Jacqui Naylor Quartet

January 28, 2010

Benefiting the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium

Jacqui Naylor vocals

Art Khu piano and guitar

Jon Evans bass

Josh Jones drums

8pm show $20
10pm show $15/$10 Student Tickets available with valid Student ID.

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On the heels an often sold-out European and U.S. tour, vocalist and songwriter Jacqui Naylor returns to her native Bay Area for a concert of new music and requested favorites from her recordings. Half of the artist’s proceeds from this concert will benefit the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium, where Naylor has lent her voice in support for more than a decade.

 

“Jacqui Naylor is an incomparable triple threat, serving up classic covers with the best of them, delivering top-drawer originals and inspiring with the musical marriage she calls acoustic smashing," wrote JazzTimes. “The words and melody are Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ but the groove is Allman’s ‘Whipping Post.’ Naylor has the chops and sensitivity to pull it off,” adds The New York Times.   “Her whisky-tinged voice can bring to mind a mid-career Peggy Lee,” sounds the Seattle Times.

 

Naylor recently released her seventh recording, You Don’t Know Jacq (Ruby Star/Warner),  and tours nationally and internationally, including acclaimed debuts this year at Ronnie Scotts in London, Blue Note in New York, Milan and Tokyo, and Women In Jazz Festival in Germany. The Wall Street Journal claims "The Color Five and Smashed For The Holidays mark a turning point in Naylor’s career.” Indeed, her holiday recording placed in the top 10 for the season in USA Today, Jazziz Magazine and The Washington Post.  

 

Naylor’s current release has already garnered much fame, with “Rise Up” featured on the Obama/Biden Website and “Celebrate Early & Often” standard” by the media, including Martha Stewart Weddings. “Part jazz chanteuse and part folk-pop-leaning singer/songwriter, she enjoys nothing more than mixing things up. She could easily get by performing only her own material, but her covers and standards are so appealingly original in their execution that her albums wouldn't be the same without them,” writes All Music Guide.

 

“You Don’t Know Jacq showcases Naylor’s vocal ability and her talent for telling a story. No matter what musical context she puts herself in—jazz, pop or rock—she will turn it into a captivating narrative,” adds All About Jazz

 

Naylor’s show at Yoshi’s will include requests from her recordings as well as brand new originals and breathtaking standards.  To hear songs, see video and make a song request, visit  www.jacquinaylor.com.

To learn more about the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium visit www.dvcpartners.org.