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10/25 Abdou Mboup & Mwatabu Okantah/Vince Robinson/JazzPoets 10/27 Mark Russo Quintet / Tribute to Kenny Dorham & BlueMitchell 10/28 Helen Welch 10/29 Danny Lerman with Forecast 10/30 Caroline Davis & Caili O'Doherty Quartet 11/03 Hal Walker 11/04 Jane Bunnett & Maqueque 11/06 Dred Scott Trio + Tom Scott 11/11 Peter & Will Anderson Trio 11/13 Joan Ellison in Get Happy! Judy Garland 1944-'54

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Nighttown Student Discount PolicyStudents up to age 26 are 1/2 off the regular price. Student priced tickets are only available the night of theshow, are available only at the door, and are subject toavailability. Students must have a photo ID from agenerally-recognized high school, college or university. Full-paying ticket holders get priority on admission andseating. Certain select shows have no discount based onarrangements with the artist. On evenings when thereare two shows (i.e. shows at 7 & 9PM), the discount isonly good for the second show. Students under the age of18 must be accompanied by an adult paying full price inorder to be eligible for the discount.

Abdou Mboup & Mwatabu Okantah/Vince Robinson/JazzPoets$15.00

Tuesday 10/25 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

From Sennegal, West Africa! Percussionist, vocalist, and multi instrumentalist AbdouMboup returns to Nighttown playing Solo, and more! As featured with Joe Lovano, TheTom Tom Club, Joe Zawinul, and many others!

Poet and spoken word artist Mwatabu Okantah w/Vince Robinson & Jazz Poets completethis special Double Bill!

Featuring: Mwatabu Okantah-voice/spoken word, Vince Robinson-keyboards/spoken word,Derrick James-electric bass, & Chuck Orange-drums.

Abdou Mboup was born in the small town of Kebemer, Senegal to a family of oral historiansand musicians. Having studied traditional drumming under the tutelage of his family, Abdousoon became a key figure in the development of the Mbalax style (Senegalese dance music).In fact in the early 1970s, he was the first musician to incorporate various traditionalinstruments into Senegalese popular music. A few years later, he joined the renewned Dakarbased group Xalam, which he toured Europe and Africa under the patronage of south Africantrumpeter, Hugh Masekela. By the 1980s, Abdou was living and working in Paris, There heattracted the attention of the American trumpeter Jon Hassell, with whom he recorded andperformed at the 1982 Womad festival in London, England. Soon therafter, he became thepercussionist of Eddy Louiss’s band with whom he toured and recorded for the next ten years.Concurrently, Abdou taught percussion at Loisirs et Culture music school in France andfounded the jazz fusion band Sixun. In the years to come, Abdou’s career has only expanded.He has toured and recorded in Africa, Europe, America, Southeastern Asia, Japan, Nepal andIndia. From the 1990s until now, Abdou has written original composition for Jean Luc Ponty,Pharoah Sanders Tom Tom Club and Randy Weston.

Vince Robinson & the Jazz Poets

Clevelander Vince Robinson, a graduate of Kent State University, has been writing poetry fornearly 35 years. He is the former host of The Nia Coffeehouse Open Mic Poetry Event at theCleveland Museum of Art, Robin’s Nest, Another Level, the Coventry Library and St. Alban’sEpiscopal.An accomplished slam poet, Vince was a member of the Cleveland Poetry Slam Teams thatcompeted in the National Poetry Slam in Chicago (2003) and St. Louis (2004).

The Jazz Poets include Reggie Holmes (drums), Lenny Jennings (bass), Sam Hooper (guitars)and J.D. Goldberg (sax). Reggie Holmes is a veteran of the jazz scene, having done stints withthe legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Pharoah Sanders, Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Stitt and others. Guitarist Leonard Jennings has gigged with jazz saxophonist Richie Cole and Pharoah Sandersas well. He is currently a member of Tony Quarles and Discovery. Guitarist Sam Hooper alsoleads the Sam Hooper Group, a blues band with international touring experience in Asia,Europe and the Caribbean. J.D. Goldberg is also a member of the Bottom Line band, and hasbeen performing for over 30 years.

Vince Robinson & the Jazz Poets have performed at several venues in Northeast Ohio,including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Nighttown, the Cleveland Museum ofArt, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland State University, Kent State University andmany others.

