Waterland Music Series Will Kick Off With Jazzman Michael Powers Tuesday, Nov. 17th At HCC

The first concert in the 2009-2010 Waterland Music Series will feature Seattle jazz musician Michael Powers, at 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 17th in an intimate performance at Highline Community College (2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA) in the Artist-Lecture Center (Bldg. 7). The venue provides a cozy setting in which to enjoy music, with lively acoustics and ample free parking.

Single tickets are available for $15/adult and $5/student (elementary-college). Series and group discounts are available. For $30 patrons may request either one ticket per show or any combination of three tickets to Waterland Music Series performances.

Tickets may purchased in advance at Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department, located at 1000 220th Street, as wel as the Des Moines Florist at 721 S. 219th in Des Moines.

Tickets will also be available at the door.

Call Des Moines Parks & Recreation at (206) 870-6527 for ticketing or concert information.

Here’s some info on Michael Powers:

Michael Powers (www.michaelpowersmusic.com) was born in New York City in 1960, but grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. His musical career began as therapy, when at the age of 15 he took up strumming the guitar to strengthen his wrist after a skateboard accident. Following his graduation from Berkeley High School when he was 151⁄2, he moved to Seattle and frequented local jam sessions, keeping his fingers on the guitar strings and his mind on making his music reach a wider audience.

Michael says, “It’s hard to categorize my music, although it usually ends up in the Jazz record bins,” says Michael. “If I had to put a label on it, I would call it contemporary instrumental music. It’s a sound rooted in the Jazz tradition that keeps pace stylistically with Pop, R&B, and Blues; with Blues being at the core of my inspiration.”

“Michael Powers, the Seattle jazz guitarist, who gets better all the time.” – The Seattle Times

“There are TWO types of people. Those who love Michael Power’s music and those who have not yet heard it.” – The Review

Sponsored by the City of Des Moines Arts Commission and the Highline Community College Music Department, the series offers world-class entertainment at reasonable prices.

Other performances in the 2009-210 Waterland Music Series will include:

• Sirens Trio of the Oregon Chamber Players (Chamber Music) on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010
• Cul An Ti (Celtic Music) on Tuesday, April 20, 2010