Queens of Jazz ft. Lorraine Gervais

Name: Queens of Jazz ft. Lorraine Gervais
Start: 2024-07-13T19:00:00-07:00
Location: 314 W Main Street, Grass Valley, CA, United States, California 95945

Schedule

Sat Jul 13 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

314 W Main Street, Grass Valley, CA, United States, California 95945 | Grass Valley, CA

Queens of Jazz
A Tribute to Larry Dulmage
Lorraine Gervais and Michelle Amador are teaming up for a special evening to take you on a journey inspired by the women pioneers of melody, lyrics and rhythm—vocal jazz at its best! Singing some their favorites from Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and many more, Lorraine and Michelle regularly sing together as part of the vocal crew in the Lolo’s Lounge Cabaret Series at the Center for the Arts (now in its 3rd year). "I am absolutely thrilled to join the stage with a vocalist as extraordinarily talented as Lorraine Gervais and for us to follow in the footsteps of so many great jazz divas before us. Singing jazz duet is its own unique art form filled with fun, laughter, and love. I can't wait until we fill the room with joy!" says Michelle. Both singers invite you to a night of unforgettable music, laughter and great jazz along with featured players and good friends—Bob Villwock on piano, Chris Golden on bass, Matt Langley on sax, Ray Sayre on guitar, and drummer Tim Bulkley.

As a lifelong singer and songwriter, Michelle Amador has received regular acclaim as "a new breed of musician" (Mercury News) from storied musicians like jazz bassist Buster Williams to legendary electronic producers like Osunlade. Most recently recording and releasing singles created with producer Eli Crews (Kathleen Hanna, Yoko Ono, tUnE-yArDs), Michelle delivers "silken-voiced" (SF Chronicle) original music, drawing inspiration from artists such as Solange Knowles, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Björk and many more. Michelle also contributes to the health and well-being of arts and community as Director of Development for the Mark Morris Dance Group, a California Arts Council Established Artist Fellow, Board Member for Nevada County Arts Council and the Nevada County Community Foundation, an organizing member of the NYC Cultural Solidarity Fund, co-founder for Hatfly Productions, and member of the Western States Center Musicians' Inclusive Democracy Cohort. www.michelleamadormusic.com
This show is in honor of Larry Dulmage who was one of the biggest supporters of live performances here in Nevada County and who absolutely loved all music, but especially jazz!