Six String Strumming and Picking Night

Six String Strumming and Picking Night
The Talking Stick and Cafe,
Thursday, January 10 7:30-10
1630 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica
free- (good food and beverages)

7:30-7:50 PM LORIE DOSWELL

Lorie's melodic vocal stylings are influenced by the likes of Sheryl Crow, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday, to name a few. Drawing from her love for many different genres of music, her music is a mix of pop, folk and country with a splash of jazz. Her website is http://www.loriedoswell.com/bio.html.

8:00 PM-8:30 PM TRACY NEWMAN AND THE REINFORCEMENTS

Tracy Newman is a television writer and producer. Her first writing job, along with her partner Jonathan Stark, was on staff at Cheers. From there they wrote on a number of other sitcoms, including Bob, The Nanny, Hiller and Diller, and The Drew Carey Show. In 1997, they won the Emmy and the prestigious Peabody Award for co-writing the “coming out” episode of Ellen. In 2001, they created the ABC comedy, According to Jim, starring Jim Belushi, which is now entering its seventh season of production. Tracy has been a songwriter throughout her television career and recently released her first CD, “A Place in the Sun.” Her website is http://www.tracynewman.com.

8:35- 9:10 PM "BLINDBOY" JERRON PAXTON

Blindboy Jerron Paxton is blues prodigy proficient with Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica, Piano, to name a few of his instruments. He plays folk, blues, jazz and bluegrass. He has played many venues and currently attends Maris College in New York, on a scholarship. His website is http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=184894350

9:15- 9:55 PM DUTCH NEWMAN AND THE MUSICAL MELODIANS

Dutch Newman is a genre songwriter, who was influenced by Duke Ellington, Ted Weems, Earl HInes, Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five, California Ramblers to give a few. . Dutch wrote his first genre songs "Dandelion", and Lowdown Man and played at the UnUrban Open Mic . While everyone was playing current Alternative styles he played in contrast his 20s and 30s style songs. These response was overwhelming great! Dutch wanted to model his orchestra similar to the Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Band of 1929. He includes an alternate singer known as the San Francisco Songbird, Mikal Sandoval. Most of his songs he performs are written by him with the influence of the music from the 20s and 30s... HIs website is http://www.musicalmelodians.com...