JACQUI NAYLOR

Sat, Oct 19

Jacqui Naylor is an internationally acclaimed American jazz vocalist and composer on tour with her recently released twelfth album, Treasures Of The Heart. The singer is known for her deeply rich, soulful voice, and innovative approach to jazz standards, rock anthems, and original compositions. Naylor’s albums have made exclusive Top Ten lists, and her music featured in ad campaigns, television shows and films, including a documentary made about her. The extremely versatile singer also gained notoriety for an arrangement technique she coined “acoustic smashing” where she sings a jazz standard over the groove of a well-known rock anthem or vice versa. Naylor attributes her unique sound to the tight and spontaneous interplay between she and her extremely talented bandmates, including long-time pianist, arranger, and co-composer Art Khu. What Naylor and her band achieve on stage together is sensitive, dynamic, and thoroughly captivating! Naylor’s concerts feature music from Treasures of the Heart and requested favorites from throughout her illustrious career. Highlights from her new album include an Afro-Cuban inspired take on the Rodgers and Hart classic “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” a sensitive interpretation of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s iconic “This Guy’s in Love with You,” and the encouraging and very groovy Naylor and Khu originals “Love’s Around” and “Treasures of the Heart.” Naylor tours regularly both nationally and internationally, headlining at some of the world’s finest jazz venues and festivals. These include Ronnie Scott’s London, Sunset-Sunside Paris, Birdland New York, Birdland Hamburg, Quasimodo Berlin, Jazz Alley Seattle, Blues Alley DC, SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz Aspen Snowmass, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, and Blue Note Clubs Worldwide including New York, Milan, and Tokyo. With Art Khu piano, David Caballero bass, and Bernie Arai drums.