Alison Crockett with the Chris Grasso Trio
Wednesday, July 15, 8pm and 10pm
Blues Alley
(202) 337-4141
Blues Alley partners with Blue House Productions to present a High Definition live stream concert experience featuring one of DC's most dynamic vocalists. Tickets are $10 and available here:
https://bluesalley.com/events.cfm
Alison Crockett's shows are more than just music, they're events not to be missed - unpredictable, exciting and always entertaining. "Mix Nina Simone's urgency, Betty Carter's chops and Jill Scott's sass, and you'll get the bold and bravura vocalist Alison Crockett," says the Philadelphia Weekly. Alison is also making her mark in the studio - her latest CD, "Obrigada" is earning raves. The City Paper's Michael West writes: "It's easier to catch lightning in a bottle than to catch D.C. singer Alison Crockett's riveting, forceful command of the stage on a record. But Obrigada comes remarkably close." ...
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Alison Crockett with the Chris Grasso Trio
Wednesday, July 15, 8pm and 10pm
Blues Alley
(202) 337-4141
Blues Alley partners with Blue House Productions to present a High Definition live stream concert experience featuring one of DC's most dynamic vocalists. Tickets are $10 and available here:
https://bluesalley.com/events.cfm
Alison Crockett's shows are more than just music, they're events not to be missed - unpredictable, exciting and always entertaining. "Mix Nina Simone's urgency, Betty Carter's chops and Jill Scott's sass, and you'll get the bold and bravura vocalist Alison Crockett," says the Philadelphia Weekly. Alison is also making her mark in the studio - her latest CD, "Obrigada" is earning raves. The City Paper's Michael West writes: "It's easier to catch lightning in a bottle than to catch D.C. singer Alison Crockett's riveting, forceful command of the stage on a record. But Obrigada comes remarkably close."
Chris Grasso is a Washington, D.C.-based jazz pianist who specializes in working with vocalists. Willard Jenkins writes: "It takes a special pianist with a high degree of selflessness to serve effectively as an expert vocal accompanist. In the DC area there is none finer at this exacting craft than Chris Grasso." Chris has performed with Keter Betts, Carmen Bradford, Kenny Garrett, Nicole Henry, Buck Hill, Marlon and Stephanie Jordan, Nicki Parrott, Ken Peplowski, Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Redd, Joshua Redman, Avery Sharpe, Suede, Denise Thimes, Frank Vignola, Bobby Watson, Cassandra Wilson, Matt Wilson and more.
Amy Shook is one of the most in-demand acoustic bassists in the mid- Atlantic, coveted for her huge sound and infectious, driving groove. Amy co- leads the Shook/Russo 4tet, a band she started in 2004 with her husband, tenor saxophonist Pat Shook, and drummer Frank Russo. Amy also co-leads the all-women powerhouse trio the 3Divas, with drummer Sherrie Maricle and pianist Jackie Warren. 3Divas is the superswingin' trio that sparked the fire that ignited the award-winning show Maurice Hines is Tappin' Thru Life, described by the New York Times as "blistering hot." Their brand new CD is drawing widespread praise.
Drummer Lenny Robinson first toured Europe at the age of 19. Since then, he has toured, performed and recorded with a host of stand outs, including vocalist Jeane Carne, the 26th Army Band of New York, Vanessa Rubin, Lou Donaldson, Ahmad Jamal, Terence Blanchard, Tim Warfield, Marlena Shaw, Eartha Kitt, Freddie Cole, Stanley Turrentine and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. He's also a leading jazz educator, teaching at the Jazz in Summer camps with Shirley Scott and Terrell Stafford and serving as Assistant Director of Bands at The Landon School.
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