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SUMMARY:DEAS GUYZ
DESCRIPTION:Deas Guyz features an entertaining mix of Old Motown\, Rhythm and Blues\, Pop\, Rock\, Reggae and Dance beats. The range of musical selections includes Motown sounds of the Temptations\, The Drifters\, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the Lover’s Rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; to the Hip-Hop sounds of Lauren Hill and R. Kelly. The band officially formed in January 2000 (as Nu World Beat) and each member adds a rich and experienced musical background to the mix. The artists bring many years of prior experience performing professionally in other bands\, at clubs\, colleges\, and at various festivals and private functions. The band currently performs regularly on Hilton Head Island\, SC\, at The Jazz Corner most Sunday nights. They often travel to other locations such as Pawley’s Island\, Newberry\, Mount Pleasant and Greenville in South Carolina and have ventured to several hot spots in Georgia as well.  They have also performed in Chicago\, Orlando\, Las Vegas\, New York\, Knoxville and several other locations all around the US. The band has also played at many charitable events on Hilton Head Island to help those in need. Please Call The Jazz Corner Directly to Request DEAS GUYZ Reservations….843-842-8620    MUSIC CHARGE: $10REQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/deas-guyz-74/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:A Rat Pack Holiday ~ Bobby Ryder's Quintet
DESCRIPTION:If longevity is the goal of most professional entertainers\, then Bobby Ryder has proven himself a master. Bobby has allowed his music and his creativity to flourish with fresh innovative performances night after night. Currently headlining at The Jazz Corner\, Hilton Head’s premier jazz club and restaurant and playing venues such as Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Lodge in Orlando\, Callawassi Island Member’s Club\, Sun City Hilton Head\, Mens Apparel Mart in Charlotte\, Mickey and MoochSupper Club in Charlotte and Lake Norman\, South Seas Plantation on Captiva Island\, The Registry Hotel in Naples\, Aqua Restaurant and Lounge in Hilton Head and more\, Bobby’s career can be traced back to Patterson\, New Jersey where he studied under musical mentors Professor Gaetano Dittamo and Paul Gallucio. Over the years Bobby has developed into a dynamic nightclub singer and saxophonist with a musical range that includes jazz\, standards\, blues\, and especially his favorites Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Bobby started his career headlining at the Play BoyClub\, the Peppermint Lounge\, Radio City Music Hall (198 shows)\, The Sheridan in Atlanta\, the Out Rigger\, Prince Kuhio Hotel\, the Intercontinental Hotel\, Maui and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Oahu. In 1984 Bobby was asked to come to Hilton Head where he had a 14-year run at the Mariners Inn (currently the Hilton Resort) as its headline act. He raised a family on the island and his popularity has made him an island fixture. Bobby is one of those truly talented professionals who will captivate an audience with his energy and talent. Bobby has recorded five CDs\, “Bobby Ryder and Casablanca”\, “Back to the Shore”\, “Sax in the City”\, “Thanks for the Memories”\, and his latest release “Keeping it Alive” recorded live at The Jazz Corner\, Hilton Head Island\, SC. “Bobby never fails to impress me. I love the CD\, ‘Keeping it Alive’ and that great smokin’ band behind him”. Monty Jett – WLOW 107.9 “Bobby Ryder is an excellent entertainer in every respect”. Earl Raven\, VP of Operations\, Captive Resort “Bobby Ryder is a real force in the delivery of a song and in the case of The Jazz Corner\, it doesn’t get any better. The instrumentation on these well-selected live cuts provides the fuel that creates an aura from which to build on through the listener. This was an energized event and the feeling cones through loud and clear” Bob Masteller\, Sweet Jazz/The JazzCorner MUSIC CHARGE: $10REQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/a-rat-pack-holiday-bobby-ryders-quintet-2/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191206T193000
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SUMMARY:A Rat Pack Holiday ~ Bobby Ryder's Quintet
DESCRIPTION:If longevity is the goal of most professional entertainers\, then Bobby Ryder has proven himself a master. Bobby has allowed his music and his creativity to flourish with fresh innovative performances night after night. Currently headlining at The Jazz Corner\, Hilton Head’s premier jazz club and restaurant and playing venues such as Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Lodge in Orlando\, Callawassi Island Member’s Club\, Sun City Hilton Head\, Mens Apparel Mart in Charlotte\, Mickey and MoochSupper Club in Charlotte and Lake Norman\, South Seas Plantation on Captiva Island\, The Registry Hotel in Naples\, Aqua Restaurant and Lounge in Hilton Head and more\, Bobby’s career can be traced back to Patterson\, New Jersey where he studied under musical mentors Professor Gaetano Dittamo and Paul Gallucio. Over the years Bobby has developed into a dynamic nightclub singer and saxophonist with a musical range that includes jazz\, standards\, blues\, and especially his favorites Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Bobby started his career headlining at the Play BoyClub\, the Peppermint Lounge\, Radio City Music Hall (198 shows)\, The Sheridan in Atlanta\, the Out Rigger\, Prince Kuhio Hotel\, the Intercontinental Hotel\, Maui and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Oahu. In 1984 Bobby was asked to come to Hilton Head where he had a 14-year run at the Mariners Inn (currently the Hilton Resort) as its headline act. He raised a family on the island and his popularity has made him an island fixture. Bobby is one of those truly talented professionals who will captivate an audience with his energy and talent. Bobby has recorded five CDs\, “Bobby Ryder and Casablanca”\, “Back to the Shore”\, “Sax in the City”\, “Thanks for the Memories”\, and his latest release “Keeping it Alive” recorded live at The Jazz Corner\, Hilton Head Island\, SC. “Bobby never fails to impress me. I love the CD\, ‘Keeping it Alive’ and that great smokin’ band behind him”. Monty Jett – WLOW 107.9 “Bobby Ryder is an excellent entertainer in every respect”. Earl Raven\, VP of Operations\, Captive Resort “Bobby Ryder is a real force in the delivery of a song and in the case of The Jazz Corner\, it doesn’t get any better. The instrumentation on these well-selected live cuts provides the fuel that creates an aura from which to build on through the listener. This was an energized event and the feeling cones through loud and clear” Bob Masteller\, Sweet Jazz/The JazzCorner MUSIC CHARGE: $10REQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/a-rat-pack-holiday-bobby-ryders-quintet/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T193000
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SUMMARY:LAVON STEVENS Presents JAZZ in the KEY of LIFE featuring LOUISE SPENCER
DESCRIPTION:Join this favorite group for a Blues and Jazz Celebration of your favorite artists including Stevie Wonder\, Ray Charles\, Al Jarreau\, Johnny Mercer and more… Pianist and vocalist Lavon Stevens is joined by drummer Jimmy Charles\, bassist/vocalist Clarence Williams and rotating weekly special guests including sensational vocalist Louise Spencer\, saxophonist Stutz Wimmer\, guitarist Jimmy Ward and more. A native of Savannah\, Georgia\, Lavon began singing and playing piano at the age of 7. He began performing in local groups across the Southeast at the age of thirteen. His first instrument was the violin. He later studied voice and piano at Dekalb College in Atlanta\, Georgia from 1979 to 1983. He has traveled and performed all over the country including Aspen\, Colorado\, Atlanta\, Georgia and Orlando\, Florida. The resort vacation destination of Hilton Head Island\, South Carolina has been his home since 1981. He is one of the premier entertainers on Hilton Head Island. Lavon is affiliated with BMI as a Publisher/Songwriter. He is also a member of the Circle Of Songs organization. His CD “I See Love” was released in 1996 and features all original compositions. He is producing a variety of shows and recording projects including other R&B\, Jazz and Gospel artists. MUSIC CHARGE: $7.00REQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/lavon-stevens-presents-jazz-in-the-key-of-life-featuring-louise-spencer-69/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191204T193000
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SUMMARY:Closed ~ Private Event
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URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/closed-private-event-2/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin' Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~
DESCRIPTION:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin’ Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~\nThe Jazz Corner Ensemble features pianist ERIC JONES\, bassist DAVE MASTELLER and percussionist CHRIS RUSSELL with rotating special guests including saxophonist DEAN ST. HILLAIRE\, trumpeter JAMES BERRY and more….\nTuesday nights at The Jazz Corner honor the legacy of our iconic owner\, Bob Masteller. Bob has been a major force on the musical scene of the Low Country since 1973. In the period between ’73 and ’80\, while a Senior Vice President of The Sea Pines Company\, Bob played in a group called Jazz Reborn\, which included early Hilton Head islanders Mark Stuppy and Garry Moore\, the legendary entertainer. During this period Bob became well known in Savannah as the trombonist with The River Street Ramblers\, which included Savannah musical legends Sam Gill and Ken Palmer.\nIn the 1980’s\, Bob headed up various groups with different styles\, including New Orleans\, straight ahead jazz\, and mood music. He has appeared at virtually every mainstream location for swing and jazz in the Low Country\, including all major hotels\, Hannah’s East\, The Golden Rose\, Self Family Arts Center\, USC Performing Arts Center and the Original Old Post Office on Pope Avenue.\nIncluded in the highlights of Bob’s career\, he has performed for Presidents Clinton\, Ford and Bush and Senator Bobby Kennedy. Also in hi background was a 26-week stint at Sweet Georgia Brown in Savannah during the key moments that went into the makeup of “The Garden of Good and Evil”.\nFor the past sixteen years Masteller concentrated on his lifelong dream\, The Jazz Corner. The club was commissioned in 1999 with the legendary George Shearing Quintet\, and is now an island institution.\n“The Jazz Corner has allowed me to pursue\, with equal intensity\, business and artistic goals at the same time\, and I feel good about both pursuits.” ~Bob Masteller\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/fat-tuesdays-a-swingin-celebration-of-new-orleans-beyond-77/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191202T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191202T223000
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SUMMARY:The MARTIN LESCH Band "A Journey Through Jazz"
DESCRIPTION:Pianist\, composer and arranger\, Martin Lesch takes you on a “Journey Through Jazz” featuring guitarist Jackson Evans\, bassist Mitch Hennes and percussionist Chris Russell.\nMartin Lesch spent most of his young life growing up in New York City where he was raised in a musical family. He was exposed to a wide array of musical influences from a young age but always harbored a deep affection for jazz. After studying with Richard Sorce at NYU through his teens\, he graduated high school early to study at Berklee College of Music before settling back down in New York.\nLured by a ripe music scene for working players\, he transplanted to the Southeast where he currently resides on Hilton Head Island\, SC. After touring and releasing Cd’s with his own band for five years\, he took to producing\, musical directing and accompanying various regional and national acts including a long stint with singer/songwriter Angie Aparo\, for whom his work was widely acclaimed.\nAfter an encounter with one of the southeast’s iconic jazz figures\, Bob Masteller\, Lesch was hired to become a regular player at his club\, The Jazz Corner\, which has now become one of the most regarded venues for jazz musicians in the world. While doing this\, Lesch has still found time to be a featured player on various cruise lines and tours\, including a residency in China with guitarist Jackson Evans where they played their exciting brand of jazz to sold out audiences for 90 straight days.\nHe performs regularly at The Jazz Corner\, including his popular weekly Journey Through Jazz series where Lesch performs a history of jazz retrospective featuring everything from stride to modern piano technique. He also is an active member of the non-profit Junior Jazz Foundation\, which carries out a mission to preserve America’s great art form of jazz by educating children and supplying them with the resources to pursue their talents while also promoting the art form to a larger audience.\n \n \n \n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-martin-lesch-band-a-journey-through-jazz-45/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191201T193000
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SUMMARY:DEAS GUYZ
DESCRIPTION:Deas Guyz features an entertaining mix of Old Motown\, Rhythm and Blues\, Pop\, Rock\, Reggae and Dance beats. The range of musical selections includes Motown sounds of the Temptations\, The Drifters\, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the Lover’s Rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; to the Hip-Hop sounds of Lauren Hill and R. Kelly.\nThe band officially formed in January 2000 (as Nu World Beat) and each member adds a rich and experienced musical background to the mix. The artists bring many years of prior experience performing professionally in other bands\, at clubs\, colleges\, and at various festivals and private functions.\nThe band currently performs regularly on Hilton Head Island\, SC\, at The Jazz Corner most Sunday nights. They often travel to other locations such as Pawley’s Island\, Newberry\, Mount Pleasant and Greenville in South Carolina and have ventured to several hot spots in Georgia as well.  They have also performed in Chicago\, Orlando\, Las Vegas\, New York\, Knoxville and several other locations all around the US. The band has also played at many charitable events on Hilton Head Island to help those in need.  \nPlease Call The Jazz Corner Directly to Request DEAS GUYZ Reservations….843-842-8620\n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $10\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/deas-guyz-73/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191129T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191129T223000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191129T214422Z
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SUMMARY:Piano 2 Piano ~ Salute to Jazz Piano Greats ~ NOEL FREIDLINE & MARTIN LESCH
DESCRIPTION:Noel Freidline is a 1991 graduate of the University of North Florida\, BA in Music (magna cum laude). A pianist\, vocalist\, writer and arranger\, Noel has been the leader of his own group since 1991.\nIn addition to his work with the NFQ\, Noel performs regularly with the Charlotte Symphony\, both as a featured artist and ensemble member. Noel also performs regularly with touring Broadway shows\, most recently “Jersey Boys\,” “Bring It On\,” “Dream Girls\,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat\,” “White Christmas\,” “Les Miserable\,” and “Wicked.” With the NFQ Noel has opened for such diverse artists as Tony Bennett\, saxophonist David Sanborn\, Kenny G\, Rosemary Clooney\, pianist Dave Brubeck\, vocalist Layla Hathaway\, jazz legend Roy Ayers\, and vocalist Jennifer Holliday.\nNoel was named Best Jazz Musician by Charlotte Magazine in 2006 and in 2009 and was named “Best Musical Director” by the Metrolina Theatre Association of the Carolinas. A dilettante of pop culture\, Noel has become a popular lecturer for theatres and museums\, creating and presenting multi-media presentations on everything from Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons to Mel Brooks. In 2011 Freidline was chosen for the Blumenthal Performing Arts Association (Charlotte\, NC) Center Stage Award in recognition of his excellence in service to the arts.