The Vero Beach Theatre Guild will celebrate its 60th Anniversary in a big, musical way this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The talent-rich theatre has put together a concert-style review, featuring songs from the Guild’s Biggest Hits and from some exciting future shows, including “Sunset Boulevard,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” “Follies” and “Ragtime.” Guild fans will love seeing many of their favorite vocalists back on stage for this summer fundraiser. Show times are July 20, 7 p.m.; July 21, 8 p.m.; July 22, 8 p.m.; and July 23, 2 p.m. Tickets are $25; $12 for students.
Jazz is the word this Saturday at the King Center’s Studio Theatre, as a pair of talented women take the stage. According to her official bio, saxophonist Jazmin Ghent got her start aboard The Smooth Jazz Cruise 2014, opening for the Sirius XM Hall of Fame Ceremony hosted by Marcus Miller, and wowing with a “smooth and soulful rendition of ‘Summertime.’” A pair of singles from her successful debut CD, “Boss,” scored national recognition. Cindy Bradley plays jazz trumpet and flugelhorn. According to Wikipedia, she picked up her first trumpet by accident at age 9, “because it was the only available instrument which she recognized in her teacher’s list for school band classes.” Her hit single, “Massive Transit,” remained at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart for six weeks.
Don Felder is former lead guitar for one of the most popular and powerful rock groups of its era, The Eagles, and he’ll be performing at the King Center Monday, July 17. The Eagles’ 1976 song “Hotel California,” says Guitar World, “makes just about every list of top guitar solos, including ours.” Credit for the guitar majesty of “Hotel California” is often given to Joe Walsh, who toughened up the Eagles’ laid-back California sound when he joined the band just prior to the “Hotel California” album’s recording. Actually, GW explains, “the primary guitar heard throughout the solo belongs to Felder,” who wrote the music for the track and conceived and played the solo’s intricate harmonies on his initial, instrumental demo. Felder is a four-time Grammy award winner, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a best-selling author.
