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Unbelievable Week - Dominick Farinacci, Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater, Charlie Hunter, Stephane Wrembel and more.....

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Hi Folks.

Well......it's going to be an unbelievable week here at Nighttown.

First up, tonight (Sunday), trumpeter Dominick Farinacci brings us anonther fantastic show withChristian Tamburr on vibes and piano, Shenel Johns on vocals and Jamey Haddad ondrums/percussion. Should be fantastic!!

Then on Monday, we are blessed to have the Baldwin WallaceMusical Theater program here in Cleveland, and this time the seniorsare coming in to bring us their show that they will be debuting in NYC atthe club 54 Below in another couple of weeks. Here's your chance tosee tomorrow's Broadway stars, up close at Nighttown. Always a treat!

Then on Tuesday, gypsy jazz master Stephane Wrembel returns toNighttown with a whole new program based on his new CD, 'The DjangoExperiment". Opening artist will be Cleveland's own gypsy jazz groupHot Djang.

On Thursday, the great 8 string guitar master Charlie Hunter returns toNighttown to debut his new record "Everyone Has a Plan Until They GetPunched in the Mouth". Simply amazing!!

More to come later in the week. It's a full week of unbelievable concerts,so hope you can come join us for several of these.

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Dominick Farinacci with Shenel Johns & ChristianTamburr $30.00 Sunday 4/02 7:00 pm sold out

Rising Trumpet Star leads All-Star Group live at Nighttown!

Featuring: Dominick Farinacci-trumpet, Shenel Johns-vocals, Christian Tamburr-vibes & piano, Jamey Haddad-percussion, & more!

Dominick Farinacci recently released his Mack Avenue Records debut, "ShortStories" -- a compelling suite of music with a repertoire that spans genres andgenerations united by the trumpeter/composer's soulful conception. Bringingtogether songs from Tom Waits, Horace Silver, Dianne Reeves and the Gipsy Kingsas well as original compositions, Farinacci has managed to create his own musicaluniverse, aided by musicians of the highest caliber. All of the songs have anarrative that any listener can relate to.

Farinacci had already achieved enough stature by his mid-teens that WyntonMarsalis offered to help him set his sights on coming to New York, and by 2001,Farinacci was one of only four trumpeters in the world to be selected as theinaugural students in The Juilliard School's first jazz curriculum.

Life itself has many different sorts of mentorship built into it. A life in the arts can'texist without these kinds of relationships, and Short Stories is the fruit of the comingtogether of two kindred spirits, Farinacci and LiPuma, from the same home town(Cleveland, Ohio), separated by just under half a century in age. What unites themis a clear, moern aesthetic vision that combines the highest musical standards witha desire to be agents of change.

Amazingly, Farinacci found time during his Middle East years to also play anintegral role in the conception and build out of Cuyahoga Community College'sTommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts.

Following up a sold-out Cleveland debut, vocalistShenel Johns brings together jazz, blues and gospel inher own unique way. Influenced by greats such as EllaFitzgerald, Nina Simone & Nancy Wilson, Shenel hasbeen a featured artist at Jazz at Lincoln Center NYC,festivals throughout Russia and in Doha, Qatar withDominick Farinacci.

Pianist and vibraphonist Christian Tamburr workedas musical director for Julio Iglesias, Cirque du Soleiland Penn & Teller in Las Vegas. His newest album“People Talk” topped the national jazz charts for twomonths, culminating in several national andinternational tours. He currently travels as CEO andlead presenter for Sonic Leadership, bringing uniquemusically inspired presentations on leadership and

training to companies around the world.

Cleveland native Jamey Haddad is one of the most influential percussionists of ourtime. He tours with Paul Simon, Sting and Yo-Yo Ma, is the Artistic Director forCleveland Orchestra’s “Friday’s at 7,” currently teaches at Oberlin Conservatory,and was voted “#1 World Percussionist” by Drum Magazine. Jamey is also therecipient of the 2010 Cleveland Arts Prize.

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Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater $10.00 Monday 4/03 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Next Generation of Broadway Stars takes the stage atNighttown!Hot on the heels of what has been an exhilarating four years of training at BaldwinWallace University, join the music theatre seniors as they return to Nighttown toshare a cabaret show created for an upcoming performance at New York City’s topcabaret venue “54 Below.” BW’s music theatre seniors leave for their NYC debutApril 9, Help to send them on their way with a full-house of Cleveland support atNighttown on April 3. Purchase your tickets now!

From lead roles on Broadway and London's West End to prime time television, filmand more, students from Baldwin Wallace’s music theatre (BWMT) program havegarnered top acclaim for more than 20 years.

Recently ranked as number two of the top ten Music Theatre programs in thecountry by College Magazine, Program Director Victoria Bussert continues to leadstudents to successful careers.

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Stephane Wrembel$20.00 Tuesday 4/04 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Gypsy Jazz Guitarist From France & his Group play music from his brand new CD'The Django Experiment'.

Special Guest opening artist Cleveland's own Hot Djang!

Wrembel just released two new recordings, The Django Experiment I and The DjangoExperiment II, on Water Is Life Records. Both recordings primarily feature Wrembel’sinterpretation of the songs of legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt as well as originalcompositions by Wrembel and a few other writers in the same vein of music. New YorkObserver recently said, "For North Americans, Stephane Wrembel represents the livingface of gypsy jazz."

The CDs were released in conjunction with the Wrembel-produced Django A Gogo, whichwas held at Carnegie Hall on March 3rd to rave reviews! Other performers included Al DiMeola, Larry Keel and Stochelo Rosenberg.

