Ray Charles and Other Jazz/Blues/Soul Legends the CONCEPT

A tribute to Ray Charles and other Jazz/Blues/Soul Legends THE CONCEPT

A musical journey into the music of Ray Charles as the base and other legends such as BB King, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Muddy Waters, Johnny Lee Hooker, Stevie Wonder and James Brown with talent of Brad Vee Johnson and his swingin´10-piece The SOUL ATTRACTION! with Special Guest Ingrid Arthur (formerly from The Weather Girls) bringing their very special soul and blues sound to the night!

The show will be “peppered and spiced” with the swedish stars, Meja, La Gaylia Frazier, Frank Ådahl, Viktoria Tolstoy, under the musical director the amazing composer and pianist Felix Tani.

We can make the evening a complete experience in not only music but dining by including the Southern Styled cuisine from the state of Georgia, home of the legend Ray Charles himself. The culinary treat awaiting your taste buds will only enhance the pleasure! RAY CHARLES FAVOURITE FOOD AND DRINK

Drink recipe 1 part vodka 1 part Jameson® Irish whiskey 1 part Bundaberg® dark rum 1 part Chartreuse® herbal liqueur 1 part Tabasco® sauceRead more: Ray Charles recipe http://www.drinksmixer.com/drinkz157y56.html#ixzz5TdgE5fXY Southern Style Cuisine originates from the South of The United States and is commonly referred to as "Soul Food" because it is good for the Soul!

Each state has it's own particular "touch" in the preparation and cooking of these dishes the menu for the Ray Charles show consists typical southern style dishes from the lovely state of Georgia, also the birth place of late, great Ray Charles.

Start with traditional fried chicken Georgia-style and finishing with peach cobbler for dessert, peaches being the state fruit of Georgia, it will be a treat for the taste buds! Drink recipe 1 part vodka 1 part Jameson® Irish whiskey 1 part Bundaberg® dark rum 1 part Chartreuse® herbal liqueur 1 part Tabasco® sauceRead more: Ray Charles recipe

Southern Style Cuisine originates from the South of The United States and is commonly referred to as "Soul Food" because it is good for the Soul!

Start with traditional fried chicken Georgia-style and finishing with peach cobbler for dessert, peaches being the state fruit of Georgia, it will be a treat for the taste buds!

THE MENU

Hoppin John Mac n’cheese

BBC Spare Ribs Candied Yams Smothered Pork Chops Blackened Catfish Southern Fried Chicken

Steamed Brocoli with Kale String Beans and Sesame Seeds ARTISTS JOURNEY MUSICAL

Brad Vee Johnson Ingrid Arthur Frank Adahl LaGaylia Frazier (Boney ‘M) (The Weather Girls)

