Live at Montpelier Jazz Concert Series
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2018, 8 PM
Clarence Ward III All Stars
Clarence H. Ward III began studying flute then saxophone at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School under the guidance of Baltimore musician and
educator trombonist Charles Funn. Under Funn’s tutelage, Clarence Ward III won best soloist awards at three jazz festivals while in high school and received a
music scholarship to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. After a couple
years of college, Clarence joined the U.S. Army as a full-time saxophonist.
Since he left the army in 2001, he has been busy touring and recording with a
number of great artists, including jazz artists Stanley Turrentine, Benny
Golson, Nancy Wilson, Abbey Lincoln, Gary Thomas, Gary Bartz, and Antonio Hart.
Clarence currently leads a popular weekly jam session at The Sign of the Times
in Baltimore. Come out and enjoy a mix of jazz standards and originals.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018, 8 PM
Lena Seikaly
Lena Seikaly is a fresh voice on the national jazz scene from
Washington, D.C. Named “one of Washington’s preeminent jazz singers” and “brightest voices in jazz” (The Washington Post), Lena is already making her mark as both a revivalist of traditional jazz vocals, as well as an innovator of contemporary vocal jazz styles.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018, 8 PM
Melissa Aldana
Saxophonist Melissa Aldana has been performing all of her
life, as her father Marcos Aldana was her first teacher. After attending Berklee College of Music, Melissa moved to New York to pursue her dreams of performing. Melissa has successfully released multiple CDs, unveiling powerful
music individually and with her illustrious bandmates.
This engagement of Melissa Aldana is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the
National Endowment for the Arts.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018, 8 PM
Tongue in Cheek
Tongue in Cheek is one of Maryland’s most popular gigging bands, focusing on traditional New Orleans jazz. Traditional, old time swing has become extremely popular in this region. Headed by bassist/banjo player Zach Serleth and vocalist Bridget Cimino, the band has helped create a scene, which sometimes includes dancing and always includes loads of fun. Many of the region’s finest musicians enjoy performing with this group. Whether they
perform for a sitting or hoofing audience, all are thoroughly entertained.
Often arriving in period costume, the musicians offer delightful listening
music, mostly written between 1910 and the mid-1930s. Audience members find
themselves singing along to songs they heard from grandma and grandpa and the
old time movies.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018, 8 PM
Winfield Parker
Hailing from Cooksville, Maryland, Winfield Parker toured
with Little Richard and his band as a saxophone player before embarking on his
own international tour.
Always in demand for live concert appearances,
Winfield Parker delivered his unique style of soulful R&B to sell-out
crowds in every major city. Over the past 59 years, Winfield has traveled,
performed, and played with legends such as Mary Love and the Flirtations, Tommy
Hunt, and Maxine Brown.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018, 8 PM
Cissa Paz
Brazilian singer-song writer Cissa Paz shares her diverse
cultural experiences with every audience she encounters. She composes and
arranges songs that are filled with the rich traditions of Afro-Brazilian and
Luso-African concepts. Cissa’s captivating stage presence and soulful voice
bring music that is fresh, fun, and rhythmic.
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FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018, 8 PM
Warren Wolf and Wolfpack
Warren Wolf performs with his band, Wolfpack, at Montpelier
Arts Center this spring! Warren is a Baltimore native and multi-instrument
musician who attended the Peabody Conservatory and played with the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra before pursuing his main goal of becoming a full time
performing musician. As a percussionist and pianist, Warren landed the piano
duties performing, recording, and touring in the Rachael Price Group, drumming
with alto saxophonist Tia Fuller, and performing with the Donal Fox Group.
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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018, 8 PM
Sharón Clark
Washington, D.C. standout Sharón Clark has brought
festival and concert audiences to their feet across the U.S. and Europe. Described by The New York Times as having a sound that evokes “a less operatic Sarah Vaughan fused with the more animated side of Shirley Horn. Ms. Clark’s
voice is rich, her phrasing unfussy, her jazz embellishments minimal.” Ms. Clark appears regularly in DC at Blues Alley and Loews Madison Hotel and with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony, and the Baltimore Symphony.
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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018, 8 PM
Chieli Minucci &
Special EFX
Guitarist, composer, and arranger Chieli Minucci is the
longtime leader of the Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion group Special EFX. Chieli
Minucci, a major force in the jazz and world music scene for the past 35 years,
has won three Emmy Awards and has been nominated ten times for his eclectic
compositional work. His music can also be heard on the soundtracks of the films
Bowfinger, Legally Blonde, and Panic.
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