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Multi-awarded French jazz vocalist Marina Pacowski is excited to bring her all-star band to Catalina Jazz Club! Expect a tour through the Great American Songbook and the land of bebop, along with some fresh new material from her latest CD New Jazz Standards, Volume Seven: The Music of Carl Saunders. Scott Yanow of LA Jazz Scene says, Marina Pacowski proves to be an outstanding jazz singershe never coasts or sings the predictable. Joe Lang of Jersey Jazz says, It is kind of rare when you hear a vocalist who can truly fit into the category of jazz singer. Such a singer is Marina Pacowski. Pacowski has a vocal quality when singing lyrics that is a blend of Blossom Dearie and Billie Holiday. Leonid Auskern of Jazz Quad says, Pacowski demonstrates the extraordinary skill of scat vocals in the tradition of great jazz divas like Ella and Sarahshe also sings the lyrics, swinging beautifully and effectively, emphasizing the emotional message on each track. Nick Mondello of Bebop Spoken Here says Marina is an outstanding vocalist with a truly hip and deeply swinging approach. Shes perky, got flair and uber-style. Her time, pitch sense, and diction are all dead on. Marina Pacowski is originally from Biarritz, France, and is now based in Los Angeles. She is a multi-faceted artist: a multi-awarded jazz vocalist and concert pianist, and a highly sought-after award-winning collaborative pianist, recording artist, and educator. She has performed at LA jazz hotspots The Jazz Bakery, Catalina Jazz Club, Herb Alperts Vibrato Jazz Grill, and The Lighthouse, and in 2021 received a Jazz Excellence Award at Feinsteins at Vitellos, in a ceremony hosted by Rhonda Hamilton of KKJZ. Her debut CD on Summit Records (Inner Urge) features Roy McCurdy, John Clayton, Josh Nelson, Jon Mayer, Peter Erskine, Larry Koonse, Carl Saunders, Nolan Shaheed, Bevan Manson, Mark Massey, Mike Gurrola, and Scott Whitfield. Her second CD (New Jazz Standards, Volume Seven: The Music of Carl Saunders) also features McCurdy, Clayton, Nelson, Koonse, and Whitfield, along with Ken Wild, Rickey Woodard, and Ron Stout, with special guest appearances by John Proulx and Ken Peplowski. As a pianist, Marina has toured internationally, performing extensively throughout Europe and the United States, and has given masterclasses at many major universities including the Eastman School of Music. Composers have written virtuosic pieces for her, including American composer Frank Proto having written a concerto for her, which she recorded in Cincinnati with members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.Catalina Jazz Club6725 West Sunset Blvd.Hollywood, CA 90028*Tickets purchased online receive priority seating.*Single Entree or Drink minimums apply for all tickets
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Dinner or two-drink minimum required in addition to the tickets, plus a $0.49 music royalty fee per patron. Doors open for dinner 1 1/2 hour before the first show and 1/2 hour before the second show if there is a second show. Except for Private Events. Ticket sales are final. Catalina's Management
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Catalina Bar & Grill, Hollywood, United States
Tickets
USD 35.90
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