Willie K Returns To The Blue Note Hawaii Stage

For the first time since his announcement of a cancer diagnosis, the incomparable Willie K is set to return to the stage at Blue Note Hawaii on March 27.

One of the artists who holds a residency, Willie K regularly plays to sold out houses at the famed jazz club located at the Outrigger Waikiki. He will be unable to perform at his previously scheduled date of April 24 when slack key virtuoso Makana will perform in a benefit concert, with Blue Note Hawaii donating 100% of its ticket proceeds to the Willie K Cancer Fund.

Willie K

March 27

Showtimes: 6:30 & 9:00 p.m.

Doors: 5:00 & 8:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: Table & Booth Seating $45, Bar $30

The Hawaiian phenomenon Willie K is undoubtedly the only artist in the world who can go into an Irish pub in the middle of Maui and play anything from indigenous acoustic Hawaiian music to jazz, reggae, rock, country and even opera-and leave everyone within earshot slack-jawed in astonishment.

Makana with Special Guest Lopaka Colon

April 24

Showtimes: 6:30 & 9:00 p.m.

Doors: 5:00 & 8:30 p.m.

Ticket Prices: Table & Booth Seating $45, Bar $30

Makana is a master of the beautiful and rare art form of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. Guitar Player Magazine ranked him as one of the top guitarists in America. He has toured with musical legends Sting, Santana, The Eagles and many others. He has performed at The White House and garnered multiple Grammy-nominations for his music. His previous appearances at Blue Note Hawaii all sold out.

Joining him in this performance is award-winning Hawaiian Puerto Rican percussionist and pioneer of Exotica music, Lopaka Colon.

Blue Note will donate 100% of its ticket proceeds to the Willie K Cancer Fund.

About Blue Note Hawaii

Located in the former Society of Seven showroom inside Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, Blue Note Hawaii will feature a year-round lineup of musical entertainment - from local talent to international sensations - for limited engagements. As a part of Outrigger's ongoing commitment to the musical arts, the performance venue has undergone an extensive, multi-million-dollar revitalization, creating a brand new venue in the heart of Hawaii's most famed beach resort destination. Blue Note Hawaii features completely new décor and a state-of-the-art sound and light system.

The 9,000 square-foot facility was designed by local architecture and interior design firm InForm Design, and seats over 300 patrons, showcasing two performances nightly in an intimate setting - seven days a week, 365 days a year. Blue Note Hawaii also features a contemporary gift, including a dedicated location for musical acts to hold autograph sessions following each show. Guests can also dine at the venue, where a full-service restaurant and bar highlights the culinary talents of Chef Rodney Uyehara. Talent buying and programming is handled out of Blue Note Entertainment Group's New York office. Additionally, the venue is available for private event bookings.

About Blue Note Entertainment Group

Blue Note Entertainment Group, founded in 1981 by Danny Bensusan, is a multi-faceted entertainment company that owns and operates New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom, Subrosa, and Lucille's Grill; The Howard Theatre (Washington D.C.); and Blue Note Jazz Clubs Worldwide (Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan; Beijing, China; Milan, Italy; Napa, CA and Honolulu, HI). The company also programs the Regattabar Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA). Blue Note Entertainment Group presents shows outside of its club network. The annual Blue Note Jazz Festival was established in 2011 and has since grown to become the largest jazz festival in New York City each June. Subsidiaries of Blue Note Entertainment Group include the GRAMMY-nominated record label Half Note Records, whose catalogue includes over fifty titles recorded live at New York's Blue Note Jazz Club, as well as Blue Note Travel, Management Group and Media Group.

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