Magen Miller & Jon Christopher Davis

Our Christmas Kickoff (and the season-ending show of the Lakeside Music Series) starts at 6 pm on Friday, November 23, and will feature Magen Miller and Jon Christopher Davis.

Magen Miller, a master of both piano and violin, will blend adult contemporary and jazz styles, featuring vocals, piano, and violin. Covers will range from The 10,000 Maniacs and Amy Winehouse to rock and country.

On many tunes, Magen starts on keyboards and whips out her violin to solo. Like JCD, she’s sure to include some Christmas tunes.

Popular singer-songwriter Jon Christopher Davis brings his “Lone Star Attitude®” to the event, as he did last year.

The Dallas native has written songs for Dolly Parton, Hal Ketchum, Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sherrie Austin, Rodney Atkins, and Tammy Cochran.

JCD has shared the concert stage with Jack Ingram, Radney Foster, Rodney Crowell, Lyle Lovett, Hal Ketchum, Joe Ely, Poco, Pure Prairie League, Restless Heart, Michael McDonald, Eddie Money, Train, Daughtry, The Roots (Jimmy Fallon’s house band), Uncle Kracker, Kansas, REO Speedwagon and many others. He’s also performed twice for the President of the United States.

“It’s as if Don Henley, Elvis Presley and the Everly Brothers met late one night at a Texas Roadhouse parking lot,” said Stan Lynch, from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “and beat the crap out of each other.

“What came out was Jon Christopher Davis. He’s brains, hips and harmonies.”