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Stephanie Nakasian & Humans Becoming at Society Restaurant And Lounge
Courtesy of Andrew Lutkoff | Posted on December 28, 2018
Where
Society Restaurant And Lounge
13499 Bell Tower Dr.
Fort Myers, FL
Map
239-334-0900
When
Wed, January 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
About
Humans Becoming with Jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian
Wednesday January 9, 2019 Doors open at 6pm for dinner.
Music 7-8:30pm One set only
Society Restaurant and Lounge tonight presents world-renown jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian, who first came to international attention when she sang and toured from 1983 to 1984 with Jon Hendricks and Company. She has toured and recorded as a leader and with her late husband, jazz pianist Hod O'Brien, since 1980.
She has appeared frequently as a guest artist with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band on their internationally syndicated public radio show, Riverwalk Jazz, to portray a variety of jazz singers. More recently, Nakasian portrayed herself on the show with Dick Hyman for tributes to composers Hoagy Carmichael and Walter Donaldson. She appears at international festivals and national music education conferences including the MENC, MTNA, and IAJE nationals. She has appeared in concerts as a featured performer alongside important figures in jazz, including Urbie Green, Pat Metheny, Clark Terry, Scott Hamilton, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, Philly Joe Jones, and Annie Ross. She also tours regularly....