Shirley Cook with Ava Preston Trio

As part of the Waterloo Makes Music Series, Cleveland Rocks: Past Present Future will present a free evening of jazz music featuring two of Cleveland’s best female vocal performers, Shirley Cook and Ava Preston. The seated performance begins at 7 tonight at the Beachland Ballroom. The event will take place during the Waterloo Arts District monthly Walk All Over Waterloo event. With support from the Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, In support of CR:PPF’s mission, this music series will provide economic opportunities to Cleveland musicians and document each artistic performance for the future development of their music careers. This specific show is presented in collaboration with Soul City Cleveland, Fanon Hill’s documentary project that exists as a movement for community education about local culture. Hill says that this film project “provides an entry point for children and youth to be initiated into a legacy of Black arts and culture in Cleveland.”