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This talented singer is taking Denver by storm! Just back from a tour in New York including a gig at The Bitter End, Ayo is a regular at Denver’s Dazzle nightclub. Her lively jazz band will back Ayo as she gets our party guests tapping their feet and moving with the beat of R&B, Soul and Jazz tunes that we all know and a few that may become new favorites.

The sounds of Sade, Fela Kuti, Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Barbara Streisand, Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin tickled the earbuds of Ayo Awosika as she grew up. She has soaked in the jazz history of Ella Fitzger-ald, Billie Holiday, and Carmen McCrae, absorbed the songwriting knowledge of Joni Mitchell and Lizz Wright and carved a niche for herself as a vocalist with prowess beyond her 24 years.

Ayo brings new life and interpretation to jazz standards heard many times over. She has aimed to be a musician with more substance, more ability and more originality than the typical Top 40 radio favorites. Ayo is an artist who has something to say, and with a heritage rooted in West Africa, and recent travels that reach Japan, Germany, England and France, she's been tweak-ing her style; mixing a love for the complexity and depth of jazz and soul with the honesty and familiarity of folk and roots music, working to find the place where these worlds meet.

"Playing music is like having a conversation. . .in my opinion the best way to convey emotion of any kind." www.ayoawosika.com

Catch this rising star . . .

When: Friday, December 5, 2008Time: 6:00 to 10:00 pmLocation: Doubletree Hotel Denver Tech (formerly the Hilton and Hotel Denver Tech) 7801 East Orchard Road Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Cost: $42 (cash bar) (Ticket Price for Dinner, Show Dancing) Cocktail Attire

Ayo Awosika

Menu• Porcini Dusted Chicken Breast w/truffled potato puree, baby vegetables and sherry butter

• Dijon & Pepper Crusted Strip Steak with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, fresh asparagus & mushroom ragu.

Please RSVP by Monday, December 1st, using the reservation form on the reverse side of this flyer. Questions? Call Angel at 303-797-2227.