\nNoel has been a Lecturer in Music at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte since 2006\, teaching such diverse subjects as music business\, the history of rock music\, jazz arranging\, music theory and ear training\, and directing the UNCC jazz combo’s as well as the vocal jazz ensemble. He has also maintained a private teaching studio of 35 students per week.\nFreidline performs regularly as part of the Ziad Jazz Quartet for Jazz at the Bechtler\, a very successful monthly jazz series put on by the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art.\nIn August of 2013 Freidline was brought on as artistic director by the Columbia (SC) Museum of Art to create a jazz concert series. January of 2014 Freidline launched Jazz on Main\, the CMA’s newest concert series\, with an inaugural concert that received rave reviews from a near capacity audience.\nSummer of 2014 Freidline became the director of the Lake Norman Big Band\, an 18-piece big band founded in 1998 and based out of Mooresville\, NC .\nIn August of 2012 Freidline launched a contemporary music program at Davidson Day School\, Davidson\, NC. Focusing on teaching contemporary music styles\, this is one of three programs like it in the state of North Carolina.\nNoel is also currently the music director of non-traditional worship at Providence Baptist Church\, Charlotte\, NC.\nAs a composer and arranger\, Noel has written and recorded music for ESPN\, ABC and the Walt Disney Company\, with his most recent work being featured on Monday Night Football\, the NBA All-Star Game\, and SportCenter. In March\, 2012\, Noel completed an artist-in-residency program as a teaching artist with the education department of the Charlotte Symphony\, composing and conducting several pieces for the Northwest School of the Arts (Charlotte\, NC) orchestra and band.\nA native of Clearwater\, KS\, Noel has resided in Charlotte\, NC with his wife April and their three children\, Aslan\, 17\, Thaddaeus\, 15\, and Israella (Izzy)\, 12\, since 2003.\nMartin Lesch spent most of his young life growing up in New York City where he was raised in a musical family. He was exposed to a wide array of musical influences from a young age but always harbored a deep affection for jazz. After studying with Richard Sorce at NYU through his teens\, he graduated high school early to study at Berklee College of Music before settling back down in New York.\nLured by a ripe music scene for working players\, he transplanted to the Southeast where he currently resides on Hilton Head Island\, SC. After touring and releasing Cd’s with his own band for five years\, he took to producing\, musical directing and accompanying various regional and national acts including a long stint with singer/songwriter Angie Aparo\, for whom his work was widely acclaimed.\nAfter an encounter with one of the southeast’s iconic jazz figures\, Bob Masteller\, Lesch was hired to become a regular player at his club\, The Jazz Corner\, which has now become one of the most regarded venues for jazz musicians in the world. While doing this\, Lesch has still found time to be a featured player on various cruise lines and tours\, including a residency in China with guitarist Jackson Evans where they played their exciting brand of jazz to sold out audiences for 90 straight days.\nCurrently\, Mr. Lesch is recording his debut solo Cd in the Jazz genre with luminary figures such as Quentin Baxter (drums) and Delbert Felix (bass). He performs regularly at The Jazz Corner\, including his popular weekly Journey Through Jazz series where Lesch performs a history of jazz retrospective featuring everything from stride to modern piano technique. He also is an active member of the non-profit Junior Jazz Foundation\, which carries out a mission to preserve America’s great art form of jazz by educating children and supplying them with the resources to pursue their talents while also promoting the art form to a larger audience.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $20\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/piano-2-piano-salute-to-jazz-piano-greats-noel-freidline-martin-lesch/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T223000
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SUMMARY:BOBBY RYDER Swings The Great American Songbook
DESCRIPTION:Join us for your favorite tunes by Dean Martin\, Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett and More…\nGreat sounds from a great time in American jazz.\nBobby brings to life this exquisite era and leads you down the big band path.\nIf longevity is the goal of most professional entertainers\, then Bobby Ryder has proven himself a master. Bobby has allowed his music and his creativity to flourish with fresh innovative performances night after night.\nOver the years Bobby has developed into a dynamic nightclub singer and saxophonist with a musical range that includes jazz\, standards\, blues\, and especially his favorites Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Bobby started his career headlining at the Play Boy Club\, the Peppermint Lounge\, Radio City Music Hall (198 shows)\, The Sheridan in Atlanta\, the Out Rigger\, Prince Kuhio Hotel\, the Intercontinental Hotel\, Maui and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Oahu.\nIn 1984 Bobby was asked to come to Hilton Head where he had a 14-year run at the Mariner’s Inn (currently the Hilton Resort) as its headline act. He raised a family on the island and his popularity has made him an island fixture.\nBobby is one of those truly talented professionals who will captivate an audience with his energy and talent. Bobby has recorded five CDs\, “Bobby Ryder and Casablanca”\, “Back to the Shore”\, “Sax in the City”\, “Thanks for the Memories”\, and his latest release “Keeping it Alive” recorded live at The Jazz Corner\, Hilton Head Island\, SC.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/bobby-ryder-swings-the-great-american-songbook-40/
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T213042Z
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SUMMARY:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin' Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~
DESCRIPTION:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin’ Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~\nThe Jazz Corner Ensemble features pianist ERIC JONES\, bassist DAVE MASTELLER and percussionist CHRIS RUSSELL with rotating special guests including saxophonist DEAN ST. HILLAIRE\, trumpeter JAMES BERRY and more….\nTuesday nights at The Jazz Corner honor the legacy of our iconic owner\, Bob Masteller. Bob has been a major force on the musical scene of the Low Country since 1973. In the period between ’73 and ’80\, while a Senior Vice President of The Sea Pines Company\, Bob played in a group called Jazz Reborn\, which included early Hilton Head islanders Mark Stuppy and Garry Moore\, the legendary entertainer. During this period Bob became well known in Savannah as the trombonist with The River Street Ramblers\, which included Savannah musical legends Sam Gill and Ken Palmer.\nIn the 1980’s\, Bob headed up various groups with different styles\, including New Orleans\, straight ahead jazz\, and mood music. He has appeared at virtually every mainstream location for swing and jazz in the Low Country\, including all major hotels\, Hannah’s East\, The Golden Rose\, Self Family Arts Center\, USC Performing Arts Center and the Original Old Post Office on Pope Avenue.\nIncluded in the highlights of Bob’s career\, he has performed for Presidents Clinton\, Ford and Bush and Senator Bobby Kennedy. Also in hi background was a 26-week stint at Sweet Georgia Brown in Savannah during the key moments that went into the makeup of “The Garden of Good and Evil”.\nFor the past sixteen years Masteller concentrated on his lifelong dream\, The Jazz Corner. The club was commissioned in 1999 with the legendary George Shearing Quintet\, and is now an island institution.\n“The Jazz Corner has allowed me to pursue\, with equal intensity\, business and artistic goals at the same time\, and I feel good about both pursuits.” ~Bob Masteller\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/fat-tuesdays-a-swingin-celebration-of-new-orleans-beyond-76/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202945Z
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SUMMARY:The MARTIN LESCH Band "A Journey Through Jazz"
