MOJO – A Tribute to Sinatra & Basie: Live At The Sands featuring vocalist Jake Simpson

MOJO – A Tribute to Sinatra & Basie: Live At The Sands featuring vocalist Jake Simpson

Frank Sinatra was at the peak of his talent in 1966 when he joined forces with Count Basie and his orchestra at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas to record an evening that yielded a number of signature arrangements. 

The Missouri Jazz Orchestra (MOJO) returns to the stage of the historic Gillioz with those musical arrangements in hand to recreate that evening, but they aren’t coming alone.

MOJO is bringing featured vocalist Jake Simpson for the evening. Simpson twice (2003 and 2004) won the top honors in the Adult Singer category on CBS’s Star Search with his powerful high tenor voice and three-octave range. Growing up in Crocker, Missouri, making music has been one of the most important driving forces in Jake’s life. His sound has been influenced by Stevie Wonder, Steve Perry, Donny Hathaway and the classic style of Sam Cooke.

Jake has recorded, written and performed with a multitude of artists including Grammy Award-winning songwriter Desmond Child, American Idol finalists David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and Grammy Award-nominee Adam Lambert, NBC’s The Voice finalist Frenchie Davis, Vintage Trouble’s Ty Taylor, pianist Jim Brickman (national tour), Shoshana Bean, Matt Cusson, Grammy Award-nominee Taylor Dayne, Grammy Award-winner Paula Cole and most famously on The Oprah Winfrey Show with the legendary Stevie Wonder.

Now Simpson takes up the role of “old blue eyes” with the preeminent performance orchestra in the state – It’s an evening guaranteed to make memories as MOJO and Jake Simpson pay homage to Sinatra & Basie – Live At The Sands!