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Mark Russo Quintet / Tribute to Kenny Dorham & BlueMitchell

$10.00 Thursday 10/27 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

North Coast Trumpeter pays tribute to Hard Bop Legends Kenny Dorham & Blue Mitchelllive at Nighttown!

Featuring: Mark Russo-trumpet and leader, Tim McDonald-sax, Dan Bailey-piano, AlanGleghorn-acoustic bass, & Ricky Exton-drums.

Mark A. Russo is a freelance jazz trumpet player and music educator in the greater Clevelandarea. He is currently the director of bands at Constellation Schools: Puritas CommunityMiddle Schools and the former Director of the Garfield Heights High School “Music Express”Show Choir Combo.

Mr. Russo is currently promoting his latest project released on Bugles Media; his debut albumentitled NEW AFFIRMATION, which features all original compositions and displays some of theextremely talented musicians on the Cleveland Jazz scene. Mr. Russo is one of the foundingmembers of the Cleveland Jazz Revolution (CJR), an organization of improvising musicianswhose goal is to create a stronger sense of community in Cleveland's Jazz Scene as well as afounding member of the JAZZ INITIATIVE which is an ensemble/group dedicated to theadvocacy of jazz education in the Greater Cleveland area. In addition, he has been anadjudicator and Guest Artist for the Stow-Munroe Falls middle School Jazz Festival and theGreen Local Jazz Festival.

As a performer, Mr. Russo has worked for Carnival Cruise Lines and has performedextensively with such local groups as Bobby Selvaggio's Hedectet Jazz Collective (HJC), TheAVENUE from Jerry Bruno Productions, The Jerry Bruno Orchestra, Afterdark, The TonyCamarado Band, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, The DanJo big band, MOJO Generations BigBand, Transportation Boulevard, The Hermit Club Jazz Orchestra, The Swing City Big Band,Sophisticated Swing, Night Bridge and the Dan Zola Orchestra. He has shared the stage withsuch artists as Ken Peplowski, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, Carl Allen, Ingrid Jensen, JohnBailey, Marvin Stamm, Allen Vizzutti, Randy Johnston, Wayne Bergeron, and Mike Lee. Mr.Russo has received recognition for his achievements in jazz winning Kent State University’sWalter Watson Jazz Achievement Award (2001, 2002) and the BGSU Jazz Achievement Award(1998).

He has also studied trumpet and arranging with Todd Davidson, Brad Goode, Jeffery Halsey,Russell Schmidt, Chris Buzzelli, Jack Shantz, Michael Chunn, Dennis Reynolds, Chas Baker,and Paul Ferguson.

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Helen Welch$20.00 Friday 10/28 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

CD Release Party! Vocalist Extraordinaire Helen Welch plays music from her brand newCD "Spellbound".

CD "Spellbound".

Featuring: Helen Welch-vocals and leader, Joe Leeman-piano, Bryan Thomas-acousticbass, Joe Parker-guitar, & Anthony Taddeo-drums.

Helen Welch is a critically-acclaimed vocalist whose live stage performances explore adiverse range of musical compositions, starting with the 1930s up through present-day.Whether she’s singing Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and Sarah Vaughan, or Elton John, Sting andRandy Newman, Helen’s sophisticated vocals and humor leave audiences breezilyenchanted. The “Helen Welch experience” is perhaps best described by a fan who wrote onher Amazon page, “If you have a chance to see Helen perform, do it! You are in for a specialtreat.”

A native of England, Helen is well-known throughout the United Kingdom for her musicaltheatre roles and 1-woman shows. Upon moving to the U.S. in 2003, she began appearing invenues throughout the Northeast. Her unique talents for choosing songs that stand the test oftime and making them her own, and her ability to intimately engage her audience, quicklyearned her a large and devoted following.

Helen is equally at home performing in intimate spaces for small groups as in outdooramphitheatres in front of thousands. She appears in the region’s most celebratedentertainment establishments including Severance Hall, Cleveland's Playhouse SquareCenter, Akron Civic Theatre, Blossom Music Center, the Chautauqua Institute and manymore. She frequently guest-stars or headlines with world-class musical organizations such asThe Cleveland Orchestra, The Columbus Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Pops Orchestraand The Akron Symphony to name just a few.