DESCRIPTION:Pianist\, composer and arranger\, Martin Lesch takes you on a “Journey Through Jazz” featuring guitarist Jackson Evans\, bassist Mitch Hennes and percussionist Chris Russell.\nMartin Lesch spent most of his young life growing up in New York City where he was raised in a musical family. He was exposed to a wide array of musical influences from a young age but always harbored a deep affection for jazz. After studying with Richard Sorce at NYU through his teens\, he graduated high school early to study at Berklee College of Music before settling back down in New York.\nLured by a ripe music scene for working players\, he transplanted to the Southeast where he currently resides on Hilton Head Island\, SC. After touring and releasing Cd’s with his own band for five years\, he took to producing\, musical directing and accompanying various regional and national acts including a long stint with singer/songwriter Angie Aparo\, for whom his work was widely acclaimed.\nAfter an encounter with one of the southeast’s iconic jazz figures\, Bob Masteller\, Lesch was hired to become a regular player at his club\, The Jazz Corner\, which has now become one of the most regarded venues for jazz musicians in the world. While doing this\, Lesch has still found time to be a featured player on various cruise lines and tours\, including a residency in China with guitarist Jackson Evans where they played their exciting brand of jazz to sold out audiences for 90 straight days.\nHe performs regularly at The Jazz Corner\, including his popular weekly Journey Through Jazz series where Lesch performs a history of jazz retrospective featuring everything from stride to modern piano technique. He also is an active member of the non-profit Junior Jazz Foundation\, which carries out a mission to preserve America’s great art form of jazz by educating children and supplying them with the resources to pursue their talents while also promoting the art form to a larger audience.\n \n \n \n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-martin-lesch-band-a-journey-through-jazz-44/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T230000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191124T211435Z
UID:28538-1574623800-1574636400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:DEAS GUYZ
DESCRIPTION:Deas Guyz features an entertaining mix of Old Motown\, Rhythm and Blues\, Pop\, Rock\, Reggae and Dance beats. The range of musical selections includes Motown sounds of the Temptations\, The Drifters\, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the Lover’s Rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; to the Hip-Hop sounds of Lauren Hill and R. Kelly.\nThe band officially formed in January 2000 (as Nu World Beat) and each member adds a rich and experienced musical background to the mix. The artists bring many years of prior experience performing professionally in other bands\, at clubs\, colleges\, and at various festivals and private functions.\nThe band currently performs regularly on Hilton Head Island\, SC\, at The Jazz Corner most Sunday nights. They often travel to other locations such as Pawley’s Island\, Newberry\, Mount Pleasant and Greenville in South Carolina and have ventured to several hot spots in Georgia as well.  They have also performed in Chicago\, Orlando\, Las Vegas\, New York\, Knoxville and several other locations all around the US. The band has also played at many charitable events on Hilton Head Island to help those in need.  \nPlease Call The Jazz Corner Directly to Request DEAS GUYZ Reservations….843-842-8620\n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $10\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/deas-guyz-72/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T211429Z
UID:28535-1574364600-1574375400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:LAVON STEVENS Presents JAZZ in the KEY of LIFE featuring LOUISE SPENCER
DESCRIPTION:Join this favorite group for a Blues and Jazz Celebration of your favorite artists including Stevie Wonder\, Ray Charles\, Al Jarreau\, Johnny Mercer and more…\nPianist and vocalist Lavon Stevens is joined by drummer Jimmy Charles\, bassist/vocalist Clarence Williams and rotating weekly special guests including sensational vocalist Louise Spencer\, saxophonist Stutz Wimmer\, guitarist Jimmy Ward and more.\nA native of Savannah\, Georgia\, Lavon began singing and playing piano at the age of 7. He began performing in local groups across the Southeast at the age of thirteen. His first instrument was the violin. He later studied voice and piano at Dekalb College in Atlanta\, Georgia from 1979 to 1983.\nHe has traveled and performed all over the country including Aspen\, Colorado\, Atlanta\, Georgia and Orlando\, Florida. The resort vacation destination of Hilton Head Island\, South Carolina has been his home since 1981. He is one of the premier entertainers on Hilton Head Island. Lavon is affiliated with BMI as a Publisher/Songwriter.\nHe is also a member of the Circle Of Songs organization. His CD “I See Love” was released in 1996 and features all original compositions. He is producing a variety of shows and recording projects including other R&B\, Jazz and Gospel artists.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/lavon-stevens-presents-jazz-in-the-key-of-life-featuring-louise-spencer-68/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191120T211424Z
UID:28534-1574278200-1574289000@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Legendary BLUESMAN Earl Williams Honors Classic Jazz & Blues
DESCRIPTION:Earl Williams\, an Island favorite\, plays Tenor Saxophone\, Soprano Saxophone\, Flute\, Harmonica\, Banjo\, and Vocals.\nComposer\, Arranger\, and Master Showman\, when Earl performs he sings and tells jokes. He readily admits he survived the music business all these years because of his decision to become an entertainer\, not just a musician. “Entertainment is the way to make good business out of music.”\nWilliams makes it his business to surround himself with musicians who can “do it all”: jazz\, rhythm & blues\, dance tunes – whatever it takes to captivate a crowd. His four piece band consists of Piano & Vocals\, Bass and Drums – featuring Earl on Saxophone.\nEarl has played with many internationally famous people including Ray Charles\, Aretha Franklin\, Isaac Hayes\, and Chubby Checker. He was band leader for Jerry Farber\, a great comedian from Atlanta. Earl toured with The Commodores from 1976 – 1980. He started playing at the Crow’s Nest at the old Hilton Head Inn in 1987. He also played at the Mockingbird Lounge\, at the Marriott\, and the Blue Nite Café. In the early 90’s Earl spent most of the time out to sea performing three shows a week aboard a luxury cruise ship as a featured entertainment. Today Earl performs at The Jazz Corner\, at private events\, and weddings and is always a hit.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/legendary-bluesman-earl-williams-honors-classic-jazz-blues-37/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191119T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T211423Z
UID:28533-1574191800-1574202600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin' Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~
DESCRIPTION:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin’ Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~\nThe Jazz Corner Ensemble features pianist ERIC JONES\, bassist DAVE MASTELLER and percussionist CHRIS RUSSELL with rotating special guests including saxophonist DEAN ST. HILLAIRE\, trumpeter JAMES BERRY and more….\nTuesday nights at The Jazz Corner honor the legacy of our iconic owner\, Bob Masteller. Bob has been a major force on the musical scene of the Low Country since 1973. In the period between ’73 and ’80\, while a Senior Vice President of The Sea Pines Company\, Bob played in a group called Jazz Reborn\, which included early Hilton Head islanders Mark Stuppy and Garry Moore\, the legendary entertainer. During this period Bob became well known in Savannah as the trombonist with The River Street Ramblers\, which included Savannah musical legends Sam Gill and Ken Palmer.\nIn the 1980’s\, Bob headed up various groups with different styles\, including New Orleans\, straight ahead jazz\, and mood music. He has appeared at virtually every mainstream location for swing and jazz in the Low Country\, including all major hotels\, Hannah’s East\, The Golden Rose\, Self Family Arts Center\, USC Performing Arts Center and the Original Old Post Office on Pope Avenue.\nIncluded in the highlights of Bob’s career\, he has performed for Presidents Clinton\, Ford and Bush and Senator Bobby Kennedy. Also in hi background was a 26-week stint at Sweet Georgia Brown in Savannah during the key moments that went into the makeup of “The Garden of Good and Evil”.\nFor the past sixteen years Masteller concentrated on his lifelong dream\, The Jazz Corner. The club was commissioned in 1999 with the legendary George Shearing Quintet\, and is now an island institution.\n“The Jazz Corner has allowed me to pursue\, with equal intensity\, business and artistic goals at the same time\, and I feel good about both pursuits.” ~Bob Masteller\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/fat-tuesdays-a-swingin-celebration-of-new-orleans-beyond-75/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191118T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T210011Z
