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:20130523T143024CEST-4754RHvJkE@www.yoshis.com/oakland DTSTAMP:20130523T120524Z DESCRIPTION:Catherine Russell is a New Yorker\, born into musical royalty. Her father\, the late Luis Russell\, was a native of Panama who moved to N ew Orleans and then New York City\, becoming a pioneering pianist/composer /bandleader\, and Louis Armstrong's long-time musical director. Her mother \, Carline Ray\, an outstanding bassist and vocalist\, has performed with Mary Lou Williams and International Sweethearts of Rhythm. Considering her roots and family pedigree\, it&rsquo\;s no surprise that Catherine Russel l is a one-of-a-kind singer and musician. Cat is in demand as a backing si nger and multi-instrumentalist\, having performed and recorded with artist s including Steely Dan\, Levon Helm\, David Bowie\, Cyndi Lauper\, Paul Si mon\, Jackson Browne\, Michael Feinstein\, Carrie Smith\, and Rosanne Cash .\n

Of her debut album "\;Cat"\;\, (World Village/Harmonia Mundi) \, she made critic and Sinatra biographer\, Will Friedwald's top 10 list w ho stated "\;She is a fresh and original voice. The most exciting debu t album I've heard in a long time."\; "\;It's a delight to hear th e real thing in Catherine Russell"\;\, wrote the dean of jazz writers\ , Nat Hentoff\, in The Wall Street Journal.

\nCatherine Russell's second album on World Village\, "\;Sentimental Streak"\;\, was released i n 2008 to universal acclaim\, hitting the Billboard and I-Tunes Jazz Chart s\, and JazzWeek and Living Blues Radio Charts. Cat was a guest on "\; Late Night with Conan O'Brien"\; and NPR's "\;Fresh Air"\;. Sh e won the prestigious German Record Critics' Award in the Jazz category an d Living Blues magazine's 2008 critics' poll as "\;Artist Deserving Mo re Attention."\; L'Acadamie du Jazz in France chose "\;Sentimental Streak"\; as finaliste for Prix du Jazz Vocal 2008\, while Grammy Awa rd winning writer and jazz critic Francis Davis picked "\;Sentimental Streak"\; as Vocal Album of the Year in the 2008 Village Voice Jazz Cr itics Poll.

Since the release of her albums\, Catherine Russell has perfo rmed on three continents. She's been the surprise hit at major events incl uding the Chicago Blues Festival\, Montreal Jazz Festival\, Bern Jazz Fest ival\, Rochester International Jazz Festival\, Tanglewood Jazz Festival\, Lotus World Music Festival\, I Love Jazz Festival in Brazil\, Panama Jazz Festival\, and at premier venues like The Kennedy Center in Washington\, D .C.\, Scullers Jazz Club in Boston\, The Dakota in Minneapolis\, and Yoshi 's in San Francisco. All Music Guide says\, "\;Russell emerged as a re tro old school vocalist for the ages.\n

Catherine Russell's\, third album \,"\;Inside This Heart of Mine"\; is a personal selection of gems from the 1920s through the Present\; vital interpretations\, bursting with soul and humor. Released on April 13\, 2010\, "\;Inside This Heart of Mine"\; jumped to the #1 position on JazzWeek\, Roots Music Report\, I-Tunes\, and Amazon Jazz Album Charts. Deepening the approach of her prev ious recordings -- an off-the-beaten-path song selection\, sparkling small group acoustic swing\, and a stunning vocal approach -- with "\;Insid e This Heart Of Mine"\;\, vocalist Catherine Russell joins the ranks o f the greatest interpreters and performers of American Popular Song.\n\n CatRussellPromo4min by Yoshisjazz\n \;\nHear Catherine Russell on NPR's Fresh Air: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91380042 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiEFKgCu0sw\nweb site\nwww.catherinerussell.net\nm yspace\nwww.myspace.com/catrussell\nfacebook\nwww.facebook.com/pages/Cathe rine-Russell/117603941589214 \n \; DTSTART:20100609T000000 DTEND:20100610T000000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:Oakland SUMMARY:Catherine Russell END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR