Eric Nakanishi & Aria Ratcliff play Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson

Fri Nov 29 2024 at 07:00 pm to 10:30 pm UTC-07:00

The Century Room | Tucson

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Eric Nakanishi & Aria Ratcliff play Cannonball Adderley & Nancy Wilson
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($20-$30 tickets | 7pm & 9pm sets) Join alto saxophone super star Eric Nakanishi and beloved up-and-coming vocalist Aria Ratcliff as they play through the legendary Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley's legendary album!
Eric Nakanishi (alto) Aria Ratcliff (vocals) Max Goldschmid (horns) Angelo Versace (piano) Joshua Carruthers (drums) and Rafe Centuori (bass)
Originally released in 1962 on Capitol Records, the album became an almost instant-classic, launching Nancy's career into the stratosphere. The press noted at the time:
"One night about four years ago in Columbus, Ohio, a willowy young singer took a busman's holiday from her job as vocalist with Rusty Bryant's band to join friends for an evening at the 502 Club-a local jazz emporium where a rather remarkable, up-and-coming alto saxophone player and his swinging combo were appearing.
The girl was Nancy Wilson, and the young man with the horn was Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley. Their chance meeting that night will always be well-remembered by both of them.
'Nancy did some tunes with the band that night,' Cannonball reflects, 'unrehearsed, off-the-top-of-the-head stuff. Even then, this young kid had so much to offer-tone, style, confidence-I felt she just had to go a long way.'
Today Nancy Wilson is in every way a big-leaguer, a fast-rising young singing star who is just beginning to realize her full potential as an in-person performer as well as a top recording artist for Capitol Records."
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