- This event has passed.
Jacqui Naylor with Art Khu, Bill Athens, Jason Palmer Don’t miss this show!
June 14, 2019 // 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$20Advance ticket purchase at Ticket Tomato, $20, then call Wilfs 503.223.0070 to reserve your seat! At the door price; $25
Jacqui Naylor on vocals, Art Khu, piano, Bill Athens, bass, Jason Palmer, drums.
San Francisco based jazz vocalist and songwriter Jacqui Naylor returns to Portland with her quartet following sold-out shows in United States, Europe and Canada. Naylor has released ten recordings worldwide, making “top-ten” lists of USA Today, Jazziz, The Washington Post and more. She is recognized for her wide vocal range and ability to mix and “smash” multiple genres and generations of music, equally at ease singing the music of Johnny Mercer and David Bowie as she is her own original music, with several compositions used in national advertising.
Current release, Q&A, featuring multi-instrumentalist and composer, Art Khu, as well as new music from her upcoming release with full quartet. On Q&A, classic jazz standards like Jerome Kern’s “The Way You Look Tonight” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You” sit comfortably next to the artist’s original music like “This Is How It Starts” and “Here We Are At Last.” .
The artist and her quartet are perhaps best known for the arranging technique coined “acoustic smashing” where she sings the melody and lyrics of a jazz standard over the groove of a well-known rock anthem or vice versa. Check out their version of the Rodgers and Hart classic “My Funny Valentine” over ACDC’s “Back In Black.” Naylor has likewise been praised for fresh takes on contemporary tunes like the David Bowie anthem “Space Oddity” and a popular Bossa Nova version of REM’s “Losing My Religion.” The recording was featured on So You Think You Can Dance for a tango competition
To hear more…Jacqui
$18 minimum purchase of food or beverage, doors open at 5pm.
COVER CHARGES apply when Wilfs features live music in our dining room and bar area – Wednesday – Saturday, 7pm.
Quite simply, the cover charge is equity paid directly to the artists that you are enjoying each night at Wilfs. Our new policy includes a $5 charge to all dining in our main dining room. We thank you in advance for your support of insuring equity for all.
When you join us for drinks or dinner and plan on leaving before the 7pm music starts, we won’t ask for a cover charge. That does not mean you can come early and avoid paying the cover – we want to make sure our musicians are paid for their performance. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask your host.