JWP Concerts

Two Big Nights!! Our Latest Great Discovery!!
Mar Vilaseca & Kenny Banks Jr.
Friday May 1 & Saturday May 2
7:30 PM
$25 GA, $30 VIP Seating
Tickets and more info here: https://clickgobuynow.com/jwp/

@ Irishtown Bend Taproom
1849 W. 24th St.
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 373-0700

Behind the Market Garden Brewery and the West Side Market - under the giant BEER sign!!
Enjoy dinner before or after the show at the Market Garden Brewery in front on W. 25th St.

One of the pleasures of being a music promoter is discovering new talent. Over the past 36 years, I have had the pleasure of introducing to Cleveland audiences several emerging talents who are now major stars on the Jazz and Popular music circuits. They include Diana Krall, Esperanza Spalding, Cassandra Wilson, Lizz Wright, Cyrille Aimée, Bria Skonberg, and DiegoFigueiredo among several others.

Recently I have discovered another very special talent. She is Mar Vileseca. Mar is a native of Barcelona, Spain currently living in New York City. She is a recent Masters Graduate from the Juilliard School of Music. In addition she was the winner of the UNISA Music Foundation International Jazz Vocal Competition held in Pretoria, South Africa. This was an extensive competition held over two weeks in February of 2026. Mar was competing against vocalists worldwide and she went through several rounds of preliminary competition before emerging as the winner of the final round.

Besides being a superb vocalist, Mar also plays piano and guitar. She is the daughter of a well known jazz musician in Barcelona, pianist Jaume Vilaseca. The music is in her blood and that is immediately evident once she takes the stage. She is also going viral on You Tube. A video she made along with pianist Emmett Cohen recently already has 808K views and counting.

Joining Mar will be pianist Kenny Banks Jr.. Kenny lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Also a second generation musician in his family, Kenny can be seen on tour in support of current jazz stars including vocalist Lizz Wright, and vibraphonist Stefon Harris.

The always popular Brazilian musician, Moises Borges will open the show both nights. Don't miss rising star vocalist Mar Vilaseca at Irishtown Bend Taproom Friday, and Saturday, May 1stand 2nd!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgzUkNmOixI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v0px3Q40BU

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