![]() She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and has sessioned and performed with many of the Nashville classic country greats. She has been described as having a unique voice that fits the era. Join Wendy Burns for an evening of nostalgic melancholy as she celebrates the life, the voice, and the songs of the forever loved, Doris Day.Ģ022 Inducted member Nashville Academy of Local Musicians Hall of Fame and 2023 Mississippi Music Foundation Award winner for Best Female Jazz Artist, flute playing jazz vocalist Wendy Burns of Nashville TN has studied and performed songs from the 1940's Jazz Big Band era since the age of 9 years old. Now in 2022 we still celebrate and love her. In 1945 she recorded her first single "Sentimental Journey" which became an anthem for the soldiers in World War II. Doris Day remains one of the most cherished of Hollywood with songs you'll remember like "Day by Day", "Que Sera Sera", "Secret Love" and "Sentimental Journey", you’ll step back in time to the beginning of her career. The first in Hollywood to be named “America’s Sweetheart". ![]() You never know who might jump on stage! Don't miss a beat!ĭoris Day, a classic jazz vocalist, a silver screen Hollywood legend known for her stellar movie appearances and her magical voice. The rest, as they say, is Musical History.Īssembling a cast of Nashville's best, Regi Wooten and Friends dig deep into the roots of funk, jazz, blues, rock, and soul. Regi was ten years old at the time, Roy was nine, Rudy was eight, Joseph was five and Victor was two. Perfecting, creating and discovering new techniques and jazz theory while incorporating and layering into strong funk grooves for keen listeners to uncover and pick up on is one of his many notable fortes.Īt only nine years old Regi started teaching his younger brother Victor Wooten bass guitar and Joseph Wooten keyboards, and soon the Wooten Brothers Band was formed featuring Regi on ukelele, Roy on drums, Rudy on Saxophone, Joe on Keys and Victor on bass. From picking, slapping, strumming, thumping, and tapping to some of the most ear bending advanced chords you’ll hear on any instrument, Regi has earned world-wide notoriety and comparisons to other innovators such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Chuck Berry. Known as “The Teacha”, Regi Wooten is one of the most innovative, talented and dynamic musicians around the scene, and has pushed the boundaries of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and even bluegrass to some of the most extreme musical limits. PT will be ably assisted by Jimmy Sullivan on Bass, Andy Reiss on Guitar and Chris Brown on Drums. Join PT Gazell & The Side Effects for two sets of Gazell method inspired Jazz Standards, American Songbook Selections and Swing Classics. No other player combines his phrasing, his melodic style, his song choices and his improvisational abilities… His singular style may draw comparisons to others, but in the end, it’s a style all his own. Judging by the music he delivers, he’s quite a compelling and articulate speaker. ![]() PT likes to think of his performances and CDs as an ongoing musical conversation between himself and his fans. ![]() Using his own signature model instrument, the Gazell Method diatonic, he proves that the harmonica is capable of much more than what most of us believe. ![]() With 6 Solo CDs under his belt, including his double Grammy nominated 20 releases, “2 Days Out” and “A Madness To The Method,” PT Gazell continues to expand the musical boundaries for the harmonica. Hot, swingin, smooth, original, clean, lyrical, faster than a speeding bullet, diatonically chromatic, one of a kind, masterful, the swinginest, Oh yeah, like what? Nat King Cole, Benny Goodman, Louie Jordan, Ben Webster, Sweets Edison. ![]()
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