Wrembel is best known for “Bistro Fada,” the theme song from the 2011 Woody AllenOscar Award-nominated movie, Midnight In Paris. Subsequently, Wrembel was hand-selected by award winning composer/producer Hans Zimmer to perform at the 2012Academy Awards® as part of his “All Star Band.” Wrembel has contributed music to twoother Allen films, commercials, and TV and now has both a Clio Award and Grammy Awardunder his belt. He has toured around the world and is immensely popular in India.

Wrembel's band includes long-time collaborators Thor Jensen (guitar), Ari Folman Cohen(bass), and Nick Anderson (drums).

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Charlie Hunter$20.00 Thursday 4/06 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

8 String Guitar Virtuoso and his Group return to Nighttown!

Featuring Michael Blake on Tenor Sax and George Sluppick ondrumsCharlie Hunter is not only a singular guitarist - he uniquely plays a custom-madeseven-string ax that allows him to deliver bass grooves simultaneously with rhythmchords and solo notes - but he’s also a creative whose style and expressioncontinue to advance with each project he immerses himself into. Proof positive isHunter’s new album—and 18th as a leader—whimsically titled Everyone Has a PlanUntil They Get Punched in the Mouth, out July 22nd on GroundUP Music/Verve LabelGroup. The superlative ten-tune collection of songs—all originals except for onecover—is steeped in the blues and r&b. Hunter has enlisted a stellar support teamof trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, cornetist Kirk Knuffke and drummer Bobby Previtewho play live in the studio for optimum effect.

At turns Hunter’s new music takes on a noir feel, lopes in a fluid slow flow, chargesupbeat with a groove and horn interchange, twirls into a playful party mode, movesinto a gentle lyricism—all soaked in a blues sensibility and tone. “My idea was tomake a blues record,” says Hunter. “The concept was to play and not think of it asjazz, but an improvisation of the blues and r&b. This is not from a jazz harmonicplace, but straight blues and r&b improvising. It’s all done live in the same room. Nooverdubs and maybe just one edit where we fixed a note.”

As for that 11-word title, Hunter explains, “it’s a Mike Tyson quote. He’s talkingabout a specific boxing thing, but I feel that it applies to any life endeavor. It’s likesomeone coming out of music school and being presented with the reality ofmaking a living playing music. So that title is also the name of one of the songs. Infact, almost every name of a song on the record is a quote from someone,somewhere.”

Hunter was born in Rhode Island. When he was four his mom packed him and hisyounger sister in an old yellow school bus and headed west. After several years

younger sister in an old yellow school bus and headed west. After several yearsliving on a commune in Mendocino County they settled in Berkeley, California.Hunter graduated from Berkeley High School and took lessons from guitar teacherJoe Satriani. At eighteen he moved to Paris. Hunter says that it was his experiencebusking on the streets of Paris that provided him with "on the job training" becausehe busked for 8 to 12 hours a day to make ends meet. Returning to the Bay area,Hunter played a seven-string guitar and organ in Michael Franti's political rapgroup, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.

After his first album, 1993’s Charlie Hunter Trio, released on pop artist LesClaypool’s Prawn Song label, Hunter was signed to Blue Note Records and releaseda total of eight albums in ten years. Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched inthe Mouth marks a return to a bigger potential audience, thanks to the rise of theBrooklyn-based Snarky Puppy. The group’s bandleader, Michael League, has beena Hunter fan since he was in high school. “I had been hearing the band’s name but Ididn’t know what they were,” says Hunter. “Turns out there a great bunch ofmusicians and people.” Hunter played on one track of the Snarky Puppy album,Family Dinner Volume 2, and was asked by League to record an album for hisGroundUP Music label.

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Pete Cavano & Friends$10.00 Friday 4/07 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

North Coast Acoustic Guitar Master takes the stage atNighttown. With Special Guests TBA.It has been an honor and privilege to perform with artists as diverse as the lateRobert Lockwood Jr., and local legends Anne E. Dechant, Wallace Coleman, Mr.Stress, and Colin Dussault, to name just a few.

In addition to my local work, I have been an annual performer at the Chet AtkinsAppreciation Society Convention held in Nashville. This is a showcase of the bestsolo guitarists from around the world and I am humbled to be in their ranks.

Though I will continue to “sit in” with notable local bands, for the last 20 years Ihave concentrated on solo guitar. Covering everything from Bach to the Beatles, Ihave developed a broad repertoire which I can adapt to any audience.

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Cleveland Opera Theater Presents: The Man That GotAway$40.00 Saturday 4/08 5:00 pm Buy Tickets8:00 pm Buy Tickets

"The Man That Got Away" The iconic music of George Gershwin is woven in to apoignant story of love, life, loss, and nostalgia.

Eat, Drink and Enjoy the great music of George and Ira Gershwin!

Experience the power of operatically trained voices singing Gershwin brothersfavorites like: Someone to Watch Over Me, Embraceable You, They Can’t Take ThatAway From Me.

Lyndsey Sandham, soprano

Amy Weintraub, soprano

Benjamin Czarnota, baritone

Marge Adler, piano

Nighttown's food and drink menu will be available for purchase à la carte withservice at your table.

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Cleveland Cello Quartet: Benefit Concert for The MusicSettlement$10.00 Sunday 4/09 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

International Cello Quartet & CIM Graduates present a Multi Genre Evening withmusic from Tchaikovsky to David Bowie Live at Nighttown.

Featuring: Anna Hurt (Utah), Carlyn Kessler (Connecticut), Sophie Benn(Minneapolis) & Andris Koh (Singapore). All in residence in Cleveland!

