The singer Michael Tilson Thomas hired for Gershwin with the SF Symphony, and the woman who ran Jazz at Pearl's. Two shows, one room.
Saturday, November 28
First Show: 6:30 PM | Doors @ 5:15 PM
Second Show: 9:00 PM | Doors @ 8:30 PM
Admission: $35 - $60
Michael Tilson Thomas heard Kim Nalley sing at the Alta Plaza and hired her to perform Gershwin with the San Francisco Symphony. She was born in San Francisco in 1969, raised in New Haven, and came back west for a history degree at UC Berkeley, where she sang with the Cal Big Band. From 2003 to 2008 she owned and ran Jazz at Pearl's in North Beach, which made her one of the very few singers in the country who also signed the checks. She has fronted the Johnny Nocturne Band, cut Beyond the Sea with Hammond organ legend Rhoda Scott, and played Madame ZinZanni under the Teatro ZinZanni tent.
Her records walk the same line her sets do. Need My Sugar landed in 2002, She Put a Spell on Me: Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone and Ballads for Billie both followed in 2006, and Blues People arrived in 2015. Two shows, one of the biggest voices in the Bay Area, and a 110 seat room built for exactly this.
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Highlights
- all ages
- In person
- Paid parking
Refund Policy
Location
Biscuits & Blues
401 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
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