New Year’s Eve Celebration w/ Josh Rzepka (“‘Round Midnight” Show) Join us in ringing in the New Year with Akron's favorite jazz export, trumpeter Josh Rzepka! Tickets include: admission to show, heavy hors d'oeuvres, butlered wine & a champagne toast at midnight!

Celebrate the arrival of 2015 with Chicago trumpeter, Josh Rzepka, and his all-star band featuring Pat Harris (vocals), Theron Brown (piano), Mike Forfia (bass), and Ron Godale (drums)!
 
Make a night out of New Year’s Eve and spend it at our upscale jazz “speakeasy!” Joining the band is gifted gospel, R&B, & improvisational jazz vocalist, Pat Harris.
 
Tickets to the 10:30PM New Year’s Eve “‘Round Midnight” Show include: admission to show, heavy hors d’oeuvres, butlered wine & a champagne toast at midnight!
 

About Josh Rzepka

Twenty-nine year old rising trumpeter and composer Josh Rzepka has been described as “a musician who doesn’t believe in limits” by the Tribune Chronicle, and as being “gifted” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He has been heralded not only for his jazz playing and composing, but for his classical trumpet playing as well. A native of Akron, OH, he now resides in Chicago, IL.
 
With his third jazz album Trumpet Genesis (2013), he follows up his release Into the Night , his debut classical CD Josh Rzepka: Baroque Music for Trumpet (2010), and his critically acclaimed debut jazz CD Midwest Coast (2009).
 
Quickly establishing himself as one of the most versatile upcoming performers in classical and jazz music, Josh has performed across the country at famed venues including Severance Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Cleveland’s NightTown, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Knitting Factory in NYC, and the Green Mill in Chicago. As a soloist Josh has presented recitals and concerts ranging from the baroque, to modern, to original jazz. Appearances include performing with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra led by internationally renowned trumpeter Sean Jones, as well as with many other groups and ensembles in the NE Ohio region.
 
In 2011 Josh was recognized by the Akron Area Arts Alliance with their 2011 Arts Alive! Rising Young Star award. This biennial award was a big honor for Josh and he was thrilled to receive recognition from his home town of Akron.
 
When you ask Josh which kind of music he enjoys performing the most, – classical or jazz – he’ll tell you, “As far as I am concerned, there are only two kinds of music: good and bad. Personally, I like playing good music. As soon as you start to classify music any other way, I think you miss out on its true spirit.”
 
 

About Pat Harris

A versatile singer with a foundation in classical. Singing all forms of music including gospel, R&B, and specializing in improvisational jazz.
 
Pat was given the honor to sing at The White House for President Bill Clinton. She has been a featured soloist with world renowned The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, The Cleveland Pop Orchestra under Carl Topilow, and has performed at all three major Cleveland Sports Teams Arenas. She was a featured jazz artist with The Cleveland State Jazz Sundown Series, featured jazz vocalist for the Tri-C Jazz Guitar Ensemble, featured jazz vocalist for “The Women In Jazz Series 05 & 2010” for the Cleveland Tri-C Jazz festival.
 
Her new release, “Passport 2 Jazz,” is long overdue. Currently, she performs at various jazz clubs and festivals has worked with some of the most gifted musicians around.

$65