazz with percussionist Sammy Deleon y Su Orquesta. In addition tothese groups, Jackie has performed locally and nationally with such artists andgroups as David Fathead Newman, Benny Bailey, Clark Terry, Frank Morgan, BobbyWatson, Frank Foster, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana, Othello Molineaux,Donald Harrison, Gerald Wilson, Jimmy Heath, Impacto Nuevo, Humberto Ramirez,Tony Vega, Tito Rojas, Tito Puente, Jr., Hector Tricoche, Percy Sledge, KingSolomon, the Jazz Heritage Orchestra, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and the AfroCleveland Orchestra.

Jackie is also an educator and clinician, and has taught jazz arranging andcomposition and coached jazz combos at Oberlin. She is currently on the JazzStudies Faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus. She is also on thefaculty at the Cleveland Music School Settlement.

Joshua Smith is a saxophonist/multi instrumentalist residing in the San FranciscoBay area. He has been performing for the past 20 years with a wide array of notablejazz and creative musicians, beginning in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.

Joshua has performed in the straight-ahead jazz realm for the past 20 years. Hiscurrent sidemen are the best of the San Francisco Bay area. Growing up, Smith

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began gigging at a very early age with older jazzmen of his hometown, Cleveland,Ohio... He was a member of "Greg Bandy's Young Lions'" and studied undersaxophone iconoclast Ernie Krivda.

Scott has performed with funk drumming legend Clyde Stubblefield, toured as amember of The Youngblood Brass Band, and bluegrass legend Peter Rowan.

He's been a member of The Scott Amendola Quartet for the last five years, havingperformed with guitar luminary Nels Cline, at John Zorn's NYC venue, The Stone.

In 2010 he acted as music director and contributing composer to the "Leave MeAlone" opera, an avant garde jazz opera written by Smith's good friend HarveyPekar, at Oberlin College.

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Venture featuring Mark Sherman, Felix Pastorius, MikeClark & Chase Baird$25.00$25.00 Friday 7/13 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Saturday 7/14 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

All-Star NYC Group Venture hits the stage at Nighttown for Weekend

Extravaganza!

Featuring: Mark Sherman-piano/vibes, Felix Pastorius-bass, Mike Clark-drums &

Chase Baird-sax.

VENTURE: featuring drummer Mike Clark, bassist Felix Pastorius,vibraphonist/pianist Mark Sherman, and tenor Chase Baird, have individuallyperformed globally as leaders with tours of North America, South America, Europe ,Asia, Africa, and Australia. VENTURE brings a deeply rooted POST BOP/FUSIONapproach to a program of originals and standards that convincingly carry on the artform with a potent level of invigorating musicianship. Their music is relentlesslyenergetic, hard charging, and brimming with incredible improvisations from theircollective refined skills, and deep commitment to the art form itself. The membersof VENTURE have recorded on over 200 CD recordings as sidemen, 30 CD’s asleaders. When witnessing a VENTURE performance, one will be captivated by theintensely powerful, groove oriented feeling that transpires from this quadgenerational band.

Mark Sherman

http://www.markshermanmusic.com/html/

Esteemed vibraphonist and composer, Mark Sherman, has worked with TonyBennett, Liza Minnelli, Michael Brecker, Larry Coryell, and Kenny Barron and isfrequently heard on Broadway, as well as in a long list of blockbuster films.Sherman is currently on faculty at The Juilliard School and runs Miles High Records.Across these extremely competitive fields, Sherman stands out as an expressive,versatile, and consistently inspiring artist.

Felix Pastorius

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https://www.facebook.com/FelixPastoriusMusic/

For Felix Pastorius, music is a family tradition. His grandfather, "Jack" Pastorius,was a stand-up jazz drummer, who sang while he swang. Felix's dad was legendarybassist, "Jaco" Pastorius. Felix has toured world-wide with the Yellowjackets. He'searned his place, learned to navigate, and he's here to take you for a ride.

Mike Clark

https://www.drummermikeclark.info/

A true ambassador of rhythm, Mike Clark is known around the world for his diverseand innovative playing. He brings that spark to whatever genre-- blues, funk postbop. He gained worldwide recognition as one of America’s foremost jazz and funkdrummers while playing with Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters in the earlyseventies. His incisive playing on Hancock’s “Actual Proof” garnered him aninternational cult following and influenced generations of drummers. His versatilityled him to a two-year stint with Brand X, the British jazz/rock fusion band foundedby Phil Collins.

Chase Baird

https://www.chasebaird.com/

He has worked with jazz artists including Brad Mehldau, Antonio Sánchez, NirFelder, Dan Chmielinski, Mike Clark, Mark Sherman and Thana Alexa as well as popand rock artists including Chaka Khan and Matthew Morrison

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Dred Scott Trio + Tom Scott $20.00$20.00 Sunday 7/15 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Cutting Edge NYC based pianist and NE Ohio Native brings his EastCoast Based Trio to Nighttown.

Featuring: Dred Scott-piano, Ben Rubin-bass, & Diego Voglino-drums.

Special Guest Opening Act: Tom Scott (Dred's Brother)-piano andvocals.

"The compositions and performances balance heady modernism with accessibility,demonstrating a cheeky playfulness in the process. We need to hear more from thisstrong, distinct voice."

- Sharrone Cohen / JAZZ TIMES

This longtime working band, led by the sly pianist-raconteur Dred Scott, recentlyreleased “Going Nowhere” (Ropeadope), a good showcase for its puckish butaggressive take on postbop aerodynamics. The trio’s acclaimed weekly residencyhere has ended, after a productive six years — but this one-nighter kicks off a newone, the last Tuesday of every month. \

- Nate Chinen, NEW YORK TIMES

The Dred Scott Trio gives off an intimate, anything-can-happen vibe...sometimes

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swinging hard and sometimes careening out of control. The feeling of ramshacklespontaneity...is something of a front for sophisticated, multi-segmented piano triocompositions.

- Philip Booth, RELIX

“Pianist Dred Scott uses an irreverent veneer to disguise old-fashioned jazzscholarship, which buttresses his rich, well-rounded intonation and flair forphrasing.”

- Brit Robson EMUSIC

“The hard-swinging group never gets too deep, which might actually be a goodthing: Their music has the buoyant groove of gospel and the charming shuffle ofthe Big Easy on parade.”

- NEW YORK MAGAZINE

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The Four Freshmen$30.00$30.00 Tuesday 7/17 6:00 pm Buy Tickets8:00 pm Buy Tickets

Legendary Vocal Group back on Nighttown Stage! Playing Musicfrom their new CD "Four Freshmen & Friends".

Featuring: Bob Ferreira, Tommy Boynton, Stein Malvey, & JonGaines.

The Four Freshmen have released over 60 albums, won numerous DownBeat andJazzTimes readers’ polls, and have been honored with the Satchmo Award forunique and enduring contribution to the living history of jazz.

The Four Freshmen remain the Acclaimed Masters of Harmony presenting theirunique brand of vocal pop harmony of headlining concerts around the globe. As theWall Street Journal proclaims, “Long live The Four Freshmen, may they nevergraduate.”

TOMMY BOYNTON is the newest member of The Four Freshmen, singing 1st tenorand playing bass. Growing up in Aurora, Co., his musical journey began in the 3rdgrade, singing in a children’s chorus, and studying piano and drums. Tommy’s lovefor music lead him to Phil Mattson’s prestigious School for Music Vocations inCreston, Iowa. He then graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston,MA, where he studied with Dominique Eade and Ran Blake. Boynton continued toshare his love and passion for music by returning to SMV to teach. Tommy hasshared the stage with several Grammy nominated musicians, including jazz pianistFred Hersch, and critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Kate McGarry. While on the road,he does miss his kitties, Alice and Little Brother, more than anything.Image

STEIN MALVEY sings the 2nd tenor and plays guitar with The Four Freshmen. Hebegan his musical journey at age four, studying piano at St. Olaf College in hishometown of Northfield, MN. Growing restless with classical repertoire, hediscovered guitar at age 12, and fell in love. Just two years later he was playingguitar professionally. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar

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performance from Lawrence University Conservatory of Music. Stein spent years inboth the New York and Minneapolis music scenes, recording and touring withgroups in many genres: rock, pop, r&b, soul, funk, jazz, country, and avant-garde.When he isn’t touring with The Four Freshmen, Stein lives in Los Angeles.

Jon Gaines was introduced to the world of music at the age of 5 when he begantaking piano lessons from his grandmother in his hometown, Derry NH. By fifthgrade, young Jon was expanding his musical talents to the trumpet, but it wasn’tuntil Jon first heard a recording of Louis Armstrong that a passion was sparked. After high school, Jon attended the prestigious New England Conservatory where hefurthered his studies in jazz improvisation. Along with all his instrumental studieson trumpet and piano Jon also undertook several years of vocal instruction beforeearning his bachelors degree in 2014.

BOB FERREIRA auditioned for The Four Freshmen in 1992 for bass voice andpercussion while a music student at Central Washington University. The groupasked Ferreira to join, presenting him with a difficult decision of whether or not toleave his academics behind in lieu of a career in entertainment. Bob is still pleasedwith his decision and has not looked back since. He enjoys being part of such aniconic musical legacy having performed in fifty states, ten countries, and on nineFreshmen recordings. When not on the road with The Four Freshmen, Ferreiraoccasionally freelances as a drummer in Las Vegas.

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Phil Keaggy$50.00$50.00 Wednesday 7/18 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Thursday 7/19 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

From Nashville & Youngstown, Ohio!

Two Big Nights at Nighttown with Legendary Guitarist of Glass Harp Fame in a

rare, and exclusive, Small Club Appearance!!

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Sam Hooper$10.00$10.00 Friday 7/20 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Guitarist Extraordinaire leads All-Star Group playing Jazz, Blues, & More live at

Nighttown!

Featuring: Sam Hooper-guitar & vocals, Sakait Baksar-keyboards/vocals, Derrick

James-bass/vocals, & Chuck Orange-drums.

Sam Hooper Group is an exciting Cleveland band rooted in the blues. Originallyformed when Hooper lived in Boston, the band has evolved through tours andrecording in the USA and Asia to develop its own interpretation of this classic artform. Hooper has kept the approach fresh, since returning to his hometown roots inCleveland, OH four years ago and performing all over Northeast Ohio.

The current band is a mix of talented musicians who are old and new friends withexperience in jazz, rock, funk, and blues. The mailing list grows with everyperformance so the bands influence is steadily growing. Check them out on theirnewest CD, “Sam Hooper & Mike Null - Hoodoo Blues.”

Hooper’s newest CD, "Sam Hooper and Mike Null - Hoodoo Blues," was the Winnerfor 2015 Best Self-Produced CD in the Cleveland Blues Society's annualInternational Blues Challenge competition.

“Without eschewing the gritty soul of traditional blues, guitarists Hooper and Nullbreak stereotypes by sidestepping standard shuffles and stomps for fresh takes onclassic tunes that buoy their sweet molasses vocal performances with jazz informedchord changes, rhythms and melodies. And Hooper's original "Itchin' To Be YourMan" has the hip, sophisticated vibe of a lost Mose Allison gem.”- Ted Drozdowski, Nashville Scene

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Lou Armagno "Sinatra Selects"

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$15.00$15.00 Saturday 7/21 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Vocalist Lou Armagno & his group Sinatra Selects plays the music of "Old Blue

Eyes" for Special Summer Show at Nighttown!

Featuring: Lou Armagno-vocals, Marc Paige-sax, Mike Elkins-piano, Jim Mass-

bass, & Ricky Exton-drums.

Lou Armagno Lou was performing in Honolulu Hawaii before moving back hometo Cleveland in 2013. He deputed his first CD, “FLYIN’ HIGH” right here on ourNighttown stage May 2014. And their Sinatra Selects CD, “NEVER BEFORE” won a2016 Hawaii, Na Hoku Hanohano award. What sets Lou apart from other RatPacker’s is his remarkable similarity in sound and delivery to “The Man” himself. You won’t believe your ears!”

Marc Paige Marc has been playing clarinet and saxophone for over 55 years. Hehas performed with many rock, blues and jazz groups, along with most ofCleveland's big bands. Additionally, he is a member of the Solon PhilharmonicOrchestra, and a board member with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra.

Mike Elkins Mike Elkins is a pianist, music director, and arranger. He is a veteranof several area big bands and currently the pianist for the Dan Zola Orchestra. Hehas worked in regional musical theater productions as a pit orchestra member andmusic director at Beck Center, Huntington Playhouse, Clague Playhouse and theformer Berea Summer Theater at Baldwin Wallace University. Mike is one half ofthe singing duo, Mike and Mary, in which he plays keyboards, sings, and arranges. Mike is employed as a software engineer and lives in Berea with his wife, Linda.

Jim Mass Jim is a Cleveland native with a diverse musical background spanningmore than 40 years. Being equally comfortable on both Acoustic and Electric bass,he has played in most every musical genre, including Jazz, Pop, Rock, Big Band,Classical, Country, Bluegrass, Shows and Plays, Christian and Ethnic. His musicalfoundation makes him a quick study, and a first call on many sub lists in the area.Groups (to name a few) he has played with include the NEO Jazz Orchestra, Skyline,Swing City Big Band, The Juice Band, Jazz Connection, Johnny Baron Quintet, theTom Fries Orchestra, Summit Jazz, Cleveland Philharmonic, Hermit Club andChagrin Studio Orchestras, Rob Michaels, and Josephine Venuti.

Ricky Exton Drummer, recording artist, composer, arranger, and producer, Rickyhas been active in the music community for over 2 decades. At an early age, Ricky'stalents emerged as one of the Cleveland Tri C All Stars. He continued his career inmusic at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., where he earned aBaccalaureate in Professional Music. His performance venues include jazz festivals,concerts, television appearances, and private and corporate events. He hasperformed with Lou Rawls, Wynton Marsalis, Rufus Reid, Cyrus Chestnut, JoanneBrackeen, Kim Nazarian, Linda Presgrave, and international guitar virtuoso NeilZaza. In addition, Ricky is an active session musician recording in studios from theeast coast to the west coast.

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"Beautiful Sisters 2" w/Shirley Cook & Theresa Haney$20.00$20.00 Sunday 7/22 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Top flight Cleveland Jazz Vocalists featured with David Thomas Quartet providing

support Live at Nighttown!

