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And in this corner...dueling pianists square off in Sudbury

Welcome Friend Association is pleased to announce that they are presenting a Chicago Dueling Pianos show in Sudbury on Friday Oct. 23, 2015 at the Steel Workers’ Union Hall & Conference Centre.
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Dueling pianists Jen Porter and John Jones will go head to head at the Steel Workers' Union Hall on Oct. 23 in a fundraising show for the Welcome Friend Association’s Rainbow Camp. Supplied photos.
Welcome Friend Association is pleased to announce that they are presenting a Chicago Dueling Pianos show in Sudbury on Friday Oct. 23, 2015 at the Steel Workers’ Union Hall & Conference Centre. Proceeds of the show will be used to support Welcome Friend Association’s Rainbow Camp.

Chicago Dueling Pianos showcases the best live musicians dueling away and cracking you up with their raucous comedy antics. Go ahead, request your favorite song, sing along, dance on stage, or just bounce up and down in your seat.

Chicago’s dueling pianists Jen Porter and John Jones have been raising money for local charities over the past five years.

The two singer-songwriters, Jen Porter and John Jones, combine passionate vocals and top notch piano styles with a repertoire that ranges from Cole Porter to Coldplay, Leonard Cohen to Green Day.

Jen Porter is an acclaimed Chicago singer, songwriter, musician & performer. Growing up with parents who inspired people in the pews and around the campfire, Jen has stoked a fire in the bellies of thousands of fans with her irreverence, passion, and strong smoky voice. 

She spends most of her time performing as an international piano bar entertainer throughout the Caribbean and Europe, and entertaining around her hometown of Chicago, Jen has been steadily cutting original albums and building a following for her own music for almost 2 decades.

John Jones’ whole life has been centered on music. He heard The Beatles and Rufus & Chaka Khan from the time he was born. Jones has also entertained crowds from around the world on cruise lines and in piano bars.

As a songwriter, he’s seen his songs recorded internationally. R&B/jazz vocalist Maysa Leak of the British funk group Incognito has recorded two of his songs on her solo albums. Jones has released three of his own albums. 
 
Proceeds of the show are going to Welcome Friend Association’s Rainbow Camp.  Rainbow Camp is a one-week residential camp for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer questioning, and allied (LGBTQA) youth, their siblings and children in Queer families. WFA’s Rainbow Camp is committed to developing a camp community which honours creativity, individual choice, and social justice while having fun.

Tickets Available at the door or online at www.welcomefriend.ca

All attendees must be 19 years of age or older and may be asked to show ID.

Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25.

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