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at
12387 Cedar Road (top of Cedar Hill)
Cleveland Heights, OH
Tickets/reservations 216-795-0550
www.nighttowncleveland.com
Map to Nighttown
This Week at Nighttown 7/02 Thurs Gaetano Letizia Quartet featuring vocalist Ki Allen 8PM $10. 7/03 Fri Helen Welch (vocals) 9PM No cover charge 7/04 Sat Nighttown opens at 3PM for your pre and post holiday festivities Music TBD Next Week at Nighttown 7/06 Mon Hungry First Monday All Day 7/08 Wed John Jorgenson 7PM $20 7/09 Thurs Hal Becker 11:30AM networking, 12:00 Noon Lunch $25 includes lunch and donation to The Cancer Hotline Donald Malloy Quartet 8PM $15 7/10 Fri Charlie Christopherson 8PM $10 7/11 Sat TBD |
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 Nighttown News |
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Food for Thought  Nighttown announces their new
chat and
lunch series called "Food for
Thought". Coming up on July 9 is the international acclaimed sales and
customer service speaker Hal
Becker. Then on Thursday July 23, get ready to talk some
baseball with the Cleveland Indians VP of Public Relations Bob DiBiasio. See the article below.   |
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Here's one that slipped by us earlier. The Pittsburgh Post Gazzette picked Derdriu Ring, sister of Nighttown owner Brendan Ring and Nighttown hostess, as the Best Supporting Actress of the Year for her roles in "Synge Cycle" and "The Playboy of the Western World". Congratulations to Derdriu!!! Read the articles in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette as well as the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
Gaetano Letizia and Friends
Featuring: Ki Allen-vocals, Howie Smith-sax, Bryan Thomas-bass,
& Vernon Jones-drums
Thursday, July 2
8 PM
$10
A veteran guitarist
with several recordings under his belt including some that go back to
the LP era, Gaetano Letizia, a native Clevelander has assembled a first
class group that he will be showcasing at Nighttown. Letizia who
has exceptional jazz chops, is also well versed in blues, latin, and
swing music. He is most influenced by the hard bop music he grew
up with and he cites players like Pat Martino, Jim Hall, and Kenny
Burrell as his main influences. Always a popular attraction in
the Cleveland area, Letizia's latest group is one of his best ever. Vocalist Ki Allen is another veteran of the Cleveland Jazz Scene. She is the daughter of another popular jazz vocalist, her father Kenny Allen. Besides the obvious family influence, she was a student and colleague of the late great Cleveland pianist Neal Creque, who she worked extensively with. Over the years she has been a very popular attraction at longtime Cleveland Jazz Clubs like the Mardi Gras and the Bop Stop. She has also been featured in many All-Star vocal presentations in theaters throughout Northeast Ohio
Saxophonist Howie Smith, a professor of music at Cleveland State, has enjoyed a rich career in Cleveland and internationally as well. He has been a principal soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the 14 piece Jazz Unit, and has lead a wide variety of groups over the past 30 years.
Bassist Bryan Thomas is a first call sideman in the Cleveland area. He has worked with most of the top players in the area including vocalist Helen Welch, saxophonist Ernie Krivda, and many others.
Drummer Vernon Jones is a veteran of the jazz and blues scene. Besides being a first class performer, he also teaches at the Phyllis Wheatley Center in Cleveland.
Don't miss guitarist Gaetano Letizia and Friends live at Nighttown on Thursday, July 2nd.
Hungry First Monday
Monday July 6
Nighttown will donate $5 from every meal.
WJCU interviewed
Brendan Ring on how he started the Hungry First Monday program and how
we did the first month. Click
here to hear the radio
broadcast.