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Danny Lerman with Forecast$20.00 Saturday 10/29 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Danny Lerman teams up with North Coasts leadingContemporary Jazz Group Forecast for exciting night at Nighttown!

Danny Lerman is a riveting saxophonist and composer. Danny has studied with JuniorWalker's legendary teacher, Charlie Atkins and at the music school of the University of NorthTexas and the Berklee School of Music as well as with Peter Ballin. Danny's CD’s, Danny’sIsland/Chartmaker Jazz and Meow Baby/Lightyear/EMI earned stunning reviews, opening thedoor to international airplay, festivals and concerts in Finland, Venezuela, South Africa, TheNetherlands, Turkey, Hong Kong, Mexico, Israel and the USA. Lerman has recorded andperformed with Howard Hewett, Danny Boy, Bobby Lyle, Norman Connors and JimmyMngwandi. Danny has performed with Peabo Bryson, Kevin Mahagony and Onder Focan, andrecorded with Randy Brecker , Dave Valentin, and Hubert Laws. Lerman has opened forHerbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Sergio Mendez, Richard Elliot, David Benoit, EricMarienthal, the Ghetto Boys and Joe Lovano among others.

Danny has performed as a featured soloist with the South Bend Symphony and in Breda,Holland with members of the Metropole Orchestra. Danny’s compositions have been featuredin movie soundtracks, Wedding Bell Blues and Kill Me Later as well as commercials for JDPowers.

Check out Danny's original music and compositions as well as his new sax work on Dutch Skaartist Le Prince new album, and with Turkish singer, Omar Faruk Tekbilek's, upcoming album.

Forecast is the leading contemporary jazz group in the Northeast Ohio area. Foundingmembers Lem Adams on vibes and Gary Stephenson on electric bass have been entertainingOhio audiences for over 20 years. The current Forecast lineup includes Jermaine Lockhart onsax, Dave Crawford on keyboards, Kevin Byas on guitar, and Gene Butler on drums.

Forecast has shared the stage with many of the top names in contemporary jazz includingStanley Turrentine, Roy Ayers, The Crusaders, Bob James, Pieces of a Dream, and severalothers. They have won numerous awards and competitions over the years and have been thehouse band at The Q for Cleveland Cavs games.

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Caroline Davis & Caili O'Doherty Quartet $15.00 Sunday 10/30 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Rising Saxophonist & Pianist from NYC play cutting edge and original modern jazz live onstage at Nighttown!

Playing music from new CD's by Caroline Davis, "Doors (Chicago Storylines), & CailiO'Doherty, "Padme", and More!!

Featuring: Caroline Davis-sax, Caili O'Doherty-piano, Cory Cox-drums, & Aidan Plank-acoustic bass.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Caili O’Doherty has received national awards for jazz pianoperformance and composition from Downbeat Magazine as well as an ASCAP FoundationYoung Jazz Composer award. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Caili was exposed to avariety of musical styles before discovering her love for jazz at age eleven when shetransferred to a performing arts school. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MAon a full scholarship and graduated with a degree in jazz piano performance. During her timeat Berklee, Caili was a member of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, an intensive honorsperformance program headed by highly acclaimed pianist Danilo Perez. Through thisprogram, Caili had the opportunity to work closely with some of the leading musicians in thejazz world, including Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Dave Liebman, Adam Cruz, Terri LyneCarrington and Danilo Perez.

Caili has performed with various jazz groups at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz at LincolnCenter, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia (opening for pianist Martial Solal), the Toronto JazzFestival, the Panama Jazz Festival (opening for the Wayne Shorter Quartet), Mt. Hood JazzFestival (as pianist for Terrell Stafford), Portland Jazz Festival, the Guinness Cork Jazz Festivalin Ireland, Boston Beantown Jazz Festival, MICI International Film Festival in Mexico, StanfordJazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, and UNESCO First International Jazz Day in Paris, as well astwo US State Dept. supported tours to Colombia and Togo and Benin in West Africa.

Mobile since her birth in Singapore, composer, saxophonist, and educator CarolineDavisnow lives in Brooklyn, New York. After making her mark on the Chicago jazz communityduring her 8-year stint there, she moved to New York in 2013, and has proven to be an activeleader and sidewoman in the national jazz scene.

