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the Nash 2nd Anniversary Special Event: Khani Cole at The Nash
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on September 29, 2014
When
Sat, November 1, 2014
7:30 pm
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Time: 7:30-10pm / Tickets: $20 admission (BYOB)
Contact John 602-795-0464
“Khani Cole…the voice of Phoenix!” – George Benson
“Khani’s soulful alto reveals uncommon emotion and strength.” –Jazz Times Magazine
Khani Cole’s assent into the national and international consciousness began after relocating to Phoenix, Arizona from her native Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1992. The move, which initiated many personal changes, sparked the inception of her very first release, Piece Of My Soul, on Fahrenheit Records. Piece Of My Soul was an album with great depth harmonically and lyrically and was quite a departure from the production and performance trends heard on NAC (Smooth Jazz) radio at that time. The release caught on nationwide; specifically in markets with a more liberal radio philosophy. Piece Of My Soul featured jazz greats, Brian Bromberg, Joey DeFrancesco and Marco Russo among others, as Khani and her band toured the summer of ’97 and were met with an overwhelming positive response....