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Acclaimed vocalist, DARIA, blends Jazz, Pop, Brazilian and Latin rhythms to create her own soulful and expressive style. She is an innovative singer and songwriter with a beautiful voice, unerring pitch and wide vocal range and is known for her reimagined interpretations and engaging stage presence.
Growing up in San Francisco, Daria was part of a uniquely creative family. Her mother, a published author, spoke five languages, taught creative writing at SFSU and the Fromm Institute. Her father was a first violinist with the San Francisco Symphony. Daria began to sing and study piano at age six. In her teens she fell in love with Jazz and Pop and then went on to study classical singing but soon found herself on another path and became passionate about Jazz and Brazilian music. She studied with many wonderful teachers, most notably Bobby McFerrin, Mark Murphy, and Brazilian musician Celia Malheiros. Over the years, Daria has honed her skills on the bandstand, delighting audiences with her unique style, improvisations and versatility.
Daria has received international airplay from her 3 critically acclaimed CD’s, and performed at clubs and festivals in the SF Bay Area and beyond, including Los Angeles, New York City, Japan, Montreux, Brussels and Berlin. She has shared the stage and recorded with many notable musicians, including Ricki Lee Jones, Diana Krall, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Dan Hicks, Tuck and Patti, Dave Grisman, Maria Muldaur, Christian McBride, Jose Neto, and Alex Acuna, among others. Daria toured with the legendary Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks for over ten years. She is included in the book “THE JAZZ SINGERS, The Top 521 Jazz Singers of All Time,” by Jazz critic, Scott Yanow.
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KURT HUGET is a mainstay in the Marin County music scene. He is a singer-songwriter/guitarist who has recorded 4 albums of his own work. Kurt moved to the Bay Area for college, but soon was influenced by the amazing San Francisco bands. Over the years, through his work as booking agent for Second Octave Talent, producer/performer for Bread & Roses, and producer/performer for Friends Productions, he has come to know many of the musicians from those bands. Kurt has performed, recorded, and/or written songs with members of Jefferson Starship, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Grateful Dead, Country Joe & the Fish, Huey Lewis & the News, Steve Miller Band, Rowan Brothers, Sons of Champlin, It's A Beautiful Day, Sly & the Family Stone, Elvin Bishop, and the Youngbloods.
He co-produced Jefferson Starship and Big Brother & the Holding Company at Marin Center for the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. Kurt was co-producer/bandleader for "Songs of Woodstock" and "Songs of 1970" at pre-pandemic George's. For these two shows he recruited members of Doobie Brothers, Big Brother & the Holding Co, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Heart, and Cold Blood. From these experiences, he has amassed a considerable catalog of covers which he will be performing for this engagement.
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A Bay Area native, vocalist extraordinaire DEBORAH WINTERS is a longtime favorite among jazz-savvy San Franciscans.
According to the late, internationally acclaimed Jazz historian, Dr. Herb Wong:
“Deborah’s singing reflects the seductive logic and artistry of jazz. Deborah personifies her stories with inward feeling and jazz attitude.”
A true believer in her immense talents, Christopher Loudon quotes in JazzTimes magazine:
“Ms. Winters is about as polished as jazz vocalists come with a refreshingly free interpretation that is superbly polished and elegant.”
On her latest release, Lovers After All, Deborah joined forces with the late trumpeter/arranger/producer Peter Welker, who brought together a stellar cast of noteworthy jazz musicians from San Francisco, Boston, New York and Los Angeles. This lofty big-band excursion showcases Deborah’s extraordinary versatility and her trademark feeling of intimacy.
Locally, Deborah is honored to be a returning cast member of the Cole Porter Society, founded by the great Noah Griffin, with the mission to ensure future generations appreciation of the music of Cole Porter and The Great American Songbook.
"Winters steps out with a unique vocal hybrid that breathes new life into old classics and stretches out an infectious lyrical style that is captivating and fresh…”
-Brent Black @CriticalJazz
SHANA MORRISON’s musical style has been called pop with a side of blues and a side of rock, but she has never shyed away from other ingredients, like country, R&B, and jazz into the mix. Her material is ever-changing, but what always remains the same is Shana’s unique and wide-ranging voice. Her dynamic and charismatic talent has earned the attention of national newspapers and magazines as well as airplay on major radio stations.
The daughter of legendary Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison, Shana began performing with her group Caledonia in San Francisco Bay Area in 1996, producing their debut CD on her own label, Belfast Violet Records. In 2002, Shana was signed to Vanguard Records and released the album “7 Wishes”. Also in 2002, Shana began touring internationally, including numerous concert dates with her father. She has also shared billing or recorded with the likes of Peter Frampton, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Roy Rogers, Jim Lauderdale, and Dr. John, and has played for various festival audiences, including the San Francisco Blues Festival and the Cork Jazz Festival. Her set always includes some of Van Morrison’s greatest hits.
