CONCERT: The Secret of Christmas with APRIL VARNER

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Tickets TICKET INFORMATION COMING SOON! COMING SOON! “It’s not the things you do at Christmas time but the Christmas things you do all year through.” – The Secret of Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald April Varner, a supreme vocalist, bebop technician, and contemporary storyteller invites audiences to a beautiful evening of holiday songs and homages to Ella Fitzgerald. Praised by DownBeat as an artist with “impressive range,” and by The New York City Jazz Record as “masterful in improvisational scat and the art of vocalese, Varner dazzles, connects, and deeply resonates with audiences across generations. Varner is joined by Konrad Paszkudzki on piano, an artist who is recognized for his interpretations of classic American Jazz and the Great American Songbook and hailed as a “rising-star pianist” by JazzTimes. In the words of Wynton Marsalis, “he has a pearly touch, a sense of history, a sense of drama, a love of the blues, and an elegance which is borne of high minded dedication" Grab a drink at our cash bar, a small bite to eat from the concession stand, and settle in for a cozy evening of music that warms our hearts and lights up our souls. ABOUT THE PERFORMERS APRIL VARNER Vocalist ABOUT APRIL APRIL VARNER has gained steady momentum as a supreme vocalist, a bebop technician and a contemporary storyteller. The Toledo-born New Yorker has toured the world as a leader and a highly sought collaborator, and her music has received wide recognition in the New York City Jazz Record, Hot House Jazz Guide, NPR affiliate WRTI Radio, DownBeat, Paris-Move and UK Jazz News, among others. Dazzling audiences with her growing mastery of the American Songbook and her creative approach to the vocalese tradition, April also shares videos online, many of which have gone viral, working through her own transcriptions of iconic solos from architects of hard bop, and amassing more than 100K+ followers on Instagram. But what fuels April’s artistry is her desire to connect with other…

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