The Fraze Pavilion is a 4,300-seat outdoor
amphitheater
An amphitheatre (British English) or amphitheater (American English; both ) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ...
in
Kettering, Ohio
Kettering is a city in Montgomery county in the U.S. state of Ohio. Almost entirely in Montgomery County, it is an inner suburb of Dayton, Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 57,862 (down slightly from 58,453 in 2010), maki ...
that opened in 1991. The Pavilion is named after
Ermal Fraze
Ermal Cleon "Ernie" Fraze (September 16, 1913 – October 26, 1989) was an American engineer who invented the pull-tab opener used in beverage cans.
Early life
Fraze was born on a farm near Muncie, Indiana, but later moved to Dayton, Ohi ...
, late resident of Kettering and inventor of the pop-top
beverage can
A drink can (or beverage can) is a metal container designed to hold a fixed portion of liquid such as carbonated soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, fruit juices, teas, herbal teas, energy drinks, etc. Drink cans are made of aluminum (75% of w ...
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The theater hosts many popular American and international music artists.
History
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 – August 6, 2012) was an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only seventeen people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an " EGOT ...
was the very first act to play the Fraze in 1991.
In 2003,
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...
performed two back-to-back sold-out concerts, during which she filmed her DVD, ''C'mon America 2003''.
The Lincoln Park Civic Commons, just outside the Pavilion Gates, is home to several local festivals and music events, including the Swamp Romp
Cajun
The Cajuns (; French: ''les Cadjins'' or ''les Cadiens'' ), also known as Louisiana ''Acadians'' (French: ''les Acadiens''), are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
While Cajuns are usually described as ...
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Zydeco
Zydeco ( or , french: Zarico) is a music genre that evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers which blends blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native American people of Louisiana. Al ...
Festival;
Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afr ...
Fest; Festival of the Vine, a
wine
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and
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
festival; Spass Nacht, an Austrian Festival in honor of Kettering's Sister City,
Steyr, Austria, and Art on the Commons & a
juried art festival.
The Fraze was ranked 14th in the world in
Pollstar Magazine's worldwide ticket report for entertainment venues in 2010. The Fraze was ranked 22nd in the world for the same recognition by Pollstar in 2011.
See also
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List of contemporary amphitheatres
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References
External links
*https://fraze.com/
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Music venues in Ohio
Amphitheaters in Ohio
Culture of Dayton, Ohio
Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Ohio
Tourist attractions in Montgomery County, Ohio
Kettering, Ohio