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BOP STOP
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
January 30 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
We invite you to join us for the first night of the CD release party of Amanda Powell's, Beyond Boundaries.
Amanda Powell is a versatile musician who performs a wide variety of styles including jazz, folk, classical and world music. From her early days as a pianist, to studying voice performance in college, Amanda’s music career has unfolded in a unique way, bringing rich opportunities for making music with people all over the world. At home on the opera stage, in the jazz club and in the national church arena, Amanda brings an authenticity and vibrancy to her music that creates profound connections with her audiences. Amanda will be featured alongside:
Dave Morgan, bass; Alton Merrell, piano; Ed Davis, Percussion; Howie Smith, saxophone. There will also be numerous special guest appearances including one by Anne Wilson!
Amanda's personal liner notes to her album, Beyond Boundaries: As I pondered ways to integrate my musical worlds, a friend introduced me to bassist Dave Morgan and encouraged us to explore our mutual interests. Beyond Boundaries is born from our bi-weekly forays into diverse corners of the musical universe. A steaming cup of tea always at arms’ length, and lots of breaks for conversation about the connective nature of art, Dave and I found our way into the essence of these songs. Rather than feel limited by the stark instrumentation of bass and voice, we found new freedom to explore any music that reached out and grabbed us, regardless of genre or style.
The thread that runs through the album is simply that these are songs that Dave and I love. They are songs that get to the very heart of the human experience, “the joy held with the pain” and the universal need to create from both the light and darkness of our lives. As Dave and I set out to make this recording, we decided to invite some friends to join us and bring their unique voice and flavor to some of the pieces. I invited you to go with us beyond the boundaries of genre, style, language, region and expectation, into the connective heart of music.
TICKETS: $10
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