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SUMMARY:Waterloo Makes Music: Shirley Cook with Ava Preston Trio
DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Makes Music (WMM) is a free concert series\, programmed by Cleveland Rocks: Past\, Present\, Future\, as a gift to all the music lovers in the community\, and a celebration of Cleveland’s amazing musical legacy. Held in the Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District\, the Tower series features local Waterloo area bands/musicians.\n\nFriday\, May 6\, 2022\n7pm at the Beachland Ballroom\nFree Show\n\n\nShirley Cook:\nShirley Cook is a sultry\, smoky\, and internationally acclaimed jazz singer from Cleveland\, Ohio. Ms. Cook has been bringing her improvisational jazz vocals to the Cleveland music scene for over 36 years. She’s been noted by the Plain Dealer as having a “deep alto voice reminiscent of the late Carmen McRae.” Also\, by the Call & Post for being a “dynamic jazz vocalist who has her own style with ballads and tempos.” Ms. Cook’s captivating and highly interactive performances have a way of making you feel like she’s singing to you and only you. Through her music\, Ms. Cook shares her personal experiences in hopes people will be able to connect and see themselves within her music.\nOver the course of her career\, Ms. Cook has derived numerous aspects of her style from her early roots in the gospel church. Born in Stotesbury\, West Virginia\, Ms. Cook moved to Cleveland at the age of two. At the age of eleven\, she began singing in a gospel music group alongside some of her aunts. They performed for numerous church and social functions throughout the city. Throughout her early life\, Ms. Cook continued to sing with her aunts and through the help of a friend\, was introduced to the inspirational music of the late Billie Holiday\, Etta James\, Abbey Lincoln\, and many more.\nAlong with her work on the stage\, Ms. Cook has devoted many years of her life to the care and nurturance of the Cleveland jazz scene. She has helped to organize the annual Tri-C Jazz Fest on multiple occasions. When asked to organize the event\, Ms. Cook rounded up 72 local musicians in a span of two weeks. Ms. Cook has an astounding record within the community and unceasingly projects her love for jazz in everything she does. Ms. Cook currently resides in the Cleveland area and continues to showcase her charismatic spirit through her performances.\n\n\n\nAva Preston:   \nAva has also performed as a guest singer at a number of national venues including Birdland Jazz Club (New York)\, Bluebird Café (Nashville)\, Andy’s Jazz Café (Chicago) and the Monty Alexander Jazz Festival (Easton\, MD). She has participated in some prestigious summer jazz workshops for vocalists including Grammy Camp\, Stanford Jazz Workshop\, Litchfield Jazz Camp\, New York Voices\, Jazz Port Townsend and Tri-C JazzFest Academy. \nAva sings a variety of genres and languages including songs in French\, Portuguese and Spanish. Ava draws inspiration from jazz legends like Ella Fitzgerald\, Sarah Vaughn\, Billie Holiday\, Cyrille Aimee and Astrud Gilberto. Ava believes music is a universal language that can unite people and promote acceptance of differences around the world.  \nAva’s mentors include internationally acclaimed trumpeter Dominick Farinacci (TED Speaker & former Global Ambassador to Jazz at Lincoln Center)\, pianist Theron Brown (Director of the Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival)\, vocal icon Kim Nazarian (Grammy Nominated New York Voices)\, guitarist Kurt Reed (Director of Fairlawn & Hudson School of Music)\, and singer/songwriter Susan Anders (Acclaimed Nashville Vocal Coach) among others. \nAva’s artistic influences and inspiration are best explained in her own words. She writes:  \n“I find people inspiring most of all. Listening to the vocal “greats” including Ella Fitzgerald\, Billie Holiday\, Sarah Vaughn\, Louis Armstrong and Nina Simone and appreciating their strong voices\, not only in their singing\, but in equality for all\, truly made jazz into a movement as much as a genre. More modern artists such as Sarah Bareilles\, Nora Jones\, Alanis Morissette\, Stevie Nicks\, Eva Cassidy\, Esperanza Spalding\, Jazzmeia Horn\, Jean Baylor\, Somi\, and Diana Krall stimulate my creative expression.  \nI believe that music is a universal language that can unite people around the world. My platforms are dedicated to promoting unity and anti-bullying. My hope is to move society in a positive direction with my art. Although world peace is a nice thought\, I believe it is an unrealistic absolute for a flawed human condition. My goal is to spread world tolerance and the acceptance of differences through my music.” \n\n\nwww.avaprestonmusic.com\n\n\nThis specific show on May 6th is presented in collaboration with Soul City Cleveland\, Fanon Hill’s documentary project that exists as a movement for community education about local culture.\n\n\nThe WMM Series is made possible with support from The Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
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LOCATION:Beachland Ballroom & Tavern\, 15711 Waterloo Rd\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44141\, United States
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SUMMARY:Professional Development Workshop: Performing Rights Organizations (PROs)
DESCRIPTION:The Professional Development Workshop series\, organized by Cleveland Rocks: Past\, Present\, Future\, offers resources to help artists move forward in their career.\nThis event is funded with the support of the Ohio Arts Council.\n\nDetails and link to register to come.
