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THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER GRAMMY WINNER AND R&B ICON CHARLIE WILSON TO RECEIVE SPIRIT OF LOS ANGELES AWARD


THE JAZZ CHILL CORNER GRAMMY WINNER AND R&B ICON CHARLIE WILSON TO RECEIVE SPIRIT OF LOS ANGELES AWARD

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    1. GRAMMY WINNER AND R&B ICON CHARLIE WILSON TO RECEIVE SPIRIT OF LOS ANGELES AWARD
    2. AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE - THE IMAGINED SAVIOR US FAR EASIER TO PAINT DUE MARCH 11, 2014
    3. DUKE ELLINGTON HONORED AS ARTIST OF THE MONTH FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, FEBRUARY 2014
    4. BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB NEW YORK ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY 2014 ARTIST SCHEDULE
    5. RAY LUGO & THE BOOGALOO DESTROYERS - EL RITMO DE NUEVA YORK
    6. LISA HILTON - KALEIDOSCOPE
      Posted: 03 Feb 2014 08:03 AM PST
      R&B Icon and P Music/RCA Recording artist Charlie Wilson will receive the 2014 Spirit of Los Angeles Award from Mayor Eric Garcetti at the city's African American Heritage Month Celebration on February 11, 2014.

      Wilson, a seven-time Grammy nominee, and a three-time NAACP Image Award nominee, has been honored throughout his four decade career including the 2013 BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a 2013 Trumpet Foundation Award, a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award and a 2005 BMI Icon Award.

      "Charlie Wilson is a role model because he is an example of the success you can have through faith and determination. He is one of the hardest working vocalists in America, working 75 to 100 shows a year, and he is certainly one of the most talented," revealed Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcett1

      Wilson is currently on tour with a SOLD OUT date at the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York City during Super Bowl weekend on Saturday, February 1, 2014. He will also be in concert on Valentine's Day weekend at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles and the Paramount Theatre In Oakland, California on Sunday, February 16, 2014.

      The Spirit of Los Angeles Award not only acknowledges Wilson's phenomenal music career, it honors his spirit and his ability to overcome his addictions and being homeless for a few years on the streets of Los Angeles.

      "I fell to my lowest point during my addiction to drugs and alcohol that left me homeless," stated Wilson. "By the grace of God, and an incredible family, I was able to pick myself up and begin a second career as a solo artist. People told me I couldn't do it, but my faith has led me to heights I could not have imagined."

      That faith was shared in Wilson's 2014 Grammy-nominated song, "If I Believe.""My wife had a dream about this song. She woke up grabbed a pen and paper and began to write the lyrics," Wilson continues. "She is the biggest blessing in my life and continues to support me as I celebrate 20 years of sobriety."

      Wilson has also been nominated for two 2014 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Male Artist and Outstanding Album.

      A survivor of prostate cancer, Wilson remains committed to promoting awareness and educating men and their families about this disease. "When I learned that one in six American men -- and one in three African American men -- would be diagnosed with this disease, I knew I had to share my story."

      His commitment led to him becoming a spokesman for the Prostate Cancer Foundation in 2008 and then joining Janssen Biotech in 2012 to launch their Making Awareness A Priority (M.A.P.) campaign.

      He sums up the title of his current CD, Love, Charlie, in one sentence, "The whole world needs inspiration and I will continue to make music that helps me share that message."


      Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:54 AM PST
      Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire is set to release of The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint on March 11, 2014. It's described as an impressive and expansive new album that broadens the palette of his quintet with the addition of guitarist Charles Altura, the OSSO String Quartet, and vocalists Becca Stevens, Theo Bleckmann, and Cold Specks. Akinmusire's quintet features saxophonist Walter Smith III, pianist Sam Harris, bassist Harish Raghavan, and drummer Justin Brown—a close-knit group of longtime friends and frequent collaborators that breathes a remarkable collective identity.

