Nevada County Land Trust and the Center for the Arts present
       the 9th Annual Stars at North Star House Benefit Concert

       Starring Aaron Neville and his Band

       with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk opening

Tickets Still Available at the Door! Don't Miss the Party of the Year!

Friday, August 5
5:00 Gala, 7:00 Concert
General Admission seating on the lawn: $48 for Land Trust and Center members,
$58 for non-members
$20 Youth ticket ages 6 to 18; 5 and under free
Limit 4 tickets per member at member price
$140 Gala Cocktail Reception includes: Gourmet dinner featuring Jim E. Catering, open bar during dinner, live music, terrace seating for concert, access to historic North Star House and onsite parking.  Sorry, the Gala is SOLD OUT

     

       To purchase tickets:  www.thecenterforthearts.org

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The 2011 Stars at North Star House will feature multi-Grammy winner Aaron Neville and his band on the grounds of  the 1905 mansion designed by Julia Morgan. The event, now in its 9th year, will have a “New Orleans” theme and includes an afternoon festival celebrating local land conservation followed by a concert under the stars. The event is produced by The Center for the Arts and is the single annual fundraiser for Nevada County Land Trust. 

Over the past five decades, the indelible spirit of New Orleans has been synonymous with the musical dynasty known as the Neville Brothers. With one of the most distinctive and refined tenor voices in pop music, New Orleans-based vocalist Aaron Neville has enjoyed a long and successful career. Known for his 1960s classic “Tell It Like It Is,” Neville often collaborates with other vocalists and with his brothers. He created a body of classic soul music in the 1960s and 1970s. Neville re-emerged during the 1990s as a ballad singer, most notably in duets with pop singer Linda Ronstadt and country diva Trisha Yearwood. In grand New Orleans style, Aaron Neville’s latest relase, I Know I’ve Been Changed celebrates the artist’s 50th year in recorded music.

“Aaron Neville has one of the most angelic voices from New Orleans or anywhere else.”  — The New York Times

A product of that New Orleans’ richly complex musical culture, his first vocal model was older brother Art, keyboardist and founder of the Meters. Brother Charles played sax with B.B. King while brother Cyril became Aaron’s partner in a funk band they called the Soul Machine.  Throughout the sixties Aaron recorded for local Louisiana labels, but it wasn’t until 1966 that he broke onto the national scene with “Tell It Like It Is,” the plaintive ballad that went #1 on the pop charts, a song still considered a classic in the annals of American music.  Although Aaron Neville is often compared to singer Sam Cooke in terms of sheer vocal refinement, he has a voice and style uniquely his own.

Neville has ventured more into other waters besides R&B — 1993′s The Grand Tour included a remake of a George Jones song that got Neville a little country attention, and he announced plans in 1994 to do a complete country album. He was also one of several R&B artists who teamed with country stars for the Rhythm Country and Blues session. Neville was paired with Trisha Yearwood, and the duo also performed together in a benefit concert for the LP held in Los Angeles in April 1994. The LP made history by debuting in the Top Ten on the pop, R&B, and country charts. Tattooed Heart appeared in 1995 and To Make Me Who I Am in 1997 on A&M Records.

Increasingly, Neville was drawn to his gospel roots, and the influence of the genre shows in his solo projects. Devotion and Believe were released in 2000 and 2003, respectively, by Tellit Records. Nature Boy: The Standards Album came out on Verve in 2002 and the holiday album Christmas Prayer was issued by EMI Gospel in 2005. Neville kicked off the next year by singing the national anthem at Super Bowl XL, followed by the release of Mojo Soul, a collection of some of his singles from the late ’60s and early ’70s with producers Marshall Sehorn and Allen Toussaint, and Bring It on Home…The Soul Classics, which featured guests Chaka Khan and Mavis Staples, among others.

www.aaronneville.com                           
Aaron Neville – vocals
Charles Neville – saxophone
Michael Goods – keyboards
David Johnson – bass/vocals
Makuni Fakuda – guitar
Earl Smith – drums/vocals

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"Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now.” - The New York Times