Jazz in the Lobby with Flip Shoemaker and Neal Wyms
Venue: Mountain Lake Lodge, Pembroke
Organizations: Flip Shoemaker, Neal Skieebo Wyms
Date: Friday, April 20, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
Mountain Lake Lodge presents Jazz in the Lobby with Flip Shoemaker and Neal Wyms on Friday, April 20, 2018.

Flip is a New River Valley based musician performing contemporary Jazz and other genres as both a solo artist and performing in duos and groups.

Flip played on René Croan's (now René Marie) Grammy-nominated CD Renaissance in 1999, and has also recorded with Mel Torme. He is featured on records with Fantasy and with Riverside. He has performed at the Clearwater Jazz Festival with Vintage Brass and has done concerts with Ramsey Lewis, Desi Arnez, Nat Adderly, Eartha Kit, and John Davidson. He played a regular Monday Night gig for a while with Ira Sullavan.

Flip has conducted improvisation clinics at Hillsborough Jr. College and Radford University. He recorded the CD to accompany Burt Numeyer's Guitar method book and has been giving private music instruction for over 30 years, but his primary work is as a free-lance jazz guitarist and bassist.

Link: http://www.peckmanjazz.com/bios/FLIP.HTM

Neal Skieebo Wyms is a singer, song writer, blues extraordinaire and multi-instrumentalist who hails from Radford, VA and has performed professionally for most of his life. His music ranges from blues, soul, country, R&B, pop, and even some jazz as well as gospel.

Self taught, he plays all the instruments and sings all vocals on his recorded works to date. Neal has taken up guitar playing and added instruments to his repertoire including bass, keyboards, piano, drums, and harmonica. His blues influences are Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Lightning Hopkins, Elmore James and Keb Mo among others. He sings original songs and covers from artists such as John Mayer, Bill Withers, Leon Bridges, BB King, Kembo and Prince.

Neal discovered his gift for music and performing during his childhood years. His career has spanned over 30+ years. Neal has toured with female jazz vocalist, Miss Jane Powell, and has played bass for several top 40 bands and jazz combos including pop group Arrested Development, Bobby Brown's group Smooth Silk and legendary blues and soul artist Clarence Carter and William Bell.

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/NEALSkieeboWYMS-MUSIC-WORLD-349185722228507/
• https://www.facebook.com/nealwymsmuzik/
• https://www.reverbnation.com/nealwyms
• https://www.youtube.com/user/nealrae/videos

Admission is free and donations are encouraged for the musicians.

For more information, visit: http://www.mtnlakelodge.com or https://www.facebook.com/MountainLakeLodge or call 540-626-7121.