Three local blues and jazz acts will be featured in the Cabaret Music Series, which begins Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Jewish Cultural Center and concludes Saturday, March 23.
Each performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the JCC, 5461 North Terrace Road.
Tickets are $18 per person for each performance, which includes appetizers and beverages. Reservations are recommended and can be made at www.jewishchattanooga.com
THE SCHEDULE
» Saturday, Feb. 23: Jazz pianist Danny Sample
Sample was performing R&B jazz in Memphis by the age of 10. He has toured with many performers, including Dionne Warwick and Isaac Hayes. He has opened for Grover Washington and B.B.King.
» Saturday, March 9: Blue Good Hollow Ensemble
The ensemble features Dr. Clark Eldridge “Deaconbluz” White, a performer, music educator and consultant. He has hosted a radio show in Atlanta, has performed with Holysmoke Band since 1997, appeared at Riverbend Festival, Bessie Smith Strut, Riverfront Nites and Nightfall.
» Saturday, March 23: Rick Rushing
A graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Rushing sings, plays electric and acoustic guitar. He and his band, the Blues Strangers, perform locally. He is related to the legendary Jimmy Rushing of the Count Basie Orchestra