UID:28532-1574105400-1574116200@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:The MARTIN LESCH Band "A Journey Through Jazz"
DESCRIPTION:Pianist\, composer and arranger\, Martin Lesch takes you on a “Journey Through Jazz” featuring guitarist Jackson Evans\, bassist Mitch Hennes and percussionist Chris Russell.\nMartin Lesch spent most of his young life growing up in New York City where he was raised in a musical family. He was exposed to a wide array of musical influences from a young age but always harbored a deep affection for jazz. After studying with Richard Sorce at NYU through his teens\, he graduated high school early to study at Berklee College of Music before settling back down in New York.\nLured by a ripe music scene for working players\, he transplanted to the Southeast where he currently resides on Hilton Head Island\, SC. After touring and releasing Cd’s with his own band for five years\, he took to producing\, musical directing and accompanying various regional and national acts including a long stint with singer/songwriter Angie Aparo\, for whom his work was widely acclaimed.\nAfter an encounter with one of the southeast’s iconic jazz figures\, Bob Masteller\, Lesch was hired to become a regular player at his club\, The Jazz Corner\, which has now become one of the most regarded venues for jazz musicians in the world. While doing this\, Lesch has still found time to be a featured player on various cruise lines and tours\, including a residency in China with guitarist Jackson Evans where they played their exciting brand of jazz to sold out audiences for 90 straight days.\nHe performs regularly at The Jazz Corner\, including his popular weekly Journey Through Jazz series where Lesch performs a history of jazz retrospective featuring everything from stride to modern piano technique. He also is an active member of the non-profit Junior Jazz Foundation\, which carries out a mission to preserve America’s great art form of jazz by educating children and supplying them with the resources to pursue their talents while also promoting the art form to a larger audience.\n \n \n \n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-martin-lesch-band-a-journey-through-jazz-43/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191117T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191117T230000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191117T205923Z
UID:28531-1574019000-1574031600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:DEAS GUYZ
DESCRIPTION:Deas Guyz features an entertaining mix of Old Motown\, Rhythm and Blues\, Pop\, Rock\, Reggae and Dance beats. The range of musical selections includes Motown sounds of the Temptations\, The Drifters\, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the Lover’s Rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; to the Hip-Hop sounds of Lauren Hill and R. Kelly.\nThe band officially formed in January 2000 (as Nu World Beat) and each member adds a rich and experienced musical background to the mix. The artists bring many years of prior experience performing professionally in other bands\, at clubs\, colleges\, and at various festivals and private functions.\nThe band currently performs regularly on Hilton Head Island\, SC\, at The Jazz Corner most Sunday nights. They often travel to other locations such as Pawley’s Island\, Newberry\, Mount Pleasant and Greenville in South Carolina and have ventured to several hot spots in Georgia as well.  They have also performed in Chicago\, Orlando\, Las Vegas\, New York\, Knoxville and several other locations all around the US. The band has also played at many charitable events on Hilton Head Island to help those in need.  \nPlease Call The Jazz Corner Directly to Request DEAS GUYZ Reservations….843-842-8620\n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $10\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/deas-guyz-71/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191116T205934Z
UID:28530-1573932600-1573943400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Joshua Bowlus Quartet ~ Swings A Night of DISNEY
DESCRIPTION:Join Joshua and his Quartet as they swing DISNEY ~ the songs of Aladdin\, Beauty & the Beast\, Little Mermaid\, Jungle Book\, Pinocchio\, Moana\, and more…\n \nJoshua Mark Bowlus grew up in Port Orange\, FL and was the oldest child of three. As a young child\, every time he saw a piano he would run up to it and bang on the keys. Acknowledging his obvious attraction to the instrument\, Joshua’s parents started their young child out on the Suzuki method with private lessons at home around age 5. Joshua continued to train classically throughout his childhood and teenage years through private lessons at Stetson University until he began high school. He credits both his high school band director Andrew Kidd and local jazz pianist/teacher Harold Blanchard for sparking his interest in jazz. Noticing his strong passion and dedication to this American art form\, his teachers and peers awarded him with the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz Award upon graduation. Starting in 2002\, Bowlus continued his jazz education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville\, studying under pianists Kevin Bales & Keith Javors. The head of UNF jazz and extraordinary alto saxophonist Bunky Green served as Joshua’s primary mentor through his later years in college. Since graduating from UNF in 2006\, he has built his career as a jazz pianist while residing in Jacksonville\, acting as both a bandleader for his own groups as well as a sideman for various other groups.\nJoshua’s music has allowed him to perform in multiple popular jazz festivals and venues around the country\, including the Jacksonville Jazz Fest\, the Savannah Jazz Fest\, the Monterey Jazz Fest\, Kokopelli’s Jazz Club\, B-Sharp’s Jazz Cafe\, The Jazz Corner\, and Iridium Jazz Club in NYC. He has also performed in a number of other locations around the globe\, including France\, Spain\, and China. As the pianist for the UNF Jazz Ensemble One during his college years\, the band played a two-week concert tour of China\, and was the first jazz big band to perform on the Great Wall of China.\nWhile currently still residing in Jacksonville\, Joshua currently performs locally as the bandleader for The Joshua Bowlus Trio (or Quartet)\, and plays regularly in local venues such as The Parlour\, The Grotto\, Underbelly\, The Brick\, Rhett’s Piano Bar\, & the Mudville Music Room. He has performed on random occasions with numerous well-known jazz artists on the scene including Wynton Marsalis\, Bunky Green\, Christian McBride\, Ulysses Owens\, Barry Greene\, Dennis Marks\, Danny Gottlieb\, Annie Sellick\, John Lee\, Yotam Silberstein\, Doc Handy\, Lisa Kelly\, & J.B. Scott. Bowlus collaborates regularly with singing sensation Linda Cole\, who is a family member of the Nat King Cole dynasty. Joshua is the regular pianist for the Kelly/Scott Quintet based out of Jacksonville\, and is also a member of the Jazz Conceptions Orchestra\, a NYC-based 9-piece jazz ensemble. The JCO released their debut album in October 2008 and performs on occasion in both the NYC and Southeast regions. More recently he has joined the Jax Jazz Collective\, a modern jazz sextet preparing to release their 2nd album in 2015. Joshua has recorded as a sideman with many other celebrated musicians on their own projects\, including tenor saxophonist John Ricci\, electric bass prodigy Jon Reshard\, fusion guitarist Greg Howe\, and world-renowned drummer Dave Weckl. Joshua has developed his own unique voice in the jazz world\, and has recently released his first official album as a bandleader in collaboration with vocalist Linda Cole under his own record label\, J-Bo Records.\nVisit Joshua at joshuabowlusmusic.com\nMUSIC CHARGE: $20.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/joshua-bowlus-quartet-swings-a-night-of-disney-2/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191115T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T205937Z
