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SUMMARY:VIP Event: Mindi Abair
DESCRIPTION:MINDI ABAIR: WINE AND JAZZ TASTING EXPERIENCE – VIP MEET & GREET\n  \nIMPORTANT: This is not a ticket to the show. \nMake it an extra special night and join Mindi Abair for a pre-show wine-tasting experience for only $30. Tickets to this event are very limited. \nHosted by Mindi Abair + wine expert Eric Guerra\, you are invited to a private pre-show event where you will be entertained and participate through a very special wine + music experience. Pouring their company’s WINEandJAZZ.com fine wines\, Eric will walk the group through an informative wine-by-wine “taste like a sommelier” master class\, while Mindi then pairs each wine style with a live performance song.   \nMindi Abair – JUL 1 • 7pm Performance \nCheck-in Time: Please arrive at the venue by 4:30PM. \nAfter check-in\, you’ll be escorted to the VIP area for the meet & greet\, which takes place before doors open at 5:30 PM. \n\n“an irresistible combination of power and soul” – Glide\n  \nDuring her remarkable twenty five-year recording career\, saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair has garnered two Grammy nominations. Also\, she has recorded with some of the biggest names in music and built a substantial following. There\, she is loved among jazz and blues audiences for her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. Mindi received her first Grammy nomination In 2014\, in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category. Here\, this was for Summer Horns with Dave Koz\, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright. Then\, she received a 2015 nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart. Additionally\, the album featured the late Gregg Allman\, Joe Perry\, Trombone Shorty\, Booker T. Jones\, Keb’ Mo’\, and Max Weinberg.  \nYou might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol. Or maybe from sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman. Or with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Perhaps from moonlighting on tour with Duran Duran or Aerosmith. Moreover\, as a solo artist she has consistently topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts. In 2018\, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year. Also\, an Independent Music Award for Best Blues Song Fan Award for “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa. Further\, in 2019\, 2020 and 2021 Mindi was nominated by the Blues Music Awards for Best Instrumentalist: Horn.  \nAs creator\, designer and owner\, Mindi launched www.wineandjazz.com in 2019 as a lifestyle concept. Here\, she brings together the worlds of wine and music through members-only exclusive wines paired with personally curated music playlists. Also\, label art and branded wine\, and music worldwide adventures and new year’s eve events. \nRecommended for fans of Peter White\, Candy Dulfer\, Dave Koz and Cory Wong.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/vip-event-mindi-abair-jul1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Pop
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SUMMARY:Mindi Abair
DESCRIPTION:“an irresistible combination of power and soul” – Glide\n  \nDuring her remarkable twenty five-year recording career\, saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair has garnered two Grammy nominations. Also\, she has recorded with some of the biggest names in music and built a substantial following. There\, she is loved among jazz and blues audiences for her soaring melodies and powerhouse style. Mindi received her first Grammy nomination In 2014\, in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category. Here\, this was for Summer Horns with Dave Koz\, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright. Then\, she received a 2015 nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for her solo LP Wild Heart. Additionally\, the album featured the late Gregg Allman\, Joe Perry\, Trombone Shorty\, Booker T. Jones\, Keb’ Mo’\, and Max Weinberg.  \nYou might know her as the featured saxophonist on American Idol. Or maybe from sitting in with Paul Shaffer on The Late Show with David Letterman. Or with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Perhaps from moonlighting on tour with Duran Duran or Aerosmith. Moreover\, as a solo artist she has consistently topped the Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Blues charts. In 2018\, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers won 8 Independent Blues Awards including Artist of the Year. Also\, an Independent Music Award for Best Blues Song Fan Award for “Pretty Good For A Girl” featuring Joe Bonamassa. Further\, in 2019\, 2020 and 2021 Mindi was nominated by the Blues Music Awards for Best Instrumentalist: Horn.  \nAs creator\, designer and owner\, Mindi launched www.wineandjazz.com in 2019 as a lifestyle concept. Here\, she brings together the worlds of wine and music through members-only exclusive wines paired with personally curated music playlists. Also\, label art and branded wine\, and music worldwide adventures and new year’s eve events. \nMINDI ABAIR: WINE AND JAZZ TASTING EXPERIENCE – VIP MEET & GREET\n  \nRecommended for fans of Peter White\, Candy Dulfer\, Dave Koz and Cory Wong.
URL:https://www.dakotacooks.com/event/mindi-abair-jul1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Jazz,Pop
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