{"id":10373,"date":"2011-07-08T00:47:21","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T05:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=10373"},"modified":"2011-07-08T00:47:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T05:47:21","slug":"manhattan-transfer-tickets-going-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/07\/08\/manhattan-transfer-tickets-going-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Transfer tickets going on sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

From NPAC information<\/em><\/p>\n

The Manhattan Transfer, the jazz\/pop vocal group with the second most honored album in pop history, surpassed only by Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller<\/em>, will be at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Saturday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 12.<\/p>\n

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The Manhattan Transfer (from left) Tim Hauser, Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel and Alan Paul. (photo submitted)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The platinum selling, world-wide chart topping quartet, comprised of Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel, became the first group to win Grammys simultaneously in both the jazz and pop categories and earned a provoking 12 Grammy nominations in 1985 for the album Vocalese<\/em>.\u00a0 To date, The Manhattan Transfer has won 10 Grammys and has been nominated for 17.<\/p>\n

Their recent No. 5 Billboard jazz chart album, The Chick Corea Songbook<\/em>, was inspired by the classic work of jazz great Chick Corea, who contributed and plays an original composition entitled \u201cFree Samba\u201d especially for the album.<\/p>\n

The Manhattan Transfer first hit radio stations in 1975 with its nationally recognized remake of the Friendly Brothers gospel classic \u201cOperator.\u201d\u00a0 Later that year, the group aired its own comedy-variety show on CBS, taking Ed Sullivan\u2019s old time slot. Widely renowned for broadening the musical landscape, the Manhattan Transfer is credited for bringing Brazilian music to American radio and for introducing Bob Marley and The Wailers to American television.<\/p>\n

The group\u2019s 1979 vocal remake of the Weather Report classic \u201cBirdland\u201d landed the quartet its first two Grammys for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental, and Best Arrangement For Voices.\u00a0The group won consecutive Grammys in 1982 and 1983 for Best Vocal Jazz Performance, Duo or Group category.\u00a0Throughout the decade (1980-1990), the Manhattan Transfer held the title of \u201cBest Vocal Group\u201d in both the annual Downbeat and Playboy jazz polls.<\/p>\n

Famous musicians who have worked with Manhattan Transfer include Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, James Taylor, B.B. King, Phil Collins, and Smokey Robinson.\u00a0With more than 20 hit records, the group remains a major staple within the jazz community and the mainstream music community.\u00a0 Hits many people know include \u201cBoy From New York City\u201d, \u201cRoute 66\u201d and \u201cUntil I Met You.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the September 17 concert range from $18-$41.\u00a0 Tickets are available online 24\/7 at www.npacvw.org<\/a> and at the NPAC box office at 10700 State Route 118 on the south edge of Van Wert, or by phone at 419.238.NPAC (6722) Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

For more information about tickets and additional shows at the NPAC, visit its website or find it on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From NPAC information The Manhattan Transfer, the jazz\/pop vocal group with the second most honored album in pop history, surpassed only by Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller, will be at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Saturday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 12. The platinum selling, world-wide chart topping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 18:24:24","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10373\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}