She has shared musical moments with a diverse group of musicians, including Matt Wilson,Ellis Marsalis, Matt Mitchell, Randy Brecker, Bobby Broom, Greg Saunier, Ron Miles, DennisCarroll, Erin McKeown, Allison Miller, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Billy Kaye. Aside from her ownquintet, she collaborates regularly with R&B indie band, Maitri, and has been a regularmember of many outfits including Whirlpool, Fatbook, Deep Fayed, Matt Mitchell’s Sprees,Billy Kaye Quintet, Paul Bedal Quintet, Orso, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Caili O’Doherty Group,Dion Kerr Group, Elliot Ross, Charles Rumback Group, and Materials and Their Destiny.

Her debut album, Live Work & Play, was featured on All About Jazz’s best releases, and shewas named one of JazzTimes’ Best New Artists in the 2012 Expanded Critics’ Poll. Her secondalbum, Doors: Chicago Storylines, was just released as an audio documentary that uniquelysets stories from Chicago's jazz scene from the 80s and 90s alongside her original music.Doors has brought her much acclaim in recent issues of DownBeat and JazzTimes.

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Hal Walker $15.00 Thursday 11/03 8:00 pm Buy Tickets

Singer/Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Musical Explorer from Kent, Ohio debutsMusic from his new CD "Life Wonderful" Live at Nighttown!

Hal Walker grew up in Kent, Ohio blowing the harmonica along the banks of the CuyahogaRiver. He is a singer, songwriter and musical explorer. A natural-born musician, he is trulyone-of-a-kind. His creative and passionate style engages audiences of all ages. Hal Walkerwrites soul-searching songs that celebrate community, diversity and the creative process. Hissoaring baritone voice is a Northeastern Ohio treasure. Hal has released 2 albums of hissongs and one CD of instrumental music. Home in Ohio and Life Wonderful are available forpurchase online and on itunes.

Hal Walker, the multi-instrumentalist, composes and improvises on the guitar, piano,harmonica, the khaen, jew’s harp and concertina. In collaboration, he has developed amodern version of a traditional African instrument called a “Banakula.” (Ba-na-‘ku-la) Hal isthe creator of www.banakula.com. Hal has a particular talent for taking an instrumentassociated with a particular culture, such as the khaen or the African banakulas, and, afterlearning how they are traditionally used, he then makes the instrument his own by playingthem in a uniquely modern way.

Hal Walker, the teaching artist, enjoys ongoing collaborations with Ohio arts organizations. He is on the roster of artists of the Ohio Arts Council Arts Learning program and The Centerfor Arts Inspired Learning (CAL). For over 10 years he was a director and resident composerfor the Summit Children’s Choir. He is the resident musician for the Kent State University’sWick Poetry Department.

Hal’s professional highlights include collaborations with Cleveland’s esteemed GroundworksDance Theater and leading roles with the Mad River Theater Company of West Liberty, Ohio.Hal is an active member of the Ohio Arts Presenters Network (OAPN) and the Society for thePreservation of the Harmonica. (SPAH) Also, for over 20 years, Hal has been the musicdirector of the Unitarian-Universalist church of Kent.

Hal Walker lives in a houseful of musical instruments in Kent.

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Jane Bunnett & Maqueque $20.00 Friday 11/04 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Dynamic Canadian Saxophonist Leads All Female Cuban Sextet Live at Nighttown!

Playing Music from their brand new CD "Oddara".

Four-time JUNO Award winner, two-time Grammy nominee, and Officer of the Order ofCanada, soprano saxophonist/flautist Jane Bunnett & Maqueque is set to release “Oddara” onOctober 14, 2016 via Linus Entertainment.

Jane Bunnett’s continuing quest to seek out and present musical talent untapped andunheard beyond the confines of the island nohas led her down many roads, and it was duringa trip 30 years ago to Havana, Cuba she discovered then-unknown musicians and formed theall-star ensemble Maqueque (pronounced “Mah-Keh-Keh”, meaning “the energy of a younggirl’s spirit.”) Their 2014 self-titled debut CD was awarded a much-deserved Juno Award forBest Group Jazz Album of the Year.

