The month of December brings holiday music and live jazz to Grape Street Cafe and Wine Bar, featuring Michelle Johnson and guitarist Mark Speights, performing in an intimate, sophisticated setting. Reminiscent of the sound made famous by Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass,  their beautiful blend of guitar and vocals injects new energy into classic songs from the Great American Songbook, along with some adult contemporary pop, blues and classic rock songs. Stay tuned for details of a Christmas CD release party to be held soon, featuring Mark and Michelle’s new CD of beautiful Christmas music. You will be able to buy it right at their Grape Street shows on Thursdays.

Delivering the right mix of songs, the right volume, and the right mood every time, the duo has stumbled upon a refreshingly simple yet beautiful art form, and they do it with class, grace, and above all outstanding musicianship.

Soaring vocals and flying fingers … every Thursday from 6 to 9 pm, at the award winning Grape Street Cafe, Wine Bar and Cellar, your place for fine dining in a cozy and friendly setting. Order some wine, have some dinner, and breathe in the music. Enjoy.

CALL 702-228-9463 TO MAKE A RESERVATION TODAY. (Suggested for parties of 6 or more.)

GRAPE STREET IS LOCATED AT 7501 LAKE MEAD BOULEVARD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89128

Grape Street Cafe, Wine Bar, and Cellar offers over 80 glasses of wine by the glass, scrumptious dinner and desert, incredible wine bottle deals, a fantastic happy hour, excellent prices, and an intimate, cozy setting that has kept regulars (including Michelle) coming there for years. Celebrating their 14th year in business, the restaurant is a critics favorite. Add beautiful music to the mix and you are in for a wonderful evening.

Take a look at the wine list and the menu and check out owner Chef John and General Manager Daniel Bessent’s recent appearance on ABC’s The Morning Blend.

About Mark Speights

Mark Speights of Flint, Michigan, has traveled from coast to coast with numerous musical groups. The son of two musicians, he attributes his vocal ability to his mother, a singer, and his broad interest in music fundamentals and styles to his trumpeter father. Both his parents worked with some of the great big bands throughout the 1940′s. At the age of twelve he discovered the guitar by borrowing one from a friend. It took two years before he received his own as a Christmas gift from his parents. He has never looked back.

Mr. Speights has written and performed music for television and radio ads, two short subject movie scores, has accompanied Little Anthony and the Imperials, Chuck Berry, Chuck Mangione, Charo and a diverse host of others. When Clive Davis began his own Arista label Mark’s band was signed along with Barry Manilow, Melissa Manchester and the Outlaws as one of the new hot acts. That led to touring as opening act for Lynyrd Skynyrd .

Mark moved to Las Vegas in 1980 and worked with bands and shows up and down the Strip. He later did a stint in entertainment management at Walt DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida where he booked and managed talent, and he contracted musical acts for Tokyo Disneyland as well as Tokyo Disney Seas. Seven years ago he returned to Las Vegas and a full-time performing career. He would tell you he has worked in many music related fields over the years, but performing is his niche. His advice to young people who wish to make a living in music – “Listen to everything and learn to play multiple styles of music convincingly.”