CABARET TONIGHT IN FLORIDA: MAUD HIXSON AT LONGBOAT KEY
Maud Hixson will perform her show 'Jazz Above Zero' at LONGBOAT KEY EDUCATION CENTER (5370 Gulf Of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL - 941-383-8811) on Thursday, January 23rd at 8:00 pm. She is joined by Rick Carlson, John Lamb, Henry Blackburn and Kid Dutch. Maud Hixson is a singer of classic jazz and popular songs of the 20th century, based in Saint Paul, MN. She became a full-time musician after being presented as "Best New Voice" at the KBEM Winter Jazz Fest in Minneapolis in 2003, and now works with a variety of musicians, including the continental sextet French 75, which she founded with clarinetist Tony Balluff. She made her Guthrie Theater debut in "Coward's Women" in 2010 with singer Erin Schwab, performed at the New York Cabaret Convention in 2011 at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, and in 2012 appeared in concert with the late composer and pianist Richard Rodney Bennett. The first album devoted to the music of Broadway composer Michael Leonard, with arrangements by pianist Tex Arnold, the CD also features bassist Steve LaSpina, cornetist Warren Vach•, and guitarist Gene Bertoncini. Recorded at Nola Recording Studios in Steinway Hall, New York City, the CD was released May 1st, 2013. Call for cover/minimum information.
