Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof will be performing on Saturday, May 2, 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. (Sun. May 3)
at the Varanese After Derby Party/Billy Rapaport's 23rd Annual Burger Bash, 2106 Frankfort Avenue,
40206. No cover charge. Open to the public.
Varanese 899-9904, http://www.varanese.com
Billy Rapaport started cooking burgers in the back of Zena's in 1986 for his media friends after Derby
and it became a big thing. Bo Derek was there one year ... Zena was a beloved club owner to jazz and blues musicians.
This will be the first year that Billy's Burger Bash hasn't been at Zena's downtown blues/jazz bar in 22 years. (Zena died some years back and her family took over the bar, but not sure about its future, so
thus the change of venue.) Zena was the matriarch of many musicians who she let perform at her club. Chef John Varanese supports live jazz nightly at Varanese and is excited to continue this rich After Derby tradition.
VIP guests mingle in the kitchen with their Emmy award winning associate, Billy Rapaport. There will be NO COVER charge for the band, Lamont Gillispie & 100 Proof, http://www.lamontgillispieband.com . Drink specials. Late night menu available Saturday, May 2, 11 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Rapaport, a friend of Chef John Varanese, is an Emmy award winning producer for NBC, the Super Bowl and the Olympics. He loves to cook for his VIPs and media friends. There may even be some celebrity sightings at Varanese on Derby night.