Regular Hours
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25
Holidays
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
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Jazz Sings! at the Aquarium
Saturday, June 7 (8 p.m.-11p.m.)
$50 member/$65 general public
Headline Performer
Kim Nalley
Our headliner this year is internationally-acclaimed jazz and blues vocalist Kim Nalley. In looks and presence, the San Francisco singer is often eerily reminiscent of Billie Holiday. Vocally, she packs a 3 ½ octave range that can go from operatic to gritty blues, projection that can whisper a ballad yet is capable of filling a room without amplification, and the ability to scat blistering solos without losing the crowd or the swing of the song.
Nalley was taught piano by her great-grandmother and later attended the Educational Center of the Arts, where she studied opera and theater. She has performed at most of the major jazz festivals in the United States, Europe, Japan and Canada, including Monterey, Umbria Jazz and Lincoln Center; and has collaborated across a wide range of styles—including with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
The owner of Jazz at Pearl’s, she is also a bandleader and the producer of several successful historiographical concerts including her award-winning “Ladies Sing the Blues”; “She Put a Spell on Me: Tribute to Nina Simone,” which was shortlisted for a Grammy; and a multimedia Black History Month Concert Series.
www.kimnalley.com
Featured Performers
Ed Reed
is a late-blooming standout whose vocal stylings have won wide acclaim. "Ravishing," "exquisite" and "transporting" are some of the ways critics have described the rich baritone stylings on his debut CD of love ballads–recordings released as he approaches his eighth decade.
www.edreedsings.com
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Spencer Day
blends jazz, folk and contemporary styles, delivered in a velvet baritone voice that has earned him wide acclaim from coast to coast. An old
soul with a young and energetic spirit, he sings originals and standards, combining classic style with a fresh, contemporary edge.
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The Kuumbwa Honor Jazz Band
brings together an all-star group of young musicians who are nominated by their high school music teachers and then audition to be a part of this talented group.
www.kuumbwajazz.org
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Dreambeach
is a dynamic vocal/bass duo founded by singer Pipa Piñon and bass player Daniel Vee Lewis. Pipa Piñon has long delivered beautiful and haunting songs to dedicated audiences. Sometimes compared to Kate Bush, Laurie Anderson and Enya, she and co-writer Daniel Vee Lewis are passionate and soul-stirring.
www.dreambeach.net
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Ron Kaplan
is one of the finest contemporary singers of jazz standards, following in the footsteps left by legends like Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett. He has superb command of a flexible baritone that cocoons the listener within the cozy atmosphere of the images he sings about.
www.ronkaplan.com
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The Jazz Birds
delight audiences as they swoop and swing with high-flying harmonies and soaring syncopations on period standards. They’re meticulous in their re-creation—both vocally and visually—of groups of the ‘20s and ‘30s like the Boswell Sisters. Jazz Birds bring both musicianship and swanky vocal harmonies to each performance.
www.jazzbirds.com
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Ticket Information
Members Only: Gourmet Dinner
Proceeds Benefit Education
Proceeds of Jazz Sings! at the Aquarium benefit the education programs of the nonprofit Aquarium and Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
The mission of the Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans. The Kuumbwa Jazz Center is a jazz concert and education organization in Santa Cruz.
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