12/14/2007
A Cleveland Jazz Orchestra World Premiere Event
"Music The Way It Used To Be"
Featuring the writing of Grammy-Award Winner
Wade Marcus
December 14-15 at The Cleveland Bop Stop
8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Wade Marcus has done it all in the music industry. As Musical Director for Stevie Wonder he won a gold record. As chief arranger at Motown Records he won gold records with Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Four Tops, WIlson Pickett and Marvin Gaye to name a few. He's also arranged recordings for Nancy WIlson, Stanley Turrentine, Horace Silver and Lou Donaldson. Film scores and numerous orchestral works round out this musical renaissance man's career. Now Wade Marcus is collaborating with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra on two new compositions and four new arrangements plus other favorites. Marcus will lead the CJO in this world premiere event featuring special guest vocalist Evelyn Wright.
Selections to include Marcus arrangements of:
"My Funny Valentine"
"Satin Doll"
"Our Love Is Here To Stay"
"Just Friends"
AND
The world premiere of
"Transcendence" and "Moment's Notice" composed exclusively for the CJO
Tickets are $30 and are available by calling the CJO Ticket Line at 216-521-2140
or online here
miss wright is a real piece of work, a fine singer and entertainer for 25 years, and a disciple and lover of the great jazz vocalists