10-Year Jubilee Duo Concert: vocalist Lua Hadar & pianist Jason Martineau

Just yards away from their sold-out 2005 debut at the legendary Purple Onion, vocalist Lua Hadar and pianist Jason Martineau unite at the hip new venue in San Francisco’s North Beach for a 10-year anniversary Duo Concert. With a grand piano and an intimate space, the stage at The Emerald Tablet is set for the vocal and pianistic artistry of this virtuosic pair of performers.

Eclectic, worldly and funny, the duo will populate their program with their signature variety of grooves and languages, with special emphasis on the tunes you might not hear in concert with their band, Twist.

Martineau and Hadar began working together in 2005, when producer Candace Forest brought them together for Lua’s first solo recording project, It’s About Time. Since then, they formed Twist and have collaborated on three CDs and a DVD, performing live shows in New York, Los Angeles, Bangkok and many Bay Area venues, including the renowned jazz venue, Yoshi’s.

Since its inception in 2007, Hadar's cosmopolitan jazz ensemble Twist has developed a multi-lingual world jazz fusion that twists the styles of international standards and brings new material into the jazz idiom.

Music Director Martineau’s skilled and sensitive arrangements utilize Hadar’s wide range of vocal styles and languages, bringing classic tunes into jazz from far-flung places on the planet as Japan, Madagascar, Brazil, France and Italy.

Seating is limited. Advance-sale tickets at $20 on Eventbrite. Advance sale ticket buyers receive a free download card at the door. (one per order and worth way more than your $2.09 ticket fee!)

Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear an acoustic concert in an intimate concert venue. Celebrate 10 years with Lua and Jason!

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Lua Hadar has always delighted listeners with her ability to cross all barriers and create a cosmopolitan jazz sound. - EMusic.com

An artist with excellent, eclectic tastes. - Palo Alto Daily News

She has a gorgeous voice, which she channels through numerous languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. In any dialect, Hadar’s vocals are emotionally charged and meaningful. Pianist/music director Jason Martineau brings an appropriate worldliness to the impeccable arrangements. – Pop Culture Classics

…An effervescent swing, a dynamite range with passionate phrasing, Hadar is nothing if not the consummate entertainer… Critical Jazz