Jazz Flutist and Recording Artist Bradley Leighton Returns Home to Seattle for Concert at the Triple Door with Alive & Well to Benefit Providence Elderplace
Jazz/pop flutist and recording artist Bradley Leighton will return to his roots in the Pacific Northwest for a benefit concert "An Evening of Smooth and Funky Grooves," Wednesday, July 20, at The Triple Door in Seattle.
Seattle, WA (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) June 22, 2005 -- Jazz/pop flutist and recording artist Bradley
Leighton will return to his roots in the Pacific Northwest for a benefit concert
"An Evening of Smooth and Funky Grooves," Wednesday, July 20, at The Triple Door
in Seattle. He will be joined by R&B/Funk Band Alive & Well for a
special reunion performance including guest artist, jazz pianist, Deems
Tsutakawa. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Providence ElderPlace. The
show will begin at 7:30 pm and tickets are available at The Triple Door, 216
Union Street, 206-838-4333. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the
door.
Leighton, a native of Tacoma, currently resides in San Diego and is
touring this summer in support of his new CD, "Just Doin' Our Thang" (released
nationally May 10, 2005, Pacific Coast Jazz), distributed exclusively by east
coast firm, Big Daddy Music. The record has garnered glowing industry reviews
and is getting airplay in markets around the country. Alive & Well, one of
the Pacific Northwest's most popular R&B/Funk Bands for over two decades
(1975-1997), will reunite for the event and will include Kurt Kolstad on drums,
John Morton on guitar and Mike Jaap on keyboards.
"I used to go and
listen to Alive & Well every week; much of my present style and feel was
developed during that time," says Leighton. "I've been able to sit in with all
these great players at one time or another. It will be good to get old friends
together to make music for such a great cause." The concert also will feature an
appearance by guest soloist and contemporary soul jazz pianist, Deems Tsutakawa,
an old friend of Leighton's.
Later that week, Leighton, Deems and friends
will play again for Providence ElderPlace – this time with golf clubs, not
instruments. The "Third Annual Deems' Smooth and Fonky Golf Tournament," will be
held Sunday, July 24, at Jefferson Park Golf Course, 4101 Beacon Ave. S. in
Seattle. The event, which will also benefit Providence ElderPlace, is being
presented by J-Town Records (Deems' record label) and sponsored by 98.9 Smooth
Jazz KWJZ and Colors NW Magazine in Seattle. “We want everybody to dress fonky,"
says Deems, a Seattle native. "Prizes will be awarded for the fonkiest-dressed
person and team!" Tickets are $90 per player and include the green fee and
lunch. Advanced registration is required.
Providence ElderPlace is an
innovative program that provides comprehensive services to frail, older adults,
designed to support them in remaining healthy and independent in their
communities as long as possible. The only program of its kind in the state of
Washington, Providence ElderPlace offers a wide range of services including
social work services, primary and specialized medical care, therapies, meals,
housing, round trip transportation by wheel chair accessible vans, and more.
"Our goal is to keep people out of hospitals and nursing homes and
integrated in their communities as long as possible," says Susan Hayashida,
administrative services manager. "Over 95% of service recipients are low-income
and might otherwise be living in a nursing home without our services. One of the
best things about our program is our diversity. About 25 different languages are
spoken between our service recipients and our staff." Hayashida thanked the
musicians and sponsors who have chosen to benefit Providence ElderPlace. "A lot
of generous people are donating their time to both of these wonderful events –
we are very grateful," she says.
Bradley, Alive & Well and Deems
would like to encourage all folks in the Pacific Northwest to participate in any
of these events in order to benefit Providence ElderPlace and especially the
recipients of their work.
For more information on Bradley Leighton,
please visit www.fluteguy.com, where audio and press clips are available.
For interviews and booking contact: Donna Nichols at Pacific Coast Jazz,
619-405-3900.
For interviews with a spokesperson from Providence
ElderPlace, please contact: Cynthia Flash, Flash Media Services 425-603-9520 or
www.providence.org/long_term_care/elderplace.
For more
information on The "Third Annual Deems Smooth and Fonky Golf Tournament," visit:
www.deemsmusic.com.
For interviews with members of
Alive & Well, please contact: Kurt Kolstad, 253-535-3646.
Bradley
Leighton's music, including "Just Doin' Our Thang," is distributed exclusively
by Big Daddy Music and is available at major music retailers including Tower,
Amazon.com and CDBaby.com.
Media Contact:
Donna
Nichols
619-405-3900
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