The top 3 Lehigh Valley-area concerts this week feature an eclectic array of talent and genres keeping things interesting on the music scene.
First, an award-winning guitarist/singer combining electric funk with slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals, and tight blues grooves topped with soulful vocals makes her way to Sellersville Theater.
Next, Pennsylvania’s very own jazz singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist and bandleader comes to Godfrey Daniels performing crowd favorites and a sneak peak of her latest single, “Tickled Pink.”
And last, a live tribute to one of the most famous girl groups of all time, The Supremes, takes the stage at Wind Creek to deliver the true story of the most famous Motown groups of the ‘60s.
Ana Popovic
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville
How much: $29.50-$49.50
Tickets: www.st94.com/ 215-257-5808
Musical style: Blues, rock, soul
Known for hits like: “Slow Dance,” “Johnnie Ray,” “She was a Doorman,” “Lives That Don’t Exist” and “Every Kind of People.”
Honors: She got her start in the mid ‘90s in a band called Hush touring across Serbia, Greece and Hungary. She’s toured the festival circuit, and in 2000 appeared on the Jimi Hendrix tribute album, “Blue Haze: Songs of Jimi Hendrix,” alongside Taj Mahal, Buddy Miles and Eric Burden (of The Animals and War). In 2012 her albums “Still Making History” and “Unconditional” went to
No. 1 on the Billboard Blues chart. In 2014 she was nominated for the Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year award.
Check her out if you like: Tina Turner, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Tommy Castro, Sue Foley, Samantha Fish, Corey Stevens
Corinne Mammana
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem
How much: $23.50-$28.50
Tickets: godfreydaniels.org/ 610-867-2390
Musical style: Jazz, pop, blues, rock
Known for hits like: “Yes, No, Next,” “This and That,” “Painter Song” and a cover of The Phantom of the Opera’s “Music of the Night.”
Honors: She’s a jazz singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist and bandleader who has received high praise from JazzTimes, All About Jazz, Jazz Corner and Jazz Life Magazine. She’s produced numerous sell-out performances, including “Jazz in the Christmas City,” “The Golden Age of Radio,” and “The Norah Jones Songbook Concert.” She has a Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University where she was classically trained in voice. For this performance, she’ll be joined by Patrick Kerssen on keys, Paul Rostock on bass and Vernon Mobley on drums. The performance will feature a sneak peak of Mammana’s new single, “Tickled Pink.”
Check her out if you like: Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Postmodern Jukebox, Joe Bonamassa, Amy Winehouse
Supreme Reflections: Tribute to Diana Ross and the Supremes
When: 3 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Wind Creek Event Center, 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem
How much: $49
Tickets: ticketmaster.com 610-297-7414
Musical style: R&B, soul, disco
Known for hits like: Covers of Diana Ross and The Supremes songs like, “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” “Where Did Our Love Go” and “Stop! In the Name of Love.”
Meet the Band: Hosted and narrated by Motown aficionado Michael Serrano, written and directed by Motown producer and creative consultant George Solomon and award-winning producer/director Michael Chapman, with choreography by Paul Holmquist, Supreme Reflections tells the definitive story of The Supremes. Taking on the roles of The Supremes are the multi-talented Wendy Edmead, Tai Lewis and Marianne Lewis belting out the hits just as you remember them.
Check them out if you like: The Supremes, Diana Ross, Mary Wells, The Ronettes, Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
