Serente Jazz And Wine Escapes Presents Dee Lucas & Paula Atherton

Serente Jazz & Wine Escapes presents an evening of smooth jazz with international recording artist and #1 charting soprano saxophonist Dee Lucas at Scott Gertner's Rhythm Room with a special opening performance by #1 Billboard Artist & multi-instrumentalist Paula Atherton!!

Come and hangout with us for this is a SPECIAL EVENT!!!!

Meet & Greet for VIP ticket holders at 5:15 pm. - 5:50 pm.

Showtime starts at 6:00 pm.

VIP and General Admission tickets available now.

LIMITED SEATING. (ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS)

Scott Gertner's Rhythm Room

5535 Memorial Drive, #G

Houston, TX

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Dee Lucas
National recording artist and saxophonist Dee Lucas has been noted as the most consistent and hardest working indie artist in the entire music industry while steadily growing his brand and fan base beginning with Remembrance in 2004. Thereafter, it has been a steady showcase of unique stylings with Something to Ride 2 (2007), Standing Room Only (2010), Rebirth of the Smooth (2012), The Smooth Factor (2014), Going Deeper (2016), The Sweet Spot (2017), Going Left (2018), the critically-acclaimed The Time Is Now (2020), the outstanding offering in No Boundaries (2023) and now the brand new release of Twenty (2024). He is a 3-time Billboard smooth jazz artist with multiple #1 hits across various smooth jazz charts.

Going through a trial-in-error process earlier in his career, it was “The Time Is Now” that was arguably considered his breakthrough and best work at that time. It featured some of the brightest producers and special guest artists in Adam Hawley, Blake Aaron, Darryl Williams, David P. Stevens, Lew Laing, Jr., Gino Rosaria, & George Freeman. “The Time Is Now” was positioned on several music charts including the Billboard Top 20 Smooth Jazz charts with the hit single ‘Full Tilt’. It also was nominated for the Indie Soul Smooth Jazz Album of the Year award.

In 2022, Lucas released two singles titled ‘Hot Ice’ featuring keyboardist Gino Rosaria and ‘Sir Dee’ (a musical salute to legendary Stevie Wonder). Both singles hit #1 on several smooth jazz charts and has become an instant fan favorites. These two hits are on his 10th album “No Boundaries” that was released on March 10, 2023. At that time Lucas released the radio hit ‘Stay Strong’ which features the talented bassist Blair Bryant. In addition to his current smooth jazz offering, Lucas released another single (5/5/23) on the R&B format called ‘Love Is Enough’ which features the amazing vocal stylings of Selina Albright. This single garnered the attention of several markets in the UK and recently peaked at #9 on the indie R&B charts.

Just in time for the summer, Lucas released another single ‘Just a Vibe’ which features four-time #1 Billboard artist Ragan Whiteside.

Lucas’s single from the “No Boundaries” project titled ‘On the Vibe’ which is produced by the legendary smooth jazz producer & pianist Bob Baldwin. To no surprise, this hit has quickly run up several national smooth jazz charts.

In 2024, Dee Lucas hit the road with ‘The 20 Tour’ celebrating 20 years as a recording artist. He released his single ‘Tighten Up’ in March as a teaser for the upcoming album “Twenty”. With such rave review, the single was a hit reaching #1 across several smooth jazz charts.

The album “Twenty” was released September 20, 2024 which has already produced 2 more singles (‘Twenty’ and ‘Weak Spot’) hitting the #1 spots on both smooth jazz and R&B charts.

Dee Lucas is courtesy of ODL Music.

Website: www.deelucas.com

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Paula Atherton - An Artist with Verstility

PAULA ATHERTON - BIO

New York based sax player/vocalist and songwriter Paula Atherton has shared the stage with such contemporary jazz notables as The Rippingtons, Nick Colionne, Chuck Loeb, Cindy Bradley, Brian Simpson, Four80East, David Sanborn, Bob James, Marc Antoine, Hiroshima, Gerald Albright and Chieli Minucci.
Paula has also worked in the traditional jazz field; one of the notable performances being a weeklong engagement at the Blue Note NYC with pianist and jazz legend, Hank Jones. Paula also performed with Grammy award winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater at the Annenberg Theater, for the Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival.

