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Foundry Hall presents: Ashley Daneman and Randy Napoleon
Jazz singer/songwriter Ashley Daneman returns to South Haven this time accompanied by acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon. The duo will perform at the Phoenix Street Cafe with after dinner drinks will be available.
Raised on Ella Fitzgerald and Joni Mitchell, Ashley Daneman is a jazz singer/songwriter going deep with her blend of jazz and modern folk.
Daneman is an assured singer who has clearly found her sound, says Peter Bacon (The Jazz Breakfast) and All About Jazz calls it, the triumphant debut of a seriously talented singer and songwriter.
Randy Napoleon is a composer and an arranger for singers, big bands, and small combos. He arranged as well as performed on Coles 2010 Grammy-nominated release from High Note, Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B. He is the guitarist on Coles Live at Dizzys Club: The Dreamer in Me, Talk to Me, This and That, and Freddy Cole Sings The Blues. He has performed with artists across the jazz spectrum such as Bill Charlap, Natalie Cole, Monty Alexander, Houston Person, Rodney Whitaker, Melissa Morgan, Aaron Diehl, Josh Brown, Dmitry Baevsky, Jared Gold, Etienne Charles, Mike Dease, Sara Gazarek, Brianna Thomas, Bootsie Barnes, Mike Karn, Eric Comstock. Will and Pete Anderson, and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks.
Prior to joining Freddy Cole, Napoleon toured with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and appears on the recording, The Clayton Hamilton Orchestra: Live at MCG. He has toured extensively with Benny Green and crooner Michael Buble. Napoleon is featured on Bubles Grammy-nominated CD Caught in the Act.
Napoleon has performed on The Tonight Show, Late Night With David Letterman, The View, The Today Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres show as well as TV shows in South America, Europe and Asia. Napoleon has played or arranged on over seventy records.
Guitarist George Benson calls Napoleon sensational. Detroit Free Press critic Mark Stryker says Napoleon plays with a gentle, purring tone that makes you lean in close to hear its range of color and articulation. Washington Post critic Mike Joyce praises his exceptionally nimble finger-style technique. Comparing him to Wes Montgomery, music critic Michael G. Nastos says, he displays an even balance of swing, soul, and single-line or chord elements that mark an emerging voice dedicated to tradition and universally accessible jazz values.
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LocationPhoenix Street Cafe (View)
523 Phoenix Street
South Haven, MI 49090
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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