To help kick off the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, the Les DeMerle Band, featuring Bonnie Eisele will perform in Nassau County Council on Aging’s (NCCOA’s) Berkman Pavilion & Memorial Garden, 1901 Island Walkway, on Friday, September 6, 6 to 8 p.m.
Presented by NCCOA, the concert will feature dynamic jazz arrangements including swing and standard ballads, Blues, Latin (including Brazilian), rhythm & blues, Cajun grooves, Broadway Show favorites and more – all signature styles of the extraordinary Les DeMerle and Bonnie Eisele.
Les DeMerle, world-renowned drummer, bandleader, Founder and Artistic Director of the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, toured and recorded with the Harry James Big Band from 1970 to 1982. A Grammy Award winner, Les toured and recorded with Wayne Newton and the Manhattan Transfer, and has appeared with many other high-profile musical greats including Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Tormé and Frank Sinatra.
Bonnie Eisele is the featured vocalist with the Les DeMerle Band. She has appeared with the band at many popular jazz clubs and has toured the U.S. and Europe with the Chicago Free Street Theater. Bonnie studied music and dance in Brazil.
Tickets are $25 per person; refreshments available. All proceeds benefit Nassau County seniors. For tickets visit Registration (constantcontactpages.com)