Blue Note Hawaii to Host BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS

Blue Note Hawaii, The State's Premier Venue For The World's Most Celebrated Artists, Is Thrilled To Announce Rock And Roll Royalty, Blood Sweat & Tears For Four Nights March 30 - April 2, 2017. Tickets Are On Sale Now And Selling Quickly.

Blood Sweat & Tears

March 30 - April 2, 2017

Tickets: $55, $45 & $35. There is a 15% kama'aina discount across all price levels.

Showtimes: 6:30 pm (Doors open 5 pm) & 9 pm (Doors open 8:30 pm)

It's been five decades since drummer/producer Bobby Colomby and friends assembled the first group to successfully blend rock and jazz into a genre-crossing sound and style. So successfully in fact, that the band's second album, Blood Sweat & Tears, topped the Billboard charts for many weeks and beat out the Beatles' "Abbey Road" for the prestigious Album of the Year GRAMMY® Award. That album produced three major hit singles: "You Made me so Very Happy," "Spinning Wheel," and "And When I Die."

But now Colomby is looking for much more as he develops Blood Sweat & Tears into a contemporary voice, one that reaches beyond a single, nostalgic audience.

"I no longer want to target just one generation. That would be a mistake. With this updated version, I want this band to gain recognition with a wider audience. I want people of all ages to experience what this music has to offer."

Will Blood Sweat & Tears have any of the original members?

"Not a chance," says Colomby, who last performed with BS&T in 1976. I think of this band like baseball's Yankees. "When you're at a Yankee game you're not going to see Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle or Lou Gehrig. What you do come to expect is a team of top-notch players upholding a tradition of winning. That's the Yankee legacy. It what people expect from BS&T as well... brilliant musicians, singers, songs and arrangements."

During the early years of Fox's hit TV show "American Idol" (that just ended its 15-year production), Colomby received many phone calls from friends telling him to check out singer Bo Bice, saying that his was a fresh voice and that he did a masterful job singing "Spinning Wheel." "He's a well-seasoned southern rock singer with a great stage presence," says Colomby. "Many of my more musically knowledgeable buddies also suggested that I ask Bo to join the band. I'm pleased to say that that's exactly what happened and by the reaction of audiences worldwide it was a great match."

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. A contemporary gift shop is part of the plan, including a dedicated location for musical acts to hold autograph sessions following each show. Guest will have the opportunity to dine at the venue, where a full-service restaurant and bar will highlight the culinary talents of Chef Rodney Uyehara. Talent buying and programming will be handled out of Blue Note Entertainment Group's New York office. Additionally, the venue will be 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 and Milan, Italy). 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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