Located at 301 East 5th Street, McDavid Studio has become one of the downtown Fort Worth scene's favorite nighttime hot spots. World-class artists of all flavors come to play for audiences of just over 200 people. The result: intimate and often definitive performances. Each show is a special occasion, with state-of-the-art acoustics and atmospheric lighting designed specifically for the Studio. Join the already loyal and ever-growing group of McDavid Studio enthusiasts for one of these stellar upcoming performances.

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Upcoming Performances

Dave Millsap
with Joey Corpening

Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Friday, 03/12/2010 8:00 PM
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Fort Worth blues-rock demigod Dave Millsap returns to McDavid Studio, promoting his latest CD, Dirty Old City. Come spend an evening with one of Panther City's finest - and fieriest - musicians.

Vic Juris
North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio

Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Tuesday, 03/23/2010 7:30 PM
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A jazz fusion guitarist like no other, Vic Juris is part of the ongoing University of North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio. He has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, among dozens of other notable jazz greats.

Michael Formanek
North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio

Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Tuesday, 03/30/2010 7:30 PM
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Having performed with everyone from the New York Jazz Collective to Freddie Hubbard, bassist Michael Formanek is heavily linked to New York's thriving jazz scene. His performance is part of the University of North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio.

Sara Hickman & Susan Werner
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Friday, 04/02/2010 8:00 PM
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Come spend a very special evening with singer-songwriters Sara Hickman and Susan Werner, as they exchange songs and stories about their lives, loves and music.

Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Saturday, 04/03/2010 8:00 PM
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Texas-based guitarist Bugs Henderson comes back to McDavid, where he and his longtime Shuffle Kings will deliver their trademark blasts of blues and rock.

Vincent Gardner
North Texas Jazz Artist Series at McDavid Studio

Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Tuesday, 04/06/2010 7:30 PM
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The University of North Texas Jazz Artist Series comes to an incredible close with acclaimed trombonist Vincent Gardner, whose diverse style of playing has landed him onstage with matchbox 20 and Lauryn Hill.

Pictures of Then
with special guest Josh Tatum

Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Friday, 04/09/2010 8:00 PM
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City Beat magazine praises Minneapolis-based Pictures of Then as having "a sonic balance between reverence for the past and vision of the future." Think a leaner, less out-there Radiohead. Opening the show will be Fort Worth up-and-coming singer/songwriter Josh Tatum.

Johnny A.
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Thursday, 04/15/2010 8:00 PM
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Johnny A. is a Boston-based guitarist who made a name for himself as a dizzyingly diverse axist while serving alongside Bobby Whitlock and J. Geils frontman Peter Wolf. Now a solo artist, Johnny A. recently released his second effort, Get Inside, a simmering hot stew of rock, blues, country and jazz.

Mingo Fishtrap
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Friday, 04/16/2010 8:00 PM
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Austin's powerhouse funk/soul/R&B army returns to McDavid, hoping to put a smile on your face, a spring in your step and a few scruffs on your dancing shoes.

U.N.T. Three O'Clock Lab Band
A Tribute to David "Fathead" Newman

Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Sunday, 04/18/2010 6:00 PM
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The University of North Texas' Three O'Clock Lab Band, under the baton of Brad Leali, pays musical homage to one of the greatest hard-bop saxophone players in jazz, Texan David "Fathead" Newman. Newman, who passed away in 2009, spent more than a decade performing with Ray Charles; he also toured and/or recorded with Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin and B.B. King, among dozens of others. He also enjoyed a lengthy solo career, having released 38 solo albums.

The featured guest will be noted saxophonist Frank Wess, who performed with jazz legend Count Basie for more than a decade. Guest of honor will be vocalist Karen Newman.

Suzy Bogguss
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Wednesday, 04/28/2010 8:00 PM
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After her concert last year at McDavid Studio sold out in record time, wildly popular country singer Suzy Bogguss returns for an encore performance. Along with playing selections from her 20-year-plus arsenal of hits, such as "Drive South," "Just Like the Weather" and "Someday Soon," Bogguss will be spotlighting material from her most recent album, the critically-acclaimed Sweet Danger.

U.N.T. One O'Clock Lab Band
Presented by: Performing Arts Fort Worth
Performance to be held in McDavid Studio, 301 East 5th Street
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Dates / Times:
Friday, 04/30/2010 7:30 PM
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The heroes of the One O'Clock Lab Band return! After a whirlwind start to 2010 - which included a pair of Grammy nominations and a tour of California - the University of North Texas' acclaimed One O'Clock heads back to McDavid, where they will perform new material to be recorded on Lab 2010, the follow-up to the ensemble's double-Grammy-nominated Lab 2009 recording. In addition, the One O'Clock will also perform longtime faves from the North Texas Lab Band library.

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