{"events":[{"id":13528,"global_id":"www.kazoostate.com?id=13528","global_id_lineage":["www.kazoostate.com?id=13528"],"author":"14","status":"publish","date":"2023-03-31 15:00:17","date_utc":"2023-03-31 19:00:17","modified":"2023-05-30 10:11:41","modified_utc":"2023-05-30 14:11:41","url":"https:\/\/www.kazoostate.com\/event\/state-on-the-street-jake-kershaw\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.kazoostate.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/13528","title":"State On The Street Presented by Doja and True North Collective: Jake Kershaw","description":"

Kalamazoo State Theatre \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Patio & Bar: 5:00 PM | Live Music: 5:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

State on the Street is back for select Fridays this Summer!\u00a0 Join us outside the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre<\/strong> for State on the Street<\/strong>\u00a0featuring Jake Kershaw <\/strong>Friday, July 14!<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have <\/span>free<\/i><\/b> <\/i>live music outside our iconic Theatre, patio seating, drink specials, theatre tours available for purchase, and more! All of the events will be held on Fridays, with our patio and bar opening at 5PM and live music from 5:30-8:30PM!<\/p>\n

ABOUT JAKE KERSHAW:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake Kershaw has accomplished more in music than someone twice his age. He has had the privilege of playing with great performers such as Jonny Lang, Tommy Emmanuel, Anthony Gomes, Larry McCray, Albert Cummings, Walter Trout, and has opened for Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Bernard Allison, Samantha Fish, Marcus King, Wayne Baker Brooks, and Tab Benoit. Jake recorded and released his first EP, \u201cPiece of My Mind\u201d, in the summer of 2017 when he was just 16 years old. Earlier that year he was honored with his first endorsement from Heritage Guitars as a \u201cYoung Artist\u201d, and has since been endorsed by companies such as Lizard Spit, JobeTone pickups, Apex Strings, and Medina Made straps. Jake has also won two \u201cJammie Awards\u201d from western Michigan\u2019s WYCE radio for \u201cListener\u2019s Choice: Best Album by a New Artist\u201d and \u201c2018 Emerging Artist of the Year\u201d.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Jake befriended world-renowned audio engineer Bill Chrysler, and a friendship quickly grew along with the production of Jake\u2019s self-titled debut album, produced by Chrysler himself.<\/p>\n

In Bill\u2019s own words, \u201cI have a very high barometer when it comes to contemporary guitar players. I\u2019ve mixed thousands of live shows over the past forty years for guitar heavy artists like John Mayer, Rush, Eric Johnson, Maroon 5 and Ted Nugent to mention a small fraction of my touring career \u2013 I am extremely honored and grateful to Jake for sharing his journey with me so far. I am as proud of this recording as anything I have done in over four decades in the music industry.\u201d Jake is now ready to take on the world with his new music and exciting live shows, and is coming to a city near you!<\/p>\n

Jake has played many large shows and festivals in his short time of touring, including his stint at every show since 2017 at WLAV\u2019s \u201cBlues On The Mall\u201d summer concert series, which is typically held at the DeltaPlex Arena. He has also played the Dallas International Guitar Festival, Buddy Guy\u2019s Legends, the WYCE Jammie Awards at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Buck Lake Ranch, Kalamazoo State Theater, the Lowell Showboat in Lowell, Michigan, and countless blues festivals across the entire state of Michigan. Jake is even an annual mainstay act in events in Michigan that pull large crowds such as the Rogue River Blues Series in Rockford, Battle Creek Field of Flight, and Perrin Brewing\u2019s Backyard Bashes.<\/p>\n

Here is the rest of our 2022 State on the Street lineup:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n