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In addition to his success as one-half of country music's must successful duo of all time, Kix Brooks continues his career as a recording artist while simultaneously exploring new paths. Brooks, whom Rolling Stone calls “one of the most versatile guys in country music,” is the recipient of three CMA ""National Broadcast Personality of The Year"" awards for American Country Countdown and Kickin It with Kix radio shows. Brooks toured the country's best steakhouses in the Cooking Channel series ""Steak Out with Kix Brooks"" Brooks is the co-owner of Nashville's award-winning winery Arrington Vineyards and he also includes lead acting credits and film producer to his impressive resume. On August 30, 2016 Kix will release his first cookbook titled ""Cookin' It with Kix.""
Brooks & Dunn continues their residency as part of Reba, Brooks & Dunn Together In Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
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Brian Horner serves as Adjunct Professor of Saxophone at Austin Peay State University and is the owner of Sound Artist Support, a company that provides custom marketing and management to independent artists and musicians. He is the author of ""Living The Dream...The Morning After Music School - a DIY guide to the music business"" (Kendall Hunt Publishing 2015) and is featured as the music business instructor in Kendall Hunt Publishing Company's Ultimate Online Jazz Workshops, alongside Grammy-winning artists Gordon Goodwin, Jeff Coffin, and others. He presents music business, entrepreneurship, and saxophone clinics around the country, and is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music where he studied with renowned saxophonist and pedagogue Donald Sinta. Horner's music business career has included stints with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and Warner Bros. Records before the formation of his own company, Sound Artist Support, in 2008. SAS provides custom artist development and management to a diverse roster of world-class artists.
As a saxophonist, Horner has premiered more than ten new works for saxophone. He has appeared at such venues as Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Steinway Hall and New York City's Mannes College of Music, as well as at the Glimmerglass Opera's Young Artist recital series in Cooperstown, NY. Joined by pianist Elizabeth Avery, he released Saxophone Music of M. Zachary Johnson--Live At Steinway Hall, and Serenade - Music for Saxophone & Piano. In reviewing the CDs, Saxophone Journal praises Mr. Horner's ""warm, vibrant sound"" and hails the music as ""a very valuable addition to the saxophone's repertoire"" and ""pure joy for the ears"". The Live album rose to become a ""Top Seller"" at CD Baby, and Horner was subsequently featured on the cover of Saxophone Journal. He can also be heard in a featured role on Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Gretchen Peters' recording of ""The Aviator's Song.""
Brian Horner is a D'Addario Woodwinds Performing Artist endorsing Grand Concert Select reeds, a Conn-Selmer Artist endorsing Selmer Paris saxophones, and endorses Hercules saxophone stands. He lives in Nashville with his wife, daughter, dog and cat.
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Liquid Blue® is a multi award-winning international cover band for high-end events. The San Diego based ensemble has performed in more than 100 countries and hold a Guinness World Record®. The band scored a Billboard Top-10 Hit and have released sixteen (16) albums. The group has been featured on Seven Magazine Covers. In 2005 Liquid Blue became the first American act to be signed by a major Chinese record label and was chosen to represent the United States at the CCTV kick-off concert for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The group has performed at sold-out, ticketed shows worldwide and has received more accolades, awards and recognition than any other cover band in the music industry. Liquid Blue is a certified green business.
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Raleigh Green is an award-winning musician, educator, author, web developer and visual artist. He is known for his versatility as a freelance guitarist as well as his expertise as a seasoned music educator. In addition to performing and recording throughout New England, he is co-owner of Medford Music Studio, and has twenty years of professional teaching experience. Raleigh has taught at Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Andover Academy and the National Guitar Workshop. Raleigh graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music, where he was the recipient of the B.E.S.T Scholarship, the Professional Music Award and the Quincy Jones Award. Raleigh also has a BFA from the University of Missouri with a focus in design, watercolor and computer-aided multimedia. Raleigh has studied with notable world-class musicians, including Charlie Banacos and Mick Goodrick. Proficient in many styles of music, Raleigh is the author of ""The Guitar Style Resource"" (Alfred Publishing) and ""Guitar Altas: Jamaica"" (Alfred Publishing). Raleigh builds creative web apps, makes eBooks for Mac and iPad, and is the developer of the fretArt scale visualizer (soon to be released). Raleigh is proud to be an artist endorsee for Hercules stands, D'Addario Strings and Planet Waves cables.
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Noah Adams is a professional multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, performer and producer from New Orleans, L.A. Both solo and with his band The Dirty Bourbon River Show, he has released 10 studio albums and played over 1000 live shows in 45 states and throughout Europe, including many high profile appearances like the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Music Experience, and the 69th Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. He has also shared the stage with legendary New Orleans artists the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Soul Rebels, Alex McMurray, Matt Perrine, Washboard Chaz, and Rebirth Brass Band.