Jane Bunnett’s assembly of all-star Cuban musicians, the sextet which includes herself andfive extraordinary young females, ensured a spotlight for their fluid, seamless music. “Everything I’ve done,” Jane says with pride, “has led up to this group, which is the perfectvehicle for now.” Maqueque currently includes Yissy Garcia on drums, Dánae Olano onpiano, Magdelys Savigne on batá drums and congas, Elizabeth Rodriguez on violin and vocalsand Celia Jiménez on bass. Maqueque often features guest stars Melvis Santa on percussionand vocals, as well as Dayme Arocena assisting vocals.

With cover art by Spain’s most-famous and successful designers, Javier Mariscal, “Oddara”fills the air with intoxicating spirit of joy and electricity, and live, their shape-shiftingenthusiasm is contagious, thrilling audiences in clubs and festivals throughout North America.Their smiling faces and lively attitude radiates their spirit, and speak to their love ofperforming. And audiences wouldn’t have it any other way – Maqueque’s fresh, inventive, no-compromise music earned the group a standing ovation at the Kennedy Center, a rareencore at the Chicago Jazz Festival, and four sold out nights at Chicago’s legendary JazzShowcase. Maqueque also received the Premiers Award for Excellence In The Arts this pastOctober and performed in NPR offices where they filmed a session for Tiny Desk Concertseries.

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Dred Scott Trio + Tom Scott$15.00 Sunday 11/06 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Cutting Edge NYC based pianist and NE Ohio Native brings his East Coast Based Trio toNighttown.

Featuring: Dred Scott-piano, Ben Rubin-bass, & Diego Voglino-drums.Special Guest Opening Act: Tom Scott (Dred's Brother)-piano and vocals.

"The compositions and performances balance heady modernism with accessibility,demonstrating a cheeky playfulness in the process. We need to hear more from this strong,distinct voice." sharrone cohen JAZZ TIMES

Dred Scott Trio (Tuesday) This longtime working band, led by the sly pianist-raconteur DredScott, recently released “Going Nowhere” (Ropeadope), a good showcase for its puckish butaggressive take on postbop aerodynamics. The trio’s acclaimed weekly residency here hasended, after a productive six years — but this one-nighter kicks off a new one, the lastTuesday of every month. nate chinen, NEW YORK TIMES

The Dred Scott Trio gives off an intimate, anything-can-happen vibe...sometimes swinginghard and sometimes careening out of control. The feeling of ramshackle spontaneity...issomething of a front for sophisticated, multi-segmented piano trio compositions. Philip Booth,RELIX

“Pianist Dred Scott uses an irreverent veneer to disguise old-fashioned jazz scholarship,which buttresses his rich, well-rounded intonation and flair for phrasing.” brit robson EMUSIC

“Dred Scott plays the kind of piano that gets you pussy, and not just suburban mom pussy, Iam talking chic statuesque broads that know about art, literature and who order off the menuwhen they go to popular eateries, cause they have it like that.....a sensual and smooth brandof piano that dabbles at hints of darkness. It conjures up a classic kind of sensibility, of amanhood oft talked about in classic novels but rarely seen in real life. It is beautiful beyondwords.” tim baker SYFFAL

"Dred Scott has a highly abusive relationship with his piano. One minute he’s in a furiousrage, poking, jamming and slapping the keys around like a coked-up mobster. Then, aftercooling down a bit, he’s apologizing with tender ticklings and delicate caresses, trying toconvince each key that he’s sorry and he’ll change. But no matter how bad it gets, sooner orlater they always come back to each other. Plus, one listen to the fusion of rock, funk and hip-hop-laced jazz that comes out of their union proves that dysfunctional relationships are oftenthe most exciting." curtis cartier, SANTA CRUZ METRO

“The hard-swinging group never gets too deep, which might actually be a good thing: Theirmusic has the buoyant groove of gospel and the charming shuffle of the Big Easy on parade.”NEW YORK MAGAZINE

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Peter & Will Anderson Trio$20.00 Friday 11/11 8:30 pm Buy Tickets

Rapidly Rising Jazz Stars, and Brothers, both playing Sax and Clarinet bring their UniqueTrio Arrangements Live at Nighttown!

Featuring: Peter Anderson-sax & clarinet, Will Anderson-sax & clarinet, & Alex Wintz-guitar.

Virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone,” (New York Times) Peter and Will Anderson are one ofthe most extraordinary set of brothers performing music today. They’re known for theirunique renditions of classic jazz standards and innovative original music. Hailing fromWashington, DC, Peter and Will moved to New York City as teenagers to attend Juilliard.They’ve performed with the Jimmy Heath Big Band, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, VanguardOrchestra, Wycliffe Gordon, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Paquito D’Rivera, Kenny Barron, BobWilber, and Albert “Tootie” Heath.

Peter and Will have headlined at The Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center,New Orleans Jazz Festival, Sarasota Florida Jazz Festival, South Carolina’s Jazz Corner,Seattle’s Triple Door, Miami-Dade’s Cultural Arts Center, DC’s Blues Alley, Oklahoma Jazz Hallof Fame, and Arizona Music Festival. Their ensemble has performed in over 35 U.S. States,toured Japan, and featured four times in NYC’s famed “Highlights in Jazz” series, alongsideLou Donaldson, Ken Peplowski, and Warren Vache. As guest clinicians, Peter and Will havevisited Temple University, Xavier University, University of South Florida, University of CentralOklahoma, Florida State University, Ohio State University, Michigan State University,University of Scranton and others.

Peter and Will’s debut recording from 2012, Correspondence, features Kenny Barron and waslisted in Vanity Fair magazine alongside Miles Davis in “Four New Releases to Make You LoveJazz.” Their recent release was called by the Washington Post, “imaginatively unfolding inways that consistently bring a fresh perspective to classic jazz tunes.” The Anderson’s newestalbum, Deja Vu, features Albert “Tootie” Heath and was called “a burner that reveals theband’s cohesiveness and spirit” by Mike Joyce in JazzTimes. In 2016, they gave a duoperformance of “Lotus Blossom” on Garrison Keilor’s Prairie Home Companion. Peter and Willendorse D’Addario woodwind products and Selmer saxophones.

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Joan Ellison in Get Happy! Judy Garland 1944-'54$20.00 Sunday 11/13 7:00 pm Buy Tickets

Vocal Virtuoso Joan Ellison celebrates Musical Theater Icon Judy Garland live atNighttown!

Featuring: Joan Ellison-vocals, Jason Aquila-piano. Co-written and directed by MarkFlanders.

With Special Guest opening act: Adriana Holst.

In this cabaret-style concert, Joan Ellison shines a spotlight on the musical and personal life ofJudy Garland from her star turns in Meet Me in St. Louis and Easter Parade, to the terminationof her contract at MGM, to her dramatic comeback as a concert artist and triumphant returnto the big screen in A Star Is Born. Between "The Boy Next Door" in 1944 and "The Man ThatGot Away" in 1954, the hit tunes performed in authentic arrangements based on the originalsinclude "I Love a Piano," "Johnny One-Note," "Get Happy," "The Palace Medley" "The TrolleySong," "If You Feel Like Singing, Sing," "Look for the Silver Lining," "On the Atchison, Topeka,and the Santa Fe," "You Made Me Love You," "I Got the Sun in the Morning," "Rock-a-Bye YourBaby," and the unrecorded song written for Judy in The Barkleys of Broadway, "There Is NoMusic."

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For a singer who’s been obsessed with Judy Garland since childhood, who is Judy-esque inappearance, and who’s a near voice double for her idol, the path is clear: Don’t fight it. Thus,Joan Ellison’s cabaret homage to Garland proved to be a captivating evening of song…Thevoice is big and clear with plenty of range. Ellison can belt with the best of them, [and] is verypersonable and utterly likeable...New York deserves to see and hear more of JoanEllison. Marilyn Lester, Cabaret Scenes

...Rare combination of artist, archivist, and arranger…Michael Feinstein

Ellison is all freshness, vulnerability, and charm, singing up a storm (and, yes, a rainbow)…The singer brings a keen blend of vocal splendor and verbal crispness to every musicalmoment. She inhabits the texts as if living them anew. Donald Rosenberg, The PlainDealer

Opening Artist Adriana Holst

Adriana Holst has had a passion for music and performance for everyone of her 15 years on this planet. At the tender age of 6, Adrianaperformed her first solo set as “The Broadway Kid” at the Taste ofCleveland. As a member of the Singing Angels Chorus, she hasperformed at The Cleveland Playhouse, NYC’s Lincoln Center and atthe United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. Most recently, she playedMolly Aster at the Weathervane Theatre production of Peter and theStar Catcher, Dorothy in a reading of The Wizard of Oz and Jane Eyrein a reading of Jane Eyre, both at the Lantern Theatre. “I loveBroadway musicals and popular music, but nothing moves me like anAmerica Songbook classic – the storytelling, the lyrics, and, of course,the music transports me to a different time and place. I’m thrilled tohave the opportunity to open for the amazing Joan Ellison at

Nighttown; a master performer at a Cleveland musical institution.”

