Yolandra Rhodes at First St. Cafe

Yolandra Rhodes appears as a fresh, sultry and engaging woman who comes prepared to do exactly that. As a Jazz songstress, she possesses an earthiness and willingness to share her good music with the world! She wants to entertain you and when sharing her gift of song, she lovingly engages her audience with her dry wit and humor.
Yolandra is able to uplift spirits and stir the emotions of her listening audience with an easy grace and a subtle confidence that she has perfected. Her selections of tunes previously performed by other jazz visionaries, such as Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson or even Rachelle Farrell, often likens favorable comparisons....

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Yolandra Rhodes appears as a fresh, sultry and engaging woman who comes prepared to do exactly that. As a Jazz songstress, she possesses an earthiness and willingness to share her good music with the world! She wants to entertain you and when sharing her gift of song, she lovingly engages her audience with her dry wit and humor.
Yolandra is able to uplift spirits and stir the emotions of her listening audience with an easy grace and a subtle confidence that she has perfected. Her selections of tunes previously performed by other jazz visionaries, such as Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson or even Rachelle Farrell, often likens favorable comparisons.
This professional has honed her skills with both local and nationally-known performers, which includes Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (performed at Kimball’s East), and “showed-out” when she performed her interpretation of Sharon Paige’s “I Hope That We Can Be Together Soon”, equally challenging the memory of this always-popular tune. She was also invited to perform on Clifford Brown Jr’s (formerly with KBLX) “Jazz Cruise to the Caribbean”, which also featured Gerald Albright and Alex Bugnon. Talk about luminaries!!
This classy Lady of Jazz has done vocal work and studio sessions with other great artists such as Najee and Felton Pilate. Mr. Pilate, who himself is an accomplished musician, producer and vocalist. She is popular and well-received at various Bay Area clubs, including private and/or corporate parties.

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