Published: August 06, 2008 01:03 pm            

Jay Flippin Quartet part of PAC series

ASHLAND — Jazz in an intimate setting continues Friday night with a performance by The Jay Flippin Quartet, another in the Jazz Alley series at the Paramount Arts Center.

The show starts at 8:30 p.m. Drinks, including beer and wine, will be offered for sale.

Flippin, keyboardist, has taught keyboards, jazz studies, theory, and music history for 38 years. He also serves as keyboardist/pops arranger for the Lexington Philharmonic and accompanist/arranger for the Lexington Singers. He has performed with such artists as the Count Basie Orchestra, Bernadette Peters, Ray Charles, LeAnn Rimes and Wilson Pickett. He has written more than 300 jingles, scored more than 50 films and composed cues for several television series. Since 2000, he has won three Emmys for his scores of “Ashes to Glory,” “Hearts of Glass” and “Cam Henderson: A Coach’s Story.” In 2001, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for best original song. In 2006, Flippin was chosen Kentucky Artist of the Year by the Governor’s Awards in the Arts. He will lead a quartet that includes renowned saxophonist Gordon Towell.



The Jay Flippin Quartet will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday as part of the Jazz Alley series at the Paramount Arts Center. Tickets are $20 in advance or at the door. For more information, call the PAC box office at (606) 324-3175 or visit paramountartscenter.com.

        

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