Featuring: Shirley Cook-vocals, Theresa Haney-vocals, David Thomas-piano &

musical director, Chris Coles-sax, George Lee-bass, & Sunny Tabler-drums.

Presented in Association with Quad City Productions.

Memories flowing with mystique and mythical magic are the essence of BeautifulSisters 2 with its presentation of the glitter and glamour of jazz standards andselections from the great American Songbook. Under the guidance of music directorDave Thomas vocalists Shirley Cook and Theresa Haney will bring to life, the lyricsof timeless classics that have defined more than 80 years of music, now woven intothe country's fabric in numerous ways. Appearing with them will be saxophonistChris Coles, drummer Sunceray (Sunny) Tabler and bassist George Lee.

Shirley Cook -- A tastefully unflashy singer in the Billie Holiday/Sarah Vaughanvocal tradition, singer Shirley Cook inhabits a lyric, staking her music on simplicityand nuance over virtuosity. Cook's voice -- grainy and resonant, like a tenorsaxophone -- brings a sweetness to her jazz standards and a graceful swagger toR&B and the blues. Though Cook began singing in the church at an early age, shecame rather late to performance and credits the efforts of Carl "Ace" Carter, thefirst post-Basie pianist to work with the Count Basie Orchestra, and local legendDuke Jenkins with giving her early instruction and her first gigs. Cook now regularlyperforms around town as well as everywhere from New York to Japan. She has beena featured performer with the Tri-C JazzFest and yearly hosts the JazzFest jamsession. (Bio courtesty of Scene Magazine)

International Double Bill! Matt Baker Trio & OscarStenmark Trio$20.00$20.00 Friday 7/27 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

From Austrailia/NYC! Dynamic Pianist & Vocalist Matt Baker & Trio makes his

Cleveland Debut Live at Nighttown!

From Sweden/NYC! Brass Man Oskar Stenmark on Flugelhorn leads his NYC

based Trio also for the first time in Cleveland at Nighttown.

Featuring:

Matt Baker-piano & vocals, Endea Owens – acoustic bass, Curtis Nowosad –

drums

Oskar Stenmark-flugelhorn, Evan Gregor-acoustic bass, Billy Test-piano.

Australian born Jazz Pianist/Vocalist Matt Baker has performed at jazzfestivals, clubs and concert halls in Australia, Europe, USA and the Pacific Rim. Asof 2010, he is now proud to call New York City his home.

Baker recorded his 5th album Almost Blue (via JazzElm Music), with producer MattPierson, released in June 2016. The album features tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm,along with Luques Curtis on bass, Obed Calvaire on drums and guitarist Lage Lund.

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His previous album ‘Underground’ featuring Gregory Hutchinson, Dayna Stephensand Jeremy Pelt received rave reviews in Downbeat, Jazz Times and Jazz Wise UK,and reached #26 on the US JazzWeek charts.

Matt's trio presents music from Baker’s new album “Almost Blue” - a "fully realizedlove letter to the place he longed to be a part of, a place he now calls home”, eachsong echoing a part of the album’s haunting narrative. Hard swinging piano andwarm vocals – all presented in a program of classic jazz with an excitingcontemporary edge.

Oskar Stenmark grew up in Gothenburg, Sweden. His family contains generationsof professional musicians, so Oskar split his childhood between the Concert Hall andthe local jazz club. He quickly developed a musical interest, and eventually pickedup the trumpet. After a Bachelor’s degree in improvisation at the Academy of Musicand Drama in Gothenburg, Oskar moved to New York to pursue his musical dreams.He has performed with stars such as James Morrison, Dave Liebman and themultiple GRAMMY award winner Maria Schneider Orchestra. In May 2016 Oskar gothis Master of Music in Jazz Arts degree at the Manhattan School of Music andcontinues to develop his playing and artistic vision.

Leading his own trio, Oskar is exploring the traditional melodies he inherited fromhis ancestors in Sweden and fusing them together with the sounds of New York.

Matt Baker and the Trio - Live at the Blue Note NYC

Matt Baker and the Trio Live at Birdland

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Diego Figueiredo & Chiara Izzi $30.00$30.00 Saturday 7/28 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

International Weekend Festivities continue with brilliant guitarist Diego

Figueiredo from Brazil and delightful vocalist Chiara Izzi from Italy

Diego Figueiredo (pronounced fig-a-ray-doe) is a new star of the guitar world. Heis only 37, and he has released 23 CDs, 3 DVDs, and he has played in more than 60contries around the world. He is the winner of several important competitionsincluding The Montreux Jazz Competition, and the VISA Prize. Diego is nowpresenting his new concert “ From Classical to Jazz”. It is a fusion between Jazz,Bossa Nova and Classical music. Diego has a unique interpretation, withtremendous techniques, enormous emotion, and his shows have been a greatsuccess to all audiences.