On Monday, July 6, Nighttown restaurant will donate $5 from
every meal
served at the restaurant on the first Monday of each month to Harvest
for Hunger and the Cleveland Foodbank. This “Hungry First Monday”
promotion will continue throughout the year on the first Monday of
every month.“We are going through extraordinary times and those who have should help out those who have not. Giving up a little of our profit just seems like the right thing to do,” said Brendan Ring, owner of Nighttown. When asked where this idea came from, he said, “I recently read an article in the New York Times that said ‘working-class people who suddenly lose jobs or homes often find themselves at sea, unsure how to navigate the system or ashamed to seek help. We must all step up to the plate,” said Ring, who became an American citizen last summer.
Nighttown’s business neighbors are also chipping in. The Cedar Fairmount Merchants have decided to join Nighttown in donating to the Cleveland Food Bank. As of this press release, the following businesses will donate $1.00 for every sale over $10.00 on the first Monday or first Tuesday of each month. (some are closed on Mondays): Zoss The Swiss Baker, Appletree Books, Abstract Hair Design, C.L. Barber Salon and Hang It Up Archival Framing, Cedar Hill Salo .
All Hungry Monday donations will go to Harvest for Hunger, an annual, 21-county food and funds drive that takes place each March and is organized by the Cleveland Foodbank. The Foodbank provides food and critical nonfood products to local nonprofit agencies which serve hungry individuals across northeast Ohio. For more information, visit www.clevelandfoodbank.org.
Join us on Monday July 6 and subsequent first Mondays of each month through the end of the year for "Hungry First Monday" at Nighttown.
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See the article in the Plain Dealer See the article in the Heights Observer |
John Jorgenson Quintet
Wednesday, July 8
7 PM
$20
John_Jorgenson's_"El_Camino_del_Che"
(mp3) John_Jorgenson's_"Swingapore"
(mp3)
The John Jorgenson Quintet
features guitarist John Jorgenson, a
founding member of the Desert Rose Band, the Hellecasters, and six-year
member of Elton John's band. Artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to
Bonnie Raitt to Earl Scruggs have sought out Jorgenson's guitar
work.
Recently, John Jorgenson was chosen to portray Django Reinhardt in the
feature film Head in the Clouds.At a John Jorgenson Quintet performance, audiences are amazed by John's dazzling guitar work as well as his mastery as a clarinet player and vocalist. Whether playing his own accessible compositions or classic standards, John and his band make music that is equally romantic and ecstatic, played with virtuosity and soul.
John Jorgenson is known as one of the pioneers of the American gypsy jazz movement. He has performed as a solo artist as well as collaborated with other musicians all over the world. His articles and lessons on gypsy jazz have appeared in prominent guitar magazines and he has given master classes around the country, and he has performed with some of the most respected European proponents of this style, Bireli Lagrene and Romane. His playing has been included on a CD with Babik Reinhardt and Jimmy Rosenberg, and on another featuring Angelo Debarre and Moreno. In 1988 Curb Records released Jorgenson's After You've Gone CD, a collection of Reinhardt- and Goodman-styled 30's swing, featuring guest artists Darol Anger and David Grisman.
Growing up in Southern California, John was playing both the piano and the clarinet by age 8. At 12 he got his first guitar and practiced voraciously while continuing to study classical music on woodwinds. By age 14, John was playing professionally. Learning first to play rock guitar, John absorbed other guitar styles as quickly as he discovered them. This broad musical palette has enabled him to play with artists as diverse as Elton John, Luciano Pavarotti, Bonnie Raitt, and Benny Goodman. He is an "A-List" session player working in LA, Nashville and London and has appeared on numerous platinum-selling and Grammy-winning CDs.
John Jorgenson first came to national prominence in the mid 1980's with The Desert Rose Band, which he co-founded with Chris Hillman. The band earned five # 1 singles and garnered several awards. During this time, John won the ACM's "Guitarist of the Year" award three consecutive times. Following the Desert Rose Band, John formed another award-winning group, the virtuosic guitar trio The Hellecasters. Originally conceived as a "one off" gig for fun, the group went on to produce three acclaimed CDs and a live video, winning both "Album of the Year" and "Country Album of the Year" from the readers of Guitar Player Magazine for the stunning debut effort Return of the Hellecasters, released in 1993.
