Judi Silvano with Special Guest Joe Lovano at Stanford Jazz Festival

Judi Silvano’s extraordinary vocal talents and jazz sensibilities let her assume a unique position in performance: She can deliver the tune, and she can hang with the horns. With an expansive range and uncanny precision, Judi gives voice to ideas that few singers would ever imagine. With a stellar band backing her up, this is sure to be one of the highlights of the Festival. As the Jazz & Blues Report says, “Silvano ‘thinks' like a horn player, bending and smearing notes even when singing straight-ahead standards. More than any singer currently on the scene, Silvano is an artist, painting with broadest brush, creating colorful harmonies and textures, and evoking the best performances from her accompanying musicians.”...

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Judi Silvano’s extraordinary vocal talents and jazz sensibilities let her assume a unique position in performance: She can deliver the tune, and she can hang with the horns. With an expansive range and uncanny precision, Judi gives voice to ideas that few singers would ever imagine. With a stellar band backing her up, this is sure to be one of the highlights of the Festival. As the Jazz & Blues Report says, “Silvano ‘thinks' like a horn player, bending and smearing notes even when singing straight-ahead standards. More than any singer currently on the scene, Silvano is an artist, painting with broadest brush, creating colorful harmonies and textures, and evoking the best performances from her accompanying musicians.”

Sponsored in part by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information on this event or to purchase tickets please visit http://www.stanfordjazz.org or call (650) 725-ARTS [2787]

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