Tickets $25 advance, $30 door

Vaneese Thomas, one of the great voices of our time, returns to our stage with her band. Part of a musical royal family that includes her father R&B pioneer Rufus Thomas and chart-topping sister Carla Thomas, Vaneese has brought her vocal styling to hundreds of recordings as a sought-after solo performer as well as a desired vocalist, contributing to the projects and performances of Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, BB King, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Cocker, Celine Dion, Annie Lennox, Patti LaBelle …and Aretha Franklin rarely performs without her! In addition to singing (she had a Top Ten R&B hit herself in 1987: Let’s Talk It Over), Vaneese has produced recordings, created vocal arrangements and written songs for Dianna Ross, Patti Austin and Larry Coryell, also working with renowned producer Phil Ramone along the way.