Black Olive Jazz, Featuring Kay Kostopoulos, and Mike Greensill at Society Cabaret

Black Olive Jazz: Broadway and Beyond--the Evolution of Form. Featuring Kay Kostopoulos, vocals, Mike Greensill, piano, Perry Thoorsell, and David Rokeach.

Stanford teacher and actress, Kay Kostopoulos conceived Black Olive Jazz with two key ideas in mind: She wanted to draw from her acting background and from her Mediterranean heritage to establish a unique sound in Jazz. With the inspiration and generosity of her jazz mentors, she has been able to bring this vision to audiences all around the Bay Area.

Featuring Kay on vocals with master musicians from the local jazz scene: Mike Greensill on piano, Perry Thoorsell on bass, and David Rokeach on drums, The concert will trace an evolution from the Broadway stage to jazz standards. Music from the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, Arlen, Porter, Weill…Songs from West Side Story, State Fair, My Fair Lady, Peter Pan, Annie Get Your Gun and many more!...

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Black Olive Jazz: Broadway and Beyond--the Evolution of Form. Featuring Kay Kostopoulos, vocals, Mike Greensill, piano, Perry Thoorsell, and David Rokeach.

Stanford teacher and actress, Kay Kostopoulos conceived Black Olive Jazz with two key ideas in mind: She wanted to draw from her acting background and from her Mediterranean heritage to establish a unique sound in Jazz. With the inspiration and generosity of her jazz mentors, she has been able to bring this vision to audiences all around the Bay Area.

Featuring Kay on vocals with master musicians from the local jazz scene: Mike Greensill on piano, Perry Thoorsell on bass, and David Rokeach on drums, The concert will trace an evolution from the Broadway stage to jazz standards. Music from the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, Arlen, Porter, Weill…Songs from West Side Story, State Fair, My Fair Lady, Peter Pan, Annie Get Your Gun and many more!

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