| 03 June 2010
Posted in The Arts

On Sunday, June 6, jazz vocalist Dawn Lambeth and her group Usonia Jazz along with the Aaron Wolf Quartet will kick off the 2010 Arroyo Grande Village Summer Concert Series. Come to the Rotary Bandstand in the historic Arroyo Grande Village at 1 p.m. to enjoy this great free jazz show.  The first of eight free concerts, the 2010 Series will feature three jazz shows and two traditional concert band performances as well as blues, folk, and bluegrass concerts. Presented by the Arroyo Grande Village Improvement Association and the City of Arroyo Grande Recreation & Maintenance Services Department the Featured Series Sponsor is Rabobank. One worthy regional nonprofit organization will be featured at each show.
Walk on the “Sunny side of Swing Street” with Dawn Lambeth and the Usonia Jazz Band!  Specializing in the joyous melodies of the twenties and thirties, vocalist Dawn Lambeth captivates audiences with her effervescent renditions of early jazz and swing classics.  Her grace and confidence evoke the queens of jazz, eliciting comparisons from jazz aficionados to “the wonderful music of Lee Wiley, Maxine Sullivan, Billie Holiday, Ivie Anderson, and an early Ella Fitzgerald.”  She’ll be joined by the Usonia Jazz Band, whose members’ collective experiences include performances at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Smithsonian, as well as at dozens of jazz festivals and clubs throughout the US, Europe and Japan.
Opening the show, saxophonist Aaron Wolf will be joined by drummer Darrell Voss, bassist Dylan Johnson, and guitarist Jeff Miley to perform standard tunes in a straight-ahead, bop-influenced style.  This quartet of local jazz all-stars includes several Cuesta College music faculty members.
Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Snacks and drinks will be available.  Special raffles will take place and featured displays will include Concert Sponsor Central Coast Industries, Officers Shane Day with K-9 Gregor and Officer Zak Ayala with K-9 Josef from the Featured Nonprofit, the Arroyo Grande Police Department Canine Program, the MERV (Mobile Emergency Response Vehicle), and other groups of interest.
The next show will take place on Sunday, June 20th, Father’s Day. Featured musical group will be the Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast. They proudly welcome The Grass Less Traveled with opener Craig Kincaid and Friends.
The Concert Sponsor is Keenan Carter Group and the featured nonprofit is the Arroyo Grande Youth Wrestling Club
Info: www.ArroyoGrandeVillage.org /473-2250.