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Concert To Honor Great Women Jazz Vocalists
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Published: January 14, 2009
A community orchestra is set to join forces with an area jazz vocalist to pay tribute to some of the great female jazz singers of our time.
The Richey Community Orchestra will present "First Ladies of Jazz" with Sarasota singer Katt Hefner on Sunday, Jan. 18, in Port Richey.
According to the orchestra's executive director, Denise Isaacson, Hefner is one of the area's foremost interpreters of the great women jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne.
Hefner, who has a range of three octaves, has credits including off-Broadway musicals and international cruises. She has appeared with international rhythm-and-blues stars like Patti LaBelle, The Temptations and Luther Vandross.
She has always felt close to the jazz era, Hefner said. "That genre was the pulse of life. They wrote down their lives in music."
Songs she will perform Jan. 18 include "Honeysuckle Rose," "Stormy Weather" and "Embraceable You."
Hefner has previously performed with the orchestra and is looking forward to Sunday's appearance. "Just to be able to sing with the band again and work with that caliber of musicians is a treat."
In addition to Hefner's performance, Resident Conductor Robert Boyd will lead the orchestra in "In the Mood," made famous by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and other swing favorites.
The Richey Community Orchestra is Pasco County's only symphony orchestra. It has a membership of about 50 professional and amateur musicians.
The lowdown
The "First Ladies of Jazz" concert by the Richey Community Orchestra, featuring jazz vocalist Katt Hefner, will be presented 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at Knights of Columbus Hall, 5850 Knights of Columbus Drive, off of U. S. 19 south of Ridge Road, Port Richey. The Knights will serve both full meals and a la carte items at 2 p.m. Coffee, soda and a full cash bar will also be available. Food and beverages are not included in ticket price.
Tickets are $15 for reserved seating at tables of 10. Reservations are required. To reserve tickets, call 727-919-3866.
For more information, go to www.richeycommunityorchestra.com.
Cheryl Bentley can be reached at 727-815-1069 cbentley@suncoastnews.com.
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