The Cleveland Cello Quartet, Ensemble in Residence at The Music Settlement,presents a multi-genre evening of tunes from Tchaikovsky to David Bowie. Partialticket sales will benefit string scholarship funds at The Music Settlement, a localnonprofit community music school provides creative and relevant arts educationand programming for all, regardless of financial ability, in Greater Cleveland.

The Cleveland Cello Quartet is a dynamic ensemble dedicated to promoting thecello as a versatile and eclectic instrument. Performing a genre-bending fusion ofclassical, jazz, and pop music, the group is quickly establishing itself as a freshsound in the Cleveland music scene. Only in their second season, the group hasalready appeared at many major venues, including Nighttown and the BOP STOP, as

already appeared at many major venues, including Nighttown and the BOP STOP, aswell as in less conventional Cleveland-area institutions such as the West SideMarket and Toast. The Cleveland Cello Quartet has also performed live on thepublic classical radio station WCLV 104.9, and they frequently join forces withClassical Revolution Cleveland to perform at their bimonthly shows at the HappyDog.

The quartet members (Anna Hurt, Carlyn Kessler, Sophie Benn, and Andris Koh)met as students at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Hailing from Utah, Connecticut,Minneapolis, and Singapore respectively, they are all dedicated teachers and activeperformers based in the Northeast Ohio area.

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Honeybucket $15.00 Friday 4/14 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Honeybucket Live at Nighttown! Featuring: Brendan O'Malley-Vocals & Mandolin& Adam Reifsnyder-Vocals & Guitar.

Special Guest Opening Act TriHearn.

Honeybucket is a high-energy newgrass & folk act that features mandolin, guitar,and rich vocal harmonies. In 2016, Honeybucket was voted Cleveland's Best Bandby Cleveland Scene Magazine, their original song "Old High Road" was the officialsong of the 40th annual Cleveland International Film Festival, and they headlinedmultiple local festivals, including Heights Music Hop, Larchmere Porchfest, and theHingetown Hoedown.

Adam Reifsnyder (guitar) and Brendan O'Malley (mandolin) will be performing newsongs as well as old favorites. Pop, traditional, and jazz audiences alike are sure toenjoy Honeybucket as they take the Nighttown stage for the third time in theirmusical careers.

TriHearn features siblings Caitlin,Conor and Brendan Hearn. TheMaryland born, Cleveland basedgroup has been performing as atrio since 2002. Since then, theyhave grown into seasonedmusicians, attending music campsaround the world and performingaround the country. TriHearndescribes their sound as a mix ofIrish, Scottish, and American folkmusic. Lately, they have pushedoutside of their musical comfort

zone and expanded their sound to include elements from various genres of music.

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Raul Midon$30.00 Saturday 4/15 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Singer/Songwriter combines Jazz, Soul, and more for exciting evening atNighttown!

“A one-man band who turns a guitar into an orchestra and his voice into a chorus.”— The New York Times

Ever since the 20th century turned into the 21st, singer-songwriter and guitaristRaul Midón has earned renown as one of music’s most distinctive and searchingvoices – “a one-man band… who is spiritually connected,” according to The NewYork Times, and “an eclectic adventurist,” in the words of People magazine. TheNew Mexico native, blind since birth, has released eight albums since 1999,including the acclaimed studio productions Don’t Hesitate (Mack Avenue/Artistry,2014), Synthesis (Decca/Universal, 2009), A World Within a World (Manhattan/EMI,2007) and State of Mind (Manhattan/EMI, 2005). Midón’s questing musicality makeshim, as the Huffington Post put it, “a free man beyond category.” Attesting to hisenduring ambitions is Midón’s ninth studio album, Bad Ass and Blind, set for releasevia Mack Avenue/Artistry Music on March 24, 2017.

Search for “Raul Midón” on YouTube and you’ll find a clip of him appearing on TheLate Show With David Letterman in 2006. Performing “State of Mind,” the title trackfrom his major-label debut, Midón unveils what would become his signaturecombination of silky tenor voice and percussive guitar style. His guitar playing is asyncopated, flamenco- and jazz-infused wonder in which bass, harmony andmelodic lines fly from the fretboard in a way that seems to belie the fact that all themusic is being produced by just two hands. If that weren’t enough, Midón busts outhis improvisational mouth-horn technique, in which he creates a bebop “trumpet”solo entirely with his lips, earning himself a spontaneous burst of mid-songapplause from the audience in the process. Billboard called him, simply and aptly,“a virtuoso.” Subsequently, Midón’s live 2016 rendition of John Coltrane’s jazzclassic “Giant Steps” – which sees him fly through all 12 keys – has earned morethan 1.2 million views via Facebook.

In early 2016, the guitarist was invited to cross the U.S. as a featured artist in theMonterey Jazz Festival On Tour company that also included the likes of jazz starsNicholas Payton, Ravi Coltrane and Gerald Clayton. The tour culminated in aweeklong run at New York City’s Birdland. It was an acclaimed live collaboration,with JazzTimes remarking on how Midón became “the undeniable focus” wheneverhe came onstage and praising his “acrobatic… note-perfect” performances, as wellas the “new, swinging ‘Wings of Mind’.”

Midón’s upcoming Bad Ass and Blind album – the title a description of its maker thatsoul icon Bill Withers endorsed – finds the artist expanding his rangecompositionally, tapping into the linear modal harmony explored by such jazzcomposers as Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter.

