BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130618T080351CEST-1776DXMkXu@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130618T060651Z DESCRIPTION:\nRonnie Laws\nRonnie Laws&rsquo\; name is virtually synonymous with good music. True Laws fans know\, this gifted contemporary music art ist is by no means a new comer to the business. A native of Houston\, Texa s\, born October 3\, 1950\, the third in a famous line of four musicians t hat include his classically trained Jazz flautist brother\, Hubert\, and h is vocalist sisters\, Eloise and Debra. Laws taught himself to play alto s axophone at the age of eleven\, and later developed a progressive mastery and technique through his studies at Stephen F. Austin State and Texas Sou thern University.\nIn 1970 he moved to Los Angeles\, where he found work u nder the tutelage of such legendary talents as The Jazz Crusaders and Hugh Masakela. His formative training also included stints with Jazz pianist W alter Bishop Jr. and organist Doug Cann. He was a member of the 70&rsquo\; s much-revered soul group Earth Wind and Fire\, where he played tenor and soprano sax for a two-year stint\, before finally venturing out to pursue a solo career.\nHis first solo hit\, &ldquo\;Always There&rdquo\; (credite d as Ronnie Laws and Pressure on the original 45)\, was one of the most po pular\, sax-driven\, cross-over hits of the 70&rsquo\;s Jazz-Funk Fusion e ra. He ushered in the sensualization of the soprano sax with Quiet Storm g ems such as &ldquo\;Grace&rdquo\;\, &ldquo\;Karmen&rdquo\;\, and &ldquo\;J ust Love&rdquo\;. Pressure Sensitive\, Fever\, and Friends and Strangers ( Blue Note 1978)\, the title track of his third album\, all propelled to go ld status.\nTom Browne\nConsider the songs in our hearts that inspire us t oward uplifted continence\; melodies that ring out in a manner that is sou lful ... even funky! Now think of an artist\; an artist who George Benson describes as "\;joy filled in expressiveness"\; and &ldquo\;believ able in any musical style\,&rdquo\; topping the jazz and adult contemporar y / R &\; B charts with his kickin' trumpet and rich jazz melodies. Tha t artist ... is trumpeter Tom Browne.\nHis debut release "\;Browne Sug ar"\; (1979) dominated the jazz charts for many weeks while "\;Lov e Approach"\; (1980) and "\;Magic"\; (1981) each earned gold a lbum status and spawned hits like "\;Funkin&rsquo\; For Jamaica\,&quo t\; "\;Thighs High"\;. DTSTART:20121130T200000 DTEND:20121130T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:The Ronnie Laws & Tom Browne Supergroup END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR