Sausage Fest Entertainment: Biergarten Stages
- Saturday, September 18, 2010
- Indoor Biergarten: Gymnasium Stage
- 5:00PM to 8:00PM
- Bluestone
- Bluestone is one of the newest jazz groups performing in the Tri Cities. They perform jazz, blues, grooves and standards for dancing & listening.
Nationally known keyboardist, trombonist and singer John Farey is a new arrival in town. He has quickly assimilated into the local music scene, partnering with popular groups here in town and the extended area. With a long career of recording, composing and touring he is the vocalist and co-founder of this new group.
Having performed locally since moving here a year ago Greg Miner is a well known and sought-after saxophone, flute and harmonica player. He is well established in the local blues and club scene and plays jazz with virtuosity, reflecting his 29 years as a professional musician.
Bass player player Bruce Kirton provides the swing and groove foundation of the group. Originally from England he has toured and performed extensively on the west coast as well as world wide. You've seen him perform with most of the best local bands in recent years.
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- 7:30PM to 8:00PM
- Sultana Dancers
- Belly Dancers
- 8:00PM to MIDNIGHT
- Vaughn Jensen
- The Vaughn Jensen Band one of the premier rhythm and blues bands in the Eastern Washington area, are known for their untamed, high energy brand of blues. Playing originals and not so traditional covers, guitarist and song writer Vaughn Jensen brings his harmony and chemistry and love of the blues to the front of the band. He teams up with veteran musicians Bruce on the bass, Doug on the sax’s, Bob on the drums, Rob on the harmonica and Juaquin Esparza a.k.a. champ on the guitar to create a grooving get-up-and-moving feeling. But from the softest soft to the growl-ingest growl to the grooviest groove, The Vaughn Jensen Band lays it down heavy and righteous! Audiences go crazy when they knock down the standards. Yet when The Vaughn Jensen Band plays an original tune, not only do they elevate the blues to new heights, the crowd stands up and cheers for more!
- Vaughn Jensen Band website
- Outside Biergarten
- 2:00PM to 4:00PM
- Charlie Phillips
- Charlie Phillips is a songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist whose melodic songs are crafted in pop, rock, folk, and blues stylings.
- Charlie Phillips website
- 4:00PM to 7:00PM
- Smooth as Jazz
- Smooth As Jazz is a couple that sparks love in the air and can set the mood for love making or kick it up with high energy foot taping dancing music, mixing in the sound of jazz, R&B, pop, country and blues. Pasente Loving is originally from Anniston Alabama via Atlanta Georgia and has recently just started back playing his sax 4 years ago after a 14 year break. He began to play semi-professionally for some of the world’s greatest leaders such as Jessie Jackson, Bill Cosby, the late Correta Scott King and Dick Gregory are just a few, his unique style of playing is truly a joy to hear that sends your emotions on a ride. Pasente Loving is also a producer and has been doing production work for 16 years, his wife Tiffany is also very talented she is from Tri-Cities Washington and has been singing since she was a little girl, winning local talent shows and recording tracks and background vocals for artist. Pasente and his wife have been performing for 4 years and have one album together called “The Beginning”.
- Smooth as Jazz website
- 8:00PM to 8:30PM
- Mystic Mirage
- Belly Dancers
- 7:00PM to 10:00PM
- IV Band
- IV is three guys making music, having fun and entertaining anyone who will take a minute to listen. The bands' sound is huge for a three piece and anyone who has seen a live show knows they got their money's worth. The group has opened regionally for acts such as Gregg Rollie, Sara Evans, and Night Ranger as well as backing Warner Brothers artist James Otto at a KORD listener appreciation concert. IV rocks. No ifs, ands, or buts. The group can make any event fun and as their songs says it's a " Good Time for a Party."
- IV Band website
