Performing Arts SeriesHeld in various venues throughout Henderson County, the Performing Arts Series presents a variety of performing artists, from locally known favorites to internationally known icons.
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Sheila Jordan, NEA Jazz Master, performing at Cummings Memorial United Methodist Church in Horse Shoe, 2015
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Upcoming Performances
Sunday, November 13, 2016, 4pm - Jazz Concert
with Michael Jefry Stevens
RAGTIME TO COOL
A Journey Through American Jazz
featuring Brian "Breeze" Cayolle
at Freeburg Pianos Concert Salon
2314 Asheville Hwy., Suite D, Hendersonville NC
Tickets: $45
Intermission with Fine Wine &
Hors d'ouevre by Impeccable Taste
with Michael Jefry Stevens
RAGTIME TO COOL
A Journey Through American Jazz
featuring Brian "Breeze" Cayolle
at Freeburg Pianos Concert Salon
2314 Asheville Hwy., Suite D, Hendersonville NC
Tickets: $45
Intermission with Fine Wine &
Hors d'ouevre by Impeccable Taste
The Arts Council of Henderson County will celebrate jazz as an original American art form with a benefit concert “Ragtime To Cool: A Trip through American Jazz,” on Sunday, November 13, 4pm at Freeburg Pianos’ concert salon in Hendersonville, NC. The program will offer jazz styles beginning with the blues, ragtime, and stride, and evolve to swing, improvisation and “the cool.”
The jazz quartet will feature New Orleans native, Brian “Breeze” Cayolle. World renowned, and great-nephew of Sidney Bechet, he has performed with New Orleans legends Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Dr. John, as well as music masters Cornell Dupree and Chuck Rainey, R&B legend Solomon Burke, and Zydeco prodigy C.J. Chenier. His sound and style have taken him around the world, igniting crowds to standing ovations from the Montreux Jazz Festival to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Until R&B impresario Allen Toussaint's death, Breeze was a twenty year member of Toussaint's working band. Brian "Breeze" Cayolle's saxophone style was born from the traditions of the Jazz, Blues and R&B of his hometown.
Popular regional artists Will Beasley, bass, Rick Dilling, drums, and Michael Jefry Stevens, piano, complete the quartet. Pianist, composer and “Steinway Artist,” Michael Jefry Stevens performs extensively in Europe and North America. He has composed over 340 works, and released over 80 cds. Will Beasley, bass, holds a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from UNC-Asheville. Rick Dilling, with a degree in Music Industry Studies at Appalachian State University, has played drums with the likes of Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Billy Taylor, Margaret Whiting, Ernie Watts, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
Reservations are $45/person, which includes New Orleans-inspired hors-d’oeuvre, wine and cider at intermission. With limited seating, early reservations are encouraged by calling the Arts Council of Henderson County at 828-693-8504, or emailing acofhc@bellsouth.net. Accessible to all, Freeburg Pianos is located at 2314 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, NC, with ample parking. Doors open at 3:30 for open seating.
The jazz concert is an annual benefit for the Arts Council of Henderson County, a community organization whose mission is to promote, advocate for, and nurture the arts in Henderson County and western North Carolina.
The jazz quartet will feature New Orleans native, Brian “Breeze” Cayolle. World renowned, and great-nephew of Sidney Bechet, he has performed with New Orleans legends Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Dr. John, as well as music masters Cornell Dupree and Chuck Rainey, R&B legend Solomon Burke, and Zydeco prodigy C.J. Chenier. His sound and style have taken him around the world, igniting crowds to standing ovations from the Montreux Jazz Festival to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Until R&B impresario Allen Toussaint's death, Breeze was a twenty year member of Toussaint's working band. Brian "Breeze" Cayolle's saxophone style was born from the traditions of the Jazz, Blues and R&B of his hometown.
Popular regional artists Will Beasley, bass, Rick Dilling, drums, and Michael Jefry Stevens, piano, complete the quartet. Pianist, composer and “Steinway Artist,” Michael Jefry Stevens performs extensively in Europe and North America. He has composed over 340 works, and released over 80 cds. Will Beasley, bass, holds a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from UNC-Asheville. Rick Dilling, with a degree in Music Industry Studies at Appalachian State University, has played drums with the likes of Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Billy Taylor, Margaret Whiting, Ernie Watts, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
Reservations are $45/person, which includes New Orleans-inspired hors-d’oeuvre, wine and cider at intermission. With limited seating, early reservations are encouraged by calling the Arts Council of Henderson County at 828-693-8504, or emailing acofhc@bellsouth.net. Accessible to all, Freeburg Pianos is located at 2314 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, NC, with ample parking. Doors open at 3:30 for open seating.
The jazz concert is an annual benefit for the Arts Council of Henderson County, a community organization whose mission is to promote, advocate for, and nurture the arts in Henderson County and western North Carolina.
MANY THANKS TO THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR RAGTIME TO COOL:
Freeburg Pianos
Merrill Lynch, Robert A. MacDonald
B.B. Massagee, III, Attorney at Law
Blue Ridge Custom Frame Shop
414 Kanuga Rd., Hendersonville
Merrell Paint & Decorating
Carol Heilman, Author
Pat & Jeannie McAfee
Take Five Fund
Renzo's Ristorante
Tempo Music Center, Inc.
Freeburg Pianos
Merrill Lynch, Robert A. MacDonald
B.B. Massagee, III, Attorney at Law
Blue Ridge Custom Frame Shop
414 Kanuga Rd., Hendersonville
Merrell Paint & Decorating
Carol Heilman, Author
Pat & Jeannie McAfee
Take Five Fund
Renzo's Ristorante
Tempo Music Center, Inc.
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR 2015's COOL VIBES CONCERT::
Freeburg Pianos
Merrill Lynch
Salon @ South Side
Crate Wine Market
Take Five Fund
Freeburg Pianos
Merrill Lynch
Salon @ South Side
Crate Wine Market
Take Five Fund