blackboxSPECIALTY TITLE @Artist/Title the edye jazz. blues. grooves. Curated and Hosted by TheWEEKDAY Reverend / DATEShawn / AmosTIME ARTISTSFRI / LINE-UP APR 5 / 8:00 PM NAME NAME INSTRUMENT JenniferNAME NAMEKeith Quintet INSTRUMENT Jennifer Keith VOCALSNAME NAME INSTRUMENT Mando Dorame TENORNAME SAXOPHONE/LEADER NAME INSTRUMENT Mark Pender TRUMPET Jimmy Ford DRUMSPROGRAM Lucky Ramirez BASSCOMPOSER TITLE Tonight’sI. MOVEMENTS program will be announced from the stage. II. MOVEMENTS ThereIII. will MOVEMENTS be no intermission. IV. MOVEMENTS INTERMISSION COMPOSER TITLE I. MOVEMENTS II. MOVEMENTS III. MOVEMENTS IV. MOVEMENTS Jazz & Blues at The Broad Stage made possible by a generous gift from Richard & Lisa Kendall. blackbox @ the edye at The Broad Stage made possible in part by a generous gift from Ann Petersen. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 8 ABOUT THE PROGRAM In the early 1960s, my In these sanctuaries, blacks, In this trying 21st century, jazz mother, Shirl-ee May, whites, rich and poor crossed and blues reminds us of our sang jazz and blues at lines to congregate and hold interdependence. hands. You can hear it in Club Harlem — the classic recordings of the So tonight, we come a storied Atlantic City night day. You can see it in the together to holler, shout, spot, home to a generation monochrome photos. No moan and wail, but not in of African-American doubt, people, souls were some fit of nostalgia. We are performers. Throughout the being saved. not here to scratch some early- to mid-20th century, ethnomusicological itch. jazz and blues clubs like Club It’s in the American rhythm We are here tonight Harlem were the epicenter of and the rhyme. Jazz and because our souls need urban American nightlife. blues is our music. It belongs saving more than ever. to us. This music is ours. Tonight, we remember our New York’s Cotton Club and commonality, we let this Village Vanguard, Chicago’s Jazz and blues is the tragedy music open our hearts. Kingston Mines, Kansas City’s and triumph of our shared Reno Club, Los Angeles’s history. It’s the continual Thank you, brothers and Dunbar Hotel — these were battle of our current sisters, for stepping inside more than just nightclubs. circumstance. Jazz and blues the blackbox. The eagle flies The great American 20th cuts the shortest path from on Friday. Let’s pitch a wang century jazz and blues scene our heart to our head and dang doodle. was a crucial gathering place up to a higher power. These where stories were shared deep grooves hold our fears, - The Reverend Shawn Amos and traditions handed down. hopes and darkest demons. ABOUT THE ARTIST Vocalist & Las Vegas headliner JENNIFER KEITH is an American Classic and a descendent of a long line of entertainers that began with her great great grandfather B.F. Keith, whose name was used as the “K” in RKO Pictures, one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Many have described Jenny as “a pinup doll with a voice reminiscent of Keely Smith, Doris Day and Julie London.” Her fabulous band is led by Mando Dorame, the tenor saxophonist and co-founder of world renowned Royal Crown Revue, a band that is credited with reviving the swing movement. Among other credits, Royal Crown Revue has been featured numerous times in Dancing with the Stars, Gene Simmons’ Family Jewels and The Mask with Jim Carrey. Plus, Mando has toured with Bette Midler as her saxophonist on 3 tours of “Kiss My Brass.” Some of Jennifer’s Quintet’s recent performances have been private events for Google, HULU, a residency at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas where they headlined at The Chandelier for 2 ½ years, The Queen Mary, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Hollywood & Highland center, Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Hilton Casino in Las Vegas, The Wynn casino in Las Vegas, Sydney Town Hall, the UK’s 100 club, BB King’s in NYC, Cicada Club in Los Angeles, The Edison in Los Angeles, Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Vibrato Jazz in Beverly Hills, L’Meritage Beverly Hills, The Broadmoore in Colorado Springs and Santa Monica Pier. Jennifer Keith also traveled to Egypt as a guest of the U.S. State Department to perform at the Cairo Jazz Festival. Audiences will be thoroughly entertained and transported back to a timeless era of entertainment. “Where lounge meets pinup.” PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 9.