kimbrough 11_18 press release
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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE: Contact:WendellKimbrough
November11,2011 [email protected]
864.525.5408
3ofDCsBestAndBrightestSongwritersUniteattheAtlasPerformingArtsCenter
*AlbumPremiereforWendellKimbroughfeaturingAndyZipf&JustinTrawick*
[Washington, DC] TheAtlasPerformingArts Centerwill hostthreeof themostdynamic
singer/songwritersintheDCmetroregiononFriday,November18,7:30PM. Wendell
Kimbroughheadlineswithhis7-pieceNew-Orleans-stylejazzband, featuringperformers
fromDCandNYC, including renownedhot-jazzclarinetistGaryGreggofChaiseLounge.
ThebandwillbepremieringKimbroughshighlyanticipatednewalbum, ThingsThatCantBe Taught. OpenerJustin Trawick, who theWashington Post calledourvery ownJohn
Mayer,will kick off thenightwithhis signatureurban folk rock, followedbyAndy Zipf,
whosemostrecentalbum Paste Magazine describedas ashowcaseof Zipfs capacity to
produce one great hook after another. This irst-time gathering of3 of DCs bestand
brightestsinger/songwriterswillhappenintheheartofTheDistrictslourishingHStreet
neighborhood,attheAtlasPerformingArtsCenter,1333HSt.NE.Ticketsareonsalenow
atatlasarts.org.
Twoyearsinthemakingandsuccessfullyfan-fundedthroughKickstarter.cominjust48
hours,Kimbroughsnewalbumfeaturessomeof thebestmusicians theDCmetroregion
has to offer. Inadditionto clarinetistGreggofChaiseLounge, HowardgraduateQuincyPhilipsoflocal jazz trioThe Young Lionsplaysdrumsandis joinedbycornet/trumpet
instructorandleaderoftheWashingtonConservatoryJazzEnsemble,DaveRobinson .
With thesetalentsgathered, Kimbrough isabletodrawoninluencesranging from early
20th century jazzchanneled through greats like Louis Armstrong and contemporary
composer Randy Newmanto folk heroes of the 1970s, James Taylor and John Prine.
Things That CantBe Taught leads the listener through a soundscape reminiscentof an
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WENDELL KIMBROUGH ingsat Cant Be Taught
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early Tom Waits record, rooted in the pre-rock-era jazz, folk, and soul music of the
AmericanSouth.
AboutWendellKimbrough
WendellKimbroughhasbeenmakingmusicsinceatleast1985.Hisfamilytellsthestoryof
how, at2years old,Kimbroughwasnot yet speaking, classifyinghim a late talkerandgivinghis parents concern. But his reticence to speakwas coupledwithanaptitudefor
melody and an enthusiasm for humming. Before long, the piano player at his family's
churchdiscoveredthetoddlercarryinga familiartune. Amazed,shesoonhadKimbrough
givinghisirstpublicmusicalperformancebefore theentirePresbyterianChurchofClio,
Alabamaahummedrenditionofthe1860hymn,JesusLovesMe.
Fastforward26years,andtheAlabamanativeisasinger/songwriterbasedinWashington,
DC.On thelongjourney sincethat irstpublicperformance, Kimbroughgrew froma late
talkerintoaself-taughtguitarist,pianoplayer,accordiondabbler,songwriter,andproducer.
Afterhis 2009debut,FindYourWayHome,Kimbroughspent2yearswriting, performing,
andrecording thesongs forThings That Cant Be Taught. In themeantime hebuilt anenthusiasticlocalfollowing,sought out themusicianswhosetalentsmakethenewalbum
soar, andshared the stagewith indiesongsmithsDamienJurado, DennisonWitmer, and
ElizabethandtheCatapult.ThingsThatCantBeTaughtreleasesNovember15.
Formoreinformation,visitwendellk.com.
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