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  Cabaret Night at the Edgefield Theatre web posted February 6, 2013 EDGEFIELD – Live entertainment returns to downtown Edgefield over Valentine's weekend as the second “Cabaret Night at the Edgefield Theatre” comes to the stage at the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center. Mike Frost Jazz, featuring gifted bass player Mike Frost and saxophonist/vocalist Lauren Meccia, will perform Saturday night, February 16thstarting at 8 p.m. Tickets for this intimate concert are $15 and are available at the Discovery Center or by calling 803-637-3833. Seating is VERY limited for the show. No refreshments will be served, but patrons are encouraged to BYOB. “We hosted our first Cabaret Night in November, and it was very well-received,” said concert organizer Tony Baughman. “We had a standing-room-only crowd, and I made the decision then to do my best to bring at least one live concert to Edgefield per month. So I have begun enlisting some of my friends in the music business to come to the Discovery Center to perform.” A former student of jazz legends Pat Martino and Jaco Pastorius, Mike Frost is a life-long composer and live performer. He has released has three CDs – “Frosty Christmas” (2012), "Riddle Me This" (2011) and "Live At The Blue Horse” (2011) – and he has recorded and performed with a long list of high-profile musicians including Jimmy Bruno, Jesse Colin Young, Esteban, New York Voices, The Gypsy Kings, David Mann (Tower of Power), Manolo Badrena (Weather Report), Todd Turkisher (David Byrne, Ute Lemper), John Scarpulla (Tower of Power, Bruce Springsteen), John Miceli (Meatloaf), George Cintron (Leslie West, Blue Oyster Cult), and Ken Talve. Lauren Meccia is known for her soaring vocal performance and incorporation of the EWI (Electric Wind Instrument) into her live performances. She is the director of instrumental ensembles at the University of South Carolina Aiken including the University Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and the Pacer Pulse Athletic Band. She is soprano saxophonist of the award-winning Assembly Saxophone Quartet, and traveled with the quartet to St. Andrews, Scotland for a performance at the World Saxophone Congress XVI in 2012. She appeared as guest soloist with the Minot Symphony Orchestra and the Florence Symphony Orchestra in May 2011. Mike and Lauren will be joined on-stage by keyboardist David Brown and drummer Mike West. “This is going to be a great date-night, especially during Valentine's weekend,” Baughman said. “Bring your sweetheart and enjoy some of the finest smooth jazz to be found anywhere. I promise you'll have more than one chance to get close and dance real slow.” © Copyright 2012 - 2013 All material is property of
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