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"Late Night at Nighttown"Fridays Moss Stanley on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover

Saturdays Jackie Warren on piano 10:30PM - 1:00AM No cover

Tuesday, Oct. 25 Abdou Mboup & Mwatabu Okantah/Vince Robinson/Jazz Poets 7PM $15.From Sennegal, West Africa! Percussionist, vocalist, and multi instrumentalist Abdou Mboup returns toNighttown playing Solo, and more! As featured with Joe Lovano, The Tom Tom Club, Joe Zawinul, andmany others!Poet and spoken word artist Mwatabu Okantah w/Vince Robinson & Jazz Poets complete this specialDouble Bill!Featuring: Mwatabu Okantah-voice/spoken word, Vince Robinson-keyboards/spoken word, Derrick James-electric bass, & Chuck Orange-drums.

Thursday, Oct. 27 Mark Russo Quintet / Tribute to Kenny Dorham & Blue Mitchell 8PM $10.North Coast Trumpeter pays tribute to Hard Bop Legends Kenny Dorham & Blue Mitchell live atNighttown!Featuring: Mark Russo-trumpet and leader, Tim McDonald-sax, Dan Bailey-piano, Alan Gleghorn-acousticbass, & Ricky Exton-drums.

Friday, Oct. 28 Helen Welch 8:30 PM $20.CD Release Party! Vocalist Extraordinaire Helen Welch plays music from her brand new CD"Spellbound".Featuring: Helen Welch-vocals and leader, Joe Leeman-piano, Bryan Thomas-acoustic bass, Joe Parker-guitar, & Anthony Taddeo-drums.

Saturday, Oct. 29 Danny Lerman with Forecast 8:30 PM $20.Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Danny Lerman teams up with North Coasts leading Contemporary JazzGroup Forecast for exciting night at Nighttown!

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Sunday, Oct. 30 Caroline Davis & Caili O'Doherty Quartet 7 PM $15.Rising Saxophonist & Pianist from NYC play cutting edge and original modern jazz live on stage atNighttown!Playing music from new CD's by Caroline Davis, "Doors (Chicago Storylines), & Caili O'Doherty, "Padme",and More!!Featuring: Caroline Davis-sax, Caili O'Doherty-piano, Cory Cox-drums, & Aidan Plank-acoustic bass.

Thursday, November 3 Hal Walker 8 PM $15.Singer/Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Musical Explorer from Kent, Ohio debuts Music from his newCD "Life Wonderful" Live at Nighttown!

Friday, November 4 Jane Bunnett & Maqueque 8:30 PM $20.Dynamic Canadian Saxophonist Leads All Female Cuban Sextet Live at Nighttown!Playing Music from their brand new CD "Oddara".

Sunday, November 6 Dred Scott Trio + Tom Scott 7 PM $15.Cutting Edge NYC based pianist and NE Ohio Native brings his East Coast Based Trio to Nighttown.Featuring: Dred Scott-piano, Ben Rubin-bass, & Diego Voglino-drums.Special Guest Opening Act: Tom Scott (Dred's Brother)-piano and vocals.

Friday, November 11 Peter & Will Anderson Trio 8:30 PM $20.Rapidly Rising Jazz Stars, and Brothers, both playing Sax and Clarinet bring their Unique TrioArrangements Live at Nighttown!Featuring: Peter Anderson-sax & clarinet, Will Anderson-sax & clarinet, & Alex Wintz-guitar.

Sunday, November 13 Joan Ellison in Get Happy! Judy Garland 1944-'54 7 PM $20.Vocal Virtuoso Joan Ellison celebrates Musical Theater Icon Judy Garland live at Nighttown!Featuring: Joan Ellison-vocals, Jason Aquila-piano. Co-written and directed by Mark Flanders.With Special Guest opening act: Adriana Hoist.

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