Tracy Kash Thomas Quintet to Perform at Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit.

Online, April 14, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Quintet lead by Award-winning singer, songwriter, pianist, and flautist Tracy Kash Thomas will appear on Saturday, April 23 at 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. at 20510 Livernois, Detroit. More information is available at http://www.bakerskeyboardlounge.com/index.html or (313) 345-6300. Admission is $5/show.

Tracy was recognized with a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist (2009) and has been nominated for numerous others including Outstanding Jazz Composer, R&B Composer, R&B Vocalist, Modern Jazz Band, Jazz Instrumentalist (piano). Her 2006 release "There and Back Again" received a DMA nomination for outstanding jazz album, and her 2010 release "Sound Truth" garnered the same honor for outstanding r&b recording and was ranked by the Detroit Metrotimes as one of the top 10 releases of 2010. Ian Anderson, of Jethro Tull fame, enamored of her classical bent and rock sensibility, invited her on stage as a guest flutist at his 2003 State Theater concert.

Her unique brand of jazz and jazz-influenced rock/pop crosses music genre boundaries and thrills live audiences as well as her growing radio following. Thomas's music and live performances represent the variety of genres in which she has shown she can comfortably and quite ably immerse herself, including swing, Latin jazz, R&B, soul, and roots rock. Her first CD titled Some Strong Potion, was released in 2000 to rave reviews. Thomas, an accomplished flautist, began her musical life as a classical musician. She comes armed with a Bachelor's degree from University of North Texas - a veritable jazz factory producing musicians such as Lou Marini and Stefan Karlsson - and a Master's degree from the venerable Boston Conservatory. Add her impeccable songwriting, arranging and production talents to the mix and it is easy to see why she is an established musician's musician in her native Detroit, where she currently lives, as well as in her previous hometown, New York City.

Tracy's song entitled "Home" can be heard on the CD ROM, which accompanies The Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3. Her extensive media exposure in New York and Detroit includes the nationally broadcast Mitch Albom Show (WJR AM), WVMV, WHFR, WCSX, WDET, and WEMU. In addition, she has done considerable radio and television jingle work nationwide. Tracy can be heard on the 1999 release of gravelly popular NYC great, Alan Andrews, entitled Cleaned and Pressed.

Join the Tracy Kash Thomas Quintet for an evening of the finest entertainment at Baker's Keyboard Lounge on Saturday, April 23 at 8:00p.m., featuring her stellar lineup of Josh James on sax, Pat Shanley on guitar, Jef Reynolds on bass, and Dave Marcaccio on drums.

For information, bookings, or to schedule interviews, contact:
Cytra Music
Tel: (248) 320-9024
tracy@tracykash.com
http://tracykash.com