March 10, 2012, “Jazz Underground,” featuring vocalist/bassist Kristin Korb

Kristin Korb

Kristin Korb is not just a singing bassist. She is a premier singer with a personal approach and a deep sense of swing. She transports you to other worlds with her ballads. Oh yeah, she plays a nasty bass, too. While studying privately with jazz bass icon Ray Brown, he arranged for her first recording with his trio, Introducing Kristin Korb, on Telarc Records. Her new release, In The Meantime, features her innovative arrangements of jazz standards with the help of jazz greats Bob Sheppard, Nick Mancini, Llew Matthews, Steve Barnes and Larry Koonse. When she’s not on the road with her trio (featuring Llew Matthews and Steve Barnes), she’s on the faculty at the University of Southern California and Azusa Pacific University.

 

May 12, 2012, “Downtown Divas,” featuring local jazz vocalists Nicole Lewis, Rachel Burns, Heather Villa, Rachel Bade McMurphy


Downtown Divas

For our season finale, the Spokane Jazz Orchestra presents four outstanding jazz vocalists who are living and performing in Spokane. The guest artists include Nicole Lewis (Nicole Lewis Band and the Rhythm Dogs), Heather Villa (Six Foot Swing), Rachel Burns (Masterclass Jazz Orchestra), Rachel Bade-McMurphy (Rachel Bade-McMurphy Quartet).