Dick Gratton and Linda Lee at Azalea Festival at Sayen Gardens

On Sunday May 12, 2013 from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM jazz guitarist Dick Gratton and jazz vocalist Linda Lee will be performing at the 21st Annual Azalea Festival at Sayen Gardens - Mercer Street and Hughes Drive - Hamilton Square NJ 08690.

Dick Gratton's unique solo guitar style consists of songs ranging from standard jazz compositions to Broadway show tunes and popular songs of the 60s and 70s. His style of playing has been described as laid back and articulate, always keeping a recognizable melody without challenging the nervous system. Primarily playing solo guitar since 1999, Dick Gratton has been performing between New England and upstate New York and Delaware since the early fifties....

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On Sunday May 12, 2013 from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM jazz guitarist Dick Gratton and jazz vocalist Linda Lee will be performing at the 21st Annual Azalea Festival at Sayen Gardens - Mercer Street and Hughes Drive - Hamilton Square NJ 08690.

Dick Gratton's unique solo guitar style consists of songs ranging from standard jazz compositions to Broadway show tunes and popular songs of the 60s and 70s. His style of playing has been described as laid back and articulate, always keeping a recognizable melody without challenging the nervous system. Primarily playing solo guitar since 1999, Dick Gratton has been performing between New England and upstate New York and Delaware since the early fifties.

With a repertoire that is drawn largely from the great American standards, a style influenced by Sarah Vaughn, Betty Carter and Anita O’Day and a voice that is all her own, Linda Lee will thrill and delight you with unique renditions of music that is both nostalgic and classic. As is true with all good jazz singers, she enjoys reinterpreting melodies, yet always respects the original beauty and intention of a song. Having worked throughout the country with a variety of musicians and groups which include premiere pianists Peter Lauffer, Dick Braytenbah and Dave Posmontier and Phil Giordano’s Big Band, Linda is equally comfortable singing with a solo pianist or guitarist, a 17 piece band or just about anything in between. While working in New Orleans LA with the Dukes of Dixieland, Billboard magazine’s column Jazz Beat noted that Linda has the ability to “totally reshape” a ballad, “belt it out on up-tempo numbers” and “consistently sing with a great deal of feeling”.

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