Back for an evening of fabulous and nostalgic entertainment, come the Side Street Strutters big band along with sultry and soulful vocalist, Meloney Collins.
As part of the Canyon Sounds Performance Series sponsored by the Gold Canyon Arts Council, the event will be held on Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, 6640 S. Kings Ranch Road, Gold Canyon, 85118.
Every band member is a superb musician and their latest show, Vinyl Jazz – A Century Celebration, is a potpourri of classic swing, jazz, and pop songs like Mood Indigo, At Last, Jumpin’ At The Woodside, and Stardust, melodies that shaped our musical history.
Starting in 1983 as a talented musical ensemble at Arizona State University, their initial artistic focus centered on the traditions of early New Orleans jazz. Over three decades later, the Side Street Strutters are Disneyland’s official big band and have expanded their musical palette to encompass a century of classic American music.
Their musical virtuosity and orchestrations have earned them national and international acclaim. They are winners of the Breda International Jazz Competition and recipients of the International Association of Jazz Educators Outstanding Musicianship Award. They play worldwide at European and jazz festivals, appear on television, and have
12 CD recordings.
You may purchase advance adult tickets for $25, and student tickets for $5 on the website, goldcanyonarts.org, or go to ticket outlets at Canyon Rose Storage, 6405 S. Kings Ranch Road, 85118 or at the AJ Chamber of Commerce on the Apache Trail. Tickets at the door are $30.
The Gold Canyon Arts Council, a non-profit organization, promotes the performing and visual arts, and funds student arts education through tutorials, workshops, and master classes provided by all of our performing artists. We are supported in part by grants from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, WESTAF, the National Endowment for the Arts, local corporations, and businesses.
For more information, email charlescuffaro@gmail.com, call (513) 608-0719, or visit goldcanyonarts.org.