UID:28529-1573846200-1573857000@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:Joshua Bowlus Quartet ~ Swings A Night of DISNEY
DESCRIPTION:Join Joshua and his Quartet as they swing DISNEY ~ the songs of Aladdin\, Beauty & the Beast\, Little Mermaid\, Jungle Book\, Pinocchio\, Moana\, and more…\n \nJoshua Mark Bowlus grew up in Port Orange\, FL and was the oldest child of three. As a young child\, every time he saw a piano he would run up to it and bang on the keys. Acknowledging his obvious attraction to the instrument\, Joshua’s parents started their young child out on the Suzuki method with private lessons at home around age 5. Joshua continued to train classically throughout his childhood and teenage years through private lessons at Stetson University until he began high school. He credits both his high school band director Andrew Kidd and local jazz pianist/teacher Harold Blanchard for sparking his interest in jazz. Noticing his strong passion and dedication to this American art form\, his teachers and peers awarded him with the prestigious Louis Armstrong Jazz Award upon graduation. Starting in 2002\, Bowlus continued his jazz education at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville\, studying under pianists Kevin Bales & Keith Javors. The head of UNF jazz and extraordinary alto saxophonist Bunky Green served as Joshua’s primary mentor through his later years in college. Since graduating from UNF in 2006\, he has built his career as a jazz pianist while residing in Jacksonville\, acting as both a bandleader for his own groups as well as a sideman for various other groups.\nJoshua’s music has allowed him to perform in multiple popular jazz festivals and venues around the country\, including the Jacksonville Jazz Fest\, the Savannah Jazz Fest\, the Monterey Jazz Fest\, Kokopelli’s Jazz Club\, B-Sharp’s Jazz Cafe\, The Jazz Corner\, and Iridium Jazz Club in NYC. He has also performed in a number of other locations around the globe\, including France\, Spain\, and China. As the pianist for the UNF Jazz Ensemble One during his college years\, the band played a two-week concert tour of China\, and was the first jazz big band to perform on the Great Wall of China.\nWhile currently still residing in Jacksonville\, Joshua currently performs locally as the bandleader for The Joshua Bowlus Trio (or Quartet)\, and plays regularly in local venues such as The Parlour\, The Grotto\, Underbelly\, The Brick\, Rhett’s Piano Bar\, & the Mudville Music Room. He has performed on random occasions with numerous well-known jazz artists on the scene including Wynton Marsalis\, Bunky Green\, Christian McBride\, Ulysses Owens\, Barry Greene\, Dennis Marks\, Danny Gottlieb\, Annie Sellick\, John Lee\, Yotam Silberstein\, Doc Handy\, Lisa Kelly\, & J.B. Scott. Bowlus collaborates regularly with singing sensation Linda Cole\, who is a family member of the Nat King Cole dynasty. Joshua is the regular pianist for the Kelly/Scott Quintet based out of Jacksonville\, and is also a member of the Jazz Conceptions Orchestra\, a NYC-based 9-piece jazz ensemble. The JCO released their debut album in October 2008 and performs on occasion in both the NYC and Southeast regions. More recently he has joined the Jax Jazz Collective\, a modern jazz sextet preparing to release their 2nd album in 2015. Joshua has recorded as a sideman with many other celebrated musicians on their own projects\, including tenor saxophonist John Ricci\, electric bass prodigy Jon Reshard\, fusion guitarist Greg Howe\, and world-renowned drummer Dave Weckl. Joshua has developed his own unique voice in the jazz world\, and has recently released his first official album as a bandleader in collaboration with vocalist Linda Cole under his own record label\, J-Bo Records.\nVisit Joshua at joshuabowlusmusic.com\nMUSIC CHARGE: $20.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/joshua-bowlus-quartet-swings-a-night-of-disney/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191114T205921Z
UID:28528-1573759800-1573770600@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:LAVON STEVENS Presents JAZZ in the KEY of LIFE featuring LOUISE SPENCER
DESCRIPTION:Join this favorite group for a Blues and Jazz Celebration of your favorite artists including Stevie Wonder\, Ray Charles\, Al Jarreau\, Johnny Mercer and more…\nPianist and vocalist Lavon Stevens is joined by drummer Jimmy Charles\, bassist/vocalist Clarence Williams and rotating weekly special guests including sensational vocalist Louise Spencer\, saxophonist Stutz Wimmer\, guitarist Jimmy Ward and more.\nA native of Savannah\, Georgia\, Lavon began singing and playing piano at the age of 7. He began performing in local groups across the Southeast at the age of thirteen. His first instrument was the violin. He later studied voice and piano at Dekalb College in Atlanta\, Georgia from 1979 to 1983.\nHe has traveled and performed all over the country including Aspen\, Colorado\, Atlanta\, Georgia and Orlando\, Florida. The resort vacation destination of Hilton Head Island\, South Carolina has been his home since 1981. He is one of the premier entertainers on Hilton Head Island. Lavon is affiliated with BMI as a Publisher/Songwriter.\nHe is also a member of the Circle Of Songs organization. His CD “I See Love” was released in 1996 and features all original compositions. He is producing a variety of shows and recording projects including other R&B\, Jazz and Gospel artists.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/lavon-stevens-presents-jazz-in-the-key-of-life-featuring-louise-spencer-67/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191113T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191113T205925Z
UID:28527-1573673400-1573684200@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:BOBBY RYDER Swings The Great American Songbook
DESCRIPTION:Join us for your favorite tunes by Dean Martin\, Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett and More…\nGreat sounds from a great time in American jazz.\nBobby brings to life this exquisite era and leads you down the big band path.\nIf longevity is the goal of most professional entertainers\, then Bobby Ryder has proven himself a master. Bobby has allowed his music and his creativity to flourish with fresh innovative performances night after night.\nOver the years Bobby has developed into a dynamic nightclub singer and saxophonist with a musical range that includes jazz\, standards\, blues\, and especially his favorites Frank Sinatra\, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Bobby started his career headlining at the Play Boy Club\, the Peppermint Lounge\, Radio City Music Hall (198 shows)\, The Sheridan in Atlanta\, the Out Rigger\, Prince Kuhio Hotel\, the Intercontinental Hotel\, Maui and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Oahu.\nIn 1984 Bobby was asked to come to Hilton Head where he had a 14-year run at the Mariner’s Inn (currently the Hilton Resort) as its headline act. He raised a family on the island and his popularity has made him an island fixture.\nBobby is one of those truly talented professionals who will captivate an audience with his energy and talent. Bobby has recorded five CDs\, “Bobby Ryder and Casablanca”\, “Back to the Shore”\, “Sax in the City”\, “Thanks for the Memories”\, and his latest release “Keeping it Alive” recorded live at The Jazz Corner\, Hilton Head Island\, SC.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/bobby-ryder-swings-the-great-american-songbook-39/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T205930Z
UID:28526-1573587000-1573597800@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin' Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~
