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Lakefront Festival of Arts
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Featured Musical Guest
Streetlife
with Warren Wiegratz performs a unique blend of R&B, Smooth Jazz, and
Contemporary styles, combining superb musicianship and vocals with an
exciting stage presence. They have been honored with many nominations and
awards at the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards (WAMI), including "Best
Adult Contemporary Group" and "Best Contemporary Jazz Group" in Wisconsin.
Their first release Both Sides of the Street received outstanding airplay
nationwide and their next release Silent Conversations is played on "Smooth
Jazz" radio stations across the country. Their 3rd release,
“Live at the Red
Mill East” captures the energy of their live performance. The most recent
CD, “A Night in the Park”, is a compilation of recordings from a performance
at “Jazz in the Park”, Milwaukee’s premier Jazz concert venue. Streetlife
has been featured on national television broadcasts on TNT and ESPN and in
the worldwide music publication Roland Users Group Magazine.
As the Milwaukee Bucks “house-band”, Streetlife with Warren Wiegratz appears
in front of millions of NBA fans each season in person and on national radio
and television.
Streetlife plays throughout the year at many regional and national music
festivals, including Milwaukee's Summerfest and
Summer Jazz Sizzle, while
regularly conducting numerous music clinics and concerts at high schools and
colleges throughout the state of Wisconsin.
The band features Warren Wiegratz on saxophone, who has won numerous
WAMI
Awards as Wisconsin’s “Outstanding Brass/Wind Instrumentalist” and has
received the prestigious “Milestone Award” from the WAMI’s for outstanding
achievement in the field of music. He has been featured in articles in the
Saxophone Journal, The Leblanc Bell, and the Roland Users Group magazines.
Warren's solo version of The Star Spangled Banner has received national
critical acclaim and has led him to perform it at sporting events across the
country.
Streetlife is co-led by drummer Tony Wagner. Tony is the founding member of
the group. He has received national acclaim for his excellent percussion
work on numerous recordings and with the legendary Jazz-Fusion band
“Matrix”. He is also a former student of the Lawrence University
Conservatory of Music.
More information about Streetlife with Warren Wiegratz can be attained by
going to their website:
www.streetlifejazz.com
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