MABS Monthly Meeting Tonight in Marquette
MABS Monthly Meeting TONIGHT (4/18) at the Landmark Inn in Marquette.
Stop by and join in on the latest happenings with upcoming Bluesday Tuesday events, the annual Blues Fest and more blues news.
The meeting starts at 6:30pm in the Boardroom. See you all there!
BLUESDAY TUESDAY April 24th
Feel Like Going Home - The first segment of the "The Blues" series presented by Martin Scorsese. This movie traces the history of the delta blues from Mississippi back to it's origins in West Africa. This event begins at 7pm and is free to the general public.
BLUESDAY TUESDAY this month features The Role of Jamming in the Blues.
Bring your voice, guitar, brass instrument, or harmonica for a Blues Jam Session in the Community Room of the Peter White Public Library in Marquette this Tuesday, March 27th at 7:00 pm.
The session is open for folks to jam along with the players who will also be talking about the etiquette of jamming.
Sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society and Carroll Paul Memorial Trust Fund of PWPL.
Bluesday Tuesday February 28th
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE-
A One Night History of the Blues
7pm at the Peter White Public Library
This live performace documentary features the top blues names in the business captured at their very best. The film will be presented on the big screen in surround sound and is free of charge.
On February 7, 2003, renowned artists across multiple music genres and generations commandeered the stage at New York City's Radio City Music Hall to pay tribute to their common heritage and passion - the blues. Shared with thousands of fans in attendance, legendary performers from roots, rock, jazz and rap joined forces for a once-in-a-lifetime "Salute To The Blues" benefit concert whose proceeds went to musical education. Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Paul G. Allen and Jody Patton, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Antoine Fuqua, LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE captures the night's magic and weaves a history of the blues through the juxtaposition of performances, backstage interviews, rehearsals and archival clips of some of the greatest names in American music, from blues royalty such as Buddy Guy and B.B. King, to their musical heirs ranging from John Fogerty and Bonnie Raitt to Mos Def and India.Arie.
MABS Annual Meeting set.
REMINDER!! The Marquette Area Blues Society Annual Meeting is this Wednesday Jan. 18th at the Landmark Inn in Marquette. The meeting will be held in the Harbor room downstairs and all members are asked to attend.
New board members and officers will be elected and the year's meeting agenda will be adopted, as well as other regular business will be discussed.
Be there and support the blues in our area.
BLUESDAY TUESDAY features a look at the differences and similarities between blues and jazz.
In celebration of blues music, the public is invited to Bluesday Tuesday on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room for a live performance by the well known U.P. jazz duo of Kirsten Gustafson and Dave Ziegner.
These two veteran performers will highlight the contrast between Blues and Jazz music.
Vocalist Kirsten Gustafson's debut album, "You Taught my Heart to Sing" was released in 1992 with liner notes written by legendary lyricist, Sammy Cahn. Kirsten's magnificent vocal skills have been showcased in a myriad of live settings from the stages of the famed Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland to Paris and intimate supper clubs since.
Dave Ziegner, an accomplished Bassist/Guitarist/Pianist and composer, spent many years playing Brazilian/Latin jazz in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2005 he was awarded with the City of Marquette's Community Performing Arts honor. Dave has performed with such greats as Peter Erskine, Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer and others in a variety of styles and can usually be found on the electric or upright bass.
Together, the duo has recently released their first CD entitled "So Many Stars" This disc is a balanced combination of rich vocals and tantalizing jazz guitar melody. Beautifully crafted recordings of classics from the romantic-jazz era embodied with a bossa nova feel brings out the richness of the songs in their purest form.
There is no admission charge to attend the event which is co-sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
BLUESDAY TUESDAY this month features CADILLAC RECORDS.
In celebration of blues music, the public is invited to Bluesday Tuesday on Tuesday, December 27 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room for screening of the film, Cadillac Records.
The film stars Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce Knowles in a period piece loosely chronicling the rise and fall of influential rhythm & blues record label Chess Records which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Company founder, Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac in this exciting and turbulent tale.
Cadillac Records was released in 2008, is rated R and runs for 109 minutes. The film was a Golden Globe and Grammy Award nominee.
There is no admission charge to attend the event which is co-sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
Blues Events...
Bluesday Tuesday
May 29, 2012
Bluesday Tuesday Educational Series
Topic - TBD
7pm
Peter White Public Library
