The award-winning singer/actor TIM DRAXL returns to the stage for the inaugural Spectrum Now festival in March 2015.
Take a trip through the life and songs of the legendary “Prince of Cool” in the acclaimed musical biography FREEWAY – THE CHET BAKER JOURNEY, conceived and written by Bryce Hallett and Tim Draxl.
Chet Baker’s movie-stars looks and honeyed vocals won him pop stardom in the 1950s while his instinctive trumpet playing earned the respect of the jazz elite. But his well-known struggle with drugs brought it all crashing down.
In FREEWAY, Tim Draxl finds an effortless interpretation of a singularly complex figure. He illuminates Baker’s free-wheeling life of troubled stardom to reveal the haunting mood and emotional power of his finest work. Songs include My Funny Valentine, Let’s Get Lost, You Don’t Know What Love Is, Look For The Silver Lining, The Thrill is Gone, Born to Be Blue and There Will Never Be Another You. The show features the stellar jazz musicians RAY ALLDRIDGE (piano), SHANNON MARSHALL (trumpet), DAVE ELLIS (bass) and DAVE GOODMAN (drums)
