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Jazz Under the Stars: Kim Waters

featuring Gerald Veasley Band
8:00PM
Downstage @ the Mann
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7:00PM

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8:00PM

Presented By:

The Mann & Cadillac

 

All Ages

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Experience the enchantment of jazz like never before with the Mann’s Jazz Under The Stars series! Taking place on the Presser Foundation Stage in the TD Pavilion, the series highlights contemporary jazz artists, a beloved subgenre for enthusiasts and the perfect introduction for newcomers. Jazz Under The Stars is curated by the Mann’s first ever Jazz Curator-In-Residence, Gerald Veasley. Join us July 11 for a joyous performance by chart-topping saxophonist Kim Waters.

 

Tickets will be available Friday, April 4 at 10AM via Ticketmaster.com or the Mann Ticket Office.

 

About Kim Waters

Heralded as “simply one of the planet’s best saxophonists” by JazzTimes Magazine and the “pied piper of Smooth Jazz” by Upscale Magazine, the prolific chart-topping saxophonist, composer, and producer has enjoyed a career longevity that is rare in the music business. For three decades, Waters has reigned as one of the premier architects of Urban Smooth Jazz and a beacon of light in Contemporary Jazz. He's garnered praise from critics and fans alike, ranking among the top five best-selling instrumentalists in jazz. 

 

Born in Maryland into a musical family, Kim Waters picked up his first instrument, the violin, at the age of eight, and later found his calling on the alto and soprano saxophones at age 13. Shortly afterwards he began playing in a band with his brothers James (who he still performs with) and Eric and his old friend, pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Kim Waters has been called on to perform with or open shows for the best including Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Phyllis Hyman, Teddy Riley and Guy, and Gerald Albright to name a few. Through the years Kim Waters has recorded a string of successful and chart-topping albums on Shanachie.

 

About Gerald Veasley

Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer, educator, and curator. His performance as a six-string bassist has been top shelf, as his extensive body of work attests. Veasley has recorded or performed with many of the world’s top artists in Jazz, R&B and Gospel including Grover Washington Jr., Joe Zawinul, Kirk Whalum, Will Downing, Chuck Loeb, Maysa, Nnenna Freelon, Special EFX, Pieces of a Dream, McCoy Tyner, and more. Gerald Veasley is also the curator of the Unscripted Jazz Series at SOUTH Jazz Club and the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Gerald Veasley’s Bass BootCamp. Veasley also serves his community as President of the non-profit organization, Jazz Philadelphia. His life as a creative professional is clearly multifaceted. Indeed, he wears various “hats” yet he is motivated by a singular purpose – to translate his joy of music to the world – music without boundaries.
 

Presented by Cadillac

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If you are 21 years of age or older and plan to consume alcohol at the concert, please be prepared to present proper I.D.

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Lawn chairs are not permitted for this performance.

Small blankets are permitted for all shows, but we do ask that you be mindful of your neighbors on the lawn. 

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