Come celebrate UGA graduation weekend with us as we present an evening of your favorite Motown songs with a featured performance by THE SPLITZ
Tickets are $8 advance (+$1.50 conv fee) - $10 at the door
Doors @ 6pm for dinner & drinks - Music and dancing promptly @ 8pm
18 & up show
THE SPLITZ “From the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder & the Jacksons, to the Gap Band and Boyz II Men, The Splitz are a mixed drink of the classic Motown sound, 1970’s funk & 80’s disco flavor, combined with a dash of the old-school & contemporary R&B and a guaranteed good time!”
In the late 90s the well-known Common People Band divided into two groups to fulfill more engagements and meet the incredible demand for more of their unforgettable performances. The Splitz’s popularity and enthusiasm for their electric stage show exceeded all expectations and has kept them constantly singing, dancing, and moving down the road to your next social event. The Splitz cater their impressive repertoire of decades of songs to all occasions bringing the appropriate music, attire, mood, and non-stop fun to the stage. Tonight we welcome them back to the Melting Point stage!
Join the FOUNDRY PARK INN & THE MELTING POINT for a post-graduation lunch on the MP terrace patio! Acoustic music provided by Tongue & Groove Acoustic trio from 11:30am to 3pm.
This show is free and all ages! No reservations required.
Buffet lunch available for $24 per person, large parties welcome!
Join us again this year for our Mother’s Day Jazz Brunch with live jazz from Kevin Hyde!
Seatings will be from 11:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Reservations ARE ONLY available by calling 706.549.7020
Costs is $28.95 for adults, $14.50 for kids under 12 and free for kids 5 & under ***tax & gratuity not included
Spring Salad Station Crispy Romaine, Iceberg, Red Oak, Frisse, Baby Spinach, Parmesan Cheese, Bleu Cheese, Croutons, Olives, Carrots, Onions, Trio of Dressings & Vinaigrettes, Fresh Fruit & Cheese Display Selection of Domestic and Imported Cheese with Dry Fruit, Nuts & Preserves Freshly Cut and Marinated Fruit & Berry Salad with Spring Mint
Carving Station Slow Roasted Prime Rib Carved by Chef and Served with Horseradish Cream and Molasses Demi Selection of Freshly Baked Bread & Rolls, Served with Honey Whipped Butter
The Main Buffet Jamaican Jerk Roasted Chicken Spring Herbs Crusted Pork Loin w/ Champagne Dijon Sauce Seafood Newburg with Pearl Onions and Saffron Basmati Rice Red Bliss Potatoes Poached with Butter and Fresh Herbs Fettuccini Alfredo with Gorgonzola, olives, Tomatoes and Prosciutto Buttered Sweet Corn with Roasted Shallots and Bell Peppers Curried Spring Vegetable Medley
Sweet Endings Premium Ice Cream Bar with Wide Variety of Condiments & Toppings Chef’s Selection of Pies, Cheesecakes & Cookies
The Athens Folk Music & Dance Society presents..... THE ANNUAL KIDS HOOT @ THE MELTING POINT
Free & All ages from 6:30-8:30 on the Melting Point patio terrace
Here's the info on our upcoming Hoot and please make note that we've changed the start time to 6:30pm! This is such an important night for these kids. They literally prepare for it all year long....(not only working on calluses but what they're going to wear! ) and not everyone gets to play, they have to earn it!
The Kids Hoot (featuring all kid performers) It's the time of year in which we feature a program that highlights Athens youngest performers... The Kids Hoot! This is our 9th annual Kids Hoot that began back in May of 2000. This years program features several kid bands along with several soloists. Area music teachers have helped us get in contact with these young musicians. Herb Guthrie, Chris Hampton as well as Vanda and Mike Guthrie who teach beginning to advance guitar to kids of all ages. Vanda Guthrie has helped organize this years Kids Hoot, and she will be our special guest MC for this years program. Our program features kids 7 to 17 years old and they attend several area schools.... St. Josephs, Oconne, Clarke, Madison Co., Athens Academe, Athens Montessori. This is always one of our most memorable programs of the year! You never know what's going to happen with kids! This show starts at 6:30pm due to the kids!!! athensfolk.org or 706/208-0985 for more information.
