MPAC Announces Exciting New Summer Programming

Enjoy a breezy evening of smooth summer jazz when saxophonist Dave Koz and bassist Larry Graham come to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, July 25 at 8 pm. Tickets are $49-$89

In the 25+ years since the release of his self-titled solo debut album, saxophonist Dave Koz has received nine GRAMMY nominations, had nine No. 1 albums on Billboard's Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, toured the world and been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dave is constantly touring, with annual summer and holiday tours, and the highly successful Dave Koz & Friends At Sea. Dave also continues to flex his mass communications muscles as a radio personality. As host of his syndicated "Dave Koz Radio Show," he has been broadcasting coast-to-coast for more than 21 years. In the spring of 2014, he launched "The Dave Koz Lounge," which airs Sundays on SiriusXM (Satellite radio), and "Dave Koz & Friends Radio," a 24-hour-a day radio channel personally curated by Dave on JAZZRADIO.com, a multichannel internet radio service. As a philanthropist, Koz has served as global ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation for over 20 years. With KOZ Wines, founded in 2009, he found another way to help Starlight continue its vital mission. Dave is donating all his proceeds from KOZ Wines to Starlight.

For more information please visit http://www.davekoz.com.

Larry Graham, Jr. is an American baritone singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as both the bass guitar player in the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone, and as the founder and front man of Graham Central Station. He is credited with the invention of the slapping technique, which radically expanded the tonal palette of the bass, although he himself refers to the technique as "Thumpin' and Pluckin'." As a solo performer he scored a top 10 hit with "One in a Million You."

More information at: http://www.larrygraham.com

Travel back to the Sixties for a rockin' good time with the 50 Summers of Love Concert, coming to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, July 27 at 8 pm. Tickets are $49-$89

The lineup will feature Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Mark Lindsay, formerly of Paul Revere and the Raiders and the Beatles tribute band The Fab Four.

Micky Dolenz is the voice of The Monkees. The unmistakable performer moved a generation and led this pop culture phenomena to a dozen Top 20 singles, four #1 albums and two Emmy Awards. Having entertained audiences his entire life, Micky brings a one-of-a-kind presence to the stage, drawing on his background in television, film broadcasting and Broadway.

More information at mickydolenz.com

Mark Lindsay first found fame as part of Paul Revere and the Raiders. By 1963 Paul Revere & the Raiders, dressed in their Revolutionary war uniforms and Mark with his pony tail, became one of the most popular bands in the country. As Mark's profile was showcased on the cover of many prominent magazines, his popularity as a teen idol was becoming legendary. The band had 14 top 40 hits, including "Just Like Me," "Kicks," "Hungry" and "Indian Reservation." In 1970 he went solo with a pair of top 40 hits "Arizona" and "Silver Bird" as well as three best-selling albums.

The Emmy Award winning Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles tribute due to their precise attention to detail. With uncanny, note-for-note live renditions of Beatles' classics such as "Can't Buy Me Love," "Yesterday," "A Day In The Life," "Twist And Shout," "Here Comes The Sun" and "Hey Jude," The Fab Four will make you think you are watching the real thing. Their incredible stage performances include three costume changes representing every era of the Beatles ever-changing career, and this loving tribute to the Beatles has amazed audiences in countries around the world, including Japan, Australia, France, Hong Kong, The United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Brazil.

More information at thefabfour.com

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2017-2018 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Mayo Performing Arts Center was named 2016 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres, and is ranked in the top 50 mid-sized performing arts centers by Pollstar Magazine.


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