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The 2024 Fresh Coast Jazz Festival takes place near Lake Michigan’s beautiful fresh coast at the historic Pabst Theater in downtown Milwaukee August 23 and August 24. Featuring world-class artists Boney James, Andrea Lisa, Ryan Lavalette, Lemek, Quintin Gerard W, Nathan Mitchell, Kim Scott, Kirk Whalum and Andréa Lisa. Plan ahead and get your tickets today!
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Cathy
June 4th 2024
A magical music event as always with Kirk Whalum! This concert was especially exciting due to the Epic Cool Album release. So grateful for the love and healing that comes with every Kafe Kirk!
I highly recommend each and every Kafe Kirk Event!
Memphis, TN@Crosstown Theater
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The Pabst Theater is the centerpiece of Milwaukee’s downtown theater district; able to accommodate virtually all performing art forms with the stunningly beautiful backdr...
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Kirk Whalum Biography
Soulful, passionate, stirring...these are the words most often used to describe Kirk’s music. Forged from his Memphis, (TN) gospel roots and his 1980‘s initiation into the thriving Houston, TX nightclub scene, Kirk’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his. The 80’s were highlighted by Kirk’s stepping out of his blossoming sideman role and forming his own band. It was there that Kirk ultimately developed both his “voice” and songwriting in the crucible of the local club scene––especially at a rooftop club called Cody’s. It was also in Houston where jazz pianist Bob James “discovered” him and brought him on tour, which led to five successful albums with Columbia Records, including Cache, Kirk’s first #1 album. As well, Kirk and Bob received a Grammy nomination for their collaboration album, Joined at the Hip. After moving to Los Angeles, Kirk became an in demand session player for top artists like, Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreau, Luther Vandross, Larry Carlton, Quincy Jones and most notably, Whitney Houston, amongst many others. It’s his sax heard on the mega-hit, “I Will Always Love You.” Kirk soon followed that career high point with his phenomenal hit album released on Warner Bros. Records, For You, perhaps the most successful of over 25 solo recordings to date; others include his eclectic, and much lauded, Gospel According to Jazz series, (Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4). In addition to his many solo projects, Kirk is a member of the popular soul/jazz group, BWB, which features Kirk as the “W” of the group with Rick Braun (trumpet) and Norman Brown (guitar).
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