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Songs for Swinging Lovers with the Andrew Walesch Trio

Hamline Church Presents: Songs for Swinging Lovers with Andrew Walesch and his trio, just in time for Valentines Day. The jazzy and romantic evening will feature the music of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, and others from the Great American Songbook in a beautiful, intimate setting.

Saturday, February 8, at 7PM at Hamline Church United Methodist
www.hamlinechurch.org/arts-series

Refreshments and free childcare will be available. Donations are accepted and encouraged.

ABOUT ANDREW: Whether composing and arranging or appearing in settings ranging from solo artist to big band, this St. Cloud, Minnesota native, who criss-crosses the bold North playing dates big and small, is as respectful of his predecessors as he is ready to take a leap into the unknown and chart a new course.

In his monthly, sold-out shows with his 10-piece band, Walesch is a traditionalist and an iconoclast rolled into one. His audiences include jazz enthusiasts of a certain age, as well as a younger crowd compelled by his down-home insouciance, and the knowing irreverence of a tried-and-true American nightclub entertainer. Although they are my idols, I dont attempt to imitate the great pop and jazz artists of the 50s and 60s, says the singer and pianist, but I go for broke when we do our shows - vocally and musically - which is what they all did best and why they were in a class of their own. I take risks, but Im from Minnesota, so Ive got jumper cables in the trunk.

His vocal and piano chops, along with his keen sensibility to find and interpret a great lyric, have lead to some great opportunities for Walesch, including an appearance on the nationally syndicated NPR broadcast Mountain Stage.

www.andrewwalesch.com