An Evening with Oleta Adams & David Benoitlbcanaacp.org/articles/newsymphony.pdf · David Benoit...
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50% of ticket proceeds to benefit the NAACP Feb 20, 2016 8:00 PM Doors open at 6:30 PM for picnicking Pre-Concert Reception at 6:30pm honoring Black History Month Call Symphony Box Office for tickets 562-346-3203 ext.0 use code #Benefit LONG BEACH ARENA Long Beach Arena 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 9080 Learn more or purchase tickets at http://longbeachsymphony.org David Benoit CONDUCTOR For three decades, the GRAMMY®-nominated pianist/composer/ arranger David Benoit has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of contempo- rary jazz. But, like an actor who has been known primarily for one role, he wanted to show other dimensions of his artistry, influenced by Stephen Sond- heim, Burt Bacharach, Dave Grusin and Leonard Bernstein. Read more at: http://longbeachsymphony.org/cocerts-events/an-eve- ning-with-oleta-adams-and-david-benoit/ Oleta Adams PERFORMER Since the runaway success of her 1990 debut album Circle of One (which went Platinum), and the impassioned hit single “Get Here” (the Brenda Russell composition that became an unofficial anthem of the 1991 Gulf War) Oleta Adams has inspired a growing legion of fans in the U.S. and Europe with journeys of the heart via songs that draw deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into the realms of soul, R&B, urban, and popular music. Read more at: http://longbeachsymphony.org/cocerts-events/an-eve- ning-with-oleta-adams-and-david-benoit/ An Evening with Oleta Adams & David Benoit
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50% of ticket proceeds to benefit the NAACPFeb 20, 2016 8:00 PM Doors open at 6:30 PM for picnickingPre-Concert Reception at 6:30pm honoring Black History Month
Call Symphony Box Office for tickets562-346-3203 ext.0 use code #Benefit
LONG BEACH ARENALong Beach Arena 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 9080Learn more or purchase tickets athttp://longbeachsymphony.org
David BenoitCONDUCTOR
For three decades, the GRAMMY®-nominated pianist/composer/ arranger David Benoit has reigned supreme as one the founding fathers of contempo-rary jazz. But, like an actor who has been known primarily for one role, he wanted to show other dimensions of his artistry, influenced by Stephen Sond-heim, Burt Bacharach, Dave Grusin and Leonard Bernstein. Read more at: http://longbeachsymphony.org/cocerts-events/an-eve-ning-with-oleta-adams-and-david-benoit/
Oleta AdamsPERFORMER
Since the runaway success of her 1990 debut album Circle of One (which went Platinum), and the impassioned hit single “Get Here” (the Brenda Russell composition that became an unofficial anthem of the 1991 Gulf War) Oleta Adams has inspired a growing legion of fans in the U.S. and Europe with journeys of the heart via songs that draw deeply from her roots in gospel, while crossing effortlessly into the realms of soul, R&B, urban, and popular music. Read more at: http://longbeachsymphony.org/cocerts-events/an-eve-ning-with-oleta-adams-and-david-benoit/
An Evening with Oleta Adams & David Benoit
