*Special Guest vocalist Lisa Lindsley
Recently returned from Paris, where she sang for the last 5 months, she sings timeless standards from the 40's and 50's. She has been described as a glass of Champagne, cool, refreshing and mildly intoxicating.
Lisa Lindsley may be a latecomer to singing jazz, but her love for the genre shows up in the way she sings a song. Her years as a professional actress, lends itself to the emotional connection of a song. She toured extensively with The Imagination Company, a professional theatre company for 10 years before settling down in the Bay Area where she now sings jazz, and records Voice Over for video games, as well as radio and TV commercials....
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*Special Guest vocalist Lisa Lindsley
Recently returned from Paris, where she sang for the last 5 months, she sings timeless standards from the 40's and 50's. She has been described as a glass of Champagne, cool, refreshing and mildly intoxicating.
Lisa Lindsley may be a latecomer to singing jazz, but her love for the genre shows up in the way she sings a song. Her years as a professional actress, lends itself to the emotional connection of a song. She toured extensively with The Imagination Company, a professional theatre company for 10 years before settling down in the Bay Area where she now sings jazz, and records Voice Over for video games, as well as radio and TV commercials.
Rated as one of the top 10 vocalists of 2011 in Jazz Station - Arnaldo DeSouteiro's Blog: The Best Jazz of 2011 Also one of the top 10 best albums and George Mesterhazy as one of the top 10 pianists.
"The mood is intimate as her duo accompaniment...Lindsley's simple delivery is delicate and unaffected." John Ephland- Downbeat, March issue
'... a Bay Area singer who we need to keep an eye on ' and ears wide open for years to come ''Ken Franckling - Jazz Times
"One way to separate jazz singing wheat from chaff is the presence of elegant simplicity...Lindsley's debut, Every Time We Say Goodbye, has in copious amounts..." All About Jazz - C. Michael Bailey
"She brings life and emotion into anything she sings. Her light, fresh sound is, at times, reminiscent of Blossom Dearie." - Laurie Antonioli
Tonight's trio features:
Chuck Bennett,
Curt Moore
Denny Berthiaume
DENNY BERTHIAUME,
piano, grew up outside Washington D.C. and Chicago. He is the only non-California native in the group although San Francisco is his home. He has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Diane Schuur, Joe Williams, Ed Thigpen, Stan Getz, k.d.lang, and Joan Rivers. He recorded 4 albums as co-leader of the successful fusion group Solar Plexus. He has appeared at jazz festivals in Monterey, the Russian River, San Jose, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He was professor in literature and music at Foothill College in Los Altos, California (1970-2004) and a published playwright.
Tickets $8.00 on line or $12.00 at the door
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