      NPR Music recently featured the imagined savior is far easier to paint in their "Under-The-Radar Albums Preview For 2014" including a track premiere of "Our Basement (ed)" featuring Becca Stevens on vocals. Critic Ann Powers wrote that Ambrose "wowed jazz fans with the focused intelligence of his 2011 Blue Note Records debut. For this new effort, he goes wide, expanding his ensemble to include vocalists, a string quartet, and the adventurous guitarist Charles Altura. This music is not for chickens — it's heady, intense, and demanding. But it's also accessible in the most important ways, making room the listener to get lost in its byways."

      Ambrose has also announced extensive tour dates throughout the U.S. and Europe behind the album's release, including a 4-night engagement at The Jazz Standard in New York City from March 13-16, as well as shows in Chicago (March 7) and Boston (March 12). Ambrose will return to the U.S. for further touring in June. See below for a full list of dates.

      Upcoming Ambrose Akinmusire tour dates:
      March 07: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
      March 12: Regatta Bar, Cambridge, MA
      March 13: The Jazz Standard, New York, NY
      March 14: The Jazz Standard, New York, NY
      March 15: The Jazz Standard, New York, NY
      March 16: The Jazz Standard, New York, NY
      March 23: Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
      April 10: Jazz Nad Ordra, Wroclaw, POLAND
      April 11: Festival Jazz de Mars, Vernouillet, FRANCE
      April 12: Blue Note Poznan, Poznan, POLAND
      April 13: A-Trane, Berlin, GERMANY
      April 14: Duc des Lombards, Paris, FRANCE
      April 15: Duc des Lombards, Paris, FRANCE
      April 16: Duc des Lombards, Paris, FRANCE
      April 17: Le Grand T, Nantes, FRANCE
      April 18: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
      April 19: Jazz Club Minden, Minden, GERMANY
      April 20: Bird, Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
      April 21: Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, GERMANY
      April 22: Moods, Zurich, SWITZERLAND
      April 24: Singen Jazz Club, Singen, GERMANY
      April 25: Nasjonal Jazz Scene Victoria, Oslo, NORWAY
      April 26: Espoo Jazz Festival, Espoo, FINLAND
      May 04: Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cheltenham, UK
      May 08: LIke a Jazz Machine Festival, Dudelange, LUXEMBOURG
      May 10: Avantgarde Jazz Festival, Rovinj, CROATIA
      May 14: The Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, ITALY
      May 15: VII Ciclo 1906  de Jazz Jimmy Glas, Valencia, SPAIN
      May 16: VII Ciclo 1906 Club Jamboree,   Barcelona, SPAIN
      May 17: VII Ciclo 1906 Clavicembalo, Lugo, SPAIN
      June 21: Dazzle, Denver, CO
      June 22: Dazzle, Denver, CO
      June 23: Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz, CA
      June 24: Yoshis, Oakland, CA
      June 25: Jimmy Mak's, Portland, OR
      June 26: Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA
      June 27: Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, CANADA
      June 30: Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, CANADA




      Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:46 AM PST
      Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, celebrates the life and music of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, honoring the American composer as Artist of the Month for Black History Month, February 2014.

      A century ago, in 1914, a teenage Duke Ellington, working in Washington DC as a soda jerk by day and aspirant jazz musician by night, penned his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag," laying the cornerstone for one of the most expansive and important canons of American music to emerge in the 20th century.

      The abiding romantic power of Duke Ellington's music can be seen, heard and felt in the acclaimed "American Hustle," one of this year's Best Picture Oscar nominees, which uses "Jeep's Blues," as a key element in the film's soundtrack.  Cowritten by Ellington and saxophonist Johnny Hodges, "Jeep's Blues" was first recorded in 1938 with the "American Hustle" version coming from Ellington At Newport 1956, an electrifying live album that continues to bring new audiences to Ellington's music.