Reflecting on the exploratory grasp of past and present represented by Bad Assand Blind, Midón says: “Like with all my records, this album is for those who areinterested in going beyond notions of genre – it’s for listeners with open ears, openminds, open hearts.”

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Polly Gibbons$20.00 Wednesday 4/19 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Rapidly rising Jazz Vocalist from London, England makes her Cleveland debut atNighttown! Featuring music from her new CD, "IS IT ME…?" on ResonanceRecords.

Receives Second Jazz FM Award Nomination As Best Jazz Vocalist

“I love her voice, really soulful. Can’t wait to hear more of Polly…” – JossStone

“She’s got a great voice!” – Van MorrisonFollowing sold-out tours in the U.K. opening for George Benson and Gladys Knight,including two acclaimed performances at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall,singer/songwriter Polly Gibbons is set to make a British invasion of her own with therelease of her highly-anticipated second album, "Is It Me…?" on Resonance Recordson April 21, 2017. The 12-track collection fully embraces the inspiring, expansivearray of American jazz, soul and blues influences that have infused her dynamiccareer as an artist and live performer,

Polly, who recently earned her second prestigious Best Jazz Vocalist Jazz FM AwardNomination, has been a staple of the UK Jazz Scene since the mid-2000s. Incommenting on her new album, she states: “It’s a massive melting pot, varied butbeautifully linked because I love every style I’m singing. Jazz would never havehappened without the blues, which came out of the gospel tradition – and blues isthe foundation of contemporary Western culture and pop/soul music, and so on.”

The piano and most of the arranging are shared by long time-collaborator JamesPearson (whom she performs with regularly at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s Club inLondon, where he is musical director), and Tamir Hendelman, the Israeli born, L.A.based jazz pianist to the stars, including Barbra Streisand and the Clayton-HamiltonJazz Orchestra.

A farmer’s daughter who grew up in Framingham, a small market town in Suffolk,England, Polly is one of seven siblings in a family that shared all types of differentmusical loves. Her mum cherished classical and choral music (Bach, Mozart,Chopin), her dad was an electric bassist who played in bands in the 70’s, herbrothers loved R&B and her sisters were all vinyl collectors listening to everythingfrom hip hop and soul, to jazz and folk.

Polly took obligatory piano lessons at age four, but didn’t realize she could sing untilshe was around 13. Participating in a local music workshop, she met British singerIan Shaw, who took Polly under his wing and secured her first gig in London whenshe was 17. Participating in other workshops, she cultivated her talent with bassistGill Alexander, Jacqui Dankworth (daughter of Cleo Laine) and later, JamesPearson. She released her critically acclaimed UK debut album My Own Companyin 2014

Polly’s road now leads her to one of those extraordinary places with the release of"Is It Me…?" The album is a journey all its own – a culmination of so many momentsthat also signifies a meaningful new beginning for both the singer andcontemporary jazz.

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Paula Boggs Band$20.00 Thursday 4/20 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

From Seattle! Singer Songwriter with 6 Pc. Band combines Jazz, Bluegrass,Blues, Rock, and more!

Featuring: Paula Boggs-vocals-guitar, ukulele, Issac Castillo-bass, vocals, MarkChinen-guitar, banjo, Tim Conroy-keys, vocals, trumpet, accordion, TorDietrichson-percussion, vocals, & Sandy Greenbaum-drums.

Starbucks vet Boggs and the 6-piece Paula Boggs Band traverse jazz, bluegrass,blues, rock and Americana. They released their debut album "A Buddha State ofMind" in 2010 and "Carnival of Miracles," produced by Grammy-winning TrinaShoemaker in March 2015. Their sound is "Seattle-Brewed Soulgrass," the bandperforms nationally and in Canada, has appeared on TV, performs on radio live in-studio and is the subject of several radio interviews, podcasts, blogs and articles.

The band is celebrating their newly released live acoustic EP of consciousnesssongs "Live at Empty Sea, Songs of Protest & Hope".

“The new cd from the Paula Boggs Band, Carnival of Miracles simply put [is] amasterpiece...here is a record with every song destined to be well known soon toaudiences and equally loved. Congratulations to Paula Boggs and the Paula BoggsBand, they have hit this right out of the park.”Bruce Swan, ProgrammerHost of Music My Mother Would Not LikeWPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT

“Boggs makes a certain kind of urban, jazzy music that seems permanently nestedwithin the structures of traditional folk, bluegrass, and even standard bluesharmony...She calls her music "soulgrass," and she reminds me a little of Gil Scott-Heron, if only for the razor-intensity of her words.”Dave Good, San Diego Reader

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Blue Lunch with Tim Gartland$20.00 Friday 4/21 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Swing and Blues from North Coast favorites 8 Pc. Blue Lunch with Special GuestTim Gartland on Vocals and Harp.

The late 1940’s and early 1950’s were a magical time in American musical history,when blues, rhythm & blues, swing and rock & roll were all one thing. Blue Lunchexplores that music and makes it their own.

From Cleveland, OH eight virtuoso musicians perform on guitar, piano, uprightbass, drums, harp, saxophones, trumpet, and trombone. In addition to theirinstrumental work, Blue Lunch also boasts five vocalists and includes do-wop styleand gospel harmonies in their repertoire. Blue Lunch has released eight cds,Recorded Live at Wilberts, Eyes Wide Open, Not Live at the Copa, Big Sound Blues,Sideswiped, Saxophone Shootout II , Blue Lunch Special, and their newest andmost recent release, Above the Fold, for Rip Cat Records of Los Angeles.

2014 marked the 30th anniversary of the band.

