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Come enjoy the ambience that only Nighttown can offer Face Value Duo and enjoy an intimate evening with some of Cleveland’s most precious gifts to the world of jazz. Beach Club Grill These Clevelanders inspire not only by their artistry and musicianship, but they also serve as living examples of the true meaning of the holidays, by giving back to their communities through education and 3AT$ECTHs countless acts of goodwill. Visit www.nighttowncleveland.com for ticket information. Face Value Old Mill Winery VANESSA RUBIN ALL-STAR QUARTET Friday 12/26 • 8:00 & 10:00 pm Featuring: Helen Sung-piano, Peter Dominguez-acoustic bass, & (Cleveland native) Jerome Jennings-drums. &RI$ECTHs Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio to parents from Trinidad and Louisiana, Vanessa Rubin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Duo with Al Bonnis Journalism from Ohio State University. She then taught school for a number of years, though she always remained focused upon a career in music Kosicek Vineyards and performed regionally, dabbled in band management, and continued to hone her skills. By 1982 Rubin knew that the time had come to move to New York City, where she attended the Jazz Cultural Theater and studied under Barry 3AT$ECTHs Harris and Frank Foster. Ever the pragmatist, she kept a day job in the New York City school system for a short time, but it was clear that the Doc Genre hosts; bandstand would be her ultimate arena. 3rd Annual Christmas Jam Rubin has shared the stage with a seemingly unending list of prominent jazz artists nationally, and has toured globally with Herbie Hancock, CK's Lounge, Quail Hollow the Woody Herman Orchestra, and the Jazz Crusaders. Vanessa’s musical skills do not end on the bandstand. She’s not only vocalist, lyricist, and composer; she’s a producer, arranger and educator (cited for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education by the International Association of Jazz 3AT$ECTHs Educators) and has served as a music student adjudicator at such auspicious institutions as the Thelonious Monk Institute, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Miles Beyond and the Kennedy Center. Grand River Cellars PAUL FERGUSON BIG BAND FEATURING EVELYN WRIGHT AND SANDY SIMON Saturday 12/27 • 8:30 pm New Year’s Eve Celebration! Master Trombonist, composer, arranger and bandleader Paul Ferguson plays music from his Christmas CD and more, featuring Evelyn Wright Face Value and Sandy Simon on vocals. Paul Ferguson has been director of Jazz Studies at Case Western Reserve University since 1988. A graduate of the CK's Lounge, Quail Hollow University of Akron and the Eastman School of Music, Paul has traveled with the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller bands as lead trombonist and arranger and currently fi lls those functions with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. For full schedule Paul was principal trombonist of the Canton Symphony from 1989-98 and at various times has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, DonPerrySaxman.com Cleveland Opera, the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Apollos’s Fire, the Cleveland Chamber Brass, the New Hampshire Festival Orchestra and various groups across Northeast Ohio. CURTIS TAYLOR QUARTET Sunday 12/28 • 7:00 pm Rapidly rising young trumpeter and Cleveland Native, now living in San Diego Ca. plays his latest music. Featuring: Mike Jellick – Piano, Noah Jackson – Bass, Jerome Jennings (NYC - Cleveland native) – Drums Growing up in Bedford, Ohio, Taylor’s interest in music began at age 10, when he took up the trumpet and got involved with the school’s band program. Shawn Nichols, the school’s band director, took notice and encouraged him to get involved in the jazz ensemble. In addition, Nichols also took Taylor to several concerts around the city where he got his fi rst real taste of jazz. In 2007, Taylor completed his B.A. in Jazz Studies at Michigan State University and his Master’s at Rutgers University, where he studied under the late William “Prof” Fielder. Fielder was a legendary educator who taught many jazz notables such as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and Sean Jones. Taylor’s resume already boasts of performances at the Kennedy Center and Dizzy’s Club in NYC. He has also toured internationally with saxophonist James Carter’s Quintet, with performances in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Canada, and Austria. JAMEY HADDAD Monday 12/29 & Tuesday 12/30 • 7:00 pm Master drummer & percussionist and professor of Music at Oberlin, in his annual holiday residency at Nighttown. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Jamey Haddad has been a professional jazz musician for over 25 years and was voted one of the top 4 world percussionists in the world by the most largely read Percussion Periodical “Modern drummer” (July 2007). Haddad’s musical voice transcends styles and trends, and the universal quality of his playing has attracted much international collaboration, including Paul Simon, in whose band Jamey has served for over 9 years. Regarded as one of the foremost world music and jazz percussionists in the U.S., Jamey Haddad is an associate professor at Boston’s Berklee School of Music, New England Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland institute of Music. DOMINICK FARINACCI - NEW YEARS EVE!! Wednesday 12/31 7:30 & 10:00 pm Celebrate New Year’s on Nighttown’s new intimate all weather back patio. Seating limited Trumpet phenom, and Cleveland Native, back home for New Year’s.