      As further demonstration of Ellington's enduring genius, a contemporary hit Broadway musical, "After Midnight," features Duke's music played by a 17-piece band, handpicked by Wynton Marsalis and is currently starring Fantasia.  "After Midnight" opened in November to rave reviews testifying to the electrifying qualities of Duke's music: "The #1 Broadway Musical of the Year!" (New York Magazine); "Smoldering! A sleek, elegant tribute to Duke Ellington and the glory days of the Cotton Club that brings class back to Broadway. You can't help but THRILL!" (New York Post); "Dazzling!" (Associated Press).

      Moving from Washington, DC to New York City, Duke Ellington formed his own orchestra in 1923, becoming a leading musical figure in the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural movement embracing and showcasing the works of African-American writers, poets, visual artists, popular entertainers, dancers, composers and musicians.

      Duke Ellington led his own orchestra from 1923 until his death in 1974, often performing 50 weeks a year, writing new compositions in a hotel room one night, rehearsing them with his group and performing them for a live audience the next.

      During the half century he made music, Duke Ellington wrote more than 1,000 songs as well as film soundtracks (his score for Otto Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" broke new cultural and aesthetic ground) and full-length concert suites.  While many of his own compositions--"It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing," "Sophisticated Lady," "Mood Indigo," "Solitude," "In A Mellow Tone," "Satin Doll"--have become standards and evergreens, Ellington and his Orchestra were also responsible for introducing songs like "Caravan" and "Take the 'A' Train" to the world.

      While an undeniable force in shaping the history of jazz, Duke Ellington's music is, according to the composer/recording artist, "beyond category."


      Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:42 AM PST
      Blue Note Jazz Club, one of the world's most iconic jazz and blues venues based in Greenwich Village, is proud to announce an impressive schedule of acts for February 2014. Highlights include: Ron Carter in two settings - with his Quartet and with Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band; Bill Evans Soulgrass with guests John Popper, John Medeski, Eric Krasno & Neal Evans, Tim Carbone, and Marco Benevento; Valentine's Week programs with vocalists Nicole Henry and Rachelle Ferrell; Les McCann with Javon Jackson; Patricia Barber; and a special all-star benefit concert for Earthquake/Tsunami Relief in Japan, among others.

      Maceo Parker
      Saturday - Sunday, February 1 - 2  
      Saxophonist Maceo Parker kicks off Blue Note's February schedule, closing out a six-night run with his working band. Parker is best known for his collaborations with artists such as James Brown, George Clinton and Ray Charles. As The New York Post declared, "Maceo Parker wrote the book on funk."

      Roy Nathanson's Jazz Passengers & Sotto Voce Present:
      "Subway Moon, A Poetic Reverie" Featuring The Students of I.C.E.
      Monday, February 3 
      Saxophonist/Poet Roy Nathanson's Jazz Passengers and Sotto Voce band will join his students from New York City's Institute for Collaborative Education's (I.C.E) in a poetic, musical reverie about the subway. Over the last year, students in this 6-12th grade New York City public school have taken parts of poems and prose pieces and transformed them into songs about romance, loss and angst with the backdrop of the NYC subway - providing a generational contrast to songs from his Nathanson's 2009 Enja release, Subway Moon. Performed together around a backdrop of Andrew Gurian's video, they give a broad sense of the diverse magic of our underground imagination. We are proud to present this 10th incarnation of Nathanson's Subway Moon project featuring songs, musical improvisation as well as tight arrangement, choral singing and video image at Blue Note. 

      Ron Carter Quartet
      Tuesday - Sunday, February 4 - 9
      Among the most original, prolific, and influential musicians in jazz, bassist Ron Carter is scheduled to appear at Blue Note in multiple settings over the coming weeks - with Roy Haynes (2/25-26) and Donald Harrison & Billy Cobham (3/4-9). However he'll kick off this unofficial Blue Note residency with a six-day run featuring his working Quartet (comprised of pianist Renee Rosnes, drummer Payton Crossley, and percussionist Rolando Morales-Matos).

