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JAZZ AT THE MERC: Mark Winkler Trio at The Merc
Courtesy of Temecula Theater | Posted on May 24, 2016
When
Thu, July 14, 2016
7:30 pm
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About
Sherry Williams hosts "Jazz At The Merc"!
Each Thursday (and special performance dates throughout the year), you will be treated to a different jazz group in the intimate space known as "The Merc". The Mercantile is one of Temecula's original buildings and has been beautifully restored. We wanted to take advantage of this venue and bring you straight ahead jazz every Thursday evening in this acoustically inspired space.
Click here for an audio sample of Jazz at The Merc.
Mark Winkler, platinum-selling lyricist and songwriter who has written for such artists as Dianne Reeves, Nancy Wilson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Liza Minnelli., and has written or co-written songs for 5 musicals, including Naked Boys Singing!, Bark!, Too Old for the Chorus, and Play It Cool. Mr. Winkler just produced a CD for legendary artists Houston Person and Barbara Morrison to be released in spring of 2013. As an artist, his last CD of mostly original tunes, Sweet Spot, was voted one of the Top 5 Vocal CDs by Jazz Times magazine and was in the top 25 of the Jazz charts. He is currently in his 7th year teaching Songwriting at UCLA extension. ...