Sunday, February 19, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
5450 E Atherton St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
Presented as part of the Long Beach Bach Festival
Tickets: $25 Early Bird Special ($30 at door)
Student Rush tickets are available for $10 at the door with Student ID
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Laura Harrison, mezzo-soprano/vocalist
Jimmy Branly, Drums
Edwin Livingston, Bass
John Proulx, Piano
Mark Salters, Continuo
Repertoire to include:
Jazz Standards, improvisation and other excitement!
Laura Harrison is at home professionally at the very top of classical and jazz worlds. Her versatility as a performer is evident in her professional classical work with Pacific Chorale, the John Alexander Singers and de Angelis Vocal Ensemble. In August of 2010, she debuted her first jazz CD that has been played in forty-three states and thirteen countries, climbing to #18 on the CMJ Jazz National Chart. Her heaviest radio play areas are fourteen stations in the greater New York City area, followed by Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Memphis Tennessee. “Mash Up! Bach to Basie” capitalizes on Harrison’s myriad strengths and will be a concert experience like no other. Enjoy baroque arias mixed with jazz standards and popular favorites on the same program. Sit back and enjoy a concert that is sure to delight classical and jazz aficionados alike!
Harrison has put together a skillfully crafted offering with every part of the musical jazz spectrum weaved into a brilliantly colored canvas. A strong debut from a seasoned professional, Laura Harrison is certainly Now…Here and we are keeping her.–Geannine Reid, EJazzNews

