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  • From: BSC <junk AT hitezone.com>
  • To: ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: The Broad Street Cafe - Blues/Ukelele?!/Jazz/Rock/Pop - NO COVERS
  • Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:07:27 -0700 (PDT)

On Apr 14, 10:04=A0am, BSC <j... AT hitezone.com> wrote:
> Wednesday April 15
> =95 8P Continuum Blues Jam
> Come out to the Blues Jam every other Wednesday sponsored by Continuum
> Consulting Services. =A0Butch 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 April 16
> =95 8P The Whiteouts
> In the beginning, there was...The Inkspots. Sure, there were gospel
> quartets before them, but for pure "secular" music, the Inkspots mark
> the beginning of time for later Doo Wop, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and
> even Rap music. This 1930's vocal group pretty much wrote the book on
> popular vocal quartet music for the next 40 years. Their voices were
> instantly recognizable, and from the first note of the guitar you knew
> exactly...who they were...what they were going to sound like...where
> they were going with it...and how enjoyable the ride was going to be.
>
> Many decades later=85 a couple of tall, middle-aged, white guys crossed
> paths in New Jersey, at one of those newfangled, 21st-century Ukulele
> festivals. Joel Eckhaus, a native of exotic White Plains NY,
> discovered the ukulele back in the '70's, through the recordings of
> Cliff Edwards (aka Ukulele Ike). He was fortunate to study the uke
> with Roy Smeck, vaudeville's great "Wizard of the Strings". Canadian,
> Ralph Shaw, grew up in jolly olde England, and first heard the uke,
> from the British Music hall and film comedian George Formby, at a
> young and impressionable age.
>
> These two guys became friends and went on with their respective
> "careers" in life and music, until the rest of the world re-discovered
> the ukulele, and they found themselves in demand as teachers and
> performers at those previously mentioned Ukulele Festivals. Ralph, a
> "professional busker", singer, songwriter, "dance genius" and
> impresario, is a "sensitive" banjo uke player, with a soaring tenor
> voice, and an unrestrained theatrical flair. The audience can't help
> but get a bit excited with his sometimes "frenzied" and often
> "suggestive" gyrations (see his version of Viva Las Vegas). Joel, a
> mild-mannered luthier, is often more droll in his presentation and
> specializes in singing classic jazz tunes, old rock 'n roll hits, and
> popular standards, with original and usually "scandalous" lyrics.
> (Check out his version of "Cheek to Cheek").
>
> Among the many things they have in common, Joel and Ralph discovered a
> mutual appreciation for the music of the Inkspots. Late one night,
> while singing "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire", they discovered
> that two guys and a uke could cover the bare essentials of an Inkspots
> song. By the next evening they had learned "We Three", and armed with
> a repertoire of two songs, they unleashed their efforts upon the
> unsuspecting audience at the Portland Uke Fest. The enthusiastic
> response was downright encouraging, and the WhiteOuts were born.
>
> Though they live on opposite sides of the continent, in two different
> countries, and only get together at uke festivals, the WhiteOuts have
> managed to learn at least four or five Inkspots songs. Fortunately,
> they can fill the rest of the evening with songs and surprises from
> their vast repertoire of Vaudeville and Music Hall favorites, George
> Formby novelties, Roy Smeck originals, "permanently ruined" standards,
> and vintage "uke-abilly" music, delivered with sparkling originality
> and a healthy dose of thigh-slapping, gut-busting, eye-watering
> comedy.
>
> =95 10P Spirit Family Reunion (holy and lonely) - Check out their
> website to hear just how great this stuff is!
> come every sunday the preacher would say
> no joy will you know til youre far and away
> i spent many years just waitin to be free
> til i found the great emancipator was me
> ................................
> give me rest where i lie
> give me heaven when i die
> give me glory as i try
> cant wait no more,
> i cant wait no more
>
> =95 11:30P Flava (contemporary jazz/r&b/pop)
>
> Friday April 17
> =95 8P Spencer Sholes (alt/folk rock/funk)
> =95 10P 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.
>
> Saturday April 18
> =95 7P The Honest Life
> =95 8P Negative I (alt/alt rock/pop rock)
> Houda El Idrissi - Lead Singer, Chris Blakely-Lead Guitar
> Houda was born and raised in Tangier, Morocco. Holds a Bachelors in
> Social Sciences and a Master's in Speech and Communications. Houda has
> been singing at different venues since the age of 14.
> Chris was born in California and raised in NC. They are finishing up
> their new album "Reinvention".
> =95 10P Bobby Hinton Band - $5 cover
> For more than 38 years Bobby Hinton has entertained audiences all over
> the world. He is a down home singer and keyboard player. When he stirs
> his pot of Blues, Rock & Roll, R&B, with a heaping of country rock,
> the audience is in for a musical treat. Listening to the band's
> rendition of James Browns' "Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag" or Willie
> Nelsons' "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" will make you ask, "Where has
> Bobby been hiding all of our lives"? It's clear that Bobby is no
> stranger to performing. Bobby Hinton and his band enjoy playing the
> music which their audiences request. According to Bobby: "I realize
> that people come out for different reasons. Some are in love, some are
> looking for love, and others just come out to chill." Whatever the
> reason, the band and Bobby feel it is their job to give them their
> best.
>
> Sunday April 19
> =95 7P Aaron Mills presents Martin Eagle CD Release Concert
> Please join us for a concert celebrating the release of "Tomorrow,"
> the new CD by Martin Eagle & Friends. The event will feature the core
> trio with Martin on piano, Peter Innocenti on bass and Jeff Crouse on
> drums with the addition of two of our favorite tenor sax players, Ron
> Baxter and Andy Paolantonio.
> =95 8:30P Aaron Mills Project - Sunday Night Jazz
> If you are in any way a fan of jazz, this is not to be missed !!!
> Aaron Mills, best known as the audacious bassist of classic funk act
> Cameo, =A0has inspired a generation of groovy musicians, but his long
> time love affair with jazz has inspired The Aaron Mills Project.
> Aaron has been playing at the Cafe for a few months now, along with
> Wayne Kee, Bobby Hinton, Warren Fraizer and others. Aaron has brought
> Sunday night jazz back to the Cafe in a format that includes a cast of
> regulars as well as featured guest musicians every week. Towards the
> end of the evening, the night becomes an open jam, so, if anyone wants
> to come blow their horn....

Forgot the address:
The Broad Street Cafe
1116 Broad Street in Durham
http://www.TheBroadStreetCafe.com




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