In 1994 Elton John called and invited John on an 18-month world tour. The 18 months stretch
ed into a six-year
period that included not only
sold out world tours, but also recordings, television appearances, and
collaborations with many other artists including Sting and Billy Joel.
In additiona to acoustic and electric guitars, John was also featured
on saxophone, pedal steel, mandolin and vocals.Although John Jorgenson is well-renowned in the pop, country and rock world, gypsy jazz is the style of music closest to his heart. Because of his international reputation as a gypsy jazz player, John was twice asked to recreate Django Reinhardt's music for feature films, Gattica and Head in The Clouds. The latter, released in early 2005 and starring Charlize Theron and Penelope Cruz, features John on camera as Django Reinhardt, complete with burned hand and gypsy moustache.
2004 also marked the release of Franco-American Swing on J2/FGM Records. As John Jorgenson's latest creative work, the CD is full of infectious gypsy jazz music. The Nashville Chamber Orchestra joins John in this collection of original compositions and gypsy jazz classics, pushing the boundaries as it adds to the tonal palette of traditional gypsy jazz. Beautiful melodies and soulful virtuosity abound for listeners treated to John Jorgenson's dazzling fretwork and sizzling clarinet playing. Additionally, John released two gypsy jazz guitar instruction books and DVDs, and a third instruction book is due to come out later this year.
Currently living in Nashville, John tours worldwide playing gypsy jazz with The John Jorgenson Quintet. He also performs in the UK with his electric band, John Jorgenson & Friends, and continues to collaborate with other artists live and in the studio.
Don't miss Gypsy jazz guitar master John Jorgenson and his Quintet live at Nighttown on Wednesday, July 8th.
Food for Thought Nighttown's chat and lunch series Print the flyer to post in your office Hal Becker Thursday July 9 11:30AM networking, 12:15PM program, 1:00PM adjourn $25 includes lunch and a $5 donation to The Cancer Hotline Reservations required Hal Becker is a
nationally known expert on Sales, Customer Service and Negotiating. He
conducts seminars or consults for more than 140 organizations each year.Client list includes: IBM, Disney, New York Life, Continental Airlines, Verizon, Terminex, AT&T, Pearle Vision, Cintas and at least 100 more! At age 22 he became the number ONE salesperson among 11,000 nationwide for the Xerox Corporation. Six years later in 1983 he survived terminal cancer only months after launching DIRECT OPIONIONS one of the country’s first customer service telemarketing firms, which he sold in 1990 to devote more time for consulting, presenting lectures around the world and writing his books. His book, May I Have 5 Minutes of Your Time? is now in its 18th printing and used by hundreds of corporations as their “SALES BIBLE.” Hal has been featured and quoted in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine, and Nations Business – and is currently syndicated in over 45 newspapers and magazines. Inc. Magazine has voted Hal as one of the nation’s top speakers in the Area of Sales and Customer Service – and he is a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) the highest earned designation presented by the National Speakers Association. Since battling terminal cancer Hal founded the Cancer Hotline a non-profit that provides support and assists cancer patients and their families. $5 of from each lunch will be donated to the Cancer Hotline. Don't miss the dynamic speaker Hal Becker on Thursday July 9th.  Bob DiBiasio Cleveland Indians VP of Public Relations Thursday July 23 11:30AM networking, 12:15 program, 1:00PM adjourn $20 includes lunch Reservations Required Get ready to talk some baseball
with Bob DiBiasio of the Cleveland Indians. Bob will be talking
about where the Indians are at in the season, who's hot and who's not,
and what we can expect from the pending trade deadline. Bob
promises some surprises and plenty of opportunity to get your questions
answered.Bob DiBiasio is entering his 30th season with the Indians and his 31st in Major League Baseball overall. He started in 1979 as Assistant PR Director and was named Director of Public Relations in 1980. The Lakewood, OH native was promoted to his current position in 1988. His lone season away from the Tribe was 1987 when he served as Public Relations Director for the Atlanta Braves. DiBiasio was the 1999 recipient of the prestigious Robert O. Fischel Award for Public Relations Excellence in Major League Baseball. He was also inducted into the Lakewood High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1986, DiBiasio was named the Public Relations Director to Sports Illustrated’s Dream Team. He also won the Mel Harder Distinguished Service Award for Community Involvement in 1997. He serves as the President of Cleveland Indians Charities, is an Honorary Member of both the Executive Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland, and the Board of the Cleveland Baseball Federation. Don't miss a fun afternoon with the Indians chief of PR Bob DiBiasio on Thursday July 23. Print
the flyer to post in your office
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Nighttown Reservation and Seating Policy
We
only take reservations by calling Nighttown at 216-795-0550. All
seats are General Admission. All
seating
is based on the time that you arrive for the show and based on how many
people are in your party and where we have tables of that size.
