Jazz In North Park Series: Four Women Only, Sept. 1

Lyric’s Jazz in North Park Series, presented in conjunction with Holly Hofmann, continues at the Birch North Park Theatre with Four Women Only on September 1, 2010.

Gathering from across the country, Four Women Only is a stellar quintet of players brought together by a common love of jazz. Led by Holly Hofmann on flute, Four Women Only includes Mary Fettig on alto sax, Mimi Fox on guitar, Kristin Korb on bass, and Sylvia Cuenca on drums. All of these artists are top players on their instruments, each with an extensive background in jazz performance and improvisation. This is a rare opportunity to hear this talented group of players in Southern California.

Next up in the Jazz in North Park series:

October 6: Cannonball-Coltrane Project

November 3: The Ken Peplowski Quartet

All performances begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22 for seniors, KSDS 88.3 FM members, and Lyric members, and $27 for general admission. Student discount tickets for $15 are available on the day of the show. For tickets call (619) 239-8836, or order online.

Jazz in North Park is presented by Lyric in collaboration with Music Director Holly Hofmann, in association with KSDS 88.3 FM) radio.

Extended “Jazz in North Park” Concerts: Bill Cunliffe with Coral MacFarland Thuet

You like the jazz! Lyric’s “Jazz in North Park” Series, presented in conjunction with Holly Hofmann, has been so warmly received at the Birch North Park Theatre that concerts have been added through November 2010.

The second half of the series begins tonight at 7pm, when pianist Bill Cunliffe brings his Imaginación septet to the Birch with San Diego’s own Coral MacFarland Thuet on vocals.

Grammy-winning pianist Bill Cunliffe has developed into one of the premiere players on the West Coast jazz scene. Awarded a 2010 Grammy for his charts on the Resonance Records’ “Tribute to Oscar Peterson” CD from last year, Cunliffe is known for his adventurous piano playing and his capacity to work in a wide array of musical styles. Joining Cunliffe and his Imaginación septet will be jazz and Latin singer Coral MacFarland Thuet, who sings in Spanish, English, and Portuguese with a repertoire of music from Latin America. This will be a wonderful evening of Afro-Cuban jazz.

“The venue and staff at the Theatre make it a wonderful place to present jazz: great vibe, good acoustics and musician-friendly,” said Music Director Hofmann.

Tickets are $22 for seniors, KSDS 88.3 FM members, and Lyric Opera San Diego members, and $27 for general admission. Student discount tickets for $15 are available on the day of the show. Tickets may be purchased at the Birch Box Office, (619) 239-8836, and online: http://www.birchnorthparktheatre.net.

Jazz in North Park is presented by Lyric at the Birch in collaboration with Music Director Holly Hofmann, in association with KSDS 88.3 FM) radio.