STEVIE WONDER SAXOPHONIST RYAN KILGORE BRINGS MUSIC ED TO DETROIT!

Stevie Wonder’s lead Saxophonist, Ryan Kilgore, is taking time away from the Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life tour to visit band students at local schools in Knoxville.

Hundreds of students in cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Knoxville, and San Antonio have already enjoyed personal jam sessions with the highly acclaimed musician.

Kilgore, founder of the Kilgore Music Foundation, has a strong passion for youth, and music education. On his school visits, Kilgore performs several songs from the Stevie Wonder tour, and songs from his own solo jazz project Just Walk. The students also get critique sessions with their instruments, and insider industry advice.

Kilgore picked up the saxophone at the age of eight. By the age of 14 he was booking weddings. The fourth generation sax player attended Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA on a full scholarship. As a drum major, he was selected to star in the 2002 blockbuster movie Drumline with actor Nick Cannon.

Kilgore has toured with media mogul Tyler Perry stage plays; He’s also worked with legendary producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE CONCERT

 Joe Louis Arena / 8:00pm

19 Steve Yzerman Dr

Detroit, MI 48226

 Saturday, November 21, 2015 

TICKETS

AMAZING TALENT: GRACE KELLY IS WORKING FOR THE DREAMERS

Grace Kelly may not be a real life princess, but she is certainly jazz royalty. Wynton Marsalis was so impressed with Kelly’s three-night stand as guest of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra that he invited her to join the ensemble at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater in Washington, D.C. for Barack Obama’s Inauguration Celebration. American Idol judge Harry Connick, Jr. heard Kelly in a master class and brought her on stage to sit in with his band that night. Her work was featured on CNN, in Glamour Magazine, in the Hollywood Reporter and so much more.

At the age of 14, Grace orchestrated one of her original compositions and performed it with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart. Since then, the 22-year old Korean-American prodigy has been voted “Best Jazz Act” in Boston four consecutive years in the FNX/Phoenix Best Music Poll, and then voted Best National Jazz Act in 2012. Grace's list of honors keeps growing.....

DATES

July 30 Wequassett Inn Chatham, MA

July 31 Shalin Liu Perf Ctr Rockport, MA

August 23 Spaghettini Seal Beach, CA

September 18 Indy Jazz Fest Indianapolis, IN

September 19 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit, MI

September 26 Tuckerman Hall Worcester, MA

September 28 Tupelo Music Hall Londonderry, NH

October 17 Grand Annex San Pedro, CA