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Concert sponsored by Rendezvous in Old Town (RIOT)

Roberta Donnay
and the Prohibition Mob


Thursday, November 15, 7:00 pm

$18 adv, $20 door, $25 priority

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1925 !

Roberta Donnay and the Prohibition Mob Band Tour
Comes to OTCA

Roberta Donnay and the Prohibition Mob Band come to Old Town Center for the Arts, for a special CD release performance, on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 pm, and you’re invited! The concert is sponsored by Rendezvous in Old Town (RIOT).

Roberta Donnay and the Prohibition Mob band’s rousing new CD release, A Little Sugar, on Motema Music (NYC), is about to take music lovers by storm. The band’s name hints at their joyful take on the vintage retro spirit of the 1920s and 30s, capturing the exciting birth of swing and jazz. This celebration features great jazz history lessons and some legendary guests!


Here's a brand new quote about the upcoming release:

You'll get lost easily in Roberta's radiant music persona. Her sensitive, captivating approach reflects her regard and refreshing insight for vintage jazz gems seldom heard today. She is an endangered species.
- Dr. Herb Wong

San Francisco based Donnay has been captivating audiences for nearly a decade as a Lickette in the legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, as well as being an award-winning solo recording artist and songwriter. Her first jazz CD What’s Your Story produced by legendary jazz producer Orrin Keepnews, featured Eric Reed trio. Now, Roberta Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band are on tour with their new CD, A Little Sugar, on the multi-Grammy nominated Motéma Music label, based in Harlem.

A festival favorite, Donnay has appeared and headlined at many shows and festivals, including the San Jose Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, 2011 Mustard Mud & Music Festival and with Dan Hicks at the Telluride Jazz Festival and 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

The following quotes about Donnay’s talent provide insight into why she is capturing her place among the most versatile and magnetic performers of our time.

Our favorite rebel-jazzer, Roberta Donnay, has been having it her way of late. The hardworking troubadour, who tours relentlessly as a member of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks - this would make her a ‘Lickette,’ an honored position - and as a solo artist supported by a trio or quartet, has been reaping what she sows.
- Rick Ballard, Rarwriter

Roberta Donnay is a major new find.
- Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene

Roberta Donnay is an exception. Her engagement with the lyrics, her supple sense of time and her soulful, little-girl timbre remind you of Billie Holiday.
- Mike Zwern, Herald Tribune Intl.

… let’s all be grateful she’s thrown her hat into the jazz ring. - Jazz Times

This is a real treasure... a fresh and lively disc; when is she coming to town?
- George Harris, Jazz Weekly

I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (she's not talkin' cereal bowl here folks!).
- Johnathon Bakan, San Francisco Examiner

A true coup de maitre. 5 stars.
- John Gilbert, ejazz news

About the band: Roberta Donnay and The Prohibition Mob Band features horns, drums, upright bass, piano, and vocals. A Little Sugar features John R. Burr on piano, Sam Bevan (David Grisman, Geoff Muldaur, Jim Queskin, Mary Wilson) on bass, Michael Barsimanto (Jean-Luc Ponty, Freddie Hubbard, and Brian Auger) on drums, Rich Armstrong on trumpet, Wayne Wallace on trombone, Sheldon Brown on saxophones and clarinet. The touring band features Gerry Grosz on piano, Sam Bevan, Michael Barsimanto and our extraordinary special guests on horns.

Motéma Music is the perfect label for Donnay’s talent. This award-winning label based in New York, represents some of the finest established and emerging jazz artists, including NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston, Monty Alexander, Geri Allen, Rufus Reid, Gregory Porter, Renee Marie, and Babatunde Lea.


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