Maria Howell and Noel Freidline Jazz

Absolutely the biggest stars to perform at the Blue Ridge Community Theater.  Through generous sponsorship we are pleased to host Maria Howell an Noel Freidline Jazz.  Maria Howell: singer and actress. Her music is a combination of sultry, soulful, and smooth tunes. She combines R&B with jazzy punctuation's and evokes an international flavor in her performances. As an actress she has played on the small stage, sitcoms and Life Me television. Noel Freidline: pianist, vocalist, writer and arranger. Noel has opened for many notable jazz artists. As a composer, he wrote music for ESPN, Walt Disney Company, Sports Center, NBA All Star game and Monday Night Football. 7:30 P.M. Special VIP seating available for a meet and greet with the artist

Maria Howell: singer and actress. Her music is a combination of sultry, soulful, smooth tunes. She combines R&B with jazzy punctuation's and evokes an international flavor in her performances. As an actress she has played on the small stage, sitcoms and Lifetime television.

As the leader of the Noel Freidline Quintet for the last 26 years, Freidline has recorded 8 CDs, performed at jazz festivals as diverse as the Jacksonville (FL) Jazz Festival to the Bethlehem (PA) Musikfest to the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, held down a three-year house band position at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and performed for actress Julia Roberts’ surprise 35thbirthday party.  In February of 2018, Noel released his eighth album, “Old Devil Moon,” a collaboration with vocalist Maria Howell. 

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