Born and raised in New York City to Deloris Aida Richardson Born in Gainesville, Georgia (USA), Ingrid Arthur became A tremendous voice, a talented musician…From LaGaylia Frazier was born in Miami, Florida (Johnson) from North Carolina and William Edward Johnson one of the most powerful voices in the history of music. She the beginning Frank Adahl has been dedicated to 4After leaving the University of Miami without a de from Meridian, Mississippi, his love for music and singing was is not only a wonderful singer, she is the goddess of soul music and together with his two brothers Simon gree, Frazier performed with Top 40 0 eventually joining formed at an early age by the influence of his mother singing with her rich, powerful traditional gospel background with and Dan they released their first album in singer/guitarist Rosco Martinezand pianist Paquito in the church gospel choir and his father being a jazz the soul of Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Mahalia 1969Beside the music Frank Adahl has also Hechavarriaisin a Latin-oriented dance musicbands,wi- pianist.He went on to teach himself how to play the guitar, Jackson! Throughout her career, Ingrid worked together worked on several movies were he has been th Frazier resultantly performing in Atlantic Cityand Las flute, double bass and piano. He studied music at the High with many international stars. Her credits include singing doing voiceovers at the swedish version of the Vegasalthough her career remained focused in south School for Performing Arts (FAME school) under Dorothy background vocals with Grammy Award winning 1996 and Disney movie “Lion King”, you an hear Frank as Florida, with her residency at Coconuts lasting 1994 McDaniels and studied voice with legendary jazz singer Marie 1997 Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney Houston) “Face to the “Simba” carakter. In 1996 the swedish Gloria Estefanalbum release Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Blake. He met Sheyla Bonnick the original lead singer of Face” and “He Leadeth Me” and 1995 Grammy Award eurofestival was calling again. This time Frank Me, specifically on the title cutand also the track BONEY M in 1993 while she was on tour in Sweden with fellow winning song of the year “From A Distance” for Bette Adahl was together with the pianoplayer Magnus "Cherchez La Femme". Also in 1994, with Emilio Boney M member, Maizie Williams, and begin to tour with her Midler. Since 2002 Ingrid Arthur now lives in Berlin, but is Spangberg performing the song “Teardrops From Estefanproducing, Frazier recorded the Jon Secadacom- Boney M group.During this period he also collaborated with still touring the world with her amazing performances. And Heaven”.. T position While performing at Coconuts in 1999 LaGaylia several international artists such as Laura Pausini, Grace from the safe orchestra to blazing up the stage with one of Frazier was discovered by Marie Schröder a well-known Jones, Patti LaBelle, Bryan Adams, Vonda Shepherd, Agneta the hottest European duo “The Weather Girls” world figure in the Swedish music industry LaGaylia Frazier Fälskog (ABBA),Lutricia McNeal, Dr. Alban, Kee Marcello renowned for their hit single “It’s Raining Men”,Ingrid was has made two bids to represent Sweden in the (Europe), Henry Gibson from the Curtis Mayfield band, the former singer of the Duo and has recorded 2 CDs as Eurovision Song Contest: at Melodifestivalen 2004with Clarence Clemmonds from The E Street Band, Eagle Eye Weather Girl “Totally Wild” with Coconut records and the number "It's in the Stars" and at Melodifestivalen Cherry and the legendary Mary Wilson from The Supremes to “Woman I Am” 2005-as LaGaylia -with the number "Nothing at All" name a few. Born and raised in New York City to Deloris Aida Richardson (Johnson) from North Carolina and William Edward Johnson from Meridian, Mississippi, his love for music and singing was formed at an early age by the influence of his mother singing in the church gospel choir and his father being a jazz pianist.He went on to teach himself how to play the guitar, flute, double bass and piano. He studied music at the High School for Performing Arts (FAME school) under Dorothy McDaniels and studied voice with legendary jazz singer Marie Blake. He met Sheyla Bonnick the original lead singer of BONEY M in 1993 while she was on tour in Sweden with fellow Boney M member, Maizie Williams, and begin to tour with her Boney M group.During this period he also collaborated with several international artists such as Laura Pausini, Grace Jones, Patti LaBelle, Bryan Adams, Vonda Shepherd, Agneta Fälskog (ABBA),Lutricia McNeal, Dr. Alban, Kee Marcello (Europe), Henry Gibson from the Curtis Mayfield band, Clarence Clemmonds from The E Street Band, Eagle Eye Cherry and the legendary Mary Wilson from The Supremes to name a few.

Jakob Stadell Meja Viktoria Tolstoy Felix Tani

JakobStadell(b.1972) is a Swedishactor and Meja Anna Pernilla Kullersten (formerly Viktoria Tolstoy is a Swedish jazz singer of Russian Pianist and composer from Ängelholm -south of singer, who voiced Groveron the Swedish dubs of Beckman; born Anna Pernilla Torndahl; 12 ancestry. Sweden of sweden. Super Grover 2.0and Lekmed migiSesam(Play February 1969) is a Swedishcomposer, artist She is the daughter of Erik Kjellberg and the Educated at the Royal College of music in Stockholm with Me Sesame) and Elmoon Räknamed and singer. Among her best known songs are great-great-granddaughter of Russian writer Leo and at the Abby Whiteside Foundation in New York, Greven(Count TV). "Private Emotion", a duet with Ricky Martinfrom Tolstoy. With teachers like Barry Harris, Sophia Rosoff and Stadellappeared in the Swedish qualifying round his multi-Platinum album Ricky Martin(1999) Her father, a Swedish jazz musician, took his Aaron Parks. for Eurovision 2002. In 2011, he returned to , and "All 'Bout the Money," which was nomina- daughter’s musical education into his own hands, Has played professionally from the age of 15 with Eurovision (this time in Bulgaria) with a song that ted for a Grammy Award in 1998 and introduced her to the world of jazz. In the mid everbody from Bernt Rosengren, Manfred Mann, he wrote. 1990’s, while performing at a Stockholm club, she Dungen, Anders Bergcrantz, Meja, Andreas Kleerup, Some of his stage credits include Princeton in the was discovered by a record company and offered a Tomas Franck,John Ellis. Swedish adaptation of Avenue Q, Guys and Dolls, recording contract. Her debut album Smile, Love Jesus Christ Superstar, Robin Hood, and Joseph and Spice –for which her father wrote several of the and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. tracks –immediately attracted the attention of the Dubbing credits include Sinbad in Sinbad: Legend circle of leading Swedish jazz musicians, such as of the Seven Seas, Ian in Alvin and the Chipmunk- Arne Domnerus, Putte Wickman and Svante sand Ray Peyton Jr. in Herbie -Fully Loaded. Thuresson. Management & booking

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Looking forward to giving you the complete “blues experience” soon