Jazzy Nights:  Dan Miller & Lew Delgatto w/ Kenny Washington

Friday, January 17th

7pm: Cocktails | 8pm: Performance

Three Jazz Greats

Miller grew up in Chicago’s fertile music scene and moved to New York City in 1991. He’s toured and recorded with music greats Wynton Marsalis, Tom Jones, Maynard Ferguson and especially Harry Connick Jr. — with whom he worked for 11 years and played on some of his biggest albums, including 1990’s “We Are In Love” and 1991’s “Red Light, Blue Light.”

Miller was touring with Connick’s big band when “We Are In Love” turned the New Orleans jazzman into a superstar.

Meanwhile, New York tenor saxophonist Del Gatto had already been having success of his own with “Saturday Night Live,” where he played in the house band from 1975-2005 and later worked as the band’s music arranger and contractor. He also performed on well-known TV jingles for brands such as American Airlines and Folgers coffee (including the “best part of waking up” campaign).

Kenny is the featured vocalist on saxman Michael O’Neill’s CDs, “The Long and the Short of It”, and “Still Dancin,” recorded on Jazzmo records. Kenny is also one of the featured vocalists on the Slammin’ All Body Band CD, with Keith Terry. If you have never heard this New Orleans native sing before, get ready for a jaw dropping experience. Kenny is a jazz vocalist virtuoso. Emulating the classic styles of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and infusing colors of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway, Kenny’s free, playful approach, with over a four-octave range is awe inspiring. His tone on ballads is liquid, his scat is so rapid-fire, passionate, melodious and inventive that subsequent saxophone solos often pale, and his intonation is so precise that it becomes noticeable if the piano wasn’t tuned that day. His range seems limitless. With a childhood background singing in gospel, Kenny is at home with the Blues as well as Jazz. This man is a must-see! GA | $40 in Advance • $45 Day of GA = First come, first served seating Table of 4: $220 | Table of 8: $440 For more info and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://www.sbdac.com/jazzy-nights-dan-miller-and-lew-delgatto-quintet-featuring-kenny-washington/ https://www.facebook.com/events/2615481615176984/

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