LIVE Entertainment and Jazz Lounge
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friday feb 1
	ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
12:00PM	Opening Ceremony > Larry Yazzie	“Ice Breaker Fancy Dance” Native American fancy dance to a upbeat Native American drum beat to surely get your blood flowing and body moving! Larry Yazzie is a Native American World Champion Fancy Dancer, International Lecturer, Educator & Performer. Larry is flamboyant, energetic, passionate, and offers an arts experience from a uniquely different and original perspective. His goal is to empower, educate, and entertain through Native American traditions focusing on dance, music & story-telling.
1:00PM	> Joel Shapira WEBSITE: http://www.JoelShapira.com	Joel Shapira is a top performing classical and jazz guitarist based in the Twin Cities. His educational background includes studies with some of the world's great players and teachers including jazz legends Joe Pass and Tal Farlow. Joel performs extensively in the Twin Cities area and beyond in a wide variety of musical settings including clubs, restaurants, private events, regional arts festivals and more. He is known for his original work and the acclaimed jazz trio Triplicate, vocalist Charmin Michelle, and numerous other top Twin Cities musicians.
2:00PM	> Paul Cherba - "Love Song Singer"	Paul Cherba has been on the Minneapolis Jazz scene since 1999, singin' love songs and playing trumpet and flugelhorn. Cherba features his original compositions. Paul Cherba has been playing the trumpet since fifth grade and singing all his life. He remembers playing Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man in sixth grade stage band. His first teacher was Mpls. local trumpet guru Greg Lewis. He was the first true "Cat" to influence Paul. He knew early on that he'd be playing the trumpet for the rest of his life. Shortly after Greg introduced Paul to Miles Davis, he spent all of his money filling out his Miles Davis Collection. He made his way through High School in Mound, MN, playing, singing and dancing in the show choir, bands and jazz bands.
3:00PM	> Lonnie Knight WEB: http://www.lonnieknight.com/	Lonnie Knight got his start as a folkie, learning from the likes of Townes Van Zandt. Then he played in some of the Midwest’s seminal rock bands, including Jokers Wild, the Nielsen-White Band and the Hoopsnakes. Knight has long been known as a stellar guitar player - he’s won several Minnesota Music Awards for “best guitarist” - and his playing has been likened to Richard Thompson, Patty Larkin, Bert Jansch and Brooks Williams. But his great original songwriting also comes to the fore in his recent releases, and his songs reveals a gifted artist getting his second creative wind.
4:00PM	> Pete Cappello	Pete Cappello plays a mix of original "Funky Blue Jazz Space Grooves". In addition to his musical talents, for the last 15 years, he has also had the privilege of being a "helping hand" for his puppet friends at www.thetoonies.com
5:00PM	> County 79	County 79 is a three piece band playing original pop/rock/punk/alt/emo mix. Craig Kennedy keeps the beats rolling on percussion as Matt Gurney pounds-out crazy bass lines. Chayci Rutz fronts the band playing guitar, piano, and singing. If you haven't seen them perform live, you're missing-out.
6:00PM
7:00PM	> Jane Plank WEBSITE: http://www.JanePlank.com	Recently Jane has been working on her own CD, which is another exciting step in Jane’s musical career. One of Jane’s original songs “Restless” was chosen out of 600+ song entries internationally. It will be included on the CD “Indie Music For Life” that goes towards the funding for Cancer Research. Jane was chosen nationally as one of the original new artists for Clear Channel’s NEW! online new artist page.
8:00PM	> Larry Ravenswood	Larry Ravenswood was born in Chicago, Larry has been active in the music business for 20 years. He has performed in many various venues including theaters, clubs, hotels, State Fairs winebars and coffee houses throughout the USA. He is an electro/acoustic original singer/songwriter who mixes lush layers of harmonic guitar sounds with eclectic rhythms, resulting in a hypnotic pop sound.

saturday feb 2
	ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
10:00AM
11:00AM	> Jon Crumm	Jon is a self-taught guitarist with 25 years of playing experience. He plays original New Age, Latin, Classical, Smooth Jazz, Blues, and Hard Rock styles. Experience original solo acoustic guitar instrumentals in the New Age and latin syles. Come on by and enjoy some relaxing yet exciting and original acoustic guitar music.
12:00PM
1:00PM	> Jane Plank WEBSITE: http://www.JanePlank.com	Recently Jane has been working on her own CD, which is another exciting step in Jane’s original musical career. One of Jane’s songs “Restless” was chosen out of 600+ song entries internationally. It will be included on the CD “Indie Music For Life” that goes towards the funding for Cancer Research. Jane was chosen nationally as one of the new artists for Clear Channel’s NEW! online new artist page.
2:00PM	> Isaac Zuckerman Quartet	The Isaac Zuckerman Quartet, led by Jazz88 KBEM student announcer/jazz drummer Isaac Zuckerman, features upper classmen jazz students from all over the metro area. Minneapolis South, St. Paul Central, Minneapolis School for Performing Arts and Northview High School are the schools represented by these young, hot, jazzers. Blending a jazz standard vibe with their original modern style, The "IZ Qtet" has been playing together for several years, performing numerous times throughout the Twin Cities. Experience the future of jazz with the "IZ Qtet" at the Jazz88 Jazz Lounge at the Healthy Life Expo on February 2nd!
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4:00PM
5:00PM	> Aliyah Sahar	Aliyah Sahar has been studying and performing dance since the age of three. Her dance background includes more than 10 years of Middle Eastern dance, 13 years of tap, ballet and jazz, and additional training in modern, ballroom, and Latin. Aliyah is a regular performer at the Mediterranean Cruise, Beirut, and Santorini restaurants in Minneapolis, MN in addition to performing for weddings, private functions, corporate events and cultural events. Aliyah is Co-director of “The Sisters of the Sahara”. This newly formed dance ensemble recently performed at Arab World Fest 2006 in Milwaukee, WI, the MN Renaissance Festival for the 2006 season, the Landmark Center's "Urban Expedition - Morocco", St. Paul, MN. Belly Dance UW’s 6th Annual Spring Show (2006), Wisconsin Union Theater, Madison, WI, and “Orientalia” 2006 in Miami, FL for Tamalyn Dallal’s Mid-East Dance Exchange. http://www.aliyahsahar.com/
6:00PM	> Larry Ravenswood	Larry Ravenswood was born in Chicago, Larry has been active in the music business for 20 years. He has performed his original music in many various venues including theaters,clubs,hotels,State Fairs winebars and coffee houses throughout the USA. He is an electro/acoustic original singer/songwriter who mixes lush layers of harmonic guitar sounds with eclectic rhythms, resulting in a hypnotic pop sound.

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