Award winning Italian singer, songwriter Chiara Izzi has been described by JazzTimes as “a talent to be heard, admired and anticipated” after the release of herdebut album “Motifs”.

She started her musical path in Italy by learning to play the piano and performingvery early. She developed a versatility thanks to a multitude of performances inItaly and abroad in Belgium, Switzerland, France, the United States, Finland and

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Germany, which led to her vocal mastery of traditional jazz alongside contemporarystyles. Chiara’s sound is based on her own unique interpretation of a fusion ofdifferent genres, including jazz, pop and Mediterranean sounds.

Chiara’s International debut took place at the Montreux Jazz Festival VocalCompetition in 2011, where she was awarded first prize by the living musicallegend Quincy Jones. Following this award the vocalist was invited to open for Pacode Lucìa’s concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2012. Thanks to this award shehad also the chance to record her debut album “Motifs” released by the New Yorkbased label Dot Time Records. The record has been presented in some well-knownradio programs in Belgium, Holland, Italy and received notable reviews in the US onJazz Times, All About Jazz, AXS, Midwest Record, to name of few.

Live on Vail, Colorado TV Diego solo performing "India" Chiara Izzi "Just Friends"

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Randy Shane & Daniel Bruce "Tribute To GeorgeMichael"$10.00$10.00 Sunday 7/29 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

North Coast Vocalist & Guitarist pay tribe to the late British Vocalist George

Michael live @ Nighttown!

An evening honoring the untimely passing of one of the world's best singers and

underrated songwriters. Hear these songs with a fresh ear; stripped down and

sung in a female voice.

Randie Shane is a transplant to Cleveland from New York City, though you mayhave spotted her here in the National Tour of Swing! The Musical at The PalaceTheater in 2001, or making an appearance with Ann Hampton Callaway with TheCleveland Jazz Orchestra at The Palace Theater in 2007, or doing an evening ofJerome Kern at Nighttown just last year. She has performed in regional theater andcabaret all over this country, but she is so excited to be back at Nighttown as anofficial Clevelander with this special program.

Dan Bruce is a recent transplant to Ohio after spending a decade as an importantmember of Chicago’s jazz community. He is active throughout the Midwest andnationally as a performer, recording artist, composer and educator. He hasperformed on more than twenty albums as a sideman, and just released,Earthshine, his second album as leader in late 2017. As a performer and recordingartist, Bruce has had the opportunity to work with a number of eminent musiciansincluding Seamus Blake, Ali Jackson, Dan Wall, Lynn Seaton, and The ClevelandJazz Orchestra.

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Seth Johnson Trio$15.00$15.00 Monday 7/30 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Cleveland Hts. Native & Dynamic Jazz Guitarist now based on East Coast back on

Nighttown Stage with his NYC based Group!

Featuring: Seth Johnson-guitar, Jordan Scannella-bass, & Sam Merrick-drums.

Seth L Johnson is an established guitarist, a passionate composer and dedicatededucator. Having earned his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance from SanFrancisco State University, and his Master’s degree from Mason Gross School of theArts (under the tutelage of Vic Juris), Johnson grasps and interprets a well-rounded, expansive scope of musical genres. He plays Jazz, Western Classical, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Peruvian, Brazilian, African, Country, Funk, Bosa Nova, and Hip Hop.

Johnson was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. There, he beganplaying and experimenting with guitars, at age 10. Largely self-taught, hedeveloped individualistic approaches to music and his instrument-- prior toreceiving formal training. Inspired by his first teacher, Cleveland blues guitaristJohn Christopherson, Johnson delved deeply into the blues and finger-style guitar.Thus, while thoroughly exploring the outskirts of the guitar’s sound and timbre,and embracing his musical versatility, the blues has ultimately remained at the coreof his style.

After a somewhat transient lifesyle- Cleveland to San Francisco, Chicago, and Paris,France- you’ll presently find Seth L. Johnson living and teaching in New York, NY,and touring around the world. Life in Cleveland, New York, and travels have been(and continue to be) major influences throughout his career.

Over the last decade, Johnson has had the opportunity to share the stage or recordwith diverse and noteworthy artists such as Pharoah Monch, Jean Grae, Camp Lo,Andy Allo, Mob Deep, Hassan Hakmoun, Kaissa Doumbe, Lee Hogans, Enoch SmithJr, Jerome Jennings, and countless others. Past festivals performances include TheNorth Sea Jazz Fest (Rotterdam), Big Wig Hip Hop Festival (Singapore), SXSW, Tri-C Jazz Fest (Cleveland), Montreal Jazz Festival (Montreal), Riverside Jazz Festival(Jersey City), Pittsburgh Jazz Fest, Djangology Festival (Brooklyn), Gnawa MusicFestival (Morocco).

Noteworthy recordings of late include SoNuvo- Now That You're Gone; Lee Hogans-What We Play Is Life; Shenandoah and The Night- 100 Wants; Chickentown-Doggies Don't Ride The Train; Shirazette Tinnin- Humility and many more to comelater in 2017.

Johnson is also a member of the Brooklyn based supergroup People's Champs,whose members have performed internationally with Sharon Jones and The DapKings, Boy George, Beyonce and many others. As a leader Seth can be seenperforming in such notable New York venues as The Blue Note Jazz Club, The ApolloTheatre, The Lambs Club, The Bitter End, The Rum House, Fat Cat, Smoke,Brooklyn Bowl, The Jazz Standard, Mercury Lounge, Zinc Bar, S.O.B.'s, Joe’s Pub,Rockwood Music Hall among others.

Johnson's musical inspirations and enjoyments include, but are certainly not limitedto: Jimmy Hendrix, Lenny Breau, Marc Ribot, Robert Johnson, John Coltrane, BillieHoliday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Nina Simone, Erik Satie, James Blake, D'Angelo,Bjork, and Fiona Apple.

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Andre Cavor & The Cavor Project$20.00$20.00 Friday 8/03 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

North Coast Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist & Group hit the Stage at Nighttown!

Featuring music from his brand new CD "Road Trip".

Over the past two decades, urban jazz icons Kirk Whalum and Jonathan Butler havepaved the way for emerging artists to take a bolder approach to blending theirpassions for instrumental pop, jazz and soul and gospel music. While those twoartists were well established before they began recording gospel and worshipalbums – and rarely blend the two styles on a single project – saxophonist AndreCavor is unabashedly sharing his lifelong love for both styles of music from the getgo. True to its title, the Cleveland based performer’s independent debut album RoadTrip chronicles his multi-faceted journey – starting with playing the sax in churchand, over the past decade, founding and leading The Cavor Project, an 11 pieceensemble renowned as one of the most diverse bands in the city. Andre found theperfect producer to take his artistry to the next level in Darren Rahn, a saxophonistand artist who has worked his studio magic for Whalum and Butler in addition togenre greats Dave Koz, Wayman Tisdale, Najee, Eric Darius, Jeffrey Osborne andJeff Lorber. “Mixing contemporary jazz and gospel songs on Road Trip felt like a naturalextension of my many live performances over the years,” says Andre, who firstbegan playing the sax at 16 but let it go during his eight year stint in the armybefore rediscovering it in the early 2000s. “So many people I have played for and entertained liked and responded emotionallyto both sides of my artistry,” he adds. “When I started thinking about doing myfirst solo album, I thought I should share everything I truly love to do. Of course, Iheard from some fellow sax players and other naysayers, telling me that new artistsshould never mix gospel and smooth jazz/R&B, that audiences won’t get it for somereason. My response was, ‘I honestly don’t think you were conceived to a gospeltune!’ and then told them I believed that people that love church and God also loveR&B. I felt it was important to share my entire self with people. Including both onRoad Trip was the perfect way to share my entire self with everyone.” Andre laid the foundation for Road Trip with hundreds of performances as leader ofThe Cavor Project, which has been a mainstay on the Cleveland music scene since2007. The band is known for infusing fresh, explosive energy into vocal andinstrumental classics from the 80’s through 2017 and spicing up their set list withdynamic originals. The Cavor Project performs a grooving mix of R&B, smooth jazz,hip-hop, reggae, pop, blues, rock and gospel. When I see the smiles on people’s faces when they hear my music, it’s anoverwhelming feeling and confirmation that I’m doing exactly what I am put hereto do. My goal is always to make people happy, and now with the release of RoadTrip, I’m excited about reaching beyond my comfort zone and sharing the joy withmore people.”

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Travis 'Moonchild' Haddix$15.00$15.00 Saturday 8/04 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

World Class Bluesmen orbits in to Nighttown with his Swinging andSoulful 8 Piece Band with Full Horn Section!

With Very Special Guest Jim Chones on bass guitar!

Travis Haddix began playing the piano at the age of seven in his home town ofWalnut, Mississippi, located thirty miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The turningpoint in his musical learning experience came when he was eight, when thelegendary B.B. King came to Memphis and began playing daily at the studios ofWDIA. Travis was awed by King;s guitar virtuosity and he hung around the radiostation every day to learn all he could. Soon, Travis' piano playing fell by thewayside and was replaced by the guitar, which he plays on stage and in the studio.

Years later, the Haddix family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where Travis, now abudding star, continued to refine his craft by singing and playing throughout theNorth. The original "Moonchild", he earned the nickname from his beamingpresence on stage and his always broad smile and energetic, sexy performances, In1959, Travis moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he joined the D.L. Rocco Band andachieved regional notoriety that led to a prominent spot with the Little JohnnieTaylor group. Travis also contributed material to five albums by Artie "Bluesboy"White. His material is also covered by Artie “blues boy” White, Dickie Williams,Jimmy Dawkins, Michael Burks, Charles Wilson, the late Son Seals, and Lee ShotWilliams.