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Born in Oslo, Norway, Felix was introduced to music through the local marching band at the age of eight. After discovering his love and passion for music, Felix received a Benny Goodman recording from his grandfather, sparking a burst of what would become a life long dedication and devotion to the American art form, Jazz. Despite his young age, Felix has been granted numerous awards and distinctions for his dedication and contribution to the clarinet and music, including a full tuition scholarship to the prestigious institution Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a Bachelor in Music Performance (2012). After moving to New York, Felix has collaborated and performed with notable artists such as Wayne Shorter, Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, Ralph Peterson Jr., and Marcus Miller, whom the latter was featured on Felix' critically acclaimed debut album "Royal Flush" (2014). Having performed at famous venues like the Blue Note, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, as well as headlining festivals, and concert appearances worldwide as a bandleader, Felix is on a constant mission to spread joy and inspiration through his music. Felix has hosted numerous charitable performances in collaboration with UNICEF, and serves as an ambassador for 'Playing for a Future' bringing music education and instruments to children in impoverished regions of the world.
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Award winning baritone saxophonist and woodwind specialist Adrian Barnett has performed all across the nation at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Lollapalooza. He has been a featured soloist with symphony orchestras, jazz big bands, concert wind ensembles, and touring rock groups. Adrian earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Music Education, a Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Performance, Master of Music (M.M.) in Saxophone/Woodwind Performance from Minnesota State University, Mankato. After receiving his M.M., he returned to Minnesota State University, Mankato as part of the music faculty acting as Interim Director of Jazz Studies. Adrian is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he studied with Chip McNeill and Glenn Wilson. In 2011 Adrian won a Downbeat Award in the Jazz Soloist category for his performance on the University of Illinois Concert Jazz Band album ""Freeplay"". Adrian has shared the stage with Wayne Bergeron, Denis DiBlasio, Pete Christlieb, Escort, Tom Garling, Kirk Garrison, Nachito Herrera, The Hornheads, The Jack Brass Band, Kevin Mahogany, Andy Martin, Nashville Composer Collective, Jim Snidero, Spoon, The Tempations, Fred Wesley, Glenn Wilson, Jim Widner, Roy ""Futureman"" Wooten, and many more. Active not only as a performer, Adrian continues to be involved with music education. He has taught lessons at every level, from beginning band students to advanced music majors. His students have gone on to participate in All-State Jazz and Concert Band ensembles, pursue music majors at universities, have successful careers as music educators, and perform professionally. He has worked as an assistant director and head percussion instructor for marching programs, directed small and large ensembles, written music for a variety of ensembles, given numerous clinics and guest artist appearances, adjudicated festivals, is a Vandoren Artist, a Hercules Stands Artist, and an active clinician. Adrian is currently the saxophone professor at Tennessee State University and continues to teach private woodwind lessons.
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Russ Miller is internationally known as one of the top drummers of today. As a Multi-Platinum recording artist, he has played on multiple Grammy® award winning recordings with combined sales of over 26 million copies. His musical versatility has led him to work with an incredible list of over 50 international artists from legends like Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Tina Turner & Bobby Caldwell through modern stars, Nelly Furtado, The Psychedelic Furs, Hilary Duff, Steve Perry and Andrea Bocelli. He has also played on hundreds of movies and T.V. shows. Russ is a 7-time Modern Drummer readers poll winner and was one of the drummers on the hit T.V. show, ""American Idol”. In 2014, he was award an Honorary PHD from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, for sustained lifetime accomplishments in the Drumming world. For info please visit www.RussMiller.com.
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Joe has spent all of his life playing music. Born into a musical family (his mother, Lucille Orden Leader, is a professional concert pianist), Joe and his first band won the “Daily Telegraph Young Jazz Awards” aged sixteen. He went on to study music at London’s Guild Hall school of Music and then at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Joe’s first class honours degree in Music Technology from LCMM enabled him to produce his own debut album and subsequent EP’s & Singles. As a D'Addario sponsored artist, with over 100,000 fans on Facebook, Joe’s debut album, Seductive Sax, has 135 global radio plays per week and reached the Top 20 in the US Jazz charts. His incredible career has taken him all over the world, performing on stage with such greats as Eros Ramazzotti, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Stephen Gately, Pharrell Williams, Joss Stone, Sandie Shaw, Beverley Knight, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and Mindi Abair. When he is not seducing fans across the world with his saxophone, Joe can be found practicing Aikido, a Japanese martial art in which he has a 2nd Degree Black Belt. Both, says Joe, help to focus mind, body and soul on his art. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sydmonton Festival – July 1996 (performed alongside Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Linda Brava) Cape Town ‘Jazzathon’ (Featured Artist with Camillo Lombard) - Jan 2002 60th Anniversary D-Day Celebrations/Literary Festival in Trouville, France – 2004 “Joe Leader Collective” Gala show at Cafe De Paris – Sep 2007 (20-Piece showband in association with Absolut Vodka) Featured with The Symphony Orchestra of India – Indian Cultural Festival (Mumbai and Chennai) – Jan 2011 Global Angels Awards show (The Brewery, London, England) – Dec 2012 (with Joss Stone, Beverley Knight and Sandie Shaw) Featured shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, London, England – June 2012/2013 • Debut performance on the ‘Dave Koz & Friends at Sea’ Smooth Jazz cruise – Oct 2013 (with Dave Koz, Gerald Albright and Mindi Abair). Debut performance at The Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean St, London – Feb 2014 Featured soloist with Italian Pop legend, Eros Ramazzotti - Perfetto World Tour 2015/16.