Vanda Guthrie, our guest MC:
The Athens Montessori Choir : Led by: Maggie Hunter Sara Biornlie-15 Joshua Gaultney-12 Emily Sullivan-13 and company Lauren Lieu-13 Gabriela Mejias-14
And Kid Bands: The No-me--toques: Ethan Davis-15, Daniel Desimone-15, Craig Mitchell-17
The MayBees:Carie Cartwright-14, Katie Downs-13, Marisa Mustard-13, Charlotte Hawkins-14,Laney Mallet-13 w/ guest drummer Joey Kegel
The Espedrils:Paige Keane, Rachel Keane, Annie Jenkins all 13 Brother and sister Christine Kegel-15, Joey Kegel-12 and company
The Cake Eaters: Guy Scott, David Glassman, Henry Barbe, Glen Reece all 14
Chongbocs Bleu: Philip Scherer-15, Max Gregory-15, Andrew Barnette-15, Jose-Gabriel Sanchez-15, Mack Gregory-14, Chris Harper-14
Toxic: Noah Smith-10, Niel Bulla-11, Grant Bulla-9
The Melting Point presents an evening of acoustic music with legendary folk artists Ferron with Bitch
Tickets are $15 adv (+$1.50 conv fee) - $18.00 at the door
This is an 18 & up general admission seated performance
Doors open @ 6pm - Show starts @ 9pm (immediately following the Kids Hoot on the patio)
Dubbed a ‘culture hero’ by Rolling Stone, folk legend Ferron is back with her fourteenth release Boulder, a beautiful collection of songs once again revealing Ferron’s established strengths – her words and her unrivaled way of illuminating and connecting through music. This new CD features inspired performances by Ferron along with longtime fans Ani DiFranco, The Indigo Girls, Samantha Parton (Be Good Tanyas), Jd Samson (Le Tigre) and others. Produced by New York-based indie rocker Bitch (Righteous Babe, Kill Rock Stars), giving this folk icon a fresh new sound, this album is in stores June 17, 2008.
Part Cree and part Ojibwa Indian, Ferron hails from the Vancouver area of British Columbia. Eldest of seven children, she spent much of her youth in foster homes, tossed between her mother and an abusive stepfather. At 15, she ran away and never looked back. Ferron recalls, “I was 15. In my shopping bag I had a change of clothes, a toothbrush, my A+W uniform, and a Leonard Cohen album. No record player.” She would go on to release 14 albums and become one of Canada's most acclaimed and well-known folk singers.
Ferron’s latest CD Boulder is a collection that speaks the voice of a well-traveled folk hero. With a vision to produce this CD, Bitch went to the remote woods of Michigan, and camped outside Ferron’s house in her RV, with her studio that consisted of a laptop computer and one microphone. She convinced her idol to let her record these songs.
Ferron and Bitch will tour the record together, performing on stage with light-hearted banter and songs that captivate and go right to the heart. A powerful union of two poets, this unique collaboration unites two generations of standout performers.
Boulder is intimate, sparsely arranged, and calls upon a number of avid Ferron fans to contribute. Bitch's production captures the essence of Ferron's songs and challenges youth to do what youth is rarely encouraged to do: tune-in to the ones who have come before, hear their wisdom and grow from it. In this recording one finds the voice of a legend and the story of a
Boulder was produced by Bitch, mixed by Tucker Martine (Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie, Bill Frisell) and mastered by Jon Cohrs (Laurie Anderson, Pink Martini, Quasi). Boulder will street on June 17, 2008 as the premiere full-length recording on Bitch’s own record label, Short Story Records.
Short Story Records is an independent music label launched February 2008 by Bitch and her manager Amanda Stark. Together and individually, they have many years of experience in the recording industry - with companies from Righteous Babe to Sony. Motivated by their genuine love and appreciation of Ferron's music, they united in this new endeavor to proudly release Boulder.
“SOMEDAY, THEY WILL CALL DYLAN THE FERRON OF THE 60’s.” – THE BOSTON GLOBE
A Night of Bud, Bourbon & Blues with Specials & Giveaways all night!
Join host, JOHN STRAW, every Wednesday night from 8-11pm @ The Melting Point for the JOHN STRAW WEDNESDAY BLUES showcase featuring local, regional and national BLUES artists weekly.
Wednesday May 14th, 2008 features.... THE AVERY DYLAN PROJECT
$5.00 advance OR $5.00 at the door evey Wed
Doors open @ 6pm for dinner & drinks
Blues music from 8-11pm
18 & up general admission show
The Avery Dylan Project is formally know as Dylan Blues Project, which was formed in ..99 by Avery Dylan. In the later part of 2007 it was decided that the name should be changed to the Avery Dylan Project due to confusion of the Dylan Project, (Bob Dylan’s blues project) and some changes in the line up.
