When Dwyte Paris and Blue Velvet Ensemble take the stage, Cleveland music history isn’t far away.
Paris was born and raised in Cleveland and has led Blue Velvet Ensemble through decades of performances here. His own memories of the city’s music scene reach back to seeing Josephine Baker and Count Basie at Playhouse Square and meeting pioneering Cleveland DJ Alan Freed. In June, Paris joined fellow musicians at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to discuss the past, present and future of Black music in Cleveland.
On September 18, that history comes into an intimate room in Hough for Blue Velvet Ensemble Cleveland live. Come in, order something from the kitchen or bar and listen.
Supporting this performance helps keep Cleveland’s musical history onstage, living and working. Support free live music at The Sixty6.