Some past tour dates include the Seabreeze Jazz Festival, The Bishop Arts Theater in Dallas, The Empire Theater in San Antonio, The John Ruffin Theater in Chicago, Jazz in the Park in Birmingham, AL, Smooth Jazz Festival in Atlanta, Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Fest in CA, Las Vegas Jazz Festival, Capital Jazz fest and Low Country Jazz fest with Jazz in Pink, Smooth Jazz at Sunset in MI (opening for Marc Antoine), Southern Tier Jazz festival in Elmira (opening for Rick Braun), Lake Arbor Jazz Festival in MD, the Hub City Fest in NJ (4 years in a row) the Pensacola Jazz Festival, the Gulf Coast Jazz festival, Berks Jazz Festival ( 3 times), Greater Hartford Jazz Festival, as well as the Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival with Cindy Bradley (as the Fabulous Blondes).
Paula performed at the Hot Smooth Jazz festival in Madrid, Spain, in April 2019 at Maria Guerrero theater. Other 2019 performances include Jacksonville Beach Jazz series, Dauphin County Jazz Fest, Potomac Jazz Festival, Brass City, Grand Rapids, and Legacy Jazz Festival.
In May 2023, Paula played the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival, part of the lineup that included Gerald Albright, Everett Harp, Michael Paulo, Andy Snitzer, Paul Brown, Jeff Lorber, and many others. Paula released the 1st single from her 6th release, entitled “Can You Feel It in 2020. It was produced by Greg Manning and written by Paula and Greg. “Can You Feel It”, was #1 on Mediabase, #1 on the Smooth Jazz Network, (for 4 weeks) and was #1 on Billboard for 3 weeks.

Including “Can You Feel It,” Atherton has enjoyed 13 Billboard Top 30 charting singles. The other 13 are “Moonlight Drive” (current single 2024),“Sassy Strut,” “Herbie,” “Between You & Me,” “My Song For You,” “Into the Night, “New Color,” “Just Can’t Stop,” ”Summer Song,” “Ready or Not,” “Keep it Comin’” (which hit #4 on Billboard, and #1 on Mediabase, and was the #3 Song of 2022 on Billboard), “Open Road,” (#6 on Billboard and #15 for 2023), “Dancin’ Shoes,” which hit #9 on Billboard, and Paula's current single, “Moonlight Drive.”. Paulas’ single (prior to “Keep it Comin,’”), Summer Song,” was #1 on Billboard for 2 weeks, #1 on the Smooth Jazz Network, and #1 on Mediabase as of August 2021. Summer Song was #14 on Billboards’ 2021 year-end chart, and #7 on the Smooth Jazz Network 2021 year-end chart.

Atherton was also featured on Cindy Bradleys’ single, “Girl Talk,” which hit #2 on Billboard. “Open Road” is the #15 Song of the year (2023) on Billboard. Paula was the #3 Airplay Artist of the year on Billboards’ year end 2022 chart.

Paula was nominated “Best Artist of 2020” by the Smooth Jazz Network, and now is also nominated for “Best Artist of 2023” by the SJN.

Atherton’s sixth release, Can You Feel It includes music from a few different producers. Including Greg Manning, Paul Brown, Nate Mitchell, Matt Godina, Schuyler Deale (who produced “Herbie” and “Low Rider” on previous releases), and Lou Gimenez, who has produced the majority of Atherton’s music.

Paula released her 7th full length album, “Dancin’ Shoes,” April 19th, 2024. This release has 4 top ten singles on it, and 7 previously unreleased songs. Ms. Atherton released a new single June 14, 2024, entitled, “Moonlight Drive,” produced by Nelson Braxton, which is now being played on stations across the country, and streaming around the world.

Paula endorses Sax Dakota saxophones and does jazz workshops for them across the country.
Paula also does some music therapy type work for a wonderful organization called “Music that Heals,” which brings music to autistic children, cancer patients, people in hospice, and other populations.
Paula is also on the board of the F2F Foundation in Houston, TX, which promotes jazz workshops, performances, and jazz education. F2F also helps get instruments to students whose families can’t afford them.

Website: www.paulaatherton.com

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