URL:https://clevelandrocksppf.org/event/professional-development-workshop-performing-rights-organizations-pros/
LOCATION:Beachland Ballroom & Tavern\, 15711 Waterloo Rd\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44141\, United States
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SUMMARY:Waterloo Makes Music: Jackie Warren and Sammy DeLeon with Moises Borges
DESCRIPTION:Waterloo Makes Music (WMM) is a free concert series\, programmed by Cleveland Rocks: Past\, Present\, Future\, as a gift to all the music lovers in the community\, and a celebration of Cleveland’s amazing musical legacy. Held in the Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District\, the Tower series features local Waterloo area bands/musicians.\n\n\nSaturday\, May 21\, 2022\n1pm at The Blue Windmill Stage at Photocentric Gallery \nRain Site: Beachland Tavern\nFree Show\nWatch the Livestream\n\n\nJackie Warren:\nA native of Colorado\, pianist Jackie Warren originally came to Ohio upon the recommendations of her teachers Patricia Warren\, Myra Boitos\, Charles Day\, and Steve Barta to study classical piano at Oberlin Conservatory with Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein\, where she graduated with a B.M. in performance. While at Oberlin\, she also studied jazz arranging\, composition\, and theory with Wendell Logan\, who became a mentor to her\, and encouraged her to study jazz piano with Neal Creque and jazz improvisation with Kenny Davis. Jackie received a M.M. from Cleveland State University in classical piano performance\, studying with Andrius Kuprevicius and Daniel Barber\, but continued her lessons with Creque\, and has been based in Cleveland ever since.Jackie performs regularly as a soloist\, but has her own jazz trio\, which includes bassist Peter Dominguez and drummer Ron Godale. She also arranges and plays salsa and Latin jazz with percussionist Sammy Deleon y Su Orquesta. In addition to these groups\, Jackie has performed locally and nationally with such artists and groups as David Fathead Newman\, Benny Bailey\, Clark Terry\, Frank Morgan\, Bobby Watson\, Frank Foster\, Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana\, Los Munequitos de Matanzas\, Othello Molineaux\, Donald Harrison\, Gerald Wilson\, Jimmy Heath\, Impacto Nuevo\, Humberto Ramirez\, Cano Estremera\, Tommy Olivencia\, Tony Vega\, Tito Rojas\, Tito Puente\, Jr.\, Hector Tricoche\, Percy Sledge\, King Solomon\, the Tuscarawas Philharmonic\, the Jazz Heritage Orchestra\, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra\, and the Afro Cleveland Orchestra.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/jackie.warren.5667\nwww.jackiewarren.net\n\nSammy DeLeon:\nSammy DeLeon is one of the most recognized timbales players in Northeast Ohio and a fixture in the regional Latin Jazz scene. One of 13 children\, Sammy was born in Lorain\, Ohio\, to parents who were not musicians. Introduced to the timbales by an older brother\, he joined the drum corps at Admiral King High School and began playing professionally at age 13. After high school\, he joined Cobra\, a Latin rock band\, before joining Orquesta Charambo and later\, Impacto Nuevo. For the past decade\, he has fronted his own band\, Sammy DeLeon y Su Orquesta\, opening for acts including El Gran Combo\, Tito Rojas and Tony Vega. Sammy regularly mentors student percussionists in Latin rhythms and his band has become known as Sammy Salsa College. Cleveland loves Sammy for the joy he brings through his irresistible dance music.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/sammy.deleon.9849\n\nMoises Borges:\nBased in Cleveland\, Ohio for over two decades\, Moises Borges is a gifted guitarist and vocalist born in Bahia\, Brazil\, He grew experimenting with rhythms such as bolero\, baiao\, xote\, afoxe\, frevo\, forro\, and especially Samba and Bossa Nova which are basic to his performances\, his soothing voice and charm make for a wonderful evening of entertainment for all lovers of Brazilian Jazz.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/moisesborgesmusic\nhttps://moisesborges.com\n\nThe WMM Series is made possible with support from The Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
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LOCATION:Blue Windmill\, 15515 Waterloo Rd\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pre-Show Interview with Wayne Baker Brooks
