RTP-area local music and culture

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Wednesday Jan 7
=95 7:00P Continuum Blues Jam
Come out to the Blues Jam every other Wednesday sponsored by Continuum
Consulting Services.  Butch Haas will be facilitating this free-to-the-
public jam. So bring your gear, sign up for a time, and jam with some
of Durham=92s finest! Drums, keyboard, bass, guitar and harp amps
provided.

Thursday Jan 8
=95 8:00P Ken Larson Trio (light jazz)
The KLT consists of Ken Larson on guitar, Lex Larson on bass and Todd
Gambling percussion/vocals. KTL focuses on mid-20th century
traditional Jazz.
=95 10:00P Rewired (pop/r&b/classic rock) The Rewired Band's core is a
group of veteran musicians. Singer Laura Ridgeway has fronted bands in
the Triangle under her own name for years and has over 650 people
signed up for her email newsletters. Her previous groups were heavier
on jazz and standards, so Rewired lets her indulge in her love for
classic R&B and pop. Kenni Hairston has toured internationally as
keyboardist for Cameo and Cyndi Lauper. He has a songwriting credit on
a Vanessa Williams record, production credits with the Bar-Kays, and
has gigged with Elliott Easton of The Cars. In Rewired, Kenni covers
bass with his left hand, keys with his right, and contributes vocals.
Drummer Bill Eagen is in demad for sessions and gigs with Richard
Bacchus, Mother Soul, Leadfoot, and many more. He also records
original music with Shady Cats. Grady Crumpler contributes guitars and
vocals to Rewired. He is well known in the Triangle and beyond for his
solo and duo gigs, band gigs with Last Call, and original music with
Shady Cats.

Friday Jan 9
=95 8:00P Janet Bratter (accoustic singer/songwriter)
=95 10:00P Bellflur (indie/experimental)

Saturday Jan 10
=95 8:00P Bo & Crystal (folk)
=95 10:00P Fujiyama Roll (J-Pop/Rock)
A Japanese rock=92n roll (called Ro-Ken Roll) band playing locally
around Chapel Hill. All members are from Japan. Music style is
strongly influenced by unique Japanese rock & pop called =93J-ROCK=94 or
=93J-POP=94, which fuses a domestic traditional Japanese music with an
imported rock/pop music from 60=92s to 80=92s.

For more info and links to the bands, go to:
http://www.thebroadstreetcafe.com/events.html

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The Broad Street Cafe
1116 Broad Street
Durham, NC  27705