If you are not at Nighttown by 10 minutes
before the show, your reservation may be given away to others waiting
for a seat. We don't use any ticketing agency and as a result the ticket price you see is all we charge, saving our customers excessive fees. All tickets are to be paid in cash. |
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Nighttown/JWP graphic designer Kathy Kelly 216-941-5439 |
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Looking for great music on the radio and the web? Check out the Nighttown / Jim Wadsworth Productions Radio Guide. Updated 5/11/09 Radio List (in Word) Radio List (in pdf) Thanks to Bruce Amsel and Bruce Hennes for compiling and keeping this list up to date!!! |
Stephen's Green at Nighttown
Now Open for the season for your dining enjoyment
Check out Cool Cleveland's recent review of Stephen's Green, Nighttown's multi-season patio. A great place for outdoor dining!!
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Planning
a business meeting, wedding,
graduation, birthday or B'nai Mitzvah?  .......................Think Nighttown!  We give you the best package in town at a price that won't break the bank. And everything is included at no extra charge. Our experience is as accommodating as our atmosphere. Private function spaces from 20 - 150. Valet parking available. To book your party, call Brendan Ring
directly at 216-952-9133
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Special Events at Nighttown
Summer 2009
12387 Cedar Road (top of Cedar Hill)
Cleveland Heights, OH
Tickets/reservations 216-795-0550
www.nighttowncleveland.com
Map to Nighttown
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denotes recent additions or changes to the schedule
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Food for Thought Series - Chat and Lunch
Thursday July 9 Hal Becker 11:30AM networking, 12:15PM program, 1:00PM adjourn
$25 includes lunch and a $5 donation to The Cancer Hotline
Nationally known speaker on Sales, Customer Service and Negotiating
Thursday July 23 Bob DiBiasio, Cleveland Indians VP of Public Relations
11:30AM networking, 12:15 program, 1:00PM adjourn $20 includes lunch
Cleveland Indians long-time PR chief brings his fun and insightful analysis of the Indians season.
Print the flyer to post in your office
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Music Series
Thursday, July 2 Gaetano Letizia Quartet featuring vocalist Ki Allen 8 PM $10.
Versatile guitarist leads Quartet with vocalist Ki Allen playing Bop, Latin, Ballads, & Blues.
http://gaetanoletizia.com/
www.kiallen.net
Monday, July 6 Hungry First Monday All Day
$5 will be donated to Harvest for Hunger for every meal served.
Wednesday, July 8 John Jorgenson 7PM $20
Master guitarist from Desert Rose Band and also Elton John's group leads Django inspired swing Quintet. Back by popular demand!
www.johnjorgenson.com
John_Jorgenson's_"El_Camino_del_Che"
(mp3)
John_Jorgenson's_"Swingapore"
(mp3)
Thursday, July 9 Donald Malloy Quartet 8 PM $15.
