Evelyn Wright, Ron "Jazz Man" Davis and Ed Ridley: 2025 Collinwood Jazz Festival at The Treelawn

Evelyn WrightA professional vocalist for over 30 plus years. Evelyn Wright has been entertaining like no other in the styles of jazz, R&B and pop. She has opened for the likes of Mel Torme, Joan Rivers, Harry Belafonte, Bob James, Freddie Jackson, and Regina Belle among others and performs at the Tri-C Jazzfest annually.She was awarded the Jazz Legend Award from Tri-C Community College in 2008.Ron Jazz Man DavisRon was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 21, 1947. Rons parents loved jazz along with his uncle Willie and every Friday night they would listen to records. At an early age, Ron heard recordings by Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dinah Washington...

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Evelyn WrightA professional vocalist for over 30 plus years. Evelyn Wright has been entertaining like no other in the styles of jazz, R&B and pop. She has opened for the likes of Mel Torme, Joan Rivers, Harry Belafonte, Bob James, Freddie Jackson, and Regina Belle among others and performs at the Tri-C Jazzfest annually.She was awarded the Jazz Legend Award from Tri-C Community College in 2008.Ron Jazz Man DavisRon was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 21, 1947. Rons parents loved jazz along with his uncle Willie and every Friday night they would listen to records. At an early age, Ron heard recordings by Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dinah Washington. By the age of 10, he knew he would eventually be involved in music.Ron Davis has performed with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes and Clifford Davis. He has worked with the Melting Pot Jazz Orchestra, The Edna Duffy Dance Troupe, the Eddie Baccus Quartet, Gabriels Horns, and he closed out the 2015 Cleveland Tri-C Jazz Fest.He is also active fronting his own ensemble and with his own radio show. Davis maintains a long association with the Cleveland TOPS Swingband as a singer and Director of Marketing.Davis huge voice has a wonderful dark resonance, deployed with the savvy experience of age, but with the flexibility that sounds youthful. Davis proved he could move his rich voice with agility in songs like Kansas City, and then let it unfurl in all its glorious sound in Storm Weather. -Mark S. Jordan, Mount Vernon NewsEd RidleyAs a musician, composer, and educator, Ed has been sharing his talents with Northeast Ohio for nearly 30 years. Covering a broad spectrum of musical genres, Ed has played with notable artists such as Walter Hawkins, Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, and Jon Hendricks. Always exploring new avenues to create, Ed is best when meeting new musical minds.

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