      International Guitar Night
      Monday, February 10
      The International Guitar Night (IGN), founded in 1995, is the world's premier touring guitar festival, each show bringing together the world's most interesting and innovative acoustic guitarists to exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. For each tour, IGN founder Brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries to join him for special evenings of solos, duets, and quartets that highlight the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. This year IGN's North American tour features Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes, Quique Sinesi and Gore.

      Nicole Henry
      Tuesday - Wednesday, February 11 - 12
      Vocalist Nicole Henry will kick off Blue Note's Valentine's Week. Henry's passionate, soulful voice and heart-felt charisma has earned her a 2013 Soul Train Award for "Best Traditional Jazz Performance" (for her recent album, SO GOOD, SO RIGHT: NICOLE HENRY LIVE) three Top-10 U.S. Billboard and HMV Japan jazz albums, and rave reviews both domestically and internationally by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Japan Times, JazzTimes, Essence and more.

      Rachelle Ferrell
      Thursday - Sunday, February 13 - 16
      Equally gifted as a vocalist, pianist, and songwriter, Rachelle Ferrell returns to Blue Note to close out Valentine's Week. While Ferrell has an established fan base in the contemporary jazz community, she has also made her mark as a crossover artist on the pop/urban contemporary scene, singing backup for Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams and George Duke to name a few. Having released albums as a leader on both Blue Note and Capitol record labels respectively, Ferrell's talents transcend generic classification.

      Mino Cinelu World Jazz Ensemble
      Monday, February 17
      Composer, multi-instrumentalist, programmer, and producer, Mino Cinelu has performed with world renowned artists such as Miles Davis, Sting, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Lou Reed, Vicente Amigo, and Stevie Wonder, among others. At Blue Note, he leads his new quartet, the World Jazz Ensemble, featuring keyboardist/vocalist/percussionist, Jamshied Sharifi, bassist Mamadou Ba, tubist/percussionist Jose Davila, and trumpeter Bria Skonberg. The ensemble offers a unique repertoire of instrumental, percussion and vocal works, a mélange that bridges world and jazz orchestrations.

      Les McCann With Javon Jackson Band
      Tuesday - Thursday, February 18 - 20
      Iconic jazz/funk keyboardist-vocalist Les McCann returns to Blue Note with saxophonist Javon Jackson, following their successful collaboration on Jackson's recent release, Lucky 13. McCann is best known for his work in the late 1960s/early 1970s with partner/saxman Eddie Harris, whom he first encountered at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The resulting album, Swiss Movement (1960), was a top selling jazz record, and the single "Compared to What" sold platinum. Known for his work with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Jackson has worked with Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter, Donald Byrd, Ron Carter, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Bobby Hutcherson, and Ben E. King. He released five albums as a leader on Blue Note Records in the 1990s.

      Patricia Barber
      Friday - Sunday, February 21 - 23
      "Few performers in or out of jazz are as consistently brilliant as Patricia Barber." - JazzTimes. A savvy bandleader who has honed a tight, telegraphic style with her quartet, vocalist/pianist Barber is known for transforming unlikely pop tunes into sleek jazz numbers, reinventing Cole Porter, and constantly reworking her impressive book of originals. Her latest critically acclaimed album is titled Smash (released on Concord Jazz in 2013).

      "Music For Tomorrow: A Benefit For Japan" Hosted by Bob James
      Monday, February 24
      Featuring: Makoto Ozone + Kenny Barron (piano), John Scofield + Mike Stern (guitar),
      James Genus (bass), and Clarence Penn (drums), Among Others
      March 2014 will mark the three-year anniversary of The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011. To remember the tragedy and show how music has the ability to raise up spirits in the most difficult of times, Blue Note Jazz Club, Bob James, and NHK Enterprises (Japan's national public broadcasting organization) present "Music For Tomorrow: A Benefit For Japan," a benefit concert to support Tohoku (the severely damaged area in northern Japan), with
      special guests (listed above). The concert will be recorded by NHK, broadcast throughout Japan (including the Tohoku area) and internationally through NHK channels. All admission proceeds will be delivered as a charity to The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami victims.

      Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth with Ron Carter
      Tuesday - Wednesday, February 25 - 26
      Blue Note Jazz Club proudly presents eminent drummer Roy Haynes and his Fountain of Youth Band with bassist Ron Carter: two jazz legends, two nights only. Haynes and Carter performed together at George Wein's 2009 CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 in Newport, RI. Pianist Ethan Iverson (The Bad Plus) witnessed the Newport performance and described it on his blog, Do The Math, as "...a rare chance to hear jazz today like they used to make it." Haynes, 88, is a GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award-winner and a NEA Jazz Master. This marks Carter's second appearance at Blue Note in February, appearing with his Quartet earlier in the month.

      Bill Evans Soulgrass with Special Guests
      Thursday - Saturday, February 27 - March 1
      Described by NPR as "a supergroup of virtuoso musicians," saxophonist Bill Evans' Soulgrass returns to Blue Note for a three night residency, joined by a number of special guests: Railroad Earth's Tim Carbone, Soulive/Lettuce's Neal Evans and Eric Krasno (February 27), John Medeski (February 28), Blues Traveler's John Popper (February 28 - March 1), and Marco Benevento (March 1). With more than 20-years under his belt as a solo artist, Evans and his Soulgrass project are known for exploring a variety of musical settings that go well beyond the confines of traditional jazz, including rock, hip-hop, jam, fusion, reggae, Brazilian and funk. This run marks the one-year anniversary since their last summit at Blue Note.

      LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES
      Blue Note Jazz Club proudly presents its Late Night Groove Series, which showcases New York's up-and-coming jazz, soul, hip-hop, R&B and funk artists. Shows are on Friday and Saturday nights.  Doors open at midnight and shows begin at 12:30AM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 day-of-show, unless otherwise noted. The upcoming schedule features:

      February 1 - Chris Rob
      February 7 - Sean Schulich, Peter Levin, Aaron Maxwell, David Diamond, w/ Maritri
      February 8 - Thiefs
      February 14 - Kelli Sae (All tickets $15)
      February 15 - iLLspokinn
      February 21 - Akim Funk Buddha
      February 22 - Ty Stephens (All tickets $20)
      February 28 - Farah Siraj


      Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:33 AM PST
      Ray Lugo's mind is very fertile, and he's been rather prolific over the last decade, putting out a variety of groovy sounds ranging from organic to electronic, afrobeat to soul, Latin to Brazilian and many different sorts of mashup/fusions in between. But just because he is creatively fecund doesn't mean the quality suffers - each album is hand-crafted and Ray takes his time to shape and mold it to just the right proportions.

      So when Ray told me he had some new music he was working on, I didn't know what to expect, but I knew it was going to be sabroso, whatever the ingredients. Turned out it was his second Latin soul record with The Boogaloo Destroyers, and destroy the dance floor is just what they will do when you put this record on the Hi-Fi.

      The Boogaloo Destroyers' sound is inspired by the warmth, diversity, and youthful spirit of classic New York Latin Boogaloo of the 1960s, yet at the same time, as composer and lead vocalist, Ray feels he is bringing some of his afrobeat sensibilities and vocal personality to the proceedings. When I asked him to talk about the songs, he offered some entertaining insights:

      El Ritmo De Nueva York: "I wanted to feature some real descarga tunes as we lacked those on the first album. Also wanted to show NYC pride!" Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout The Boogaloo: I was thinking of a couple going uptown for a night of dancing"

      I want to leave you, the listener, with this thought Ray shared with me recently: In a hyper difficult music environment Ray has had the great fortune to bring so many of his concepts to life, and he feels this new boogaloo album has come at the perfect time in his career. Now is a time in his life when he's never been more comfortable making music, and he feels blessed to be finding himself constantly amazed by people's kind consideration of his work. After they hear this one, I can assure you Ray, the deal will be sealed!




      Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:31 AM PST
      Like a kaleidoscope shifting its colorful pieces to create a new vision of a well-known view, pianist/composer Lisa Hilton blends the ever-changing elements of modern and traditional jazz on her 16th release to date. Kaleidoscope (available March 11 on Ruby Slippers Productions) is Hilton's answer to viewing our world and lives with a new perspective.

      Although Hilton has been a bandleader for more than a decade, she is acknowledged mainly for her compositions and impressionistic touch at the keyboards. Having over 200 compositions and arrangements credited to her name, she pushes away the idea of being known primarily as a player and shifts her focus to that of a composer.  "My greatest passion is to compose, as well as to play the piano in new ways," reflects Hilton. "America has been home to so many great jazz composers in the past, and I am fascinated by our strong heritage and seek to further that."
        
      The album features performances by bassist Larry Grenadier, drummer Marcus Gilmore, and acclaimed tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen on three tracks. "Larry's always inspiring narrative coupled with Marcus's fresh enthusiastic energy augmented J.D.'s deep, powerful tone superbly," recalls Hilton. Kaleidoscope encompasses elements of retro bop and avant-garde as well as impressionistic and minimalistic ideas throughout its 11 tracks. Hilton's imaginative compositions draw equally from jazz greats like Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Count Basie as well as the classical tradition.

      Kaleidoscope opens with the retro groove of "Simmer," a nod to Horace Silver and the early works of Herbie Hancock, featuring Allen in an entrancing light. The quartet flourishes in this setting. Allen is granted free rein during "Midnight Mania," where the band journeys to a manic state of explosion. Shifting back to the trio setting, the aptly named "Bach/Basie/Bird Boogie Blues Bop" was written as a response to where her inspiration comes from and paints a vivid landscape of the history between classical and jazz compositions. "Composers today must create a body of work that represents the sound and energy of our lives in this century while embracing our inheritance," notes Hilton.

      Continuing in the same vein, Hilton channels Bill Evans and Jelly Roll Morton in the dreamy interpretation of Heyman and Young's "When I Fall in Love" followed by a cover of Adele's "One and Only," which acts as a bookend to its predecessor. Hilton considers the song a new romantic standard of today's generation. The pianist's intimate improvisations come to the forefront with the title track "Kaleidoscope" and the solo take of "Stepping Into Paradise."

      Ultimately, Kaleidoscope offers a kind of jazz that simultaneously recalls the history of an art form while also challenging us to consider an alternative point of view. "The last few years have been challenging to so many, and I feel we need to somehow shift our perspective - like a kaleidoscope shifts its pretty pieces," reflects Hilton.

      Hilton spent her childhood in a small coastal town of central California in a very academic and musical environment, with family chamber music sessions the norm at holidays. Having studied classical and twentieth century piano formally from the age of eight, Hilton left music behind in college to pursue a degree in art. "In retrospect, the years studying art from impressionism to the conceptualists has added to my musical 'palette' - my music is now my art. I use musical elements to paint and later sculpt the sound after I have a compositional form."

      Over the course of her career, Hilton has played with numerous jazz luminaries including Nasheet Waits, Christian McBride, Steve Wilson, Jeremy Pelt, and Lewis Nash, among others. Hilton's post bop style influences extend beyond jazz legends to include Muddy Waters, Steve Reich, and even punk rock's Green Day.

      Committed to helping students who are often overlooked, Hilton has made time in the last 12 plus years to be involved with students who are blind or visually impaired. Whether performing for, with, or teaching, Hilton has worked with the Perkins School for the Blind (Helen Keller's alma mater), The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, The Junior Blind for America, Camp Bloomfield for the Blind and Berklee College of Music's new lab for the visually impaired. "I believe that helping those with physical disabilities is an important civil rights issue today," says Hilton.  "We really need to extend to those that are dealing with extra challenges, and technology today can go a long ways to leveling the playing field."

      Upcoming Lisa Hilton Performances:
      February 26 / Junior Blind of America / Los Angles, CA
      April 15 / Saveille Theater / San Diego, CA
      October 20 / The Green Mill / Chicago, IL

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