Haddix has received rave reviews in Living Blues Magazine, Blues Revue, RealBlues, Big City, Jefferson and Audience Magazine, and he has toured Europe since1992. His style evokes the sounds of the great Stax-Volt days, when the likes ofSam & Dave ruled the urban blues roost. His fifth release on Ichiban Records is ABig Ole Goodun', featuring the Travis Haddix band (together since 1988). Heproves, once again, that he is a fixture in the modern blues industry with songslike. "Make Me Say Please" , "From Bad to Worse", and the made-for-jukebox single,"(She Called Me) Knucklehead".

Travis received 4 awards in 1999. Best Male Blues Artist, Best New Blues Artist,Best Blues Entertainer and Contemporary Blues Artist Of The Year. In 1989 hefounded Haddix publishing Company and Wann-Sonn Records, and recorded tenCDs under his own label. in 2007 travis won the Gay Rose Production Keeping theBlues Alive Award.

Next time you have a chance, check out the movie April's Fool which featuresTravis' hit song, Everything Is Everything.

In 2007, Travis' single, "Dick for Dinner" from "Mean Ole Yesterday" was nominatedBest Blues Song by the Blues Critic Awards 2007 Readers Poll-ComtemporaryBlues. Travis was in great company; the prize was awarded to Omar Kent Dykes &Jimmie Vaughan.

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Cliff Habian$10.00$10.00 Sunday 8/05 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Solo Show and Brand New Instruction Book Signing from North Coast Jazz

Musician and Author Extraordinaire!

Cliff Habian began piano lessons at the age of nine and was composing music just afew years later with both classical and jazz music being strong influences, hedecided early on to integrate the two genres into his own unique style.

A multifarious pianist, Cliff can play in virtually any style and performs comfortablyin groups settings as well as solo performances. Eventually, Cliff would become sdisciple of the "Third Stream" style.

After attending the Cleveland Institute of Music, as a composition major under thelate Donald Erb, he accepted a position as Director of American Music andDepartment Head of Keyboard studies at the Cleveland Music School Settlement,where he taught for 13 years.

He has worked with such greats as Joe Lovano, Freddie Cole, Frank Morgan, JaneIra Bloom and many others in addition to appearing on “Good Morning America”.

Cliff was recently honored to play for the great concert pianist Lang Lang receivingwonderful kudos from the international superstar.

His international reputation began with a recording debut for Milestone/Fantasy

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Records.

Locally, Cliff regularly has or is performing at Nighttown, Johnny’s on Fulton,Johnny’s Downtown, Club Isabella, Blu Jazz and Taza.

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Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde$40.00$40.00 Monday 8/06 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Tuesday 8/07 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon, & producer for James Taylor, Linda Ronstandt, &

many others!

Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy

Live @ Nighttown!

Two Legendary British Icons Join Forces for Two Special Nights of Acoustic Music

with Great Stories and Music!

Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon joins forces with Jeremy Clyde of Chad & Jeremy tostar together in an unforgettable evening of music and memories featuring songsand stories from their sixties heyday as recording artists to Jeremy’s success onstage, television (Downton Abbey) and film (The Iron lady) and Peter’s Grammy-Winning career as Producer and manager of the likes of James Taylor, LindaRonstadt and more. Their respective British Invasion duos were collectively responsible for 30 Billboardchart hits. From the Chad & Jeremy catalog, they bring you "Distant Shores","Yesterday's Gone" "Willow Weep For Me", "Before and After", "A Summer Song"and more. From the Peter & Gordon songbook comes "Woman", "I Go To Pieces", "IDon't Want To See You Again", "Lady Godiva", "A World Without Love" and more. Don't miss this special opportunity to hear the stories behind the lives andmusic of these two legendary duos from the era that wiped clean and drewagain the face of popular culture!!

"The duo oozed a refreshing abundance of natural English good humor and charmas they told tale after tale from their fabled careers...their voices blendedseamlessly...(they) sound virtually identical even 50 years later."

- Steve Smith, Los Angeles Daily News

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

Tues.-Wed., July 3 & 4 Kinky Friedman's Circus of Life Tour 7 PM Both Nights $30.Legendary Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Novelist, & Raconteur Kinky Friedman releases his newCD "Circus of Life" and hits the Stage at Nighttown for Two Big Nights!

Friday, July 6 Kristina Koller 8:30 PM $15.Exciting new NYC vocalist and her group play music from her debut CD "Perception" Live atNighttown!Featuring:Kristina Koller - vocalsFima Chupakhin - pianoBen Rubens - bassDarrian Douglas - drums

Saturday, July 7 Jackie Warren & Joshua Smith 8:30 PM $10.Piano/Sax Duo Playing Selections for their Brand New CD "The Bees Knees"!Featuring: Jackie Warren-piano & Joshua Smith-sax.