DESCRIPTION:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin’ Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~\nThe Jazz Corner Ensemble features pianist ERIC JONES\, bassist DAVE MASTELLER and percussionist CHRIS RUSSELL with rotating special guests including saxophonist DEAN ST. HILLAIRE\, trumpeter JAMES BERRY and more….\nTuesday nights at The Jazz Corner honor the legacy of our iconic owner\, Bob Masteller. Bob has been a major force on the musical scene of the Low Country since 1973. In the period between ’73 and ’80\, while a Senior Vice President of The Sea Pines Company\, Bob played in a group called Jazz Reborn\, which included early Hilton Head islanders Mark Stuppy and Garry Moore\, the legendary entertainer. During this period Bob became well known in Savannah as the trombonist with The River Street Ramblers\, which included Savannah musical legends Sam Gill and Ken Palmer.\nIn the 1980’s\, Bob headed up various groups with different styles\, including New Orleans\, straight ahead jazz\, and mood music. He has appeared at virtually every mainstream location for swing and jazz in the Low Country\, including all major hotels\, Hannah’s East\, The Golden Rose\, Self Family Arts Center\, USC Performing Arts Center and the Original Old Post Office on Pope Avenue.\nIncluded in the highlights of Bob’s career\, he has performed for Presidents Clinton\, Ford and Bush and Senator Bobby Kennedy. Also in hi background was a 26-week stint at Sweet Georgia Brown in Savannah during the key moments that went into the makeup of “The Garden of Good and Evil”.\nFor the past sixteen years Masteller concentrated on his lifelong dream\, The Jazz Corner. The club was commissioned in 1999 with the legendary George Shearing Quintet\, and is now an island institution.\n“The Jazz Corner has allowed me to pursue\, with equal intensity\, business and artistic goals at the same time\, and I feel good about both pursuits.” ~Bob Masteller\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/fat-tuesdays-a-swingin-celebration-of-new-orleans-beyond-74/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191111T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191111T210000Z
UID:28525-1573500600-1573511400@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:The MARTIN LESCH Band "A Journey Through Jazz"
DESCRIPTION:Pianist\, composer and arranger\, Martin Lesch takes you on a “Journey Through Jazz” featuring guitarist Jackson Evans\, bassist Mitch Hennes and percussionist Chris Russell.\nMartin Lesch spent most of his young life growing up in New York City where he was raised in a musical family. He was exposed to a wide array of musical influences from a young age but always harbored a deep affection for jazz. After studying with Richard Sorce at NYU through his teens\, he graduated high school early to study at Berklee College of Music before settling back down in New York.\nLured by a ripe music scene for working players\, he transplanted to the Southeast where he currently resides on Hilton Head Island\, SC. After touring and releasing Cd’s with his own band for five years\, he took to producing\, musical directing and accompanying various regional and national acts including a long stint with singer/songwriter Angie Aparo\, for whom his work was widely acclaimed.\nAfter an encounter with one of the southeast’s iconic jazz figures\, Bob Masteller\, Lesch was hired to become a regular player at his club\, The Jazz Corner\, which has now become one of the most regarded venues for jazz musicians in the world. While doing this\, Lesch has still found time to be a featured player on various cruise lines and tours\, including a residency in China with guitarist Jackson Evans where they played their exciting brand of jazz to sold out audiences for 90 straight days.\nHe performs regularly at The Jazz Corner\, including his popular weekly Journey Through Jazz series where Lesch performs a history of jazz retrospective featuring everything from stride to modern piano technique. He also is an active member of the non-profit Junior Jazz Foundation\, which carries out a mission to preserve America’s great art form of jazz by educating children and supplying them with the resources to pursue their talents while also promoting the art form to a larger audience.\n \n \n \n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-martin-lesch-band-a-journey-through-jazz-42/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T230000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191110T204438Z
UID:28524-1573414200-1573426800@culturehhi.org
SUMMARY:DEAS GUYZ
DESCRIPTION:Deas Guyz features an entertaining mix of Old Motown\, Rhythm and Blues\, Pop\, Rock\, Reggae and Dance beats. The range of musical selections includes Motown sounds of the Temptations\, The Drifters\, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye; Bob Marley classics; the Lover’s Rock style of Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; to the Hip-Hop sounds of Lauren Hill and R. Kelly.\nThe band officially formed in January 2000 (as Nu World Beat) and each member adds a rich and experienced musical background to the mix. The artists bring many years of prior experience performing professionally in other bands\, at clubs\, colleges\, and at various festivals and private functions.\nThe band currently performs regularly on Hilton Head Island\, SC\, at The Jazz Corner most Sunday nights. They often travel to other locations such as Pawley’s Island\, Newberry\, Mount Pleasant and Greenville in South Carolina and have ventured to several hot spots in Georgia as well.  They have also performed in Chicago\, Orlando\, Las Vegas\, New York\, Knoxville and several other locations all around the US. The band has also played at many charitable events on Hilton Head Island to help those in need.  \nPlease Call The Jazz Corner Directly to Request DEAS GUYZ Reservations….843-842-8620\n \n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $10\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/deas-guyz-70/
CATEGORIES:Music
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191109T223000
DTSTAMP:20261110T044941
CREATED:20191101T202936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191109T204431Z
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SUMMARY:The VINCENT GARDNER Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Vincent R. Gardner (Trombone) was born in Chicago in 1972 and raised in Hampton\, Virginia. His family has a strong musical background\, including his mother\, his brother\, and his father\, Burgess Gardner\, a trumpeter and music educator who has been very active on the Chicago music scene since the 1960s. Singing in church from an early age\, he began playing piano when he was six\, and soon switched to the violin\, saxophone\, and French horn before finally deciding on the trombone at age 12.\nMr. Gardner became interested in jazz while attending high school and upon graduating went on to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee\, Florida and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. In college\, he took a summer job performing with a jazz band at Walt Disney World in Orlando\, Florida\, where he caught the ear of Mercer Ellington\, who hired him on his first professional job. After graduating from college\, he moved to Brooklyn\, New York to pursue his professional career.\nAfter completing a world tour with Grammy Award winning artist Lauryn Hill in 2000\, he joined Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with whom he continues to participate\, currently serving as the lead trombonist.\nMr. Gardner is also an active educator\, having served as the Instructor of Jazz Trombone at the Juilliard School\, Michigan State University\, as a Visiting Instructor at Florida State University\, as an Adjunct Instructor at The New School in New York City\, and has also participated in numerous educational settings with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.\nAside from these pursuits\, he is also an accomplished composer and arranger\, having contributed many arrangements for the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra\, and other ensembles. In 2009 he was commissioned by Jazz At Lincoln Center to write “The Jesse B. Semple Suite”\, which was a 60–‐minute musical suite centered around the short stories of Langston Hughes.\nMr. Gardner has participated as a sideman on a number of notable recordings\, and he has recorded five CD’s as a leader for Steeplechase Records\, Elbow Room (2005)\, and The Good Book\, Chapter 1\, Vin-Slidin’ (2008)\, Three-Five (2009)\, and The Good Book\, Chapter 2 (2011).\nMr. Gardner has also performed\, toured and/or recorded with The Duke Ellington Orchestra\, The Count Basie Orchestra\, Bobby McFerrin\, Harry Connick\, Jr.\, Frank Foster\, The Saturday Night Live Band\, Chaka Kahn\, A Tribe Called Quest\, Clark Terry\, Nancy Wilson\, McCoy Tyner\, Illinois Jacquet\, Jon Faddis\, Tommy Flanagan\, Matchbox 20\, Jimmy Heath and others.\n \nVisit www.vincentgardner.com.\n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $25.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-vincent-gardner-quartet/
