Sat Oct 18
Eugenie Jones
7PM / $25 | $2.58 Fees Get Tickets
Eugenie Jones
Since she burst on the jazz scene in 2013, the award-winning, Seattle-based
vocalist, composer, producer, and legacy activist Eugenie Jones has been one of
our time's most evocative and evolving artists. NEA Jazz Master and bassist Reggie
Workman described Jones as "an extraordinary singer, songwriter, and a source
of light we're fortunate to experience."Thomas Staudter of The Gazette/New
York lauded Jones for her" ;tremendous talent, tireless energy, and buoyant
spirit" and Mark Holston of Jazziz praised Jones for her "…keen sense of phrasing,
[which] makes her extremely persuasive. Like a veteran horn soloist, she slides
effortlessly from one octave to the next, always landing on the right, pitch-perfect
note".
Jones displayed all those attributes on her first four releases: **Black Lace, Blue Tears** (2013), **Come Out Swinging** (2015), **Players** (2022), the soulful jazz derivative **Players 1.1** (2023), and **The Originals** (2024). With the release of her new album, **EUGENIE** Jones extends and
elaborates on her jazz-honed, vivid, and vivacious vocals. Jones's vocals, which
have been praised by legendary bandleader Joe Chambers as “Excellent” and capable of encompassing multiple idioms, are a true testament to her musical prowess.
Unlike **Players** - a two-disc album recorded in Dallas, New York, Chicago, and Seattle with thirty-two world-class jazz musicians, including bassists Reggie Workman and Lonnie Plaxico; drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie; percussionist Bobby Sanabria; trumpeter Marquis Hill and legendary trombonist Julian Priester, EUGENIE is a single disc project. With 32 published songs to her credit, the release casts a focused spotlight on the depth and breadth of Jones' lyricism,
her adaptive vocal style from sultry blues to hard-swinging classics, and her ability to create intensely passionate renderings of emotively gripping ballads.
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