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Kim Nalley at San Jose Jazz Winter Fest at Theatre on San Pedro Square
Courtesy of Massimo Chisessi | Posted on February 7, 2014
Where
Theatre on San Pedro Square
San Jose Jazz Winter Fest
San Jose, CA
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When
Fri, February 28, 2014
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Kim Nalley
vocalsAbout
With an international reputation as one of the world’s best jazz and blues vocalists, Kim Nalley has graced concert halls form Moscow to Lincoln Center in New York. DownBeat declares, “sultry voiced Kim Nalley brings an irresistibly sexy sense of swing, rhythmic dexterity and beautiful sound to the classic, with her crisp diction and playful delivery of earthy lines,” while Blues Access exclaims, “GOD, CAN THIS WOMAN SING! It’s as if a vocalist from the great post-war blues and jazz combos had been transported to the end of the century.”
A born singer from a family that boasts several generations of jazz musicians, Nalley is already being called a “San Francisco institution.” She has collaborated with artists such as Rhonda Scott, David “Fathead” Newman, Houston Person, James Williams, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. She has recorded several projects on both major and indie labels, including She Put a Spell on Me, which was short-listed for a 2006 Grammy Award, and Million Dollar Secret, which charted in the Jazz top 40. ...