Tim Gartland is a singer-song writer harmonica playerliving in Nashville, TN. He is acontemporary blues artistcommited to honoring therich tradition of blues whilemoving the genre forward.He has a new release, "If YouWant A Good Womanfeaturing 12 original songs. The cd reached #1 on theblues radio charts on Air PlayDirect. It was also named one

of the Top Picks of the year by Bill Wilson of the Nashville Blues Society andreached #13 on the national blues charts according to Roots Time Radio.

His original music is a blend of Chicago blues, soul, and Americana. His lyrics arefocused on today's world. Following the collective wisdom of writers before him,Tim writes lyrics about themes and issues that he is passionate about.

What sets Gartland apart from other blues muscians is the fact that he isrecognized as a triple threat ; singer, songwriter and harp player. It is rare group ofartists that can deliver all three talents on such a high level.

He has released two critically acclaimed original cd's, 2011's "Looking Into TheSun" and 2014''s "Million Stars". In 2015 he released "The Willie Project", a heartfelthomage to the songwriting of the legendary blues hall of famer Willie Dixon.

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Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano$20.00 Saturday 4/22 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

From New York City! Award winning Stars of Cabaret hit the stage atNighttown!

Featuring: Eric Comstock-piano & vocals, Barbara Fasano-vocals, & BryanThomas-acoustic bass.

“The sophisticated cabaret children of Bobby Short and Lena Horne … Mr.Comstock and Ms. Fasano are turning the neighborhood into a hotbed of pleasure.”– The New York Times

“Comstock has a voice that flows as smoothly as rye and sweet vermouth over ice,evoking Chet Baker, Mel Torme and Mark Murphy … Fasano has taste, built-indramatic chops, the ability to manipulate time, and, above all, respect for lyrics.”– Jazz Times

Married musical partners Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano’s electrifyingcombination of warmth, wit, swing and sensuality have made them the New Yorknightclub world's most celebrated team. This award-winning duo makes their NightTown debut with a freewheeling mashup of the jazz and pop songbooks, fromJerome Kern to Joni Mitchell, Cole Porter to Billy Strayhorn. The New York Timescalls their shows "witty" and "exhilarating" and this swinging and soulful marriedcouple makes their audiences feel they're at a terrific party where the music andthe stories have been equally great.

Pianist/singer Eric Comstock has been called "the heir apparent to the cabaretthrone". Vocalist Barbara Fasano's new CD BUSY BEING FREE is being hailed as"busy being intoxicatingly sublime” & won the 2016 MAC Award for Major Recordingof the Year. The New York Times calls their shows "witty" & "exhilarating", and TheWall Street Journal raves, “Masterful … They take it to a whole other level.”

Their many New York engagements include Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center,Symphony Space, Birdland, Jazz at Kitano, and the 92nd Street Y's ‘Lyrics andLyricists’ series, as well as concert halls and festivals coast to coast and in Europe. In the words of jazz critic Ira Gitler, they “have it all, and then some … artistic,swinging, and superbly entertaining.” Come join the party!

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Barbara Rosene $20.00 Monday 4/24 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

NYC vocalist and native Clevelander returns for showcase gig. Currently lead vocalist with the Harry James Orchestra.

Featuring Dave Powers on piano.Barbara Rosene has built an unequalled reputation for interpreting the greatmusic of the 1920s and 30s and 40s. She is a passionate vocalist whoseinterpretations uncover the richness of jazz classics through the subtle, skilleddelivery of one truly in love with the genre she sings.

Rosene gives voice to songs in ways that are both gracefully provocative andwarmly welcoming. Few singers have her feel for classic material, from all eras ofJazz, interpreting the music with not only a full understanding and love of theoriginal time period but with the rare ability to make the material sound fresh andemotionally relevant today.

In her established career she has shared stages with jazz icons, performinginternationally with The Harry James Orchestra, Vince Giordano and TheNighthawks, the late Les Paul at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club, The Woody AllenBand, at The Carlyle Hotel, as well as directing her own New Yorkers, and as guestartist with orchestras and in festivals across the world. She has played such venuesas The Iridium, Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall, The Montreal Jazz Festival, Nighttown(Cleveland), Blues Alley (DC), The Arizona Music Festival, Jazz Amarinois, and TheHotel Villa Flori, Lake Como.

Will Friedwald, author of Jazz Singing and Sinatra! has written: “No one evokesmore vividly the music of the great singers of the 1920s than Barbara Rosene.”

Barbara’s CDs include releases on the Blues Back, Arbor’s and Azica labels.

For over 37 years, two-time EMMY® Award winning composer and performer DavePowershas been a vital part of the Columbus, Ohio music scene as a pianist,keyboardist, vocalist, entertainer and educator. Dave has traveled and performednationally and internationally. Dave is a consultant and a frequent guest of thePublic Television Show “The Piano Guy” and has taught a series of master classeswith “Piano Guy” host Scott Houston. Dave is also an adjunct faculty member of TheOhio State University School of Music. Considered one of the most successfulmusicians in the Midwest, Dave manages to win over the hearts of all who hear himperform. From concerts to clubs and restaurants to corporate events and privateparties, his vast repertoire is as diverse as the audience that he entertains. Davehas performed with noted performers such as Steve Allen, George Benson, RustyBryant, Richie Cole, Buddy DeFranco, Mark Farner (of Grand Funk Railroad), EricGale, Terry Gibbs, Ernie Krivda, Wilbert Longmire, Johnny Lytle, ‘Blue’ Lou Marini (ofthe Blues Brothers), Joan Rivers, Arturo Sandoval, Byron Stripling, GroverWashington, Jr. and many others. In addition, Dave is associated with the Jazz ArtsGroup of Columbus, and performs with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. For the pastsix years, Dave has been hosting a jazz concert series at the Clintonville Woman’sClub called “The House Jazz Concert Series.” Dave’s performance schedule andCD’s are available online at www.davepowers.com, iTunes, CD Baby.com andamazon.com (keyword: Dave Powers).

