San Francisco Bay Area vocalist LUA HADAR makes international
debut with her band TWIST at the Bangkok 10th International Festival
of Dance & Music
Released
on: September 17, 2008, 4:57 am
Press
Release Author: BZ Harrison, Bellalua Records; a division of New
Performance Group
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Release Summary: Following their stunning debut at New York's
Iridium Jazz Club, world jazz vocalist LUA HADAR with her band,
TWIST appear at the Bangkok 10th International Festival of Dance
& Music, along with Zubin Mehta, Paul Taylor and the Ballet
Flamenco. A unique and original vocalist with a soaring range,
Hadar interprets lyrics in several languages with a charming,
swinging delivery. TWIST plays its own brand of “jazz without
borders,” spiced with elements of Latin, pop, funk, and
international cabaret. October 6, at 7:30 PM, Thailand Cultural
Center, Ratchadapisek Road, Bangkok 10320 Thailand, phone: +66
2 247 0028 www.bangkokfestivals.com.
www.luahadar.com
Press
Release Body: San Francisco world jazz vocalist Lua Hadar
takes her sophisticated high-energy band, TWIST,
on its first international jaunt appearing October 6 in the Bangkok
10th International Festival of Dance and Music (www.bangkokfestivals.com).
This festival comes on the heels of the successful release of
her latest CD, Lua Hadar with TWIST, at New York’s famed
Iridium Jazz Club. “It’s a particular thrill for
me to be performing in a festival lineup that includes Zubin Mehta,
Paul Taylor and the Ballet Flamenco,” says Hadar. TWIST’s
tour band reflects the international flavor of Hadar’s repertoire,
with musicians from Cuba, Great Britain, Hong Kong and the States,
including Music Director and jazz pianist Jason Martineau and
drummer Jim Zimmerman. A unique and original vocalist with a soaring
range, Hadar interprets lyrics in several languages with a charming,
swinging delivery. TWIST plays its own brand
of “jazz without borders,” spiced
with elements of Latin, pop, funk, and international cabaret.
October 6, at 7:30 PM, Thailand Cultural Center, Ratchadapisek
Road, Bangkok 10320 Thailand, phone: +66 2 247 0028 www.bangkokfestivals.com
Lua
moves from stage to cabaret to jazz club with effervescent ease.
A native New Yorker, from a musical family, Lua Hadar
has performed as an actor and singer all her life. Her love for
The Great American Songbook, begun in her New York childhood,
mixes with her passion for world cultures, so jazz club and concert
audiences enjoy an eclectic mix of grooves and languages, from
the familiar to the exotic, but always with Lua’s fresh
twist.
New
York critic Joe Regan Jr. wrote about the May
10th release performance at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club:
- "a stunning evening - sheer beauty - every selection
was dramatically on the nose - she rocked - her physical presence
and body language remind one of the great Latin, Abbe Lane, at
her peak. The evening was pure pleasure!"
For
hi-res photos see the MEDIA page at www.luahadar.com
or contact info@luahadar.com
Photo credit: Kingmond Young
CD Cover graphics: Paige Smith
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: SAN FRANCISCO
WHO: Lua Hadar with TWIST
WHAT: 6-piece world jazz ensemble headlined by vocalist Lua Hadar
WHEN: Monday, October 6, at 7:30 pm
WHERE: Thailand Cultural Center, Ratchadapisek Road, Bangkok 10320
Thailand
TICKETS: www.bangkokfestivals.com,
phone: +66 2 247 0028
Web
Site: http://www.luahadar.com
Contact
Details: New Performance Group
1695 18th Street, Studio 317
San Francisco, CA 94107
For
Interview/Media appearances and booking:
Contact: BZ Harrison
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