Grooves at The Westin

Euge Groove with special guest Brian Simpson

Steven Eugene Grove, better known as Euge Groove, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 background. Euge Groove recorded his first solo album in 2000. Prior to that, he had replaced Richard Elliot in the Tower of Power and he also did session work with various pop acts, most noticeably the Miami girl group Exposé. He has a sax solo on their No. 1 hit "Seasons Change," and another on their 1993 hit "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)." Euge Groove's best-known solo hits include "Sneak a Peek," "Slam Dunk," "Rewind," "Don't let me be lonely tonight," "Livin' Large" and "XXL." His most recent hits include "Get 'Em Going", "Chillaxin', and "S7ven Large". In 2008 he went on tour with Tina Turner. Joining him will be pianist Brian Simpson who has had numerous chart topping songs and is currently the musical director of the world famous smooth jazz cruise.

Michael Paulo & Friends featuring Deniece Williams and Jazz all-stars Gregg Karukas, Freddie Washington and Land Richards

Internationally renowned saxman Michael Paulo has assembled an all-star Jazz ensemble. R&B Hall of Fame and four-time Grammy-winning artist Deniece Williams, with hit songs, “Let’s Hear it For the Boy,” “Gonna Take a Miracle,”  “Free,” and “Silly,” will be singing. Joining along with them are Grammy-winning keyboardist Gregg Karukas, bassist Freddie Washington, drummer Land Richard and surprise guests!

Gerald Albright

One of the biggest stars of R&B, contemporary and straight-ahead jazz, Gerald Albright has earned his reputation as a “musician’s musician.” After years of playing on albums by a wide variety of artists including Anita Baker, Ray Parker, Lola Folana, Atlantic Starr, Olivia Newton-John, the Temptations and Maurice White, he toured extensively with Les McCann, Jeff Lorber, Teena Marie, the Winans, Marlena Shaw, Quincy Jones, and Whitney Houston, among many others. Albright recorded numerous successful solo albums for Atlantic Records. Two albums hit the number one slot on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz Chart, and were nominated for GRAMMY® Awards in 1989 and 1990. In 1998 Phil Collins asked him to front a Big Band, and they toured together.