On November 5th, Beyond Blues is hosting a special treat. Kim Massie and the Soloman Douglas Swingtet (a 10 piece jazz and blues band) are playing at Friday Night Blues. What could be better than two hours of classes followed by four hours of live music and dancing?  You guessed it, Steven Watkins DJing the band breaks!

Do not miss this special evening of live music!

Price

• $30 in advance. Lessons included.  Advance tickets close 24 hours before the event.
• $40 at the door, not including the classes.  Classes are an additional $5 dollars each at the door.

See http://fridaynightblues.com for more details.

No refunds, but you may transfer your registration to someone else until 24 hours before the event.

Bios

Kim Massie

Kim Massie, a St. Louis musical icon, serves up a platter of Blues, Jazz, R&B, Gospel and Funk with sweet, sassy and soulful sounds. She is proud to have shared the stage with many of the blues greats and rocked the St. Louis riverfront with Cyndi Lauper. A gifted vocalist, musical actress and corporate commercial artist, she has received numerous awards and acclaim.

“When Kim Massie sings her brand of Jazz and Blues, her voice gently grabs your soul and leads it someplace where inhibitions melt and smiles are currency. She hits notes tenaciously enough to karate chop through oak and emits chords tender enough to lull a newborn baby” D. Bass, STL Post Dispatch

Kim performs nationally and in Europe. She is a true storyteller in song and stage persona. She makes her audiences laugh and cry while she hugs the rhythm of their hearts. She has released four albums including her most recent The Best of Kim Massie.

For music samples, visit Kim Massie’s Myspace Page or her website: kimmassie.net.

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet

Solomon Douglas is a jazz pianist and bandleader, whose various bands have played at more than fifty exchanges, camps, workshops and other dance events in North America, Asia and Australia. His experience as both a swing dancer and instructor gives him a deeper understanding of the music swing and blues dancers love.

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in Count Basie and Duke Ellington, with other big band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. Although they often cater to a crowd that prefers up-tempo classic swing, their repertoire also includes a delicious mix of blues music, ranging from the early slow-drags of Duke Ellington (“The Mooche”), through the swing-era big band blues music of Erskine Hawkins (“After Hours”), to the modern big band blues of the 1950s (Basie’s “I Needs To Be Bee’d With”, Ellington’s “Jeep’s Blues”), up through the more progressive music of Oliver Nelson (“Stolen Moments”) and Quincy Jones (“Funk Junction”).

For more information about Solomon Douglas visit: solomondouglas.com