Frank & Friends | Ft. Blake Ellege

Blake Anthony Ellege is an International Award Winning Professional Entertainer, Front Man, Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist, American Idol Golden Ticket Winner, Grammy Member and Classicaly Trained Tenor From Asheville, N.C.

At the age of 2, Blake showed an interest in singing and by the age of 4, he began singing in church with his family. By the age of 6, Blake was signed to his first record contract and began traveling all over the USA performing and singing with his family.

For the last 29 years, Blake has worked professionally in every genre of music imaginable. He is currently the Front Man of 7 different bands including: The Business, The Mojo Brothers Blues Band, Saddletramp, The Stardusters Jazz Quartet, The Big Throwback, Chillbilly and Santa and The Sleigh Boys.

In addition to all of his experience in CCM styles (Contemporary Commercial Music), Blake is trained in Classical Voice Performance, holds a Bachelors Degree in Operatic Voice Performance, a Masters Level Education in Opera performance and was ranked as one of the Top 4 Operatic Tenors in the United States in 2014 (in his respective category) at NATS Competition in Boston, MA.

Featuring:

Blake Anthony Ellege (vocals)

Jason DeCristofaro – Vibes

Michael Filippone – Bass

Daniel Keller – Guitar

Scott Mills – Sax

Micah Thomas – Drums

$10 weekdays -$15 weekends at the door (all ticket proceeds are 100% passed to the band, backed by a living wage guarantee from Hotel Eve)

*Reserve a table in advance, or join us impromptu the night of the show. Reservations/advance tickets are recommended for preferred seating, but not required. Tickets are available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.  Event Details and Tickets

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