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a pre-show interview with Wayne Baker Brooks at 6pm on Friday\, May 27th at the future home of the Cleveland Rocks Shop (former Music Saves storefront). Award winning journalist\, author\, and musician Afi Scruggs will conduct the interview and also perform. \nThis is a free event with limited capacity. Please RSVP to attend:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-show-interview-with-wayne-baker-brooks-tickets-342019057207 \nAbout Wayne Baker Brooks: \nWayne Baker Brooks is considered one of today’s top guitarists who’s signature style combines powerful vocals with liquid fire guitar playing that honors his rich blues heritage yet effortlessly expands the boundaries of the genre. \nBorn and raised in Chicago\, IL amongst the most prolific blues legends and blues masters in the world\, Wayne Baker Brook’s blues roots may run deeper and wider than the Great Lakes themselves.  Chicago Blues laid the foundation for Wayne’s innovative style. Growing up Brooks was a regular visitor to such historic places as Chess Studios\, Checkerboard Lounge\, Wisefools\, and many other blues landmarks at which he witnessed many live performances by blues masters like Buddy Guy\, Jr. Wells\, Luther Allison\, KoKo Taylor\, the great Muddy Waters\, & his father. The youngest son of blues master Lonnie Brooks – Wayne Brooks was literally born into the blues!  Leaving no way around the fate appointed him he soon joined his father’s (Lonnie Brooks)  band as his rhythm guitarist then quickly became the musical director. Then in 1997\, he formed the Wayne Baker Brooks Band while continuing to work with his father’s band. He made a cameo appearance in the film Blues Brothers 2000. \nWith the release of his  acclaimed debut CD “Mystery” “an album that brilliantly draws on blues\, blues rock\, soul\, funk and beyond”. “Mystery” received multiple awards and praise from the music world. Along with releasing his book “Blues for Dummies” he was soon touring the world and featured on national TV  programs (including ABC\, CBS\, NBC\, FOX\, & CNN’s “Showbiz”)\, as well as endless radio programs\, print media\, & special media events including performing for First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton at Chess Studios (Willie Dixon Blues Heaven Foundation) with legends Bo Diddley\, Lonnie Brooks\, KoKo Taylor. After Wayne and his special guest exhilarating set\, Hillary stated\, “My husband is going to be so jealous he missed this!”. \nWBB has performed with\, supported/opened for\, and/or appeared on TV with such notables as: Buddy Guy\, Koko Taylor\, Bo Diddley\, Corey Harris\, The Black Crowes\, Otis Rush\, Jr. Wells\, Shemekia Copeland\, Johnny Lang\, Susan Tedeschi\,  Keb Mo\, Jimmy Vivino\, Robert Randolph\, Taj Mahal\, Mick Fleetwood\, Otis Clay\, Bobby Rush\, Elvin Bishop\, Billy Branch and many more… \nWayne Baker Brooks and this Band continue to play the world over with WBB’s signature top-shelf brand of guitar playing and a live show that should not be missed. \nhttps://waynebakerbrooks.com \n  \nAbout Afi Scruggs: \nLove the blues? You’ll love Afi. Love RnB? You’ll love Afi. If you love to groove\, no matter the music\, you’ll definitely want to be in the audience when Afi plays. Whether solo or with her band\, Afi’s mission is to get you swaying and tapping your feet. \nAfi plays bass and keys. She’s a singer-songwriter as well as a producer. No matter the music\, Afi believes in the groove. Listen to her. You’ll hear the groove and you’ll definitely feel it. \nWho is she? \nAfi grew up in Nashville\, Tennessee\, listening to iconic radio stations: The Grand Ole Opry on WSM\, John R on WLAC. Although she was a kid\, she inhaled everything she heard. \nFrom piano lessons as a youngster\, Afi started playing gospel piano when she was 16. As an adult she always flirted with the bass. She’d pick it up\, study for a while and sell the bass. In 2009\, Afi decided to give it one last try\, but she gave herself a mission. This time\, she’d find a place to play. Fast forward. Fulfilling that bucket list item led to starting a band\, producing and releasing original music. \nWhat else does Afi do? Since 2004\, she’s worked as a teaching artist for elementary and high school students\, using music and songwriting for everything from anti-bigotry efforts to financial literacy. She’s also an award-winning journalist and author\, whose work has appeared in USAToday\, Essence.com and on NPR affiliates and programs. \nwww.afiplaysmusic.com
URL:https://clevelandrocksppf.org/event/pre-show-interview-with-wayne-baker-brooks/
LOCATION:Cleveland Rocks Shop\, 15801 Waterloo Road\, Cleveland\, OH\, 44119\, United States
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