Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

Jazz singer Kitty Margolis to perform in town Saturday

Saturday evening will mark the first appearance of Kitty Margolis in the local community.

As part of the Los Baños Arts Council's 2009/2010 season series, Margolis will perform with her band at 7:30 p.m. at the Ted Falasco Arts Center, 1105 Fifth St. Tickets for non-season ticket holders may be purchased at the door for $20 for adults and $5 each for students through high school.

Margolis is widely recognized as one of the most innovative and inspired singers in jazz today. Her imaginative improvisations, dynamisim, and inventive scat has redefined the art of jazz vocals. Jazz Times has praised her "visionary approach to melody and rhythm," and noted New York writer Stanley Crouch observes, "Kitty Margolis is an original who has made the heritage of all the great jazz singers her own."

Beyond her virtuoso technique, she has an epic feeling, and a willful breath of emotion that is artfully focused on the details of life. She is not afraid to be as intimate as a diary or as athletic as necessary in order to stand up to the power of the band. Like all true artists, Margolis adds something good to the world that it did not possess before she came along. She is, as they say, "the real thing."

Over the years Margolis has performed and recorded with many of the greatest names in jazz and blues, including Joe Henderson, Lionel Hampton, Elvin Jones, Roy Hargrove, Charles Brown, Pee Wee Ellis and many others. Her lyrics have been sung by artists such as Dianne Reeves, and her song "It's You" has become and underground remix hit in Tokyo and London.

For further information on the performance, call Richard at 826-6257.