Andrea Baker And Steve Wilkerson Present A Christmas Cabaret Of Wintery Songs at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Andrea Baker and Steve Wilkerson back to the Jazz Depot in a special concert in the Library Listening Room. Andrea Baker is a critically acclaimed singer and multi-instrumentalist. Noted jazz critic, Leonard Feather, has compared Andrea to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and Jazz Improv Magazine called her a female Sinatra. Don Heckman of the LA Times proclaimed her a musician's singer. Andrea is also an esteemed jazz educator. In 2006 she was named Director of Jazz Studies for Pasadena City College where she headed up a large and diversified department. Steve Wilkerson, saxophone, flute and clarinet virtuoso was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Tulsa where he was lead alto and jazz soloist for their award winning jazz ensemble. He also won the coveted Downbeat Combo Award, which led to three separate appearances at the Wichita Jazz Festivals. After graduating from TU, he toured with the Stan Kenton Orchestra as lead alto and jazz soloist. A move to Los Angeles brought him extensive work on tenor sax, earning raves from legendary jazz critic, Leonard Feather, who proclaimed him "a ruling master of the tenor sax" in the LA Times....

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The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes Andrea Baker and Steve Wilkerson back to the Jazz Depot in a special concert in the Library Listening Room. Andrea Baker is a critically acclaimed singer and multi-instrumentalist. Noted jazz critic, Leonard Feather, has compared Andrea to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan and Jazz Improv Magazine called her a female Sinatra. Don Heckman of the LA Times proclaimed her a musician's singer. Andrea is also an esteemed jazz educator. In 2006 she was named Director of Jazz Studies for Pasadena City College where she headed up a large and diversified department. Steve Wilkerson, saxophone, flute and clarinet virtuoso was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Tulsa where he was lead alto and jazz soloist for their award winning jazz ensemble. He also won the coveted Downbeat Combo Award, which led to three separate appearances at the Wichita Jazz Festivals. After graduating from TU, he toured with the Stan Kenton Orchestra as lead alto and jazz soloist. A move to Los Angeles brought him extensive work on tenor sax, earning raves from legendary jazz critic, Leonard Feather, who proclaimed him "a ruling master of the tenor sax" in the LA Times.

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is located at 5 South Boston. To enjoy the jazz, call (918) 928-JAZZ or visit www.JazzHallTickets.com General Admission tickets are $10.00 each. High school and middle school students are admitted for only $5.00. The event is a part of the Jazz Hall’s 2019 Winter Concert Series. The Concert begins at 5 o’clock.

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