JSO Honors Hall of Fame Voices sing at the Alberta Abbey
Featuring Honorees:
- Shirley Nanette (2013)
- Nancy King (2001)
- and Rebecca Kilgore (2003)
With
- Steve Christofferson (Piano)
- Tom Wakeling (Bass)
- and Charlie Doggett (Drums)
SHIRLEY NANETTE
Shirley Nanette has appeared as guest soloist in concert throughout the United States and Canada, on both commercial and public television. She has performed at many of Oregon’s musical events including: the Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz, Cascade Music Festival, Sunriver Music Festival, and each year at Oregon Art Museum’s “Museum After Hours” Gospel Meets Jazz concert.
NANCY KING
For most of her career, Nancy King has been considered the Pacific Northwest's pre-eminent jazz singer. By the end of the 1990s, King had become one of the leading jazz singers in the world. An improvising musician in the tradition of singers Sheila Jordan, Betty Carter, and Ella Fitzgerald, King is a master of the bebop-based scat singing style made famous by Louis Armstrong, as well as the vocalese approach developed by singer and lyricist Jon Hendrick.
REBECCA KILGORE
One of America's leading song stylists who finds particular delight on preserving and interpreting the music of the Great American Songbook. “When Rebecca sings, the sun comes out.” - Johnny Mandel Rebecca Kilgore is one of America's leading song stylists who finds particular delight in preserving and interpreting the music of the Great American Songbook. She regularly performs worldwide at jazz festivals, jazz parties, and on jazz cruises. She is a frequent guest on NPR’s 'Fresh Air' with Terry Gross, has appeared at Carnegie Hall with Michael Feinstein, Lincoln Center, Birdland (NYC), and on Garrison Keilor’s ‘A Prairie Home Companion’. Rebecca has recorded with Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Dave Frishberg, Harry Allen, Jeff Hamilton, Nicki Parrott, Dan Barrett, and Mike Renzi to name a few.