Fri. & Sat. July 13-14 Mark Sherman / Felix Pastorius / Mike Clark Venture Trio 8:30 PMBoth Nights $25.All-Star NYC Group Venture hits the stage at Nighttown for Weekend Extravaganza!Featuring: Mark Sherman-piano/vibes, Felix Pastorius-bass, & Mike Clark-drums.

Sunday, July 15 Dred Scott Trio + Tom Scott 7 PM $20.Cutting Edge NYC based pianist and NE Ohio Native brings his East Coast Based Trio to Nighttown.Featuring: Dred Scott-piano, Ben Rubin-bass, & Diego Voglino-drums.Special Guest Opening Act: Tom Scott (Dred's Brother)-piano and vocals.

Tuesday, July 17 The Four Freshmen 6 & 8 PM $30.Legendary Vocal Group back on Nighttown Stage! Playing Music from their new CD "Four Freshmen &Friends".Featuring: Bob Ferreira, Tommy Boynton, Stein Malvey, & Jon Gaines.

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Wed.-Thurs. July 18-19 Phil Keaggy 7 PM Wed. 8 PM Thurs. $50.From Nashville & Youngstown, Ohio! Two Big Nights at Nighttown with Legendary Guitarist of Glass Harp Fame in a rare, and exclusive,Small Club Appearance!!

Friday, July 20 Sam Hooper 8:30 PM $10.Guitarist Extraordinaire leads All-Star Group playing Jazz, Blues, & More live at Nighttown!Featuring: Sam Hooper-guitar & vocals, Sakait Baksar-keyboards/vocals, Derrick James-bass/vocals,& Chuck Orange-drums.

Saturday, July 21 Lou Armagno "Sinatra Selects" 8:30 PM $15.Vocalist Lou Armagno & his group Sinatra Selects plays the music of "Old Blue Eyes" for SpecialSummer Show at Nighttown!Featuring: Lou Armagno-vocals, Marc Paige-sax, Mike Elkins-piano, Jim Mass-bass, & Ricky Exton-drums.

Sunday, July 22 "Beautiful Sisters 2" w/Shirley Cook & Theresa Haney 7 PM $20.Top flight Cleveland Jazz Vocalists featured with David Thomas Quartet providing support Live atNighttown!Featuring: Shirley Cook-vocals, Theresa Haney-vocals, David Thomas-piano & musical director, ChrisColes-sax, George Lee-bass, & Sunny Tabler-drums.Presented in Association with Quad City Productions.

International Music Festival at Nighttown

Friday, July 27 International Double Bill! Matt Baker Trio & Oscar Stenmark Trio 8:30 PM $20.From Austrailia/NYC! Dynamic Pianist & Vocalist Matt Baker & Trio makes his Cleveland Debut Live atNighttown!From Sweden/NYC! Brass Man Oskar Stenmark on Flugelhorn leads his NYC based Trio also for thefirst time in Cleveland at Nighttown.Featuring: Matt Baker-piano & vocals, Endea Owens – acoustic bass, Curtis Nowosad – drums Oskar Stenmark-flugelhorn, Evan Gregor-acoustic bass, Billy Test-piano.

Saturday, July 28 Diego Figueiredo & Chiara Izzi 8:30 PM $30.International Weekend Festivities continue with brilliant guitarist Diego Figueiredo from Brazil anddelightful vocalist Chiara Izzi from Italy

Sunday, July 29 Randy Shane & Daniel Bruce "Tribute To George Michael" 7PM $10.North Coast Vocalist & Guitarist pay tribe to the late British Vocalist George Michael live @ Nighttown!

Monday, July 30 Seth Johnson Trio 7 PM $15.Cleveland Hts. Native & Dynamic Jazz Guitarist now based on East Coast back on Nighttown Stagewith his NYC based Group!Featuring: Seth Johnson-guitar, Jordan Scannella-bass, & Sam Merrick-drums.

Friday, August 3 Andre Cavor & The Cavor Project 8:30 PM $20.North Coast Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist & Group hit the Stage at Nighttown! Featuring musicfrom his brand new CD "Road Trip".

Saturday, August 4 Travis 'Moonchild' Haddix 8:30 PM $15.World Class Bluesman orbits in to Nighttown with his swinging, and soulful 8 Piece Band with full hornsection!With Very Special Guest Jim Chones on bass guitar!

Sunday, Aug. 5 Cliff Habian 7 PM $10.

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Mon. & Tues. August 6-7 Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde 7 PM both nights $40.Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon, & producer for James Taylor, Linda Ronstandt, & many others!Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy Live @ Nighttown!Two Legendary British Icons Join Forces for Two Special Nights of Acoustic Music with Great Storiesand Music!

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