Events

Show starts at 8 pm and door opens at 7:30 pm

Food is served in the Hotel’s Riverfront Bar & Grill until 8 pm. Beer, wine, coffee, pop & water will be available in the Gun Room during the show. Admission is $12 cash at the door, or you can purchase tickets here.

Kevin T. Richards plays many different guitar styles. He is recognized by the Ohio Arts Council as a master musician in the Piedmont guitar style. He also plays mandolin, fiddle and banjo. Kevin founded the non-profit organization Roots of American Music in 1999, and served for over two decades in various roles. He has performed at major festivals including Merlefest and the National Folk Festival. He has been on staff teaching blues & swing guitar at Augusta Heritage Center.

Kari Ann Rutushin is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Champion, OH. and is a professional vocalist with a decade of sharing stages across Northeast Ohio. She entertains with her uke, piano, washboard, and flute in the styles of jazz, folk, R&B, country, and pop.

William Reed Simon is North East Ohio’s premier Jazz/Swing violinist. His music influences are many  including Stephane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Duke Ellington, and Stuff Smith, all giants of the earlier jazz swing age. Reed is the up front soloist in Bent String. He also works with the music group the Hot Club of Cleveland, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and Hot D’Jang, performing swing, bebop and beyond.