Meklit at Stanford Jazz Festival at

Ethiopian-born and San Francisco-based Meklit (muh-kleet) is one of the brightest young stars to emerge from the Bay Area in recent years. A unique singer-songwriter with a seamless amalgam of jazz, world and folk influences, Meklit gained national attention with her 2010 debut album, On A Day Like This. Since then she has collaborated with artists including Copperwire and Quinn DeVeaux, as well as playing to sold-out houses at the SFJAZZ Center and beyond. Meklit is a TED Global Fellow and her broad-based musical community includes the Nile Project, co-founded with Egyptian ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis. Her new album on SF label Six Degrees Records, aptly titled We Are Alive, takes another step forward in Meklit’s innovative journey. According to NPR, “You may not have heard Meklit’s music before, but once you do, it’ll be tough to forget… it paints pictures in your head.” We agree!...

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Ethiopian-born and San Francisco-based Meklit (muh-kleet) is one of the brightest young stars to emerge from the Bay Area in recent years. A unique singer-songwriter with a seamless amalgam of jazz, world and folk influences, Meklit gained national attention with her 2010 debut album, On A Day Like This. Since then she has collaborated with artists including Copperwire and Quinn DeVeaux, as well as playing to sold-out houses at the SFJAZZ Center and beyond. Meklit is a TED Global Fellow and her broad-based musical community includes the Nile Project, co-founded with Egyptian ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis. Her new album on SF label Six Degrees Records, aptly titled We Are Alive, takes another step forward in Meklit’s innovative journey. According to NPR, “You may not have heard Meklit’s music before, but once you do, it’ll be tough to forget… it paints pictures in your head.” We agree!

Meklit, guitar & vocals
Darren Johnston, trumpet
Sam Bevan, bass
Lorca Hart, drums

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