CABARET EVENTS TONIGHT IN BOSTON - TORONTO - WASHINGTON DC
BOSTON: ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY AT SCULLERS
Acoustic Alchemy will perform at SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111) on Sunday, November 17th with shows at 4:00 & 7:00 pm. For nearly 25 years, Acoustic Alchemy has pushed the limits of the acoustic guitar's potential by embracing a spectrum of musical styles ranging from straight-ahead jazz to folk to rock to world music and beyond. Dinner/Show: $70 Show only: $30.
BOSTON: MATT DUSK & SARA GAZAREK AT THE REGATTABAR
Jazz vocalists Matt Dusk & Sara Gazarek will perfrom atTHE REGATTABAR at the Charles Hotel (1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA - 617-395-7757) on Sunday, November 17th at 7:30 pm. Like countless listeners and lovers around the world, Matt Dusk gets lost in the music of Chet Baker, calling it "the perfect soundtrack for an intimate evening together." Dusk's love affair with Baker's music that has lasted years. Dusk - whose romantic fifth studio album My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook pays homage to the tragic balladeer and trumpet player - first fell hard for Baker's hauntingly unaffected vocals and lyrical horn work in the wee small hours of his teen years. Amongst a community teaming with startlingly gifted young singers, Sara Gazarek stands out as a particularly extravagant artist. Her first two albums introduced her singular sound and vision, steeped in the tradition of jazz but deeply informed by contemporary songwriters and performers. She won the prestigious Downbeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Collegiate Jazz Vocalist, a distinction that directly led to a spot on the Concord Jazz Festival Tour (with Oleta Adams, Karrin Allyson and Diane Schuur). But now, with three highly acclaimed CD's under her belt at the young age of 30, Sara is steeped in the jazz tradition, but is not afraid to embrace the music that moves her generation. There is a $25 cover.
TORONTO: VINICIUS 2013 - THE BEST OF BRAZILIAN SAMBA AND BOSSA NOVA
On Sunday, November 17th at 7:00 pm, there will be anamazing cross-cultural, musical event presented at THE LULA LOUNGE (1586 Dundas Street, West, Toronto, ONT, CA - 416-588-0307) in honour of one of the most brilliant poets/lyricists that the world has known, Vinicius de Moraes. The presentation, "VINICIUS 2013 - The Best of Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova" is a tribute to Brazilian musical and cultural legend, Vinicius de Moraes. Tickets are available at vinicius-brazilspecial@eventbrite.ca or by phone at 416-822-2752. The late de Moraes - who is currently being celebrated in centenary events throughout the world - had a remarkable and creative life, and on the centenary of his birth, the event is acknowledging his remarkable contribution to the world through his co-creation of the musical form know as BOSSA NOVA, which defined the early 1960's and became regarded as the new intelligence, the new rhythm, the new sensitivity and the new secret of Brazilian youth. In addition to the musical guests, the event will also include poetry and visual arts. Performers will include popular crooner and event presenter Andy De Campos, Brazilian guest vocalists: Luanda Jones, Guiomar Campbell, Marisa Oliveira and Hugo Pilo as well as "The Ipanema 10 piece Band" (featuring piano: Jeremy Ledbetter; bass: Louis Simao; drums: Anthony Terpstra; percussion: Maninho Costa; guitars: Henrique Matulis and Pedro Joel; saxophones and flutes: Bill Prouten and Marcus Ali; trombone: R J Satchithananthan; trumpet: Howard Leathers with musical direction by Anthony Terpstra), surprise guests and much, much more! Tickets are $25. Performance begins at 7:00 pm, and doors will open at 6:00 pm. Full dinner menu will be available throughout the evening. A portion of the proceeds will be designated for impoverished children in Brazil.
D.C.: JONATHAN BUTLER AT BLUES ALLEY
Acclaimed South African two-time Grammy nominated songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Jonathan Butler, will perform at BLUES ALLEY(1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC - 202-337-4141) on Thursday through Sunday, November 14th through 17th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Butler has had a 25 year recording career in pop, R&B, smooth jazz and adult formats. Butler, a soulfully inspired man, sees music as his salvation and "the purpose and tool which God has used for my life." If we must label and define this individually gifted artist and his music, "soul jazz" seems to be the most fitting and is a driving force behind his live performances. Call for cover/minimum information.copyright 2013 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
