Pure Soul - The Friday Night Soul Revue with Urban Classic
Schedule
Fri Nov 08 2024 at 08:30 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Crooners Supper Club | Brooklyn Center, MN
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With Special Guest Ashley Commodore and the UC Horns. Musical Direction by Michael Bland.Soul, R&B
Urban Classic pays tribute to the soul greats, such as Al Green, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, James Brown and many others! Returning to Crooners with an all new show, celebrating the stars of true soul music. One show. One night. Don’t miss it!
Michael Bland : Musical Director, Drums
Tommy Barbarella : Keyboards
Special Guest - Ashley Commodore : Vocals
G Sharp : Vocals
Mark Lickteig : Vocals
Jay Bee : Vocals
Ryan Butler : Bass
Geoff LeCrone : Guitar
Scott Agster : Trombone
John Bertsch : Sax
Riley Helgeson : Trumpet
Josh May : Trumpet
Michael Bland - is an American musician best known as a drummer for Prince starting in 1989. He was with Prince during The New Power Generation era and played with him live and on albums for seven years. From 1995 to 1997, Bland, along with Sonny Thompson, recorded and played live with French pop star France Gall —they appear on one studio album and two live albums. In 2010, Bland became a member of Nick Jonas & the Administration (a side project of Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers ) along with other former members of The New Power Generation and keyboardist Tommy Barbarella . He worked with Vulfpeck playing drums on "Hero Town," which was released October 2017. Michael is also the current Drummer for Soul Asylum
Tommy Barbarella - is an American keyboardist he was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince’s recording and stage band, from 1991 to 1996. Barbarella also played on Miley Cyrus’s album Breakout. In 2010, Tommy became a member of Nick Jonas & the Administration. As a frequent arranger his “Symphony of the North” collaboration with the Minnesota Orchestra and The Minnesota Vikings won BEST SHOW OPEN at the annual Golden Matrix Awards 2022. His keyboard work can be heard on recordings by artists as diverse as Demi Lovato, Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Ziggy Marley, Miley Cyrus, Mandy Moore and many more.
Ashley Commodore - is a singer from a family of talented, accomplished musicians. Her mother (Ginger Commodore), father (Bobby Commodore), and brother (Brandon Commodore) are all Twin Cities gems performing in varied music genres. Ashley has been featured with the Grammy Award winning group the Sounds of Blackness, and currently tours with National recording artist ‘Stokley’ Williams and is the newest member of the jazz vocal ensemble, Moore By Four. When not ‘out on the road’ with Stokley & the VÜ, you can find her sitting in with the Dr Mambo’s Combo at Bunkers Bar and Grill.
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Where is it happening?
Crooners Supper Club, 6161 Highway 65 NE,Minneapolis,MN,United States, Brooklyn CenterEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
