BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/oakland//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/oakland X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130519T161034CEST-38826Us5UO@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130519T140534Z DESCRIPTION:\nRarely do two shining stars come together and stay together i n the way that Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill have done\, and tonight you&rsquo\;ll hear selections from the rich storehouse of musical treasure s born of their long collaboration. Mike studied piano in England\, and We sla began singing at home in Santa Maria\, California\, thousands of miles apart. Destiny brought them both to San Francisco\, where they met and be gan to share the music they both loved.\nEach is a major talent - together they interpret and perform some of the greatest popular music ever compos ed in a style and with substance seldom encountered. A relaxed\, unpretent ious performer\, Wesla&rsquo\;s clear\, exquisite voice\, riveting style a nd sardonic wit are matched superbly with Mike&rsquo\;s sophisticated arra ngements and elegant phrasing. She inhabits that magical zone where jazz a nd cabaret meet\, with her deft timing and uncanny ability to connect with the emotional truth in a lyric.\nTrained in classical music and opera\, s he toiled for more than three decades to become one of the most gifted per formers breathing life into Broadway tunes\, movie songs and beloved numbe rs known collectively as the Great American Songbook. Wesla and her husban d Mike Greensill have worked with major symphonies\, orchestras\, bands an d solo performers from Marian McPartland to Joe Wilder. Together they brou ght down the house in their Carnegie Hall debut participating in the Tribu te to Frank Sinatra\, and appeared in tributes to Ella Fitzgerald\, Nat Ki ng Cole\, and Judy Garland. The duo was invited in 1996 to perform at the White House for Hillary Clinton. Both artists support dozens of worthy cau ses in benefit work around the country and are always on the giving side o f the challenges facing each of us. \;\nNew York Times reviewer Stephe n Holden says\, &ldquo\;Ms. Whitfield combines ruthless insight\, intense emotion and highly evolved jazz phrasing into a musical evening that goes beyond mere entertainment to flirt with profundity.&rdquo\; \; S.F. Ch ronicle Executive Datebook Editor David Wiegand called Wesla &ldquo\;...an indoor landmark. Every great city deserves a signature chanteuse\, and Sa n Francisco is fortunate to have Whitfield as its resident voice.&rdquo\; Their talents combined have garnered numerous national television\, radio and written media credits\, including &ldquo\;All Things Considered&rdquo\ ;\, &ldquo\;Fresh Air&rdquo\; with Teri Gross\, People Magazine\, CBS&rsqu o\; Sunday Morning\, The New York Times Sunday Magazine\, a DownBeat Magaz ine profile and a feature in O Magazine. Well-known in his role as musical director and husband to Wesla\, with whom he has recorded over twenty alb ums\, Mike is also the resident pianist on Sedge Thomson&rsquo\;s weekly P ublic Radio Show to the World\, &ldquo\;West Coast Live.&rdquo\; As an arr anger\, he has had the opportunity to write for big bands and symphony orc hestras including the Boston Pops and the San Francisco Symphony. In addit ion to the musical partnership with his wife\, Mike has taken pleasure in accompanying a diverse roster of artists including Rita Moreno\, Margaret Whiting\, Broadway stars Lillias White and Franc D'Ambrosio\, and \;ja zz singers \;Madeline Eastman\, Ann Hampton Callaway and Opie Bellas. Mike is currently in the middle of writing his magnum opus \;Art of th e Accompanist.\nTonight\, Wesla Whitfield along with the Mike Greensill Tr io\, which includes Vince Lateano on drums and bassist John Wiitala\, take the Yoshi&rsquo\;s stage to celebrate the release of their newest CD\, Th e Best Things in Life. Don&rsquo\;t miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear the singer of whom the Village Voice wrote\, &ldquo\;...Is she the b est singer - jazz or whatever - around today? No disagreement here."\;  \;\nwww.weslawhitfield.com\nwww.mikegreensill.com\n \; DTSTART:20130109T200000 DTEND:20130109T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Wesla Whitfield with the Mike Greensill Trio END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR