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Ronnie Laws at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
Courtesy of InstantSeats | Posted on December 3, 2016
Where
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
7719 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, MD
Map
240-330-4500
When
Tue, December 27, 2016
8:00 PM
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Musicians
Ronnie Laws
saxophoneAbout
Ronnie Laws has a nice soulful sound on tenor. Laws is a proven natural at combining the exploratory heart of Jazz with the broader reaching strains of Soul and Pop music. Throughout his career, which includes early-'70s gigs with Quincy Jones, Ramsey Lewis, Earth, Wind & Fire and his brother, Hubert Laws. He is often listed on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart
His first hit, Always There (credited as Ronnie Laws and Pressure on the original 45), was one of the most popular, sax-driven, cross-over hits of the 70s Jazz-Funk Fusion era. He ushered in the sensualization of the soprano sax with Quiet Storm gems such as Grace, Karmen, and Just Love. Pressure Sensitive, Fever, and Friends and Strangers (Blue Note 1978), the title track of his third album, all propelled to gold status....