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Avram Fefer & Michael Bisio Duo$15.00

$15.00 Tuesday 4/25 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Cutting edge Sax/Bass Duo from NYC. Featuring Avram Fefer-sax, & MichaelBisio-acoustic bass.

Avram Fefer is an American saxophonist, composer, teacher, and bandleader. Hehas recorded eleven albums as a leader and many more as a sideman. He hasperformed in clubs and festivals throughout Europe, Japan, Africa, and the MiddleEast and plays regularly in New York City.

Avram enjoys collaborations of all sorts, including with poets, dancers, painters,filmmakers, theater directors, and digital sound designers. He is the creator andsole performer of the Resonant Sculpture Project, an international series of solomusical interactions with the large-scale works of iconic sculptor Richard Serra.

He is actively involved in ensembles comprised of anywhere from two to thirtymusicians, playing music that ranges from classic jazz to original and avant-gardecomposition, free improvisation, conducted orchestral music, and a variety of Northand West African music.

Avram also maintains a presence in the world of jazz fusion, dance, afro-beat, funk,and hip-hop, including collaborations with DJ's and members of the house musicscene. As a bandleader, he is at the helm of two electric groups --- Big PictureHoliday, Rivers on Mars; and several acoustic groups ---the Avram Fefer Trio, theFefer-Keiper Connection, and the Nuju 4tet.

Michael Bisio, bassist/composer, has eighty five recordings in his discography,twenty four of these are split evenly between leader/co-leader, ten of themdocument his extraordinary association with modern piano icon Matthew Shipp.Michael has been called a poet, a wonder and one of the most virtuosic andimaginative performers on the double bass.

Nate Chinen in the New York Times writes :"The physicality of Mr. Bisio's bass playing puts him in touch with numerouspredecessors in the avant-garde, but his expressive touch is distinctive;..."

As a composer Michael has been awarded nine grants and an Artist TrustFellowship

Collaborators include Matthew Shipp, Joe McPhee, Charles Gayle, Connie Crothers,Whit Dickey, Ivo Perelman, Barbara Donald, Newman Taylor Baker, Rob Brown,Sonny Simmons and Sabir Mateen.

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Kinky Friedman$30.00 Thursday 4/27 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

Legendary Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Novelist, & Raconteur KinkyFriedman hits the Stage at Nighttown!

Yep, renowned raconteur and Governor Of The Heart Of Texas Kinky Friedman hasbeen resurrected. And he’s hitting the road to prove it. The legendary outlawcountry singer/songwriter, novelist and Texas Jewboy’s latest CD, The Loneliest ManI Ever Met (Avenue A Records/Thirty Tigers), mixing originals with interpretations of

I Ever Met (Avenue A Records/Thirty Tigers), mixing originals with interpretations ofthe music of his greatest contemporaries, is a hit. It has received rave reviewsacross the board, making it Kinky’s best and most popular release ever. Yes, theKinkster has been resurrected.

The Resurrected Tour tour starts in mid-April and will continue to the middle ofMay. Kinky will be performing with his uber sideman, Joe Cirotti. Kinky’s cdproducer, Brian Molnar will be opening the show. Kinkster’s long time pal, BrianKanof, will be auctioning off bottles of Man In Black Tequila (which is co-owned byBrian, Kinky and a third party) to benefit Kinky’s award-winning animal rescuegroup Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch.

Nobody could invent a character quite like Kinky Friedman, the stogie-waving,black-hat-wearing Texas Jewish singer, storyteller, tequila purveyor, animal rescuerand full-time iconoclast.

But what he hadn’t done in 39 years was write brand new songs and record a newstudio album around them. Friedman’s The Loneliest Man I Ever Met, has to havebeen one of the longest-awaited follow-ups in recent memory. Not that fans havecomplained; the continued popularity of tunes such as Sold American, NashvilleCasualty and Life and Ride ’Em Jewboy (the Holocaust-referencing song thatsoothed Nelson Mandela in prison) prove Kinky is that rare talent whose workwithstands the test of time. Friedman still delivers those songs — interspersed withhis inimitable blend of politically incorrect quips, jokes and tales both tall and true— to appreciative audiences around the world.

And new chapters of Kinky’s fable life are just around the corner - literally. Comingsoon from Backbeat Books will be Mary Lou Sullivan’s comprehensive Kinky bio(holy cow: 450+ pages!) and a brand new book by Kinky about Bob Dylan, which isnot so much a biography as a group of “tales from the Bob.”

Railing against such perceived evils — whether cultural, political, social or in anyother realm of human experience — is one of Friedman’s favorite pastimes. As aman who has traveled much of the planet, quotes Winston Churchill, and calls twopresidents pals, he’s in a position to know.

And on tour Kinky will be, traveling from village to village, perhaps proving the truthof resurrection itself, definitely railing against evil. Upon his return from the road,Kinky will dive into that next CD recording project. To be titled Zoey, it should beavailable in late 2017. “Maybe I’ll just have to stick with songwriting,” he says,stifling a sigh.

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Nicole Henry$25.00 Friday 4/28 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Dynamic jazz & soul vocalist from Miami/NYC live on Nighttown stage! With theRobert Hubbard Trio.

