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<div align="left"><font color="#000000" size="3">January 18, 2010 <br></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font size="6"><strong><br></strong></font><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="6"><strong>Heather Masse, of folk supergroup The Wailin' Jennys, will be performing with Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing<br>Tonight at The Kent Stage<br><br></strong></font></div><font color="#000000" size="3">
<div align="center"><font color="#9900cc"><strong><font size="7"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" size="5"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><font size="6">Tickets available at the door<br><br>Doors open at 7PM, Concert starts at 8PM.<br></font></span></font></font></strong></font><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><br><div><br></div></div></font></div></font></strong></font></font></div>
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<p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3">
</font></font></p><div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><strong><br><font color="#009933"><font size="5">Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing</font> <br></font>Monday January 18 -- 8:00 PM </strong><font><br><br>Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing captures the electricity and nuance of performances that can only be described as 'spect<br><br>O'Connor's
jazz performances and compositions pay tribute to his friend and
mentor, the legendary French jazz master Stephane Grappelli. While
performing a number of tunes closely associated with Grappelli,
O'Connor's albums and live performances extend the repertoire with
O'Connor's original compositions. Joined by guitarists <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102949000429&s=1&e=001jeS-aL_5HEhww3mT7bv_DMaZkVr-AEyZboqtaZjTPLuGnqLjvMMQ-oEfKdXQCbH7HIVaPMBLbxg-KpfFhaHdHl2NR4PmBbKKtM2Oz5OBBeoYbQSkLZvocA==">Frank Vignola</a> and 2009 Grammy nominee <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102949000429&s=1&e=001jeS-aL_5HEhBaMSndk9CO9PN8eg9XAjjMGNsiwaKUPNP39eb8W1kL7OsHivKndHPlZTxOydCXjfQc2tcSwhz8NFkgqvkgr6dSGvt72UIOVOhQbBrz3MHWA==">Julian Lage</a>, 'Hot Swing' continues to celebrate acoustic string jazz in new and exciting ways</font>.<br><br><br><font>Mark O'Connor (b. August 5, 1961, Seattle, Washington)<br><br>"One of the most spectacular journeys in recent American music." - The New York Times<br><br>"One of the most talented and imaginative artists working in music -- any music -- today." - The Los Angeles Times
<br><br>"Brilliantly original." - The Seattle Times<br><br>"The
audience was on its feet . . . They were moved by Mr. O'Connor's
journey without maps, cheering for the only musician today who can
reach so deeply first into the refined, then the vernacular, giving his
listeners a complex, sophisticated piece of early-21st-century
classical music and then knocking them dead with the brown-dirt whine
of a Texas fiddle." - The New York Times<br><br>A product of America's
rich aural folk tradition as well as classical and flamenco music, Mark
O'Connor's creative journey began at the feet of a pair of musical
giants. The first was the folk fiddler and innovator who created the
modern era of American fiddling in the 1940's, Benny Thomasson; the
second, French jazz violinist, considered one of the greatest
improvisers in the history of the violin, Stephane Grappelli. Along the
way, between these marvelous musical extremes, Mark O'Connor absorbed
knowledge and influence from the multitude of musical styles and genres
he studied. Now, at age 47, he has melded and shaped these influences
into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely
American school of string playing. As The Los Angeles Times warmly
noted, he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is
purely personal."</font> <br></font></font></div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><br></font></font><div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"> </font></font></div>
<div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102949000429&s=1&e=001jeS-aL_5HEjQXDqiBsj5N2UTvfUQfYVGuzXgagNnFiPRItM_FZV-w9Ow0dYSC7MdvYNndIuwkkB2Q-Wlj999gEQueH0f8EzZupodQ1qnBn4EFLrWKfZJMA==">Mark O'Connor's Website</a><br></font></font></div>
<div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3">Advance discount tickets: $20.00<br>Day of Show: $25.00<br><br><font><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102949000429&s=1&e=001jeS-aL_5HEi_uCNyOkHcMET1VC5c1GDIhLwCn5fq1dzJ1hP6-klNK6N0yqB6hCGv-i8OCRG653rjzI0amSB9auKIE8-rnbLtR011qJ5ap4J7LhlQVDgB0T0wfec3c6tT5RYfRtSdCIBdWXBJsnjYmykfffmjU38w3VHVx0b89ZU=">Click here to buy tickets NOW</a></font> <strong><br><br><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><br> <br> <br><font size="6">Looking Forward!</font><br><br><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="4"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br>The Nightmare: Jan. 23 (Alice
Cooper Tribute)<br>Richie Havens & Harry Manx: Jan. 24<br>SOLAS: Jan. 28 <br>Acoustic Side of The Moon: Jan. 29<br>Standing Rock Film Festival: Jan. 30<br>Missy Raines: Feb 4<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Rotary Club of Kent's</span> Music on Main Street VI: Feb. 5<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">An Acoustic Cafe Evening! </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></font></font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" size="4"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">w/t</span></font></font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="4"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Sollee: Feb. 6</span><br>Marc Cohn: Feb. 17<br>The Verve Pipe: Feb. 19</font></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"
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