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Show C-4 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 1-3, 2018 Deer Valley will present a little Voodoo Big band sounds of swing and jazz will fill the air Submitted by the Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Deer Valley Music Festival will present nine-piece swing and jazz band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Tickets for the general public start at $39. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy last performed with the Utah Symphony during the 2015 Deer Valley Music Festival and have been on the music scene for 22 years, reminding the world that it is still cool to swing – big band style. The group, whose core lineup has been in place since 1995, features a nine- piece band including drums, double bass, guitar, baritone saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, and trombone. Their unique blend of American sounds of jazz, swing, and Dixieland infuse performances with the energy and spirit of contem- COURTESY OF ARTISAN AGENCY The Utah Symphony will welcome back Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to the Deer Valley Music Festival on Saturday. porary culture. They performed the halftime show for the 1999 Super Bowl, and have sold out the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Deer Valley Music Festival began under the direction of Utah Symphony Music Director Keith Lockhart and Utah Symphony | Utah Opera President and CEO Anne Ewers in 2004. Since then, explosive growth has seen audience numbers increase by 80 percent – the 2017 season reported a ticket sales increase of 25 percent from the previous year. These festival patrons continue to boost the Summit County tourist economy through activ- The L.A. 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A 2017 post-festival survey found 87 percent of respondents indicated that they had eaten at a local restaurant in conjunction with a Deer Valley Music Festival concert, 64 percent went shopping, 48 percent visited Park City’s historic Main Street, and 17 percent visited the Utah Olympic Park. For information visit www. deervalleymusicfestival.org. Continued from C-2 rock ‘n’ roll electric-guitar bands playing clubs in Lower Manhattan, screaming my brains out,” he said. Berger is currently working on a new album with an anti-authoritarian bent called “Folk Music,” which is being produced by Eric Ambel, who has worked with Nils Lofgren, Steve Earle and Mojo Nixon. “The album is a genre-bending look at what constitutes and qualifies as folk music, and the idea of that comes from Walt Whitman,” Berger said, citing the American poet’s assertion that artists should “cheer up slaves and horrify despots” in one of his works. “The album’s concept comes from the idea that if folk music doesn’t shake things up and challenge authority, then it isn’t folk music. And it doesn’t matter if the music is played by a punk band or someone with an acoustic guitar.” The album will feature Tony Garnier, Dylan’s bandleader and bassist, and Dan Rieser, a drummer who has played with Norah Jones and Rosanne Cash. In the meantime, Berger is focusing on this weekend’s concerts. “I want to thank Brian Richards of Mountain Town Music for bringing me into the Utah market,” Berger said. “It’s been a total pleasure.” The songwriter also wanted to thank Andy Bailey for hosting the house concert.“These two performances will be the first time I’ll ever set foot in your town, and I’m looking forward to them,” Berger said. Marc Berger will perform a the Park City Kimball Ars Festival and a house concert on Saturday. For information, visit www.marcbergermusic.com. Berger readies Utah debut say I ever had a system for songwriting, but once I got rolling, it became receptive to the things from the universe that would enter my mind.” As a songwriter, Berger said he wanted to make sure every lyric and line contributed something to the song, and, taking that one step further, when Berger would write a full song, he wanted to write something that he’s never written before. “It needs to be something that I can add to my repertoire,” he said. While Berger listened to rock mainstays Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Band, he said it was an undergraduate course in classical music appreciation that opened his eyes to interpreting music. “I was not interested in classical music at the time, but I devoured the rep and got into the great classical composers,” he said. “I found what we should consider singularly great, and not just faddish and in the moment.” While he was honing his songwriting skills, Berger said he never thought about becoming a singer and performing artist. 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