-Groups members are front man Avery Dylan on lead/rhythym guitar and vocals with Clint Swords on bass and Mike Strickland on drums. All three have dedicated their lives to music and have lived the lives of true musicians. They have all been on the road, recorded, and performed in their music careers. The band has a lot of inspiration, energy, talent, desire, and professionalism among them.
-Avery Dylan was born in South Carolina, raised in N. Carolina and Virginia. He’s been gunning at this music thing since the age of 7. In and out of bands (Sonic Leon, College Boy & the Townies, Haze, Dylan Blues Project, & more)in the Va. area, playing up and down the east coast, he decided to moved to Athens, Ga in 2003 in persuit his music career. Hooked up with different musicians & bands (Cadillac Johnson, Petey Wheatstraw, D.B.P, & more) along the way and has finally ended up with the Avery Dylan Project. Hope you like it :) Influences are Stevie Ray & Jimmy Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Warren Hanes, and many, many others. Avery Dylan uses Fender Amplifiers and Fender Guitars, Ernie Ball strings, and pedals consist of Ibanez, Dunlop, Boss, DOD, MXR, DigiTech.
-If you like Texas blues, southern rock, or just jammin, you’ll love this blend. -This is what the Flagpole of Athens, Ga had to say about the the Possum Hollow Road album:
"With “Dylan” and “Project” in its moniker, one might first mistake the longtime local blueshounds in the Avery Dylan Project as creating an homage to the froggy Mr. Zimmerman. However, the trio, led by Athens,Ga -based guitarist Avery Dylan (Dylan Blues Project, Petey Wheatstraw, Cadillac Johnson, and more), has churned out some seriously bluesy Southern rock in the Athens area, east coast and beyond for the better part of the last 10 years.
Commanded by Dylan’s sinewy Stratocaster licks and rough-hewn vocals, the bandmembers do on record what they do just about any other night of the week - serve up no-nonsense, floor-tom-rattling bar blues with little frills attached. Whether it’s the suave, near Lyle Lovett-sounding “Back on Track” or more aggressive, Hendrix-inspired fare like “What It Means,” Possum Hollow Road is a fitting souvenir of this group’s final chapter and, we can only assume, a partial preview of what’s to come from Dylan and his new ’mates."
Possum Hollow Road is actually the final release for the Dylan Blues Project proper, though Dylan plans to carry on with a new band (the similarly titled Avery Dylan Project) comprised of different members. On Possum Hollow Road, though, Dylan, drummer Brian Crum and bassist Britton Posey sound like they’re just getting warmed up.
Thursday May 15th, 2008 features.... The Tiny Jazz Arkestra
Only $3.00 at the door!
Doors open @ 6pm for dinner & drinks
Live Jazz from 7-10pm
The Tiny Jazz Arkestra plays music influenced by the last half century of Jazz. From the golden age of Blue Note to the post modern sounds of the Knitting Factory, if it's good, it's an influence. Although experimental in nature, the Tiny Jazz Arkestra is always accessible without succumbing to smooth jazz or urban contempo. Consisting of Darrin Cook on bass, Jamie DeRevere on drums and Mike Jones on tenor sax, the Tiny Jazz Arkestra provides a swinging way to spend an evening at the Melting Point.
**½ price bottle wine specials for Jazz night
Copperidge Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and White Zinfandel $10/bottle
Estrella Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and White Zinfandel $12
The Melting Point presents........a special co-bill with 16 TONS (featuring Kaitlin Jones & Brian Connell) & CURLEY MAPLE
Tickets are $8 adv (+$1.50 conv fee) - $10 at the door
Doors open @ 6pm - Music @ 8:30pm
This is a general admission show
16 TONS: From the traditional music scene of Athens, Georgia comes 16 Tons, a hard-driving band playing Bluegrass and mountain music. 16 Tons is led by Andy Martin on banjo & vocals, a veteran of the Georgia Bluegrass scene. The band also features John “Johnny Fabulous” Evans on guitar, Bryan Varin on mandolin & vocals, Rich Mullinax on upright bass, Brian Connell on harmonica and Kaitlin Jones on guitar & vocals.
