Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) closes out its summer Jazz under the Stars concert series with Cleveland-based vocalist Dane Vannatter and his ensemble on August 28, 2021, at 7 pm. Dane performs regularly at Cleveland’s Nighttown, and has been recognized by the Boston Globe for “his distinctive style leaves an imprint on whatever music he sings. His voice has a floating quality that gets in your head and won’t leave…. his music is a swinging, soaring adventure!” No stranger to the jazz scene, Dane Vannatter has performed for audiences on the stages in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. He has performed with jazz greats Sean Jones, Jackie Warren, Roger Humphries, Joe Negri, Dwayne Dolphin, Marshall Wood, Dick Johnson, Herb Pomeroy, Donna Byrne, and Carol Sloane....
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Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) closes out its summer Jazz under the Stars concert series with Cleveland-based vocalist Dane Vannatter and his ensemble on August 28, 2021, at 7 pm. Dane performs regularly at Cleveland’s Nighttown, and has been recognized by the Boston Globe for “his distinctive style leaves an imprint on whatever music he sings. His voice has a floating quality that gets in your head and won’t leave…. his music is a swinging, soaring adventure!” No stranger to the jazz scene, Dane Vannatter has performed for audiences on the stages in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. He has performed with jazz greats Sean Jones, Jackie Warren, Roger Humphries, Joe Negri, Dwayne Dolphin, Marshall Wood, Dick Johnson, Herb Pomeroy, Donna Byrne, and Carol Sloane.
Dane will be performing with Joe Hunter on piano, Aidan Plank on bass and Ricky Exton on drums.
Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy this free concert of jazz classics, with an emphasis on percussion. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at The United Church of Christ, 217 East Liberty Street, Medina, OH 44256. For more information, call 419-853-6016.
About the Artist
Dane Vannatter has received Bistro awards for Outstanding Vocalist and for his second recording, Flight, by critics of BackStage in New York. He has been acclaimed by reviewers at The New York Post, The Boston Globe and BackStage for a style that “blends facets of cabaret and jazz with intelligence and care.” The Boston Globe remarks, “Dane Vannatter’s distinctive style leaves an imprint on whatever music he sings. His voice has a floating quality that gets in our head and won’t leave… his music is a swinging, soaring adventure?’ Dane has performed for several years at the annual Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention in New York. In Pittsburgh, he has performed for First Fridays at the Trick, and sings regularly at Fairmount Hotel’s Jazz at Andy’s and James Street Gastropub & Speakeasy.
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