Dave Sharp And The Secret Seven To Play A Benefit Concert On September 18, 2010

New Yor, NY (Top40 Charts/ Blue Pie) - World jazz band Dave Sharp's Secret Seven will play a benefit concert for the Chelsea Center for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 18 in the barn at Rancho Tranquilico, 11300 Island Lake Rd. in Dexter Township. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, but also be prepared to dance! Parking next door at Ruhlig's Farm Market.

Music starts at 7:30 p.m. with bonfire to follow at 10:00. All ages welcome. Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks will be available. Under cover, rain or shine. Come support a great local organization and hear
great music in an historic barn located on a family farm!

Tax deductible contributions of $10-20/person and $15-25/family appreciated.

www.chelseacenterforthearts.org/DaveSharpEvent.html

ABOUT DAVE SHARP AND THE SECRET SEVEN:

Dave Sharp is an electric/acoustic bassist hailing from Ann Arbor, MI. His Secret Seven comprises differently sized ensembles, playing music that ranges from contemporary club-dance music to legitimate jazz, world music with African or Latin beats, and a positive attitude toward diversity. Secret Seven features Dave Sharp on electric & double bass, leading a steady groove and laying the foundation for the band's irresistable melodies.

Native Detroiter Sharp became devoted to Jazz at the University of Michigan and refined his chops under the tutelage of renowned bassist Herbie Lewis (McCoy Tyner, Cannonball Adderly, Les McCann) in San Francisco, and virtusoso bassist, composer and bandleader Marion Hayden (Straight Ahead) in Detroit. As bassist and composer for the modern jazz ensemble Spheres of Influence, and touring bassist for the seminal rock band The Melvins (Atlantic Records), Sharp has already made a mark on the national scene. Sharp lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he composes, records, teaches and performs.

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