Blues Saxophonist Nancy Wright Concert at Soper Reese

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Dubbed one of the country’s best female saxophonists, Nancy Wright performs at the Soper Reese Theatre on Friday, September 16, at 7:00 pm, along with soul singer, Wee Willie Walker. Reserved seat tickets are $20, $18 and $15. Friday night’s performance celebrates the introduction of Wright’s latest CD, “Play Date!,” which also features Wee Willie Walker. Wright has played her wailin’, soulful blues alongside John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert King, and Joe Louis Walker. She first appeared on the Bay Area music scene in 1984 with the critically acclaimed New Orleans rhythm and blues band, Hot Links. Wright’s 2015 CD release, “Puttin Down Roots” was recently voted one of the top 20 blues albums of the year in the Downbeat Readers Poll. Wee Willie Walker, whom Wright calls “a firehouse of soul,” has been on the blues scene since the 1970s and was recently nominated for Best Album of the Year, Best Soul Blues Album, and Best Soul Blues Male Artist by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tenn. The Soper Reese Theatre is at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport. Tickets are available online at SoperReeseTheatre.com; or at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main, Lakeport, 707-263-3095, Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information call 707-263-0577.