Emily Braden, Kobie Watkins, Justin Nielsen & Dylan Sundstrom Sapphire Room
The Riverside Hotel - Sapphire Room
2900 West Chinden Boulevard, Boise, ID 83714, USA
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Event Description
Powerhouse Emily Braden is back in Boise for a special night!IT'S TIME TO BE ELECTRIFIED!
Emily is returning to Boise from Harlem, New York & reuniting with jazz artists who are ready to ignite The Sapphire Room stage! Kobie Watkins is swinging through town from North Carolina & Dylan Sundstrom is coming in from Oregon to meet up with Boise's own Justin Nielsen... the chemistry between these musicians is electric!
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EMILY'S B I O:
www.emilybraden.net
Big, bad beauty from Boise, Idaho, Emily Braden covers a lot of ground. Whether she's fronting a symphony in British Columbia or leading an intimate jazz trio in Manhattan, Braden has the innate ability to win the heart of any audience with her powerhouse vocals and striking stage presence.
Winner of New York City's prestigious "Best of the Best" Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, Braden's signature sound is an effortless blend of jazz and soul. Her knock-out debut album Soul Walk is composed of high-energy originals and "flipped-out" jazz standards. Producer Misha Piatigorsky says, "As a singer, Emily has no boundaries. She gives me goose bumps." Braden has performed at notable NYC venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club (Late Night Groove Series), Smalls Jazz Club, the Kitano and the Iridium Jazz Club as well as on international festival circuits. For the academic school year of 2013-2014, she was the artist-in-residence with the vocal program at Fresco Arts Academy in Boise, Idaho.
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KOBIE'S BIO:
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kobie began as a small child listening and watching his father (Alious C. Watkins) playing drums in the church. Kobie started with pots and pans as a toddler. Yet over time he has developed a personal system of timely discipline and
structure for music and life skill. He has progressed into who he is today-- professional drummer/percussionist and music educator.
Kobie has cultivated dynamic relationships with his
peers in and out of the Jazz, Latin, and Gospel community as a drummer, percussionist and a mentor. Living out his commitment to the music he holds a long list of great musicians he has played and recorded with- jazz legend Sonny Rollins, Curtis Fuller, Bob Mintzer, John Patitucci, Arturo Sandoval, George Coleman, Ira Sullivan, Sonny
Fortune, Roy Haynes, including Kurt Elling, Fred Anderson, Bobby Broom, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Orbert Davis, Ken Chaney, Ron Perrillo, Bethany Pickens,
Ryan Cohan, Jarrard Harris and James Austin. Additionally, Gospel singer Kim Burrell, R&B and Neo Soul artists Julie Dexter, Javier, Kendra Ross, Chris Robinson, and many others. Kobie has toured extensively in Africa, Europe, Asia, Canada, South America and the
United States.
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DYLAN'S BIO:
Dylan began playing the electric bass at age twelve and studied for six years with North West guitar legend Jho Blenis. Dylan’s early influences included Jaco Pastorius, James Jamerson, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten. Dylan redirected his focus to the upright bass in high school and in his junior year was chosen to play in the Tacoma Community College All-City Jazz Band.
After graduation, he was awarded a talent scholarship to Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon to support the nationally recognized “Genesis Vocal Jazz Ensemble”. He spent three years there developing his craft. During that time, he also gigged extensively in the Portland area, and was called on for many sessions at the renowned recording studio “Kung Fu Bakery”.
Dylan has performed with several distinguished artists including Red Holloway, Farnell Newton, Darrell Grant, George Colligan, Scott Whitfield, and Louise Rose. Dylan relocated to the Boise area in the fall of 2010 to study with Grammy Award winning bassist Clark Sommers and further his jazz education.
After returning to Portland in 2012, Dylan has become one of the most sought after bassists in the music community. Dylan was quickly hired by the consummate drummer Christopher Brown, formerly of Roy Hargrove’s group, to be a part of a new quartet. That same quartet can now be seen at Jimmy Mak’s every Wednesday. The Christopher Brown Quartet has been added to a list of exclusive resident artists there, being the only new artist to be added in over 10 years.
Vocalist, Farayi, will be opening the concert. Farayi is studying at The New England Conservatory in Boston.
Doors open at 6:30 pm
All ages venue
Food & drinks available during the concert
Sunday, July 20th, 2014 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
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