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DESCRIPTION:Come join Joe and his Smokin&rsquo\; 16 piece Big Band for a 
 swingin&rsquo\; evening of Jazz. You&rsquo\;ll hear arrangements from th
 e songbooks of Sinatra\, Tony Bennett\, Count Basie\, Ray Charles\, Wes 
 Funderburk and others along w/Joe&rsquo\;s originals. Joe has put togeth
 er 16 of the finest jazz musicians in the Southeast to bring you an even
 ing of great Big Band music.&nbsp\;At 38 Years old\, Joe Gransden has al
 ready performed worldwide and released eight CDs under his own name. Ren
 owned first for the hard bop approach of his trumpet\, Gransden&rsquo\;s
  singing voice has been compared to that of Chet Baker and Frank Sinatra
 . &ldquo\;When I first heard Joe nine years ago\, I immediately thought 
 of Chet\,&rdquo\; says Jazziz magazine critic James Rozzi\, &ldquo\;but 
 lately his voice has taken on its own style with a deeper resonance. His
  trumpet has always alternated lyricism with an aggressive\, angular app
 roach. He has the ability to cover the gamut of emotions.&rdquo\;Joe is 
 from just north of Manhattan\, in Yonkers\, New York. Coming from a fami
 ly full of musicians\, Joe&rsquo\;s introduction to music came early on 
 through his father\, a gifted singer and pianist. His grandfather was a 
 trumpeter of merit\, playing professionally his whole life throughout Ne
 w York. On his mother&rsquo\;s side of the family was the piano virtuoso
  Carmen Cavallero.Not long after high school\, Joe was on the road as a 
 sideman with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. A number of
  A.F.M. contracted sideman gigs include Barry White\, The Moody Blues\, 
 Kenny Rogers\, The Temptations\, Aretha Franklin\, The Whispers\, etc. E
 ventually moving to New York City\, he performed with numerous groups\, 
 including sub work with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Chico O&rsquo\;Farrill at t
 he famous Birdland Jazz Club. Meanwhile\, Joe formed his own group\, whi
 ch performed in Brooklyn each week and included the venerable guitarist 
 Joe Cohn and ex-Betty Carter bassist\, Matt Hughes. &ldquo\;Having my ow
 n group and being fortunate enough to travel\, play\, and record has bee
 n a dream come true\,&rdquo\; says Joe.Like many developing jazzmen\, Gr
 ansden&rsquo\;s early influences\, which include Kenny Dorham and Miles 
 Davis\, were easily recognizable in his playing throughout his formative
  years. &ldquo\;Emulating the jazz greats is always the very first step\
 ,&rdquo\; says the historically-rooted Gransden. &ldquo\;But obviously\,
  in order to be true to myself&mdash\;who I am\, what I believe in\, my 
 family background&mdash\;I need to have a sound that&rsquo\;s my own. It
 &rsquo\;s taken me until recently to hone in on that voice and explore i
 ts potential. One of the truly enjoyable things about my career has been
  finding that my audience appreciates my individual talents.&rdquo\; Joe
  also just released his brand new cd &ldquo\;Close To My Heart&rdquo\; p
 roduced by Saxophone great Kenny G. The cd is a collection of smooth jaz
 z covers and originals written by Joe and Kenny. Joe has been performing
  w/Kenny G and his band around the country for the past year or so.\n- P
 urchase Tickets Here -\nhttp://www.eddieowenpresents.com/
URL:http://duluth.patch.com/events/eddie-owen-presents-at-the-rct-joe-gra
 nsdens-big-band-w-special-guest-annie-sellick
SUMMARY:EDDIE OWEN PRESENTS AT THE RCT - Joe Gransden's Big Band w/ speci
 al guest\, Annie Sellick
LOCATION:Red Clay Theatre: 3116 Main St\, Duluth\, GA
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