1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
TOWN OF ALDERSON
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ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA 24910
TELEPHONE (304) 445-2916
NEWS RELEASE -8-26-2017
Contact: Mayor Travis Copenhaver 304-445-2916 / Margaret Hambrick 304-646-2439
4th Annual Tribute To “Bricktop”
Join
us
for
the
4th
annual
Tribute
to
“Bricktop”
in
Alumni
Park
in
Alderson,
WV.
Sunday,
September
10
at
6:30
PM
-
8
PM
EDT
The
concert
is
free
and
open
to
everyone.
It
will
be
located
in
the
park
on
the
Monroe
County
side
of
Alderson
at
the
end
of
the
pedestrian
bridge.
Bring
a
blanket
or
chair
to
enjoy
the
show!
Food
and
drink
will
be
available for purchase.
Ada
“Bricktop”
Smith
was
born
in
Alderson
in
August
1894.
She
achieved
fame
as
a
jazz
singer
and
dancer,
vaudevillian,
and
nightclub
owner
in
the
‘20s-‘50s.
She
owned
a
nightclubs
in
Paris,
Rome, and Mexico City.
ROBINSON, HOFFMAN, and SELLARDS, a jazz trio
Writer/Artist/Vocalist
SUSANNA
ROBINSON
has
been
a
fixture
and
creative
force
in
the
Lewisburg
area
for
more
than
25
years.
She
was
a
founding
member
of
long-lived
jazz
combo
Ghost
Town
Swing,
well-
known
state-wide
and
beyond
for
their
sultry
interpretations
of
jazz
standards,
and
has
often
been
featured
as
guest
vocalist
for
the
Manhattan
Jazz
Quartet.
Robinson
has
also
appeared
with
Ancestor
Radio and Sam and Janet Evening, as well as the eclectic Squawkin’ Henry.
She
still
returns
to
her
jazz
roots
by
belting
it
out
with
her
own
jazz
trio,
Robinson,
Hoffman,
and
Sellards,
formerly
known
as
the
Robinson-Kenga
Trio.
She
has
often
been
an
official
judge
for
a
myriad
of
state-
wide
vocal
competitions,
and
has
appeared
occasionally
on
public
radio
and
local
music
radio
shows
including Music from the Mountains and Mountain Stage.
Joining
her
at
the
4th
annual
Tribute
to
Bricktop
in
Alderson,
WV,
will
be
guitarist
extraordinaire
BILL
HOFFMAN,
who
hails
from
Roanoke,
Virginia.
Hoffman
is
known
for
his
flawlessly
smooth
style
and
his
sweet
renditions
of
jazz
standards.
He
is
an
exceptional
musician
with
an
amazing
technical
knowledge
of
jazz. Hoffman currently plays with several groups including Roanoke’s big band, The Old Timers.
Rounding
out
the
trio
is
upright
bassist
JOHN
SELLARDS,
formerly
of
Boston,
and
who
has
very
recently
returned
to
his
roots
in
Beckley,
West
Virginia.
Sellards
is
not
only
a
superb
musician,
but
is
a
brilliant
music
historian
as
well.
In
demand
as
both
live
player
and
session
musician,
he
is
welcomed
back
to
the
mountain
state
with
open
arms,
and
looks
forward
to
being
part
of
the
Bricktop
tribute
in
beautiful
historic
Alderson.
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