CD release party with Cleveland trumpeter, now based in NYC. Featuring Seth Johnson-guitar, Nimrod Speakes-bass, & Kasa Overall-drums.
www.donaldmalloyjazz.com
Donald_Malloy's_"Ibarago"
(mp3)
Donald_Malloy's_"Uplift"
(mp3)
** Friday, July 10 Charlie Christopherson 8 PM $10.
Guitarist extraordinaire brings his blues group to Nighttown. Winner of the Jimi Hendrix guitar competiton.
** Sunday, July 12 Me'Na 7 PM $10
Jazz Vocalist Me'Na presents music from her recent CD "Living My Life"
Saturday & Sunday, July 18-19 Steve Smith & Vital Information
8PM Saturday / 7PM Sunday $25.
Drummer extraordinaire and his group featuring Tom Coster-keyboards, Baron Browne-electric bass, & Vinnie Valentino-guitar.
www.vitalinformation.com
** Saturday, July 25 Alvin Frazier 8 PM $20.
Neo-Soul and Contemporary Gospel from Singer/Songwriter and guitarist and his seven piece group.
www.alvinfraziermusic.com
** Sunday, August 9 Cedar-Fairmount Summer Festival and Arts & Crafts Show
12 Noon - 4PM
This fun summer festival returns with music, clowns, Euclid Beach Rocket Car rides, puppet shows, pet contests and art show. Zany and fun! Don't miss it. Print the post card for your refridgerator.
More at Cedar-Fairmount Business District
** Sunday, August 9 Bill Ransom/Keith McKelley Quartet 7PM $10.
Drummer and Saxophonist lead Quartet with Dan Wilson-guitar, and Wilbur Krebs-bass.
Bill Ransom at CSU
http://www.myspace.com/keithmckelley
** Wednesday, August 12 Maia Sharp 7PM $15.
Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and saxophonist from Nashville and LA plays material from her brand new CD. Has worked with Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Art Garfunkel, and many more.
www.maiasharp.com
Saturday, August 15 Howie Smith/David Thomas/Bill Ransom Organ Trio 8PM $10.
Tuesday & Wednesday, August 18 & 19 Terence Blanchard Quintet 7 & 9PM $30.
Friday & Saturday, August 28 & 29 Mose Allison 8 & 10PM $20.
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Food for Thought Series - Chat and Lunch
Thursday July 9 Hal Becker 11:30AM networking, 12:15PM program, 1:00PM adjourn
$25 includes lunch and a $5 donation to The Cancer Hotline
Nationally known speaker on Sales, Customer Service and Negotiating
Thursday July 23 Bob DiBiasio, Cleveland Indians VP of Public Relations
11:30AM networking, 12:15 program, 1:00PM adjourn $20 includes lunch
Cleveland Indians long-time PR chief brings his fun and insightful analysis of the Indians season.
Print the flyer to post in your office
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Music Series
Thursday, July 2 Gaetano Letizia Quartet featuring vocalist Ki Allen 8 PM $10.
Versatile guitarist leads Quartet with vocalist Ki Allen playing Bop, Latin, Ballads, & Blues.
http://gaetanoletizia.com/
www.kiallen.net
Monday, July 6 Hungry First Monday All Day
$5 will be donated to Harvest for Hunger for every meal served.
Wednesday, July 8 John Jorgenson 7PM $20
Master guitarist from Desert Rose Band and also Elton John's group leads Django inspired swing Quintet. Back by popular demand!
www.johnjorgenson.com
John_Jorgenson's_"El_Camino_del_Che"
(mp3) John_Jorgenson's_"Swingapore"
(mp3)Thursday, July 9 Donald Malloy Quartet 8 PM $15.
CD release party with Cleveland trumpeter, now based in NYC. Featuring Seth Johnson-guitar, Nimrod Speakes-bass, & Kasa Overall-drums.
www.donaldmalloyjazz.com
Donald_Malloy's_"Ibarago"
(mp3) Donald_Malloy's_"Uplift"
(mp3)** Friday, July 10 Charlie Christopherson 8 PM $10.
