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Azure Mccall at Yoshi's Oakland
Courtesy of Etix | Posted on December 1, 2023
Where
Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Oakland, CA
Map
510-238-9200
When
Mon, January 15, 2024
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Azure McCall
vocalsAbout
Azure McCall, storyteller
Hawaii’s first lady of jazz is a multi-award winning vocalist.
She is heir to the vocal tradition of Sarah Vaughn, Carmen McRae and Ella Fiitzgerald.her warmth and sense of humor fuel every interpretation.
After releasing her first CD ‘Body and Coul’ she was asked by the great bassist, once married to Ella Fiitzgerald, to be his vocalist on tour. His band consisted of Geoff Keezer, Kareem Riggins, Joe Lovano, Nicholas Peyton an of course, Ray Brown. She accepted and it began an incredible jazz journey, school was in!
Soon after Azure, became the first singer for The Freddy Hubbard Band....