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On Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 8pm, Tom Lockwood and the Saturday Night Music Club welcome jazz vocalist Jaimee Paul to the stage in Studio One.  Jaimee is returning to Chatham-Kent after a number of successful performances both at Rossini’s Restaurant and the Cultural Centre over the past 18 months.

In the summer of 2008, Jaimee Paul was working as a backup singer for country music legend Wynonna Judd, and they happened to be doing a gig in Alaska (no, they did not get to meet Sarah Palin). Jaimee was sitting in her hotel room when the phone rang, and on the other end was Nashville music impresario Bill Gaither. “Get your music over to Green Hill,” Gaither told her. Less than six months later, At Last, the most remarkable debut album by a major new jazz-and-standards singer, was being released. A collection of signature songs associated with the great female icons of jazz and pop, At Last features the distinctive sound of Ms. Paul backed by Nashville’s own jazz piano icon, Beegie Adair, and her trio, as well as a sumptuous string orchestra arranged and conducted by Jeff Steinberg. Between Jaimee’s big, soul-drenched voice and Jeff’s big, classically-informed orchestrations, At Last is an overwhelming experience.

This past summer has been a whirlwind of activity for Jaimee. In short order, just as the Judd entourage was returning home to Nashville, she met with Greg Howard of Green Hill. By the next weekend, Greg came to catch her at Ellendale’s, and he wound up signing both her and her husband to their own individual contracts. Their albums were produced in near-record time – amazingly quickly for such high-quality productions. Since 2004, Jaimee has had a co-publishing deal through Warner/Chappell Music.

Tom Lockwood is thrilled that Jaimee will be working her magic on stage in Studio One at the Cultural Centre.  Tickets for this memorable evening are $25 and member discounts are available.  To reserve your spot, please call 519-354-8338, log on to www.cktickets.com, or come in to 75 William Street North.