FROM STAFF REPORTS
THOMPSONVILLE -- The Summer Sounds music series at the Michigan Legacy Art Park begins tonight with a concert by Lake Effect.
The roots band performs beginning at 7 p.m. The family has been playing together for nearly 30 years. Members include Tiyi Schippers, lap dulcimer and percussion; David Bunce, guitar and banjo; Rachael Davis, guitar, banjo and ukulele; Zak Bunce, bass; Barry Lempke, guitar; and Ezra Bunce-Shippers, ukulele and guitar.
Tonight's concert -- and subsequent shows in the series -- are held in the park's Jessie Frohlich Amphitheatre, located within Crystal Mountain. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children or $20 per family. Some seating is available although the audience is encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics. Tickets are only sold the day of the concert at the Art Park entrance, beginning at 6:30 p.m. In case of rain, the concerts are moved indoors at Crystal. Signs will be posted.
Upcoming shows are:
n July 17: David Chown and The Lookout Cats bring their 25 years of experience to jazz, classics. show tunes, blues, rock and pop. Members of the Lookout Cats are Laurie Sears on saxophone, Ronnie Hernandez on drums and vocals and Elizabeth Rivers, vocals.
n July 24: Tumbao Bravo is a Cuban jazz combo that uses of congas, timbales, sax, flute, piccolo, trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, bass guitar and bongos to play mambos, cha chas, rumbas and boleros. Formed in 2003 by Alberto Nacif and Paul VornHagen, Tumbao Bravo won the 2005 Detroit Music Award for "Outstanding Jazz Recording" for their debut release, "Montuno Salad."
n July 31: Jay Webber is a full-time artist who has performed his original music in venues large and small from Manhattan to San Diego and from Nashville to Austin. His percussive acoustic guitar techniques blend of jazz, blues and folk with a touch of Latin fire and boogie. He'll be performing with Stephan Kukurugya on piano and Zack Light on bass.
n Aug. 7: Laith Al-Saadi is a staple of the Detroit music scene. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, he formed his first blues band, Blue Vinyl, when he was 15. By the time he was 18, the band had opened for blues greats and toured the Netherlands.
For additional information call 378-4963 or go to www.michlegacyartpark.org.
