North San Luis Obispo County Concerts Association

3:00 PM Doors open at 2:30

“Burt, Barry and Beyond: The Music of Burt Bacharach and Barry Manilow”

American pianist THOMAS PANDOLFI is an exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique.

An outstanding cross-over artist, Thomas’ virtuoso transcriptions of the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Marvin Hamlisch, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein are in much demand. Pandolfi earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the legendary Juilliard School as a scholarship student. He is the proud father of a wonderful son and daughter, and resides in Washington, DC.

George Bugatti

Vocalists Dawn Lambeth & Judy Philbin, accompanied by
their band, will combine their talents to take listeners on a “Sentimental Journey, from Route 66 to California Dreaming”

3:00 PM Doors open at 2:30

“Sentimental Journey”

DAWN LAMBETH has the rare gift of making a difficult art look easy. Her sweet rhythmic singing makes audiences smile. When she steps up to the microphone, she’s having a good time. JUDY PHILBIN is accomplished in a variety of musical genres, including jazz, pop, folk and musical theater, delivering each song with the skill of a lyric storyteller. They are coming together to take the NSLOCCA audience on a “Sentimental Journey” from the early American jazz era into the 70s.

3:00 PM Doors open at 2:30

Doug Cameron has long been a favorite on jazz radio internationally. Widely considered one of the true innovators of jazz violin. He has performed internationally, and is well known for his dynamic performance and trademark blue electric violin. A veteran of the Los Angeles studio Scene, he has recorded and performed with a wide range of artists, including George Benson, Doc Severinsen, Tom Petty, Cher, Dionne Warwick, Tony Bennett. He has done recording for numerous motion pictures and commercials.

Doug Cameron is an excellent electric violinist who thus far has been content to perform mostly in the crossover and pop/jazz field. Growing up in New York, Cameron started on the violin when he was 5 years old. He mostly studied classical music up to high school, then became interested in improvising.

3:00 PM Doors open at 2:30

“Road Trip”

Since forming in 2006, Presidio Brass has rocketed to success as the face of a bold new generation in brass entertainment. By combining a brass quintet, piano, percussion instruments, guitar and even vocals with fresh, original arrangements, their unique sound has become a trademark for the ensemble.

Members of the Presidio Brass have performed with major symphony orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony, and have shared the stage with commercial and pop artists. When not on tour, they continue to perform with orchestras, maintain private teaching studios at local universities, arrange and compose new music, assist with public school music programs and operate an annual summer music camp for students of all ages.

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