Cleveland
native and Blues legend
“Crazy Marvin” Braxton and renowned
group, the Blues Express kick-off the 36th
Annual Kiwanis Summer Concert Series. A
local treasure, Marvin has
performed at New York’s famed Apollo
Theater
with Ray Charles, toured with Sly and
the Family Stone, and recorded with Jimi
Hendrix. The group has been playing
blues clubs around Northeastern Ohio for
decades, and brings their “whippin’ n’
dippin’ and gettin’ on down” FUN to
Chesterland for the season’s opening
show, on 7/10. https://www.facebook.com/CrazyMarvinBlues/
7/17 – Karma Kings
This
experienced four-piece
rock/pop cover band - drums, bass,
guitar, and vocals, with a bit of
percussion
and keyboard thrown in for good measure
- play some of the great tunes of the
past decades through to the popular hits
of today. The Karma Kings, who have
performed at many of the area’s most
popular venues, including Crocker Park,
Legacy Village, Cuyahoga County Fair,
The Racino, The Rocksino, and
others,
will delight the crowd when they perform
selections from their extensive
library, on 7/17. http://www.thekarmakings.com/Karma_Home.php
7/24 –
Blu Monsoon
One of
the most sought after jazz bands in
Northeast Ohio, Blu Monsoon averages
over 120 public performances per year
at
music venues and special events such
as The Tri-C and Wooster Jazz Fests.
107.3FM The Wave, commercial broadcast
radio, has been playing their music
for over
a year and their 2018 single , an
upbeat version of “Low Tide”, made it
to #1. Their
contemporary jazz music is created to
have broad appeal without being
cliché.
In addition to original material, they
perform unique interpretations of
classics such as The Chicken, Autumn
Leaves, Chameleon and Fly Me to the
Moon.
They also play arrangements of pop
hits by diverse artists such as Sam
Smith,
Alicia Keyes, Maroon 5 and Amy
Winehouse. We welcome them back to
Chesterland
on 7/24. https://www.blumonsoon.com/
7/31 – Gaetano’s
Underworld Blues Band
This blues
trio formed in 2010
and has toured the U.S., Europe and
Asia. The Underworld Band plays creative
blues shows that audiences love and will
remember. They are a fun, audience
friendly, danceable, blues show band
that can also crank out funk, rock and
soul. Their sound is Eric Clapton mixed
with R&B, very danceable and
audience friendly. The group makes their
triumphant return to Chesterland to
close-out July, on 7/31. http://www.underworldblues.com/index/
8/7 – FM77
Take a trip
back in time to the
year 1977 as FM77 performs hits you were
listening to on your FM dial back then
(plus 1978, 1979, and some early 80's
because it's great stuff
too). Through the combination of
meticulous musicianship and modern
technology these five musicians
reproduce many songs you don’t hear
other bands
play. From their Fleetwood Mac
tribute blocks to all the great music
from
disco to rock of that 70's era
they bring back memories of those
fabulous
times. FM77 features four uniquely
powerful vocalists enabling them to
cover a wide variety of songs. When
combined are able to reproduce all those
familiar harmonies required in their
unique set list. The band consists
of two lead female vocalists, one
guitar/lead vocal, bass/lead vocal, and
drums. All members of FM77 are seasoned
musicians who have been playing in
local bands for over 30 years. We
welcome FM77 back to Chesterland on 8/7.
https://fm77cleveland.com/
8/14 – Amaryllis
We
welcome the exciting, up-and-coming four-piece
rock
band Amaryllis, to close our 36th
concert season. The group brings
an edge, attitude and sound unlike any
of the other bands who’ve performed in
the Gazebo. Amaryllis performs
familiar 90’s rock, country, hard rock
and even
original compositions with passion and
energy that will have you on your feet
enjoying great sounds on a beautiful
summer evening. Amaryllis performs on
8/14.https://amaryllisband.com/
CHESTER
PARK is a 5 acre park
located on the northeast
corner of Chillicothe Road
(Route 306)
and Mayfield Road
(Route 322) in Chesterland,
Ohio 44026
Donations
from the public are welcomed
and should be sent to:
WG Kiwanis
P.O. Box 553
Chesterland, Ohio 44026
(please indicate that the
donations are to support the
concerts!)
For information please
e-mail
Mike Kilroy at
mkilroy@koldweld.com
Steve Gooden at sgoden@roadrunner.com