Concert
Jan Krist & Jim Bizer
www. jankrist.net
www. jimbizer.com

Concert Information:
Thursday, August 16 th
8:00 pm
The Leelanau School Green
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door

Jan Krist
With 13 nominations and 4 Detroit Metro Music Awards under her belt, Krist has proven herself to be a Detroit area favorite. She can also claim the honor of being a finalist at the Kerrville song writing competition, in Kerrville TX, an annual event which helped to launch the careers of Lyle Lovett and Nancy Griffith. Krist takes her ordinary, plain Jane demeanor and all the elements we.ve learned to take for granted (6 strings and common time) and lets us know, this is not your ordinary woman with a guitar, even if it is.

Jim Bizer
Award-winning songs and dynamic performance: the signature of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Bizer. Combining a vast musical knowledge with thoughtful and humorous lyrical ideas, he concocts songs that are both beautiful and startling. Against a musical kaleidoscope of jazz, blues, country, reggae and god-knows-what-else, he sings about faith, rivers, insanity and a few things you've probably never heard before in a song. He leads his audience to many places; you never quite know what will come out of his mouth, or his guitar, next.

Jim is a masterful performer and a superb guitarist, but it is his songwriting that has recently earned accolades: His song "We Are All Connected", a moving 9/11 testament, won the grand prize in the Great American Song Contest and led to an appearance at the Mountain Stage NewSong Festival (WV). Jim has been a finalist (three times!) in the New Folk songwriting competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival (TX), and made his Kerrville mainstage debut in June 2005.

2001 saw the release of his CD, "Closer To The Surface": a twelve song musical roller coaster through the human experience. His latest is "Connected" (2004), showcasing another dozen of Jim's remarkable songs: a collection of original and inspired performances, graced by his wry and compassionate lyrics that express the beauty, the terror and the wonder of being alive.