Denny Berthiaume Trio & Melanie O'Reilly

The Denny Berthiaume Trio

with Special Guest Melanie O’Reilly

Tuesday Jazz

July 19 2016

7:15–8:15 p.m.

Bell Stage Main Dining Room

Angelicas

863 Main Street

Redwood City, CA 94063

Admission: $15 / $10

Reservations: (650) 679-8184

or online: http://angelicasllc.com/event.cfm?id=238907&cart

Melanie O'Reilly, Ireland’s renowned jazz vocalist, joins the Bay Area’s top jazz trio for a special night of Tuesday Jazz!

Denny Berthiaume—Piano

Chuck Bennett—bass

Bill Belasco—drums

Melanie O’Reilly is one of Ireland’s foremost jazz singers. Her unique style has earned her standing ovations with audiences worldwide, and has been described as “breathtaking ... sheer virtuosity” by the Irish Times.

Other plaudits: “Her voice soars to dynamic heights, drifts into sultriness, and fuses with masterful piano” — Berkeley World Music Festival

She is recognized in Downbeat magazine as Ireland’s “international jazz representative,” having recently represented Ireland in the European Jazz Festival at UCLA. She is also the creator and host of the award-winning RTE Irish radio show “Jazz on the Bay,” and her “Tribute to Anita O’Day” show earned four-star reviews in the International Edinburgh Festival.

For this show, she joins Denny Berthiaume Trio as special guest vocalist.

http://melanieoreilly.com/

One of Bay Area's finest pianists, Denny Berthiaume has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Diane Schuur, Joe Williams, Ed Thigpen, Stan Getz, k.d. lang, and Joan Rivers. He recorded four albums as co-leader of the successful fusion group Solar Plexus.

“One of the best 10 pianists in the Bay Area” — KQED Focus Magazine

http://www.dennyberthiaume.com/