Since her debut in 2004, Nicole Henry has established herself as one of the jazzworld’s most acclaimed vocalists. Ms. Henry possesses a potent combination ofdynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing and powerful emotional resonance.

Her passionate, soulful voice and heart-felt charisma have earned her a 2013 SoulTrain Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance," three Top-10 U.S. Billboardand HMV Japan jazz CDs, and rave reviews by The New York Times, Wall StreetJournal, The Japan Times, El Pais, Jazz Times, Essence and more.

Ms. Henry’s accompaniment ranges from a jazz trio to a full big band with arepertoire that includes the American Songbook, classic and contemporary jazz,contemporary standards, blues and originals.

Ms. Henry has captivated audiences in over 15 countries, headlining at venues inNew York, Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Shanghai, San Francisco and Miami -including over 30 music festivals and in some of the world’s most famous venues.

Such venues include: Blue Note; Jazz at Lincoln Center; Blues Alley; Arsht Center;Feinstein’s; Madrid Jazz Festival; Regattabar; Catalina Jazz, L.A.; The Royal Room,Palm Beach; Jazz Aspen/Snowmass Festival; Green Mill; Jazz Kitchen and manymore!

“The obvious forerunner to Ms. Henry…is the younger Natalie Cole, to whose styleshe adds a coating of brass.” - The New York Times

"...this generation's First Lady of Jazz. She is the genuine article, the dream at lastcome true… - The Huffington Post

“…a paragon of perfection…the vocal love child of Whitney Houston and SarahVaughan.” - Miami Herald

“...a pop, soul superwoman.” - The New York Times

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Stanley Jordan$20.00 Saturday 4/29 8:00 pm Buy Tickets10:00 pm Buy Tickets

Virtuoso Guitarist and Mack Avenue Recording Artist back at Nighttown for 2Big Shows!

In a career that took flight with immediate commercial success and critical acclaim,guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan has consistently displayed a chameleonic musicalpersona of openness, imagination, versatility and maverick daring. Be it boldreinventions of classical masterpieces or soulful explorations through pop-rock hits,to blazing straight ahead jazz forays and ultramodern improvisational works—soloor with a group—Jordan can always be counted on to take listeners on breathlessjourneys into the unexpected.

Key to Jordan’s fast-track acclaim was his mastery of a special technique on theguitar’s fretboard. Instead of conventional strumming and picking, Jordan'sinnovative "touch technique" is an advanced form of two-handed tapping. While ahandful of other players were using similar techniques, Stanley’s fluid, multi-layered textures and sheer virtuosity raised the bar for excellence.

But his technique, though impressive, is always a means to a musical end. Hismusic is imbued with a warmth and sensitivity that has captured the imagination oflisteners worldwide. A classically trained pianist before playing guitar, Jordanwanted greater freedom in voicing chords on his guitar, so he applied pianoprinciples to do so. Jordan's touch technique allows the guitarist to play melody andchords simultaneously with an unprecedented level of independence. It also allowsJordan to play simultaneously on two different guitars, or even on guitar and piano.

Jordan to play simultaneously on two different guitars, or even on guitar and piano.He says that “I think of it as a single instrument, but one with a wide range of tonalcolors—that’s why I do it.”

To date Jordan has performed in over 60 countries on 6 continents. He hasperformed at many festivals, including the Kool Jazz Festival, the Concord JazzFestival, and the Montreaux International Jazz Festival. During the 1980s hecollaborated with a diverse array of artists, including performances with Art Blakeyand Richie Cole and recordings with Stanley Clarke and Kenny Rogers. T

Jordan has received four Grammy nominations. His most recent album "Friends"was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

Jordan came to prominence with the release of his 1985 album Magic Touch, arevolutionary project that placed him at the forefront of re-launching legendaryBlue Note Records into a contemporary entity in jazz and beyond, as alsoestablished the then-twenty-something Jordan as among the most distinctive andrefreshing new voices of the electric guitar.

In 2007 Jordan signed with Mack Avenue Records and released State of Nature in2008 and Friends in 2011. For Friends, he invited musical guests including guitaristsBucky Pizzarelli, Mike Stern, Russell Malone and Charlie Hunter; violinist ReginaCarter; saxophonists Kenny Garrett and Ronnie Laws; trumpeter Nicholas Payton;bassists Christian McBride and Charnett Moffett; and drummer Kenwood Dennard.

Jordan has maintained an extensive and consistent international touring schedule.In between tour stops he is now at work on his next highly anticipated album fromMack Avenue Records, for release next year.

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Amina Figarova Quintet$20.00 Sunday 4/30 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

From Azerbaijan! World Class pianist and her Quintet back at Nighttown!

Azerbaijan-born, globe-trotting composer and pianist Amina Figarova introducesten colorful, compelling new compositions performed by her touring sextet plusguests on Blue Whisper, her 13th album since her 1994 debut Attraction.

Figarova's deeply personal, highly evocative responses to social turmoil, distinctivepersonalities she's encountered and universal transitions of life inform the music onBlue Whisper. Moods range from the haunting beauty of the titular track "BlueWhisper," as well as "Moonrise" and "Hewa" (featuring lyrics in Swahili by SarahElizabeth Charles) to the straight-ahead momentum of "Moving Forward," "TheHustler" and "The Traveler," to the sophisticated playfulness of "Pictures," "Marians"and "Juno." In "Hear My Voice," over a martial beat and sorrowful, resolute hornchoir, an eight-year-old girl earnestly urges an end to violence world-wide and, withlaughter, a request to "Let kids be kids."

