DIONNE FARRIS & THE RUSSELL GUNN QUARTET
Friday & Saturday, April 26th-27th, 2013 (8 & 10
PM)
(Detroit, MI) Jazz Cafe is proud to present the
one-two punch of Grammy-nominated jazz trumpeter Russell Gunn and his
Quartet featuring Grammy-winning vocalist Dionne Farris, as they
combine for a very special two nights (2 sets each night), Friday and
Saturday, April 25-26, 2013 in the Jazz Café with two shows each night -
8 and 10 PM.
The Russell Gunn Quartet, ensures an eclectic genre bending
experience that fuses Ms Farris multi faceted vocal ability which melds,
hip-hop, pop, soul, gospel, R&B and now with this innovative Quartet, she
adds Jazz to her repertoire.
According to Creative Loafing Atlanta, "these
Atlanta-based musical heavyweights are taking the stage (for two shows each
night) — along with the members of Gunn’s Quartet (Kevin Smith on bass, Louis
Heriveaux on piano, Henry Conerway III on drums) — to serve up, says Gunn, “the
Dionne Farris songbook with arrangements by yours truly.”
Dionne Farris sang on three songs with the hip
hop group Arrested Development. In 1995, she had a solo hit single called "I
Know", which hit number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and was
nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1996.
Then in 1997, she had another hit, "Hopeless" (written by Van
Hunt) from the Love Jones soundtrack.
Trumpeter, Russell
Gunn's virtuoso reach and command of all musical styles from funk to
the avant-garde evidenced a serious new talent on the scene.
Gunn's eclectic musical approach also brought him together
with artists like Cee-Lo , Maxwell, D'Angelo, Ne-Yo, Branford Marsalis, and
Jazz at Lincoln Center, while continuing to perform with his own groups and
push the boundaries of how music is heard.
With a singular style that incorporates the influences of
masters like Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, and the underrated Booker Little, Gunn
has continued to gain recognition for his own music through touring and well-received
albums, including the Grammy-nominated Ethnomusicology, Vol. 1 and
Ethnomusicology Vol. 2.
Dionne Farris “I Know” Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9h1P9wNiv4
Website- http://dionnefarris.com/
Russell Gunn &
Dionne Farris Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_tOV9O-AqA
Tickets are $30 in advance $40 at the door-
available at Music Hall Box Office 313 887-8501
or www.ticketmaster.com
Jazz Café
Music Hall Center for
the Performing Arts
350 Madison
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 887-8501