Lee Ritenour, Dave Weckl and Ellis Hall to headline Yamaha Booth performances during the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim, Jan. 24-27, 2019
Jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, drummer Dave Weckl and multi-instrumentalist Ellis Hall will be the highlighted acts of many to appear on the Yamaha stage during the 2019 NAMM Show, Jan. 24-27, 2019.
The Yamaha stage will be the centerpiece of the Yamaha booth in the Marquis Ballroom of the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, located adjacent to the Anaheim Convention Center.
Grammy award-winning guitarist Lee Ritenour is a contemporary jazz icon with a career spanning 40 years. His career is highlighted by a Grammy Award win for his 1986 collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin and 17 additional Grammy nominations. At the NAMM Show starting at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, Ritenour will be sharing the stage with eight winners of the 2018 Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Competiition, a global nonprofit music contest of his own devising, which attracts some of the most talented aspiring artists from around the world as contestants.
For more than 35 years, Dave Weckl has developed and maintained an international reputation as one of the great living drummers. Weckl's most famous early work is with the Chick Corea Elektric Band, with whom Weckl spent seven years; he also appeared with Corea's Akoustic Band, whose first release won him a Grammy award. As part of his NAMM performance at 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, Weckl will be showcasing a brand new Yamaha drum set to be unveiled on Day One of the show.
Ellis Hall, dubbed "The Ambassador of Soul," is a seasoned and accomplished soul, blues and funk vocalist. He is a songwriter, arranger, producer and educator, fluent in piano, keyboards, guitar and - his favorites - upright and electric bass. Hall will be the finale act on the Yamaha stage at NAMM, beginning at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, where he will put numerous Yamaha instruments through their paces, including the just-released CP stage piano.
Other musicians appearing on the Yamaha stage this weekend will be: EDM artist Plasmic, drummers Ray Levier and Sarah Thawer, composer/vocalist Tori Letzler, songwriter Joey Dosik, keyboardist Nicholas Semrad, vocalist/pianist Avery*Sunshine, Yamaha guitar clinicians Carl Tosten and Robbie Calvo, and guitarist AJ Rafael, Matteo Mancuso, Joseph Vincent, MJ Ultra and Alex Alexander. Each of the Six String Theory Competition winners will perform solo in addition to their ensemble with Ritenour and Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan, a 15-piece mariachi ensemble, will also be appearing onstage.
For a flavor of what these great musicians have to offer, visit the Spotify playlist here: https://yamaha.io/SpotifyNAMM19.
For more information about Yamaha Corporation of America, visit usa.yamaha.com.
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