CABARET EVENTS FOR NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, WASHINGTON DC, MID-ATLANTIC - SOUTHERN STATES FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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WASHINGTON, DC: KIM WATERS AT BLUES ALLEY
Saxophonist, composer and producer Kim Waters will perform at BLUES ALLEY(1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC - 202-337-4141) on Thursday through Sunday, February 19th through 22nd with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Kim has enjoyed a career longevity that is rare in the music business. For close to two decades the saxophonist, composer and producer has been one of the premier architects of Urban Smooth Jazz and a beacon of light in contemporary jazz. He has garnered praise from critics and fans alike, amassing record sales of over a million albums and ranks among the top five best-selling instrumentalists in jazz. Kim Waters' music has fine-tuned the perfect combination of sensitivity and brawn, intellect and emotion and technique and soulfulness. There is a $43 cover.
WASHINGTON, DC: ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE AT BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble will appear at BOHEMIAN CAVERNS (2001 Eleventh Street N.W., Washington, DC - 202-299-0800) on Sunday, February 23rd at 8:30 pm. Formed by Kahil El'Zabar, the band first performed at Child City Arts Center, Chicago in 1973, a year after he had returned from the University of Ghana. His goal was to combine concepts of African American music making with the earlier roots of traditional African music and make it something new. After 35 years, this legendary band is still serving the people worldwide with their special brand of 21st century Griot music. Their music truly feeds the Soul! The band features trumpet virtuoso Corey Wilkes, saxophone titan Ernest Kahbeer Dawkins and multi/percussion wizard Kahil Elzabar. Since arriving in New York in 2008 to play with the Wallace Roney Quintet, Aruan has made five recordings, all very well received by the critics. Alameda (Fresh Sound, 2010), received four stars in Jazzwise magazine (U.K.). 2012 was a very intense musical year, as Mr. Ortiz released three albums as a leader: the modern jazz effort, Orbiting (Fresh Sound 2012), was featured in Jazzman and Jazznews Magazine, received four stars from Jazzwise Magazine and Jazz Journal in the UK, and was one of the top ten contemporary jazz albums of 2012 according to "Something Else!" webzine; Santiarican Blues Suite (Sunnyside 2012), received four and a half stars from Downbeat Magazine, and was featured on major jazz blogs and magazines worldwide. On his latest CD, Banned in London (Whirlwind Recordings 2012, released in 2013 in the U.S.), Aruan co-leads a Cuban/US collaboration, a powerful quintet, with bassist/composer Michael Janisch featuring saxophonist Greg Osby and Rudy Royston on drums. Their CD was selected one of the best albums of the year (2013) by Downbeat Maagazine, and received five stars on BBC Jazz Radio, and four stars in the Jazz Journal, Jazzwise Magazine, Financial Times, and The Guardian in the UK, where it was also on the list of best jazz albums of 2012. As a composer, Ortiz has received commissions from the Woodwind Quintet Ensemble of Santiago de Cuba; Musica de Camara Orchestra in New York City; Oy• Or0 Folkloric Dance Company in New York City; YOUME & Milena Zullo Ballet in Rome; Jose Mateo Ballet Theater in Cambridge, MA; and University of Albany Symphony Orchestra in New York. In late 2013 and early 2014, he composed and directed the score for the upcoming feature film, 'Sin Alas,' to be released in fall 2014. Ortiz has also played, toured or recorded with Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, Terri Lyne Carrington, Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake, Rufus Reid, Henry Grimes, Cindy Blackman-Santana, Don Byron, Lenny White, Greg Osby, and Wallace Roney, among others. There is a $15 cover.
BETHESDA, MD: DENDE & BAND PLUS ALMA TROPICALIA AT BETHESDA BLUES
Dende & Band Plus Alma Tropicalia perform at BETHESDA BLUES & JAZZ SUPPER CLUB (7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD - 240-330-4500) on Sunday, February 22nd at 7:30 pm. Combining Brazil's rhythm heavy music with the grooves of afrobeat, reggae, merengue, and others from around the world Dende & Band showcases its sizzling showmanship and versatility through a dance party atmosphere. The band has performed all over the US, Canada and internationally including the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles; the KW Latinfest in Ontario, Canada; the Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia; Summerdance in Chicago and the Chile Pepper Fiesta at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Dende is a master Afro-Brazilian percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, multi- instrumentalist and former member of Carlinhos Brown's Timbalada. As a member of Timbalada he performed and recorded with a who's who of Brazilian music ranging from Marisa Monte to Caetano Veloso. Alma Tropicalia is a rock band from Washington DC that reimagines the psych-samba sounds of 60's tropicalia music from Brazil, a mind-bending mix of tropical rhythms, soulful funk grooves and day-glo psychedelia that has quickly earned the group ecstatic reviews and packed performances across the region. The band's daring lineup combines the masterful Brazilian jazz vocalist Elin (featured on Thievery Corporation's Brazil-inspired album "Saudade") with the unhinged experimentation of some of the top backing musicians in today's rock and world music scene (featuring members of Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, Bio Ritmo, and more). Alma Tropicalia has performed at prestigious venues such as the Kennedy Center, Strathmore, Howard Theatre, SOB's and Nublu, and has opened for top acts including Brazilian legend Jorge Ben Jor, Freshlyground, and Fitz and the Tantrums. There is a $20 - DANCE FLOOR OPENcopyright 2015 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
