Sinatra Summer feat LA Singer Ned Rifken & 18yo Singer Ariana LaMark w/ Wednesday Night Big Band

Wed, August 22, 2018, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Sinatra Summer: Music from the American Songbook feat. Los Angeles, California Headlining Singer Ned Rifken & 18yo Singer Ariana LaMark w/ 17-pc Jazz Group Wednesday Night Big Band & Artist Jase Casabella w/ Live Drawing by Jase who will Create Live Art! 7-10p: Wed, Aug 22, 2018 @ The Big Easy, Petaluma, CA. All Ages.

Ned Rifken has Headlined 2,000+ Shows in Los Angeles, California & on International Cruise Lines, performing as the “Ambassador of Swing”. Ned performed a well-received tribute to “Sinatra at the Sands” at the prestigious Typhoon at Santa Monica Airport to great acclaim. He recreated the entire classic album from 1966 with a live 17-piece band.

Ned Rifken has Performed w/ Hollywood studio musicians who have played with Frank Sinatra, Brian Setzer, The Manhattan Transfer, Count Basie _ Verve Records, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Tony Bennett, Mel Tormé, Barry Manilow, & Rod Stewart.
Ned Rifken has Performed w/ the following bands in Los Angeles, California: Randy Van Horne Alumni Association, Johnny Vana and The Big Band Alumni, Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights, Bill Webster’s Unabridged Big Band, Tim Davies Big Band, Geo Valle’s Swing City, Paul McDonald Big Band, Rex Merriweather’s “Not Your Father’s Big Band”, and The Bob Noval Orchestra.

Ned Rifken is also known for His Vast Music Library encompassing the “Great American Songbook” with over 1,000 charts covering all facets of Big Band music music and the “Rat Pack” style of music, including instrumentals.

Ned Rifken’s performances are Not an Imitation, But a Celebration of the music of the Classic Era in Las Vegas, Nevada. Listen to Ned Rifken @ www.Nedrifken.com

Ariana LaMark is an award winning vocalist, actress, and stage manager from the San Francisco, California Bay Area. She began to pursue the Arts at the age of eleven when she started training with her private vocal instructor of nearly seven years, Tina Lloyd Meals (a certified IVA vocal instructor, a former member of the San Francisco Opera, an actress, and an award winning musical director). She was also a part of the ArtQuest program at Santa Rosa High School. She is currently enrolled at the Santa Rosa Junior College where she is studying acting and theater management.

Ariana LaMark has over two and a half years of performance and stage management experience. She most recently appeared in Irving Berlin’s, White Christmas (Rita/Ensemble) at 6th Street Playhouse (Santa Rosa, California). She also stage managed the playhouse’s apprentice production of A Charlie Brown Christmas and was given the opportunity to vocal direct the Teen Summer Theater Camp production of Hairspray. Additionally, she’s worked for Spreckels Performing Arts Center (Rohnert Park, California) where she appeared in Big Fish (Ensemble), Tarzan (Vocal Ensemble), and assistant stage managed their production of Little Women. She also made an appearance at Raven Performing Arts Theater (Healdsburg, California) in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Soloist/Ensemble). Additional performance experience includes Jarvis Center / Jarvis Conservatory ‘It’s A Grand Night For Singers’ (Napa, California), where she received Maestro Richard B. Evans’ award for vocal excellence, and ongoing appearances as Mary Poppins at Tudor Rose English Tea Room (Santa Rosa, California).

Wednesday Night Big Band Has Played Jazz Music on Wednesday Nights for 4+ Decades…and Many Other Nights Too!

Members of Wednesday Night Big Band have performed w/ Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Dion Warwick, Mel Tormé, The O’Jays, Narada Michael Walden, Natalie Cole, Jamie Cullum, Dean Brown, Rosemary Clooney (Official), George Shearing, Frank Sinatra Jr. & the rock band “Starship”.

Jase Casabella @ Live Drawing by Jase will Create Art Inspired by The Show & Can Even Draw You & Yours! ?

Relax, Have Some Wine, A Micro Brew or Belgian on Tap, or Gourmet Eats. Yum! Full Dinner Menu from SpeakEasy Restaurant delivered to Your Table. Hang & Feel Live Jazz Big Band Music, Improv & Positive Vibes!

The Big Easy: 128 American Aly, Petaluma, California 94952.

Venue/Info/ Dinner Reservations: (707) 776-4631

PARKING: Free & Secure parking @ The Garage on Keller Street across from The Phoenix Theater.

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