THE BIG BEAT Live Soul-Funk Meets Electronic Beats
featuring Nate Smith + The Nth Power + Break Science
Supported by Percussive Arts Society
Hosted & Curated by Richard 'Sleepy' Floyd
This exclusive one-off special event unites the unstoppable, sharp-edged precision of Nate Smith, the deep-groove soul elevation of The Nth Power, and the heavy hip-hop break beats of Break Science.
Nate Smith is a Grammy Award-winning polymath musician — bandleader, composer, producer, and virtuosic drummer — whose groundbreaking work as a recording artist and performer in multiple genres has made him a unique figure in popular culture and one of the most in-demand players of our generation. Joining him is an exceptional lineup featuring James Francies on keys, Ben Williams on bass, and Hailey Niswanger on sax.
The Nth Power features female powerhouse Nikki Glaspie, Beyonce’s world-touring drummer for five years before she joined Ivan Neville's New Orleans funk outfit, Dumpstaphunk. Bassist Nate Edgar (Groovechild, John Brown's Body) perfectly compliments singer and guitarist Nick Cassarino (Jennifer Hartswick Band, Big Daddy Kane.)
Steeped in the traditions of East Coast hip hop and futuristic soundwaves of the now, the Denver-based duo Break Science continues to scale creative mountains. Composed of keyboardist/producer/jazz pianist Borahm Lee (Pretty Lights Live Band) and funk/hip-hop drummer extraordinaire Adam Deitch (Lettuce, AWB, Meshell Ndegeocello), Break Science traces roots to the embryonic seeds that flowered the electro-soul movement.
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The Vogue Theatre in Broad Ripple is one of the most popular and storied (21+ only) music venues in the Midwest. The Vogue opened as a movie theater in 1938 and, through the next 3 decades, was one of the premier movie houses in the Midwest. In 1977, The Vogue opened as a nightclub and has never looked back. Today, The Vogue is the best place to see and hear live music in Indianapolis and has continuously been considered the top nightspot in Indianapolis.
