The Arlington Winter Concert series kicks off with Wintertime Blues Night tonight, featuring Sean Denton and The Gryffyn Band with guest Jeff Nicely on the mouth harp. Arlington High School graduates John Tezak and James Waggoner will open the show with original blues tunes.
The series is a celebration of Arlington talent and a fundraiser for Arts Alive and Arlington High School’s soon-to-be-finished performing arts center. Donated talent and a concert site plus a full house mean a potential of thousands of dollars for the cause.
Two other concerts are scheduled, for Feb. 16, featuring romantic rock ‘n’ roll with Strutz, and March 16, a classical spring night with Brass Menagerie.
Robert Burns Scottish Evening: Celebrate all things Scottish at a traditional concert complete with a world-champion bagpipe band, Highland dancers and a cameo performance by Scotland’s great Celtic acoustic guitarist, Tony McManus. Prior to the concert, join the Celtic Arts Foundation for a full traditional Scottish meal and some Robert Burns poetry. McManus has been nominated as Musician of the Year by the BBC Folk Awards and the Scottish Traditional Music Awards. “Ceol More” was named Live Ireland Awards Album of the Year. Saturday, Mount Vernon
Jazz Ensemble: The South Whidbey High School Jazz Ensemble’s concert, which features the Blue Matter Combo and the SWHS Jazz Combo, will include jazz standards from the Count Basie and Duke Ellington libraries, as well as contemporary songs. The ensemble is scheduled to participate in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, where it has won several first-place honors in its division. Saturday, Langley
Jazz it Up! Pianist George Cables has become a major force in modern jazz, performing and recording with some of the greatest jazz musicians of our time. He joins the Shoreline School District’s Faculty &Friends Big Band and ensemble of high school musicians to benefit a scholarship fund. Immersed in the bee-bop vocabulary, Cables is true to his roots but always willing to explore the side streets. Saturday, Shoreline
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