{"id":42,"date":"2026-03-16T02:41:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:25:44","slug":"elementor-42","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementor #42"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4436c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4436c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b85413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b85413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca80a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ca80a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-126bc46 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"126bc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-9571584 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Dee Lucas Event Flyer - 2160 x 1080\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-79adcb7 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e-parent\" data-id=\"e4813d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b97324 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b97324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f30d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5f30d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46657b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46657b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dee-Lucas-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dee-Lucas-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dee-Lucas-Event-Flyer-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dee-Lucas-Event-Flyer-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dee-Lucas-Event-Flyer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ebbdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1ebbdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c0933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c0933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>For over two decades, Dee Lucas has built a reputation as one of the most distinctive soprano saxophonists in contemporary jazz. With a sound rooted in the smooth elegance of George Howard yet stamped with his own blend of jazz, R&amp;B, and funk, Lucas has successfully navigated the independent music landscape with entrepreneurial drive, critical recognition, and consistent chart success.<\/b><\/p><h4><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h4><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcbf03b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bcbf03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsdl.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708058f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"708058f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d85dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d85dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b3158 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1b3158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e900a01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e900a01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0d238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf0d238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Althea-Rene-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Althea-Rene-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Althea-Rene-Event-Flyer-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Althea-Rene-Event-Flyer-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Althea-Rene-Event-Flyer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3903e68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3903e68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4882113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4882113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Over the years, Althea built a reputation as one of the most dynamic and expressive flutists in contemporary jazz. Known for her fashionable style and energetic stage presence, she has often playfully called the \u201cChocolate Barbie from the Motor City.\u201d Her nickname was inspired by her funk-driven sound and commanding performances. She credits her father, Dezie McCullers, one of Motown\u2019s original Funk Brothers, for instilling her love of rhythm and soul.<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/h5>\n<div><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b44e76 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b44e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/smoothsessionsAR.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ceb18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3ceb18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b296c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b296c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4830396 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4830396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e5b51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78e5b51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e43be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2e43be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Leesa-Richards-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Leesa-Richards-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Leesa-Richards-Event-Flyer-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Leesa-Richards-Event-Flyer-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Leesa-Richards-Event-Flyer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9f588 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b9f588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214159a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214159a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Leesa Richards grew up in Detroit surrounded by the city\u2019s rich musical culture, inspiring her passion for the arts at an early age. After earning a dance degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, she performed with several dance companies and toured internationally, including as a dancer with Whitney Houston. Leesa later transitioned into a successful career as a singer and songwriter, performing with artists such as Oleta Adams, Faith Hill, Barry Gibb, Kelly Clarkson, Gloria Estefan, and Julio Iglesias. Her debut album <\/b><b><i>Mother\u2019s Child<\/i><\/b><b> blends soulful ballads, rock, and R&amp;B, reflecting both personal stories and universal themes of love and loss. Today, The Leesa Richards Quartet delivers a captivating jazz experience featuring timeless standards, original compositions, and fresh interpretations of contemporary classics.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd1795 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"abd1795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/smoothsessionsLR.eventbrite.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4ffcb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be4ffcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e94a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2e94a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2078d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b2078d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5398473 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5398473\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f1ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4f1ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Phillips-Doc-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Phillips-Doc-Event-Flyer-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Phillips-Doc-Event-Flyer-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Phillips-Doc-Event-Flyer-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/smoothsessionsatbluebamboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Phillips-Doc-Event-Flyer.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e9ca9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e9ca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ab6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98ab6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Phillip \u201cDoc\u201d Martin is both a board-certified dentist and an accomplished saxophonist with impressive musical credentials. Growing up in South Florida, he began playing saxophone at age nine and became first chair in the All-State Jazz Band during high school. He later earned a music scholarship to the University of Central Florida, studying under Jeff Rupert and George Weremchuk and performing as a sideman for Sam Rivers and Sisaundra Lewis. After pursuing dentistry at Howard University and becoming board-certified in 2008, he continued recording and touring, releasing albums on Marcus Johnson\u2019s Three Keys Music label. 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