Join them to celebrate the beginning of summer! This will be a joyous night of entertainment and dancing for those who wish to boogie-on-out at the back of the hall or prefer to enjoy the show in the theatre style seating – where every seat in Lincoln Hall is ‘up close and personal’.
Wine and beer will be sold.
Keyboardist, vocalist, award winning composer and producer JOHN COLBY has been described as part Ray Charles and part Professor Longhair. John is best known for his work on Ken Burns ‘Civil War’ for which soundtrack he received a Grammy and for ESPN’s “Outside the Lines”and ‘Baseball’ for which he won the ACE award. John is the composer of themes for ESPN’s ‘Sportscenter’ & ESPYs, Fox’s ‘Best Damn Sports Show’, NFL on NBC. John has been Music Director for the ESPY Awards since its inception, The Player’s Choice, NASCAR, Indy 500 and College Basketball award shows on ESPN.
John was Music Director/Keyboardist for saxophonist, Clarence Clemons. He produced Clarence’s “Live from Asbury Park” CD which was released in the fall of 2004. He has performed with, among others: Ray Charles, Bill Murray, Tony Bennett, Willie Nelson, Delbert McClinton, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Duane Eddy and Grand Master Flash.
Described as a combination of Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown and Ella Fitzgerald, BEV ROHLER has performed world wide and mostly throughout the Northeast in venues including Iron Horse Music Hall, Village Vanguard, and Newport Jazz Festival. She also has been a featured vocalist for such Big Bands as Mel Lewis’ Jazz Orchestra and the National Jazz Ensemble.
Bev’s album credits include “Symphony in Black”, a Smithsonian release; and “No Frills” by the Persuasions (the only woman to work with them,) “Johnny Shines & Co.”; “Rohlehr, Groves, Colby”; “Meat & More”; “Big World”, “Christmas Gumbo”, “Every Ounce”. She has appeared on TV in two episodes of the award winning children’s show Grover’s Corner.
