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11/08/2009Musician at the Kletz! Javier Date: Thursday, November 12th Time: 9:00pm Where: The Kletz Price: FREE FREE FREE With the release of his self-titled debut in 2003, newcomer Javier proved himself a welcome addition to the canon of intriguing R&B singers. Indeed, not since Babyface has there been an artist who could write and sing beautifully crafted songs as well as throw down with an acoustic guitar and do it all with such pureness. "I like to be versatile with the styles of music I do but I try to keep it true to the genre while stretching it at the same time. A lot of record companies don't allow an artist to have that kind of creative freedom, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones." A musical prodigy in his formative years, Javier's musical gifts took him to the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music, where he founded an R&B based acappella quintet that performed at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater. Javier graduated from Hartt with a degree in Music Education, and soon afterwards he started on his path as a world-class performer as the lead singer for a neo-funk group (called EmCQ) dedicated to the legacy of Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Maceo Parker and Tower of Power among others. "Being in that band really helped me grow vocally. I had never actually fronted a band or done anything like that before. I found another gear that I could kick into that I didn't know I had," he says. After one listen to Javier's pureness on Left of Center, you too will feel the love. 10/22/2009Improv group at the Kletz!! MiSSiON iMPROVable Date: Friday, OCT 23rd Time: 8:30pm Price: FREE FREE FREE!!! Mission IMPROVable is the nation's most touring-est improv group ever! Since 1998, this band of improv agents has been traveling the country spreading it's unique style of improv comedy to everyone they meet. Their roots began in Massachusettes, in 1996. There, the original six members (Ryan, Jeff, Aaron, Lloyd, Jason and Jason) met and started performing together on the campus of UMass Amherst. After two years of weekly shows in the Campus Center, the six friends decided it was time to pack up and head out to Chicago-- the World Capital of Improv Comedy. Mission IMPROVable performed as a house team at the world famous ImprovOlympic for three years, and solidified their artistic reputation in Chicago, eventually hitting the road to tour in 1999. Since then Mission IMPROVable has grown bigger and stronger. The company has expanded from the original six members to fifteen, and continues to fortify its ranks each year. M.I. has performed at hundreds of colleges across the country, participated in countless improv festivals as both performers & teachers and even crossed the Pacific for several performances in Singapore. 9/22/2009Comedian at the Kletz!! Hasan Minhaj Date: Friday 9/25 Time: 8:30pm Place: The Kletz Price: FREE FREE FREE Hasan Minhaj is a stand up comedian based in Los Angeles, California. He has performed at the Laugh Factory, Cobbs, Punchline, Improv, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and countless other venues across the nation. In the fall of 2006 he was a founding member of Gridiron Gang, his university's first standup comedy/sketch trio. He has been featured as an Effinfunny.com Comic to Watch in 2008, and was a two time finalist in NBCs Standup for Diversity in 2007 and 2008. As a writer, producer, and director Hasan won top honors at AT&Ts Campus Moviefest, the worlds largest student film festival, for his film "Jon Archer: Red, White, and Blood." In the summer of 2008 he won Sierra Mist's 'Best Comic Standing' competition and opened for national headliners such  as Pablo Francisco, Bobby Lee, Gabriel Iglesias, and Katt Williams at the Wild 94.9 Comedy Jam-- one of the nation's largest comedy concerts. In 2009 he signed on to join NBC's prestigious National College Touring Company.check out www.hasanminhaj.com for videos, pictures, etc!!
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