A Tribute to Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers

Name: A Tribute to Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers
Start: 2024-11-24T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 8982 Quioccasin Road,Richmond,23229,US

Schedule

Sun Nov 24 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

8982 Quioccasin Road,Richmond,23229,US | Henrico, VA

A Tribute to Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers appearing at The Tin Pan in Richmond, VA
Seating: We assign seats in order of when you purchase your tickets. All reservations are subject to a food and drink minimum of $15 per guest. Gratuity of 20% is automatically added to all food and beverage purchases.
Box Office: The Tin Pan charges lower fees for box office versus online sales. Our box office is open Tues-Sat 12PM-5PM. Please visit us during those hours or call 804-447-8189.
Wake is an accomplished saxophonist and composer out of the Washington DC area. Wake is a Smooth Jazz musician who’s aiming straight for your heart with some of the sexiest melodies and solos you’ll hear anywhere. The soulful grooves and intoxicating melodies will have you hooked after just a few notes.After a couple years in the Jazz studies Department at Howard University, Wake took advantage of an opportunity to perform throughout Switzerland -- and later Europe -- with a talented group of faculty and students from both the Music and Drama Departments of the University. Wake eventually joined the Army and spent 8 years in the Band System performing throughout Europe, California and finally DC. Wake remained in the DC area where he worked with various bands including his own, performing at concerts and festival where he always left crowds wanting more. So if you are a fan of artist like Grover Washington Jr., Ronnie Laws and David Sandborn, and you want to experience a performance by an artists truly inspired by these Smooth Jazz Giants, you don’t want to miss Wake when he come to your town. There’s one thing you can be sure of when Wake Performs -- every note you hear will be from his heart.
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WHEN EDDIE PLAYS -
His saxophone creates timeless memories , each note creating moments that linger in our hearts forever.
As a touring member of Pieces of a Dream for a decade and a half, Baccus Jr has had the opportunity to perform with and alongside a virtual who’s who in the traditional jazz, urban jazz and R&B worlds: Luther Vandross , Jeffrey Osborne , George Duke , War , Candy Dulfer , Rick Braun , Grover Washington Jr , Bobby Watson , Greg Abate , Lester Bowie , EWF(Earth, Wind and Fire) , Regina Carter , Dianne Reeves , Vesta Williams , Norman Conners , India Arie , George Benson , Miki Howard , Jean Carne , David Sanborn , Brian McKnight , Will Downing , Phil Perry , Najee , Gerald Albright , Kirk Whalum , Marcus Belgrave , Benny Golson , Russell Ferrante , Bobby Lyle , Jeff Lorber , Ricky Lawson , Aaron Graves (Piano “Little Jimmy Scott”), Lenny Castro , Rachelle Ferrelle , Lil’ John Roberts , Phil Davis , Chris Coleman , Andre Gouche’ , Giovanni Hildago , Eric Marienthal , James Carter , Curtis Fuller , Regina Belle , Miki Howard , Allyson Williams , Norman Connors , Atlantic Starr , Ronny Jordan , Rhonda Smith (Prince’s Bass Player), Gerald Veasley , Average White Band , Stevie Wonder , Peter White , Walter Beasley and more recently Four80East , Brian Simpson , Lindsey Webster , Cameo , Brother 2 Brother , Glenn Jones , Cabo Frio , Groove Frequencies , Christian De Mesones , Bene Music , Utopian Dreams and Joe Lovano.
On a national and international scale, Baccus Jr has shined on the stages of many noteworthy venues including: The World Trade Center-NYC; Blue Note-NYC & Tokyo; Kimbles East-Oakland; Yoshis-Oakland; Cotton Club-Tokyo; Tangier-Akron; Sydney Opera House-Sydney; Chene Park-Detroit; Village Vanguard-NYC, Spaghettini-Orange County; The Forum-Inglewood; Helwig Winery Amphitheater-LA; Gillys-Dayton; Kuumbwa Jazz Center-Santa Cruz. Eddie’s band has performed with singer Vesta at the awards ceremony for the annual “100 Black Men” event in Ohio to an audience of 2,000 and has toured behind Angela Bofill and Frank McComb. He has also played the national and international jazz festival circuit to include but not limited to: Montreux Jazz Festival; Copenhagen Jazz Festival; North Sea Jazz Festival; Umbria Jazz Festival; Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival; Capital Jazz Festival & Cruise; San Antonio River Walk; DC Jazz Festival; Jazz in the Gardens; Toronto Jazz Festival; Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival; Hampton Jazz Festival; Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival; Reno Jazz Festival; Jacksonville Jazz Festival; Newport Jazz Festival With the release of “Living the Dream”, Baccus Jr will be embarking on his first solo tour in 2019.