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Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚, a collective comprised of four Canadian artists from a variety of musical backgrounds, is bringing their uplifting sounds to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre June 18.

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Playing alongside Jordan are fellow Canadian musicians Murray McLauchlan, Ian Thomas, and Cindy Church.

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As individuals, McLauchlan, Thomas, Church, and Jordan have written for or sung on more than 25,000,000 CDs, working on hits with the likes of Josh Groban, Chicago, Bonnie Raitt, America, Santana, Cher, and Rod Stewart, as well as penning their own hits such as Murraysa国际传媒檚 Farmersa国际传媒檚 Song, 惭补谤肠sa国际传媒檚 Marina Del Ray, and Iansa国际传媒檚 Painted Ladies, among others.

The three friends then added Churchsa国际传媒檚 voice to create Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚.

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Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚 has been playing together for about 14 years, starting with a one-off, eight-city tour in 2004.

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Their live performance ebbs and flows as each singer takes a turn leading the intimate and humorous show, with the other three artists singing back-up and supporting the current frontman.

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Jordan moved to Los Angeles in 1978 when he was signed to Warner Music in Burbank, Calif. by Gary Katz sa国际传媒� the producer of Steely Dan.

When Jordan was living in Los Angeles, he spent most of his time recording music and writing songs with and for Diana Ross, Kansas, Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Loggins, Amanda Marshall, Amy Sky, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Roch Voisin, Canadian Tenors, Shawn Colvin, Olivia Newton-John, and Joe Cocker, among others, and while he certainly played a major role in the Los Angeles music scene, he spent little time playing in front of a live audience. Now back in Canada, Jordan is excited to be performing live again, this time with Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚.

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Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚 is embarking on the tour for the launch of their newest record, If It Feels Right. It will be a long-time-coming B.C. tour for the band.

sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 been a while since wesa国际传媒檝e been out west,sa国际传媒� Jordan says.

And hesa国际传媒檚 looking forward to reconnecting with Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚 B.C. fanbase.

sa国际传媒淲e love to meet the audience,sa国际传媒� Jordan says.

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Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚 is on tour for the release of their new record If It Feels Right and will be playing at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre June 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $47.50 from the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, . Lunch at Allensa国际传媒檚 will also be performing in Kelowna at the Community Theatre June 19. Tickets are available from all Select Your Tickets outlets, call 250-762-5050.