SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
6:30-7:30pm, Center City Park, downtown Greensboro
polecat creek
Part of the 2008 ArtBeat Festivities, Polecat Creek and Laurelyn Dossett kick off this week of great music with a special free concert in the heart of Greensboro's arts district.
FREE!

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
8pm, Mack and Mack (220 South Elm St.)
after hours blues with bump & logie
Piedmont Triad favorites Bump and Logie will bring their own eclectic style to the Jazz and Blues Festival. Don't miss these local favorites.
Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 day of show

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
6pm, Liberty Oak (100 W. Washington St.)
professor jazz
Grammy nominee and "Professor Jazz" bass player John Brown has appeared everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Blue Note, Kennedy Center and the Montreal Jazz Festival. PJBF welcomes Brown and his Trio to this special PJBF kick-off party at Liberty Oak. Admission is free, but please RSVP.
FREE (RSVP 336.272.0160)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
8pm, Mack and Mack (220 South Elm St.)
cle thompson
Sultry and silky, when Cle Thompson sings, you will find yourself enraptured in her voice and enlivened by her song. "...a torch singer who swings, swings, swings..."- Ed Bumgardner, Music Critic, Winston-Salem Journal
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
8pm, Greensboro Cultural Center, 1st Floor
priscilla price
Price is a veteran of the blues scene, appearing at an early age in great blues halls such as Brooklyn's Apollo Theatre and working with jazz legends like Patti Labelle and Otis Redding. Priscilla Price is a blues maven with deep roots and a beautiful voice. Don't miss her in this intimate setting.
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door

FRIDAY MAY 2, 2008
6-8pm, Greensboro Cultural Center
reds, whites,
brews and blues
Join EMF for this fundraiser and taste some of the best wines and beers around while listening to great jazz and blues. Featuring the Drew Hays Trio. *Ticket to the fundraiser provides entry to the tasting and the Roy Roberts Concert.
Tickets: $45 in advance, $50 at the door

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
8pm, Greensboro Cultural Center
roy roberts
Roberts has been a blues and soul aficionado since a tender age. With a big voice and a mean guitar, Roberts has performed with blues greats such as Stevie Wonder and Otis Redding. This concert is sure to make the Cultural Center sing with Roberts soulful lyrics and his rockin' band. This is one concert you don't want to miss.
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008
2pm, Festival Park, downtown Greensboro
the 22nd annual carolina blues festival
STARRING: Li'l Ed & The Blues Imperials (playing Chicago blues) / FEATURING: Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience (playing Louisiana zydeco music) / Nora Jean Bruso (powerhouse female vocalist, playing traditional blues) / Sean Costello (28 year old guitar whiz playing blues, R&B and soul) / Blues World Order (from Greensboro, playing Chicago and Texas blues) / Big Road Blues (from Asheville, playing acoustic traditional blues) / Plus the Kids Area, staffed by the Music Academy of NC
Tickets start at $20.00