VOCALIST JENNIFER BARNES TO HEADLINE 28TH ANNUAL PATNOE JAZZ FESTIVAL
De Anza College's 28th Annual Herb Patnoe Memorial Jazz Festival will feature one of the rising young stars on the jazz horizon, vocalist Jennifer Barnes. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15 at De Anza College's brand new Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Cupertino.
Miss Barnes will appear with will share the stage with De Anza's award-winning "Vocal Flight," directed by Michelle Hawkins, the Eight O'Clock "Daddios" Jazz Ensemble, directed by Steve Tyler, and her own jazz trio.
Referring to her debut CD recording, "You Taught My Heart," legendary jazz bassist Rufus Reid says, "Jennifer Barnes integrates rich vocal quality, clarity of pitch and emotion with an additional pivotal skill that sets her apart from other great singers; she sings improvisations that are melodically and rhythmically interesting from the point of view of a jazz instrumentalist."