Throughout all tracks, Amina's classically founded touch, her lilting melodies,luminous harmonies, often understated yet always propulsive rhythms and starsoloists come together with immaculate sophistication. Trumpeters Ernie Hammesand Alex Pope Norris, saxophonists Wayne Escoffery and Marc Mommaas, bassistsLuques Curtis and Yasushi Nakamura, drummer Jason Brown, flutist Bart Platteau --Figarova's partner and husband of nearly 25 years – and electric guitarist AnthonyWilson (on "Pictures") are featured advantageously in spontaneous, creativeengagement with her compositional themes and intentions.

Amina Figarova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be aclassical concert pianist. In the late 1980s she entered Rotterdam Conservatory topursue jazz, coming to the United State in 1989 to complete her formal educationat Boston's Berklee College of Music (where she met Platteau, a fellow student from

at Boston's Berklee College of Music (where she met Platteau, a fellow student fromBelgium). In 1998 they were invited to the Thelonious Monk Institute's summer jazzcolony in Aspen, and after more than a decade of bookings in major U.S. jazz clubs,concert halls and festivals, the couple gained legal immigrant status in 2014. Theycurrently live in Manhattan, and tour constantly.

The compositions "Pictures" and "The Traveler" were commissioned by Jazz fromLincoln Center for its 2014-15 New Jazz Standards series. Blue Whisper is Figarova'ssecond album, after Twelve, on In + Out Records, an independent label based inFreiberg, Germany.

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Sunday, April 2 Dominick Farinacci w/Shenel Johns & Christian Tamburr 7 PM $30.Rising Trumpet Star leads All-Star Group live at Nighttown!Featuring: Dominick Farinacci-trumpet, Shenel Johns-vocals, Christian Tamburr-vibes & piano, JameyHaddad-percussion, & more!

Monday, April 3 Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater 7 PM $10.Next Generations of Broadway Stars takes the stage at Nighttown!

Tuesday, April 4 Stephane Wrembel 7 PM $20.Gypsy Jazz Guitarist From France & his Group play music from his brand new CD 'The DjangoExperiment'.

Thursday, April 6 Charlie Hunter 8 PM $20.8 String Guitar Virtuoso and his Group return to Nighttown!

Friday, April 7 Pete Cavano & Friends 8:30 PM $10.North Coast Acoustic Guitar Master takes the stage at Nighttown. With Special Guests TBA.

Saturday, April 8 Cleveland Opera Theater 5 & 8 PM $40."The Man That Got Away" The iconic music of George Gershwin is woven in to a poignant story of love,life, loss, and nostalgia.

Sunday, April 9 Cleveland Cello Quartet 7 PM. $10.CIM Students & Graduates present an evening of Classical & Pop Music Live at Nighttown! Performing agenre-bending fusion of classical, jazz, and pop music

Friday April 14 Honeybucket 8:30 PM $15.Honeybucket Live at Nighttown! Featuring: Brendan O'Malley-Vocals & Mandolin & Adam Reifsnyder-Vocals & Guitar.Special Guest Opening Act TriHearn.

Saturday, April 15 Raul Midon 8:30 PM $30.Singer/Songwriter combines Jazz, Soul, and more for exciting evening at Nighttown!

Wednesday, April 19 Polly Gibbons 7 PM $20.Rapidly rising Jazz Vocalist from London, England makes her Cleveland debut at Nighttown! Featuringmusic from her new CD on Resonance Records.

Thursday, April 20 Paula Boggs Band 8 PM $20.From Seattle! Singer Songwriter with 6 Pc. Band combines Jazz, Bluegrass, Blues, Rock, and more!Featuring: Paula Boggs-vocals-guitar, ukulele, Issac Castillo-bass, vocals, Mark Chinen-guitar, banjo, TimConroy-keys, vocals, trumpet, accordion, Tor Dietrichson-percussion, vocals, & Sandy Greenbaum-drums.

Friday, April 21 Blue Lunch with Tim Gartland 8:30 PM $20.Swing and Blues from North Coast favorites 8 Pc. Blue Lunch with Special Guest Tim Gartland on Vocalsand Harp.

Saturday, April 22 Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano 8:30 PM $20.From New York City! Award winning Stars of Cabaret hit the stage at Nighttown! Featuring: Eric Comstock-piano & vocals, Barbara Fasano-vocals, & Bryan Thomas-acoustic bass.

Monday, April 24 Barbara Rosene 7 PM $20.NYC vocalist and native Clevelander returns for showcase gig. Currently lead vocalist with the HarryJames Orchestra. Featuring Dave Powers on piano.

Tuesday, April 25 Avram Fefer & Michael Bisio Duo 7 PM $15.

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Tuesday, April 25 Avram Fefer & Michael Bisio Duo 7 PM $15.Cutting edge Sax/Bass Duo from NYC. Featuring Avram Fefer-sax, & Michael Bisio-acoustic bass.

Thursday, April 27 Kinky Friedman 8 PM $30.Legendary Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter, Novelist, & Raconteur Kinky Friedman hits the Stage atNighttown!

Friday April 28 Nicole Henry 8:30PM $25Dynamic jazz & soul vocalist from Miami/NYC live on Nighttown stage! With the Robert Hubbard Trio.

Saturday, April 29 Stanley Jordan 8 & 10 PM $20.Virtuoso Guitarist and Mack Avenue Recording Artist back at Nighttown for 2 Big Shows!

Sunday, April 30 Amina Figarova Quintet 7 PM $20.From Azerbaijan! World Class pianist and her Quintet back at Nighttown!

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