Carolizing Christmas with The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol

Featuring:

Faye Carol – Vocals

Joe Warner – Piano

Marvin 'Smitty' Smith - Drums

Tarus Mateen – Bass

Christina Walton - violin

Sam Wilkins - violin

Vincent Tolliver - viola

Byron Hogan - cello

The Bay Area’s Queen Songstress will groove you through the holiday season and propel you into the New Year. Never before have the sounds of the season been so funky, fun, and fresh. Join this legendary vocalist, her all-star trio, and her string quartet for an evening of holiday magic! Geoffrey's offers classy ambiance, a full bar, and soul food plates.

"The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol can turn the most mundane situation into a celebration. Come the holiday season, she's the angel topping the tree, the rum in the eggnog, the cousin who makes sure everyone feels welcome at the gathering. Faye Carol delivers a soul-steeped program of seasonal jazz, blues, and R&B standards, tailored to her exacting standards." - Andrew Gilbert, East Bay Express

The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol is known as an icon in the Bay Area and beyond, highly regarded for her powerful voice, astonishing versatility, and gift of connecting with her audience. Equally at home in jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, funk, latin, and hip-hop, she has developed her own authentic sound and unique delivery, delighting audiences young and old across the globe. After beginning her career with gospel music, Faye Carol made her name singing with Oakland blues and funk legend Johnny Talbot & De Thangs before forming her own trio and gaining fame in San Francisco’s jazz, blues, and cabaret clubs of the 1970s and 80s. Over a 60-year career in music, this living legend has developed her own unique acoustic sound and style in Black Music – drawing from funk, blues, gospel, and straight ahead swingin’ – and cultivated an audience that remains as diverse as her uplifting music. She has maintained a high level of musicianship in her groups, mentoring some of the Bay Area’s brightest young talent including pianist Benny Green, bassist/composer Marcus Shelby, and her daughter, pianist/compser Kito Kamili. Her vocal proteges include international superstars Kehlani and Ledisi.

Miss Faye has shared the stage with Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Pharaoh Sanders, Joan Baez, Billy Higgins, Albert King, Bobby Hutcherson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Otis Redding, Buster Williams, Azar Lawrence, Steve Turre, Houston Person, Roy McCurdy, Casey Benjamin, Dennis Chambers, Bernard Purdie, Lenny White, Robert Randolph, Mistah F.A.B., Henry Butler, Gary Bartz, Cedar Walton, Ledisi, Philly Joe Jones, Dorothy Donegan, Pete Escovedo, David Murray, Chester Thompson, Charles Brown, and Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson, among others. Miss Faye is also a dedicated educator and founder of School of the Getdown. She has been honored with the proclamation of a city-wide “Faye Carol Day” in the City of Berkeley and the City of Oakland and inducted into the Oakland Walk of Fame, the Meridian Mississippi Walk of Fame, and the Pittsburg Entertainment and Arts Hall of Fame. She has received countless awards including the 2014 Bay Area Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero Award, Jefferson Award for Public Service, four Cabaret Gold Awards, Top Star Awards Entertainer of the Year, and a prestigious 2021 Hewlett 50 Arts Commission.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Geoffreys Inner Circle, 410 14th Street, Oakland, United States