JACKIE RYAN

Friday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 pm

"Jackie combines the dexterous sass of Sarah Vaughan, the instinctive smarts of Carmen McRae and the scintillating verve of Diana Krall." - Jazz Times

She has performed, recorded and/or toured with such top jazz luminaries as Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, The Jeff Hamilton Trio, John Clayton, Terry Gibbs, Jon Hendricks, Buddy DeFranco, Larry Vuckovich, Gerald Clayton, Cyrus Chestnut and Paquito D'Rivera.

Jackie's CDs consistently rank at the top of the Jazzweek national tracking chart; each of her most recent three CDs remaining in the number one position for several weeks.

"Any time Jackie Ryan sings, the spirit of Jazz comes out, and in its most elegant and creative form." -- Paquito D'Rivera

She has performed in clubs throughout Europe: 8 years a regular at the famed Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, Amsterdam, Spain, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, to sold-out appearances at New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dizzy's Club and Birdland, the Bay Area's SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium; and Yoshi's, and well as major jazz festivals from Telluride to The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.

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LORI CARSILLO

Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 pm

“Lori Carsillo sounds like she’s smiling when she sings. She has a gorgeous voice, like velvet."

- The Santa Fe New Mexican

Known for her deep and meaningful interpretations of the Great American Songbook, San Francisco Bay Area native Lori Carsillo (pronounced “car-SILL-oh”) was raised on a healthy diet of Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, and other jazz greats. She began performing at the age of five, and has since brought her unique phrasing and less-is-more sound to such renowned venues as SFJAZZ, Yoshi’s, and Albuquerque’s The Outpost, as well as international events such as the Fillmore Jazz Festival and the Santa Fe Music Collective Jazz Series.

A master songstress and intimate storyteller with no shortage of new tales to tell, Carsillo has released five diverse albums and a multitude of singles to date. Having forged enduring ties with some of the region’s most accomplished musicians, she continues to pursue songwriting and live performance, and has recently delved into the worlds of theater, video production and film. As an artist—one with an insatiable desire to create—she is driven to bring her unique flavor of jazz to brand new audiences, and take it to bold new heights.

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LARA LOUISE

Wed, March 5 at 7:30 pm

Imagine a Botticelli angel stepping out of the frame, and singing you a classic jazz song in a perfect, smoky voice. That’s Lara Louise!

Born and raised in the city of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Ms Louise learned to play guitar listening to the folk songs of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Later, she became influenced by jazz and bossa nova singers such as Madeleine Peyroux, Carla Bruni, Julie London and Astrud Gilberto. All these different influences make for a tasteful variety of classic songs, tied together with her unique style and soft, sultry voice.

After studying philosophy in the Netherlands, Lara moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, she plays at venues and private events, either solo or supported by some of the Bay Area's finest jazz musicians. She records songs with multi-intrumentalist and producer Gawain Mathews, which to date have been streamed over ten million times on Spotify and Youtube.

Hers is a unique talent, blessed by great beauty and providing some extraordinary jazz with a unique European flair.

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TIFFANY AUSTIN

Wed, March 19 at 7:30 pm

This sensational young prodigy is blazing her own unique path. After graduating from UC Berkeley School of Law, Ms Austin committed her formidable talents to jazz, and is already in demand at the top clubs in the Bay Area and beyond.

Her debut CD Nothing But Soul drew raves from Downbeat Magazine: “her rhythmically hypnotic versions of big band swing and rowdy shuffles are delivered with clarity of tone and outright presence.” Austin’s follow-up album Unbroken celebrates the full range of African-American music –blues, swing, spirituals, R&B, bebop, post-bop, and her own Louisiana Creole heritage - and features a band whose members whose own pedigrees included stints with Art Farmer, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Johnny Griffin, and Betty Carter.

Born in L.A., Austin studied classical voice at Cal State Northridge. Then, off to London, where she sat in at jazz sessions. She spent several years in Tokyo working as an R&B chanteuse, only returning to study law. After getting her law degree, a series of prestigious gigs made her the most exciting new jazz voice in the Bay Area.

However, Tiffany Austin is far more than a beautiful voice. Claiming her cultural birthright, she’s an artist drawing nourishment from all of jazz’s roots.

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