Clifton’s Ludlow Garage shut down a couple of months ago for a summer-long renovation project that ups the capacity from 300 to 500-plus people. The venue’s reopening was delayed, however, causing singer Macy Gray’s September show at the club (the intended “grand reopening” event) to be postponed. This Tuesday, Oct. 15, Gray is finally coming to the club for the rescheduled date.
A Canton, Ohio native, Gray’s jazzy voice — a perfectly soulful blend of silky flow and earthy rasp — first charmed most listeners in 1999 with her huge hit “I Try,” off of her debut album, On How Life Is. Since then, Gray has acted in films, collaborated with some of the biggest artists in the world (from Natalie Cole and Dolly Parton to Justin Timberlake and Ariana Grande) and released nine more albums, including a full-album cover of Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book; her first official Jazz LP, Stripped; and Ruby, which drew praise from critics when it was released last year.
8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. $45-$80. Ludlow Garage, 342 Ludlow Ave., Clifton, ludlowgaragecincinnati.com.
This article appears in Oct 2-15, 2019.
