[stanleymusic-gigs] Count Basie Orchestra featuring Jamie Davis in Walnut Creek, May 22 2009

[Dave Briccetti]

Message from "Randi Pines" <rlpines at comcast.net>:

The world famous Count Basie Orchestra to perform a benefit concert  
for Generations in Jazz! Kids under 18 go free  (with a paying adult  
and student ID).
The Count Basie Orchestra, an 18-member big band directed by Bill  
Hughes, and featuring local favorite, Jamie Davis, on vocals, will be  
performing on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Walnut Creek  
Presbyterian Church, located at 1801 Lacassie Avenue in Walnut Creek,  
CA.  Produced by Unity Music and in collaboration with the Generations  
in Jazz Foundation, all proceeds from the evening will go towards  
helping music students in need. The Count Basie Orchestra has played  
in concert tours across the world, recording with jazz greats such as  
Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett, and Frank  
Sinatra, and has won 17 Grammy and numerous Downbeat awards.  The deep  
baritone voice of Jamie Davis has been paired with  such legendary  
talent as Patty Austen, Tony Bennett, George Benson, the Count Basie  
Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Cobbs, and Billy Cobham. He has  
toured at home and abroad, and also performs for both public and  
private events in the United States and Europe. Davis is currently a  
recording artist on the Unity Music Record Label.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.lesherartscenter.org or by  
phone (925)943-SHOW.  Adult tickets are $35. Children 18 and under are  
free when accompanied by a paying adult, with student ID (one child  
per adult).  Special V.I.P tickets are available for $50, which  
include preferred seating and a free CD.

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