Sweet Lu Olutosin Cd Release Show: 'Meet Me At The Crossroads' at Red Light Cafe

Lu "Sweet Lu" Olutosin's new Billboard #1 Traditional Jazz album (https://goo.gl/9qimal) : Meet Me at the Crossroads is a musical collaboration that creatively connects the dots between the gospel roots of Jazz and Blues with the toil that underpins the struggles of everyday people everywhere. The album features Jazz legend Donald Brown, Tyrone Jackson (piano), Mace Hibbard (Sax), Lester Walker (Trumpet), Henry Conerway III (Drums), Kevin Smith (Bass), and Crystal Monet (Vox).

"With a smooth vocal style that reminds one of the late great Lou Rawls, Kevin Whalum, and the late iconic crooner Al Jarreau and that captures the poetic flow often heard in vocalist Raul Midon’s music, Olutosin works his magic on each and every track with personality, giving one the strong sense that, yes, he really enjoyed making this recording. This is not just music for profit’s sake; it’s music for soul rejuvenation - It’s all here in a sweet, soulful, jazzy package: Swing, smooth jazz, cool R&B touches, a touch of Rio, and great blues." -- RONALD JACKSON, President & Chief Editor, TheSmoothJazzRide.com ...

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Lu "Sweet Lu" Olutosin's new Billboard #1 Traditional Jazz album (https://goo.gl/9qimal) : Meet Me at the Crossroads is a musical collaboration that creatively connects the dots between the gospel roots of Jazz and Blues with the toil that underpins the struggles of everyday people everywhere. The album features Jazz legend Donald Brown, Tyrone Jackson (piano), Mace Hibbard (Sax), Lester Walker (Trumpet), Henry Conerway III (Drums), Kevin Smith (Bass), and Crystal Monet (Vox).

"With a smooth vocal style that reminds one of the late great Lou Rawls, Kevin Whalum, and the late iconic crooner Al Jarreau and that captures the poetic flow often heard in vocalist Raul Midon’s music, Olutosin works his magic on each and every track with personality, giving one the strong sense that, yes, he really enjoyed making this recording. This is not just music for profit’s sake; it’s music for soul rejuvenation - It’s all here in a sweet, soulful, jazzy package: Swing, smooth jazz, cool R&B touches, a touch of Rio, and great blues." -- RONALD JACKSON, President & Chief Editor, TheSmoothJazzRide.com

“Sweet Lu’ Olutosin is one of the most promising male jazz singers around…. Throughout Meet Me At The Crossroads, Sweet Lu Olutosin provides warm vocals, versatility and subtle creativity. His latest release is well worth exploring and savoring” — SCOTT YANOW, Jazz journalist/historian and author of 11 books including “The Jazz Singers”

“To call Sweet Lu a griot is an understatement. He is a wise sage imparting age old lessons by deftly infusing our cultural history and family values utilizing a tapestry of blues, gospel and jazz that are pure entertainment from beginning to end.” — CARL ANTHONY, Jazz Curator, Notoriusjazz.com

$20 Adv – $25 Door
Admission includes a CD copy of Meet Me at the Crossroads
Doors @ 7 PM

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