16 Tons began the way most Bluegrass bands do; out of a weekly pickin’ session. On New Year’s Eve ‘03, banjo ace Andy Martin was asked to perform as “Andy Martin & Friends” at a club in downtown Athens, Georgia. Andy asked John Evans, Bryan Varin & Rich Mullinax to join him, all regulars in the local jams. Rich had just started playing bass and Bryan hadn’t even started the mandolin, but they had a blast. And so did the audience. In the coming months, Andy put his music education degree to use. With John’s help, he set out to teach 2 beginners the basics of playing in a Bluegrass band. Both apprentices eventually became journeyman and the band began playing clubs and private events. The band consistently drew capacity crowds at what is now the Melting Point, NE Georgia’s finest listening room.
16 Tons has enjoyed remaining faithful to the principles of Bluegrass; acoustic instruments, Scruggs style banjo and the 1 - 4 - 5 chord progressions. The traditional tunes are sentimental yet sometimes tragic, and the instrumentals express emotions that lyrics never could. But 21st century audiences and bands occasionally like their Bluegrass flavored with other genres, and 16 Tons is no exception. Many bands have fused Bluegrass with jazz, pop and rock, but 16 Tons enjoys covering the hard-driving, blue-collar songs from the likes of Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Charlie Daniels.
The band later enhanced their sound by recruiting Brian Connell to play harmonica, an instrument that was more common in early Bluegrass bands. Connell is an Athens songwriter and performer whose penetrating lyrics can be heard on his latest release, “The Sordid”. (myspace.com/brianconnell)
Athens lyricist and vocal talent Kaitlin Jones frequently appears with 16 Tons. Whether performing one of her haunting originals or a Hank Williams treasure, Kaitlin performs with a simple elegance that is becoming increasingly hard to find.
In 2007, band leader Andy Martin relocated to Albany, GA to go into private practice as a mental health therapist. That same year, bass player Rich Mullinax began commuting to Miami, FL every week for consulting work. With other commitments looming, the outfit gave the club and festival gigs a rest.
But the band continues to appear at private events all over Georgia. At elegant functions such as wedding receptions, corporate banquets and art openings, Bluegrass has gone from novelty to mainstream. 16 Tons is delighted to be a part of this trend, often being selected over jazz combos & doo-wop groups.
And every 6 months or so, the band gets together to perform in Athens clubs such as The Melting Point. 16 Tons is thrilled to be counted among the many talented bands in the thriving Athens Bluegrass scene.
For more info on this artist, please visit........ 16 Ton's Myspace
CURLEY MAPLE: Athens, Georgia string band Curley Maple has elicited appreciation from fans of all styles of acoustic music for its inspired embrace of traditional fiddle music and contemporary stylings. The renowned and creative playing of ace fiddler David Blackmon is the driving force behind Curley Maple, complemented by the tight harmony singing of Noel Blackmon and Christian Lopez and their inventive work on guitars, mandolins, and bouzouki. An unconventional "trad. band," Curley Maple's figures drone and swirl, nodding to both old and new and branching across time with a blend of old-time and Celtic fiddle tunes, songs, ballads and original compositions. Curley Maple gets its playful name from the figured tonewood, and a hiking shelter on the Tennessee/North Carolina border, deep in the heart of a region known for its distinctive Southern Appalachian and British Isles-influenced fiddle sounds... and from David's secret yearning to be a Stooge.
David Blackmon is a well-known mandolin and fiddler whose roots are firmly planted in traditional and bluegrass music. In the 80's, he toured and recorded with country music legend Jerry Reed. David is also a founding member of Blueground Undergrass, a veteran of the Normaltown Flyers and has shared the stage with the likes of Vassar Clements, Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas. Having toured and recorded extensively with Widespread Panic, David is considered by many to be a pioneer in fusing bluegrass with blues, jazz and rock. He plays a five-string fiddle made by Barry Dudley. This is David's second Dudley five-string and it's made from curly English sycamore and Englemann spruce. It is slightly deeper in the ribs for the low C to growl and to withstand David's sense of humor.
Noel Blackmon's multi-instrumentalist work ethic is well known in the Athens music scene. A veteran of many bands and groups over the years, her work is far-reaching, from the acclaimed world-music band Calliope Fair to the Irish band Short Road Home, to performing her original works and backing up Athens songwriters Megan Baer and Dodd Ferrelle, and singing with the Athens Chamber Singers. Noel is equally at home on upright bass, accordion, piano and percussion, but it is her lead and harmony singing and elegant guitar and mandolin playing that stands out in Curley Maple. Noel is without doubt one of Athens, Georgia's hardest-working and most talented musicians. In 2005, Noel and David married in North Carolina at her family home in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 2008, David bought her an Irish bouzouki and now she'll hardly play anything else.
Singer-songwriter and mandolin player Christian Lopez is a native son of Reno, Nevada. His path has taken him from the West to Austin, Texas to Athens, Georgia where he's also been a sideman in several string bands playing festivals and dances. In 2004, he released the acoustic Down By The Drowning Creek, a "through-the-glass-darkly look back into the 19th century" which garnered favorable reviews from the local press for its dark and lyrical ballads. His mandolin style combines fiddle and clawhammer banjo sounds to back David's fiddling. Christian proudly plays an Old Wave oval-hole mandolin made by Bill Bussman and will put it up against any other oval-hole out there.
Chris Enghauser plays acoustic and electric bass around the Athens & Atlanta areas, has a Masters degree in music performance from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor’s degree in music performance from George Mason University. Chris recently won a position in the Macon Symphony as section bass, and plays with jazz, folk, bluegrass and other classical outfits in Georgia. Chris is presently an Academic Program Specialist teaching jazz bass in the Jazz Studies Program at UGA and is also an electric and upright bass instructor at the Athens School of Music. Chris appeared on the debut album of Jeff Coffin (of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones), "Commonality" which received a nomination for “Indie Record of the Year in JazzTimes magazine. Chris was featured along with Buddy Spicher on Mike Dowling’s "Swing Guitar" for Homespun Videos and has recorded for National Public Radio, Sugar Hill Records and Compass Records, and is a former member of Roy ’Futureman’ Wooten’s "Roy-El Phi-Harmonics Orchestra" and of Badabing BadaBoom. Chris has also appeared with, Mac Davis, Sara Evans, Bela Fleck, Pat Flynn, Futureman, Crystal Gayle, David Greir, Paul McCandless, Jeff Mosier, Felix Pastorius, Victor Wooten, the Augusta Symphony, the Athens Symphony, the Columbus Symphony, the Gainesville Symphony, the McLean Symphony and the Seattle Mandolin Ensemble.
The Melting Point presents...... JIM WHITE with special guest William Tonks
Tickets are $12 adv (+$1.50 conv fee) - $15.00 at the door
Doors open @ 6pm for dinner & drinks
Show @ 8pm
This is an 18 & up general admission show
Transnormal Skiperoo is a name I invented to describe a strange new feeling I've been experiencing after years of feeling lost and alone and cursed. Now, when everything around me begins to shine, when I find myself dancing around in my back yard for no particular reason other than it feels good to be alive, when I get this deep sense of gratitude that I don't need drugs or God or doomed romance to fuel myself through the gauntlet of a normal day, I call that feeling 'Transnormal Skiperoo.’ Jim White Jim White traveled many a junkyard road to get to Transnormal Skiperoo. Raised in Pensacola, Florida, a town crushed between the church and heroin, Jim’s songs reach deep into the underbelly of the South. One time Pentacostal, fashion model, New York taxi driver, drifter, pro-surfer, photographer, film-maker, his music is the conduit for all the stories he collected along the way. His previous albums ‘Wrong-Eyed Jesus’ [1997], ‘No Such Place’ [2001] and ‘Drill a Hole in That Substrate…’ [2004] were acclaimed as masterpieces of ‘outer space alt.country’ and established Jim as a phenomenal maverick talent. Jim also starred in the BBC4 film ‘Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus’, an award-winning road-movie exploring Southern culture through its music and stories. Now living in an old farmhouse in the backwoods of Georgia, Jim White may have finally reached a place called home, but his other search, for what he calls ‘the gold tooth in God’s crooked smile’ continues in this new set of backyard tales. Transnormal Skiperoo was produced by Joe Pernice and Michael Deming, recorded with the band Ollabelle, and also features tracks with Tucker Martine and Laura Veirs, local Georgia legend Don Chambers & Goat, bluegrass duo Jeff & Vida and percussionist Mauro Refosco. Jim White is a highly original voice in the immense Southern gothic tradition. When broken humanity aches for grace, music like his may give you a shot at redemption.
