SOLO: Her – Three Women Playing Unaccompanied: West Coast Edition

From group improvisations to contemporary arrangements of standards, SOLO: Her is an intimate evening of music celebrating the individual voice of three women. Marika Hughes, Fay Victor and Mazz Swift bring together their varying musical styles and influences that extend across jazz, soul, folk, rock, and beyond.

Featuring:
Marika Hughes – vocals, cello
Fay Victor – vocals
Mazz Swift – vocals, violin

Based in New York, Marika Hughes is a cellist, singer, actress, storyteller, and occasional radio host on the classical station WQXR. She has collaborated with artists such as Whitney Houston, Lou Reed, Anthony Braxton and D’Angelo, and has performed on Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Saturday Night Live. Rooted in groove and Marika’s classical upbringing, her band Bottom Heavy is set to release their debut album, New York Nostalgia, this March.

Starting from the jazz tradition, vocalist/composer Fay Victor has gone on to encompass a multi-genre approach to improvised vocal music which she refers to as “freesong.” She continues to perform across the world as well as run workshops focused on improvisation and jazz vocal techniques. Her eight critically-acclaimed recordings as a leader have been praised in outlets such as Downbeat, The New York Times, The Wire, The Chicago Reader, and San Francisco Chronicle.

Mazz Swift is a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and Juilliard-trained violinist. Her musical style draws on elements of classical, folk, rock, jazz and electronica. Over the years, she has performed and recorded with a diverse accumulation of artists including Whitney Houston, Dee Snider, Vernon Reid, William Parker, and Kanye West among many others. In addition to freelancing as a side person, Mazz performs as both a solo artist and with her own experimental rock band, MazzMuse.

Admission: $10. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

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