Wind & Strings with Kim Waters, Karen Briggs & Jon Parks at Variety Playhouse Concert Series at Variety Playhouse

The veteran saxophonist Kim Waters isn’t known among fans and peers as “the King of Smooth Urban Jazz” for nothing. Over the course of 17 albums, including over a decade’s worth with Shanachie, he’s been consistent and impeccable in delivering an infectious mix of romantic ballads and funky, thumping dance tunes. Karen Briggs takes the violin to places it’s never been and reaction is ecstatic. Whether she’s electrifying an audience at the world famous Apollo in Harlem or mesmerizing an outdoor throng at the ancient Acropolis in Greece as a featured soloist, touring with Yanni, Karen Briggs is unforgettable...

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The veteran saxophonist Kim Waters isn’t known among fans and peers as “the King of Smooth Urban Jazz” for nothing. Over the course of 17 albums, including over a decade’s worth with Shanachie, he’s been consistent and impeccable in delivering an infectious mix of romantic ballads and funky, thumping dance tunes. Karen Briggs takes the violin to places it’s never been and reaction is ecstatic. Whether she’s electrifying an audience at the world famous Apollo in Harlem or mesmerizing an outdoor throng at the ancient Acropolis in Greece as a featured soloist, touring with Yanni, Karen Briggs is unforgettable. She has appeared in movies and TV, toured the USA, India, China.

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