The past year was a good one for JazzChronic. The line-up solidified with the addition of Justin Willis (guitar, vocals) and Kurt Blankenship (bass) to the already solid foundation of Leon Campbell (drums), Gnarly G (saxophone, vocals) and Howard Stroud (keyboards). The music has taken a turn toward harder funk, reminiscent of the horn led bands of the late 70’s. Recently, the band has started to incorporate vocals into the mix.
A little bit of this, a little bit of that. JazzChronic hits you with a blend of jazz, funk, old school and new school to “Smack the taste outta yo’ mouth!”
Tickets are $10 advance (+$1.50 conv fee) - $12 at the door
18 & up show - Doors open @ 6pm for dinner & drinks
Show @ 8:30pm
Originally formed in 1986, after John Keane left Phil & The Blanks, the "Flats" play psychedelic tunes from 1967 - 1972 by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Cream, Steppenwolf, Santana, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and the Beatles. Strawberry Flats was started as a fun cover band to pay tribute to the psychedelic music of that era. The band also performs some oddball one-hit wonders like "Hot Smoke and Sassafrass" by Bubble Puppy. Overall it's a lot louder and more testosterone driven than the Blanks stuff. Strawberry Flats consists of veteran local musicians John Keane on vocals and guitar, Tim White on keyboards, Scott Sanders on bass and backing vocals, and Deane Quinter on drums. Come re-live the late 60's/early 70's once again at The Melting Point!
The Melting Point presents.........Bell X 1 from Ireland with special guest Brooke Waggoner
Tickets are $8 adv (+$1.50 conv fee) - $10 at the door
Doors open @ 6pm for dinner & drinks - Music @ 9pm
This is an 18 & up general admission show
Bell X1 and Damien Rice used to be a band called Juniper. Juniper berries are used to make gin. "Gin and tonic dressing gown..." is a lyric from Bell X1's debut album, Neither am I, released in 2000 in Ireland.
Ireland used to be poor, and now it's blingin, with scattered showers. Showers of critical acclaim followed the release of their (multi platinum n ting) second record, Music in Mouth, in 2003 in the UK and Ireland; the public too were keen. Keane, Snow Patrol, The Frames, Bon Jovi (?!) and Elliott Smith are some of the people that Bell X1 have toured with.
With the song Eve, the Apple of My Eye on the latest OC soundtrack, the band recently played in New York and LA, where some of the OC cast came to see the show. Showing their ignorance, the band didn't know who they were being introduced to, bringing to mind the meeting of Homer Simpson and Billy Corgan - "Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins" ..."Homer Simpson, smiling politely".
Their current record Flock was released in Ireland and went straight to number 1 in the pop charts, followed by many sold out shows and all that jazz.
Flock was released in America on Feb 19, 2008 and across Europe in April 2008.
BROOKE WAGGONER: "Brooke Waggoner unleashes a farrago of Southern gothic charm with Cat Power-meets-Rachmaninov explosions of power on her piano. Songs such as ’My Legionnaire’ are laced-collar tales of sweaty-fingered impropriety in tool sheds that have got a lot more to do with Mrs. Dalloway than Dolly Parton." - NME Magazine
"...Waggoner’s melodies uplift and carry you away with a youthful strength tendered by lush vocals and delicate instrumentation." - American Songwriter Magazine
For more info on this artist please visit....... Brooke's Myspace
JazzEnigma is: Sax (alto), Melvin Mathurin Guitar, Craig Griffin Bass, Robby Handly Drums, Darren Stanley
"They say there is a war raging in the world of jazz" - Joshua Redman.
jazzenigma is on the front-line of this battle! Pushing the music forward with honest homage to the masters of yesteryear, jazzenigma presents a fiery, yet sincere approach to the jazz. With John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and Charlie Parker as their close advisors, jazzenigma is sure to pull the listener to the end of their seats, while pushing one's imagination of what jazz is, past the limit. Saxist Melvin Mathurin, with his keen and poignant presentation of the jazz idiom brings a cellar set with pianist Kevin Hyde, bassist Robby Handley, and drummer Darren Stanley.
The Melting Point presents......Sons Of Sailors: a Jimmy Buffett Cover Band (featuring members of The Tony Pritchett Band)
Doors open @ 6pm - Music begins @ 8:30pm
Tickets are $10 adv (+$1.50 conv fee) - $13 at the door
You'll think you're at a Parrothead concert with all the Coral Reefers. Tony and his crew will satisfy your appetite with their "All You Can Party Buffett". The ship sails at 8:30 pm sharp!
