Noel Jewkes Quartet Featuring Kay Kostopoulos at Keys Jazz Bistro

Noel Jewkes is one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California. Known as Dr. Legato, “Legato,” because fans regard him as the master of smooth, he has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years, and has earned a distinguished reputation with lovers of Jazz music.

https://keysjazzbistro.com/upcoming-shows/

As one fan puts it, he’s the “ghost of Lester Young.” The irony is that he’s not that well known outside the jazz world. Nevertheless, he has hundreds of fans in social media, particularly on YouTube. He’s the saxman’s saxman, particularly for aficionados of Bebop. Moreover, he’s playing somewhere most nights;...

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Noel Jewkes is one of the premier saxophone players in Northern California. Known as Dr. Legato, “Legato,” because fans regard him as the master of smooth, he has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 35 years, and has earned a distinguished reputation with lovers of Jazz music.

https://keysjazzbistro.com/upcoming-shows/

As one fan puts it, he’s the “ghost of Lester Young.” The irony is that he’s not that well known outside the jazz world. Nevertheless, he has hundreds of fans in social media, particularly on YouTube. He’s the saxman’s saxman, particularly for aficionados of Bebop. Moreover, he’s playing somewhere most nights;

Noel has recorded with John Hendricks, Wesla Whitfield, Mary Stallings, Paula West, Mike Greensill, Lavay Smith, Bill Bell, Mimi Fox, Graham Bruce, Bobbe Norris, Larry Dunlap, Larry Vuckovich, Pat Yankee and Jerry Hahn, as well as his own ensembles.

The warm singer Kay Kostopoulos returns to the Bay Area after a triumphant debut with Noel Jewkes in New York City. (review below).
Kay brings a Mediterranean feel to jazz, featuring sultry vocals, exotic finger cymbals accompanied by serpentine phrases on Noel Jewke’s soprano saxophone.
Kay and Noel have been musical partners for over 10 years playing at featured venues and jazz festivals all around the San Francisco Bay Area. Their album,"Exotica", a Mediterranean Jazz Journey, received rave reviews, and was honored by the Stanford Humanities celebration.
Kay is also a Stanford lecturer in Business and Theater, and professional actress, who has performed in plays and musicals in many regional and Bay Area theaters. Her theatrical background lends an emotional sensitivity to her lush and sensuous three-octave vocal range.

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