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SUMMARY:The WYCLIFFE GORDON Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Wycliffe Gordon experiences an impressive career touring the world performing to great acclaim from audiences and critics alike.\nJazz Journalists Association named him “Trombonist of the Year” for the 10th time in 2017\, and Downbeat Critics Poll named Wycliffe “Best Trombone” for four years\, (2016\, 2014\, 2013 & 2012).\nMost recently Wycliffe received the “Louie Award” honoring his dedication and commitment to the music of Louis Armstrong\, and received the International Trombone Association Award in 2017\, which recognizes the highest level of creative and artistic achievement.\nIn 2015\, Wycliffe was presented the Satchmo award from the Sarasota Jazz Club\, received the Louis Armstrong Memorial Prize presented by the Swing Jazz Culture Foundation\, and was named Artist of the Year (2015) by the Augusta Arts Council. He is also a past recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Vanguard Award\, among others.  In addition to an extremely successful solo career\, Gordon tours regularly leading his quintet known as Wycliffe Gordon and His International All-Stars\, headlining at legendary jazz venues and performing arts centers throughout the world. He is commissioned frequently\, and has an extensive catalog of original compositions that span the various timbres of jazz and chamber music. Musicians and ensembles of every caliber perform his music throughout the world and his arrangement of the theme song to NPR’s “All Things Considered” is heard daily across the globe.\nGordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet\, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor’s “Jazz at the Kennedy Center” Series. Gordon is also one of Americaʼs most persuasive and committed music educators\, and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Augusta University in Augusta\, GA.  Wycliffe Gordon is a Yamaha Performing Artist and has his own line of Wycliffe Gordon Pro Signature Mouthpieces by Pickett Brass.\nVisit www.wycliffegordon.com.\n \nMUSIC CHARGE: $25.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/the-wycliffe-gordon-quartet/
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SUMMARY:LAVON STEVENS Presents JAZZ in the KEY of LIFE featuring LOUISE SPENCER
DESCRIPTION:Join this favorite group for a Blues and Jazz Celebration of your favorite artists including Stevie Wonder\, Ray Charles\, Al Jarreau\, Johnny Mercer and more…\nPianist and vocalist Lavon Stevens is joined by drummer Jimmy Charles\, bassist/vocalist Clarence Williams and rotating weekly special guests including sensational vocalist Louise Spencer\, saxophonist Stutz Wimmer\, guitarist Jimmy Ward and more.\nA native of Savannah\, Georgia\, Lavon began singing and playing piano at the age of 7. He began performing in local groups across the Southeast at the age of thirteen. His first instrument was the violin. He later studied voice and piano at Dekalb College in Atlanta\, Georgia from 1979 to 1983.\nHe has traveled and performed all over the country including Aspen\, Colorado\, Atlanta\, Georgia and Orlando\, Florida. The resort vacation destination of Hilton Head Island\, South Carolina has been his home since 1981. He is one of the premier entertainers on Hilton Head Island. Lavon is affiliated with BMI as a Publisher/Songwriter.\nHe is also a member of the Circle Of Songs organization. His CD “I See Love” was released in 1996 and features all original compositions. He is producing a variety of shows and recording projects including other R&B\, Jazz and Gospel artists.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/lavon-stevens-presents-jazz-in-the-key-of-life-featuring-louise-spencer-66/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Legendary BLUESMAN Earl Williams Honors Classic Jazz & Blues
DESCRIPTION:Earl Williams\, an Island favorite\, plays Tenor Saxophone\, Soprano Saxophone\, Flute\, Harmonica\, Banjo\, and Vocals.\nComposer\, Arranger\, and Master Showman\, when Earl performs he sings and tells jokes. He readily admits he survived the music business all these years because of his decision to become an entertainer\, not just a musician. “Entertainment is the way to make good business out of music.”\nWilliams makes it his business to surround himself with musicians who can “do it all”: jazz\, rhythm & blues\, dance tunes – whatever it takes to captivate a crowd. His four piece band consists of Piano & Vocals\, Bass and Drums – featuring Earl on Saxophone.\nEarl has played with many internationally famous people including Ray Charles\, Aretha Franklin\, Isaac Hayes\, and Chubby Checker. He was band leader for Jerry Farber\, a great comedian from Atlanta. Earl toured with The Commodores from 1976 – 1980. He started playing at the Crow’s Nest at the old Hilton Head Inn in 1987. He also played at the Mockingbird Lounge\, at the Marriott\, and the Blue Nite Café. In the early 90’s Earl spent most of the time out to sea performing three shows a week aboard a luxury cruise ship as a featured entertainment. Today Earl performs at The Jazz Corner\, at private events\, and weddings and is always a hit.\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/legendary-bluesman-earl-williams-honors-classic-jazz-blues-36/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin' Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~
DESCRIPTION:FAT TUESDAYS  ~ A Swingin’ Celebration of New Orleans & Beyond ~\nThe Jazz Corner Ensemble features pianist ERIC JONES\, bassist DAVE MASTELLER and percussionist CHRIS RUSSELL with rotating special guests including saxophonist DEAN ST. HILLAIRE\, trumpeter JAMES BERRY and more….\nTuesday nights at The Jazz Corner honor the legacy of our iconic owner\, Bob Masteller. Bob has been a major force on the musical scene of the Low Country since 1973. In the period between ’73 and ’80\, while a Senior Vice President of The Sea Pines Company\, Bob played in a group called Jazz Reborn\, which included early Hilton Head islanders Mark Stuppy and Garry Moore\, the legendary entertainer. During this period Bob became well known in Savannah as the trombonist with The River Street Ramblers\, which included Savannah musical legends Sam Gill and Ken Palmer.\nIn the 1980’s\, Bob headed up various groups with different styles\, including New Orleans\, straight ahead jazz\, and mood music. He has appeared at virtually every mainstream location for swing and jazz in the Low Country\, including all major hotels\, Hannah’s East\, The Golden Rose\, Self Family Arts Center\, USC Performing Arts Center and the Original Old Post Office on Pope Avenue.\nIncluded in the highlights of Bob’s career\, he has performed for Presidents Clinton\, Ford and Bush and Senator Bobby Kennedy. Also in hi background was a 26-week stint at Sweet Georgia Brown in Savannah during the key moments that went into the makeup of “The Garden of Good and Evil”.\nFor the past sixteen years Masteller concentrated on his lifelong dream\, The Jazz Corner. The club was commissioned in 1999 with the legendary George Shearing Quintet\, and is now an island institution.\n“The Jazz Corner has allowed me to pursue\, with equal intensity\, business and artistic goals at the same time\, and I feel good about both pursuits.” ~Bob Masteller\nMUSIC CHARGE: $7.00\nREQUEST A RESERVATION
URL:https://culturehhi.org/event/fat-tuesdays-a-swingin-celebration-of-new-orleans-beyond-73/
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