Thursday Night Music at the Country Club

Catalina Island Country Club’s Summer Music Series is In Full Swing Every Thursday Featuring Award-Winning Musicians

AVALON, Catalina Island, Calif. - Visitors to Santa Catalina Island can enjoy live music by top-notch musical artists every Thursday through September 2 during the Catalina Island Country Club Summer Music Series. The music starts at 7:00 p.m., when visitors can relax while in an idyllic setting. While taking in the calming Island atmosphere, visitors can listen to:

·    Kevin Flournoy, July 22 – Kevin Flournoy has produced, written, performed, and recorded with many artists including Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, Donny Osmond, The Pointer Sisters, Hillary Duff, Jamie Foxx, The Jazz Crusaders, Boney James, Kirk  Whalum, Mindi Abair, Harvey  Mason,  and  Ronnie  Laws.  He has been involved in performing and providing music for several TV projects including American Idol.

·    Jazzy Jeff, July 29 – DJ Jazzy Jeff teamed up with Will Smith (“The Fresh Prince”) in 1985 and a year later they released their first single, “Girl’s Ain’t Nothin But Trouble.” The single was the first hip-hop song to sample a TV show theme, “I Dream of Jeannie” and it soon began to chart. Other releases with Will followed—including the Rock The House album, which went Gold. The albums showed off Jeff’s famous invention of the “chirp scratch, in which Jeff would make the record sound like a bird. When Will began to focus on his movie career, Jeff branched out on his own. In 2004, Jazzy Jeff released his first official mix CD, Hip Hop Forever II. The album showcases Jeff’s trademark mixing skills and many underground and overlooked hip-hop classics.

·    Patsy Meyer, August 5 – Three-time Emmy nominee Patsy Meyer is gifted with a potent voice and a contrasting style of smooth jazz that ranges from sultry to sizzling. She electrifies fans with a unique groove that blends soulful vocals, spicy percussion, and a vibrant stage persona. In Norfolk, a radio station called her “the most impressive vocalist and percussionist to emerge since Sheila E. hit the charts." In Louisville, a reviewer wrote, “She could sing the telephone directory and make it sound lovely.”

·    Troy Clark, August 12 – Baritone Troy Clark has sung everything from Rossini to Puccini to Gilbert & Sullivan. He most recently sang the role of Sid in Puccini’s Masterpiece La Fanciulla del West with Baltimore Opera Company under the baton of Maestro Andrea Licata. Audiences in both Annapolis and Baltimore enjoyed him as The Major General Stanley (The Pirates of Penzance) with Young Victorian Theatre Company and the Annapolis Chorale.

·    Carol Welsman, August 19 – A nominee for International Female Vocalist at the AMERICAN Smooth Jazz awards, Carol Welsman is an acclaimed singer and pianist whose expressive vocal styling and dynamic stage presence have captivated audiences around the world thanks to her honey and whiskey sound and her crisp, rhythmically articulate piano lines. She has been nominated five times for Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammy) including for the just announced “Jazz Album of the Year” for I Like Men.

·    Evita Frazier, August 26 – Evita Frazier and the Mood Swings, featuring Chuck Alvarez on the guitar, have tantalized audiences across the globe with their musical stylings. From R&B to Latin, contemporary jazz to the classics, Evita Frazier’s sounds are sure to enchant the crowd.

·    Allison Adams Tucker, September 2 – Multi-lingual jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker was raised by classically trained musical parents. Her debut CD "Come With Me" (Allegato Music, July 2008) has received international acclaim, was nominated for Best Jazz Album 2009 by the San Diego Music Awards, and continues to receive airplay on radio stations in 18 countries. She has studied and sings in six languages besides her own, has lived in Japan and Spain and has traveled to more than 12 countries. Her music reflects her passion for world cultures with rhythms, melodies, and lyrics of Brazil, Italy, France, Latin America, Japan, and the US.

For more information on the Thursday Music Series, visit www.DiscoverCatalina.com.