SUMMER CELEBRATION: TAVANA SOUL SESSIONS & SILENT DISCO - HYATT CENTRIC - FRI, JUNE 29TH

Tavana returns to Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach this Friday, June 29th for a special edition of his weekly ‘Soul Sessions’ residency. After spending last weekend performing on the east coast at Wanderlust Stratton, Tavana’s got the summer buzz and is amped to take it to 11 at this Friday’s ‘Summer Celebration’ in Waikiki.

Tavana will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and feature guitar wizard Zach Gray as well as the wickedly good jazz saxophonist Jabari Prevost. The wading pool and hot tub are open throughout the night. After the show, there will be a summer fashion show and prize giveaways including round-trip inter-island airfare for two! To enter, simply walk in the door at Hyatt Centric this Friday between 6pm and 8:30pm. Every attendee 18 and over gets one entry and bonus entries will be awarded for showing off your best summer attire and spirit. 

At 9 p.m., a Silent Disco takes over The Lanai at Hyatt Centric featuring mix masters DJ Mr. Nick and Jerome James, plus a Cosmic Playlist (three streams for listeners to choose from).

Admission is FREE and valet/self-parking is also FREE with $25 food and/or beverage purchase! $15 rental fee for Silent Disco headphones.
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Summer is officially here. Time to kick it into High Gear with Tavana this Friday!!

About the Featured Artists

Jabari Prevost
​Originally form Toronto, Canada, Jabari now resides in Honolulu and is a professional saxophonist, bassist, pianist and producer. He earned his music degree from Bemidji State University with an emphasis on saxophone and jazz. He has played alongside many greats of American jazz including Jeff Coffin (Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews Band), Wycliffe Gordon (Lincoln Jazz Center, Wynton Marsalis), Rashawn Ross (Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z), Kiku Collins (Gloria Gaynor, Beyonce), Steve Smith (Journey, Buddy Rich Band) among others.

Zach Gray
Zach was born and raised in Hawaii Kai and has performed with Tavana dozens of times in recent years - inspiring and wowing audiences with his class rock guitar mastery. It just so happens that Zach also performed alongside fellow Friday night feature Jabari Prevost in the hit local band 'Natural Vibrations' in 2015.

dj mr. nick
dj mr. nick (aka Nicholas Yee - host of Hawaii Public Radio's 'Bridging the Gap' music program (9pm-12am Monday thru Thursday)) has firmly established himself as a premier conduit to both 'must hear' off-the-beaten path recordings and live beats that compel immediate dancing. Famed for taking listeners on globe-trotting romps, dj mr. nick is sure to elicit summer bliss while trapezing across exotic locales near and far.

Jerome James
​Jerome is the eldest son of legendary jazz drummer Chuck James of Waipio and has performed with various artists and bands including Cecilio & Kapono, Azure McCall and Tennyson Stephens. After attending Hawaii Pacific University on a music scholarship, Jerome headed to Cuba and immersed himself in the island’s rich musical culture learning its many facets of percussion. Jerome then set off for New York further expanding his breadth by focusing on jazz in one of the genre’s worldwide capitals. An Oahu resident once again for the past 10+ years, Jerome performs with a wide range of bands including his own Activ8 Electro Jazz and Ordinary Magic while also often taking the helm as DJ including at Taimane’s ‘Elemental’ CD release party before a crowd of over 600 at Hyatt Centric.​

​Hyatt Centric Waikiki​​​
Friday,  June 29th

● 6:00pm - DJ T-Rx
● 6:30pm - Tavana
● 7:20pm - Summer Fashion Show
● 7:40pm - Tavana + Jabari Prevost + Zach Gray
● 8:30pm - Prize Giveaways + Summer Fashion Show
● 9pm-11pm - Silent Disco with three listening channels: i) DJ Mr. Nick, ii) Jerome James and iii) Cosmic Playlist.

​FREE ADMISSION / FREE VALIDATED PARKING / ONO EATS
● Free admission 
● Free valet & self parking with $25 food and/or beverage purchase
● Silent Disco headphone rental: $15 rental fee for use of silent disco headphones
● Full dinner menu available at restaurant and lanai tables until 10pm + reserved seating available in restaurant via OpenTable.
​Click link to make reservation: https://www.opentable.co.th/r/the-lanai-hyatt-centric-waikiki-beach-honolulu