Guitarist extraordinaire brings his blues group to Nighttown. Winner of the Jimi Hendrix guitar competiton.
** Sunday, July 12 Me'Na 7 PM $10
Jazz Vocalist Me'Na presents music from her recent CD "Living My Life"
Thursday,
July
16
Mike Lee New Tricks
Quartet 8PM
$10.
NYC saxophonist and native Clevelander
bring his latest group in to Nighttown. Featuring:
Ted
Chubb-trumpet, Kellen Harrison-acoustic
bass,& Shawn Baltazor-drums.
www.mikeleejazz.com
www.mikeleejazz.com
Saturday & Sunday, July 18-19 Steve Smith & Vital Information
8PM Saturday / 7PM Sunday $25.
Drummer extraordinaire and his group featuring Tom Coster-keyboards, Baron Browne-electric bass, & Vinnie Valentino-guitar.
www.vitalinformation.com
** Saturday, July 25 Alvin Frazier 8 PM $20.
Neo-Soul and Contemporary Gospel from Singer/Songwriter and guitarist and his seven piece group.
www.alvinfraziermusic.com
Sunday,
July
26 Barbara
Rosene
7PM $15.
NYC vocalist and native Clevelander returns
for showcase
gig. Currently lead vocalist with the Harry James
Orchestra. Featuring: Conal Fowlkes on
piano.
www.barbararosene.com
www.barbararosene.com
** New Date and Time
Sunday, August 2 Joao Correa Quartet featuring Jamey Haddad 7PM $10.
Sunday, August 2 Joao Correa Quartet featuring Jamey Haddad 7PM $10.
Brazilian singer/songwriter and guitarist
leads All-Star
Quartet
Featuring: Jamey Haddad-drums and
percussion, Kip
Reed-electric bass, & Joe
Hunter-piano.
** Sunday, August 9 Cedar-Fairmount Summer Festival and Arts & Crafts Show
12 Noon - 4PM
This fun summer festival returns with music, clowns, Euclid Beach Rocket Car rides, puppet shows, pet contests and art show. Zany and fun! Don't miss it. Print the post card for your refridgerator.
More at Cedar-Fairmount Business District
** Sunday, August 9 Bill Ransom/Keith McKelley Quartet 7PM $10.
Drummer and Saxophonist lead Quartet with Dan Wilson-guitar, and Wilbur Krebs-bass.
Bill Ransom at CSU
http://www.myspace.com/keithmckelley
** Wednesday, August 12 Maia Sharp 7PM $15.
Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and saxophonist from Nashville and LA plays material from her brand new CD. Has worked with Bonnie Raitt, Carole King, Art Garfunkel, and many more.
www.maiasharp.com
Saturday, August 15 Howie Smith/David Thomas/Bill Ransom Organ Trio 8PM $10.
All-Star Cleveland based Organ
Trio lights up Nighttown
with Soul Jazz and more.
Bill Ransom at CSU
Howie Smith at CSU
Bill Ransom at CSU
Howie Smith at CSU
Tuesday & Wednesday, August 18 & 19 Terence Blanchard Quintet 7 & 9PM $30.
Trumpet virtuoso brings his blazing Quintet in support
of his new Blue
Note recording.
www.terenceblanchard.com
www.terenceblanchard.com
Friday & Saturday, August 28 & 29 Mose Allison 8 & 10PM $20.
Legendary vocalist, pianist, and composer combines jazz
and blues
for two great nights at Nighttown!
Featuring: Dave Morgan-acoustic bass, & Roy
King-drums.
www.moseallison.com
More on Mose including hi-res photos, bio, discography, etc
www.moseallison.com
More on Mose including hi-res photos, bio, discography, etc
Nighttown
12387 Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
Tickets/reservations by calling 216-795-0550
www.nighttowncleveland.com
Map to Nighttown
12387 Cedar Road
Cleveland Heights, OH
Tickets/reservations by calling 216-795-0550
www.nighttowncleveland.com
Map to Nighttown
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