Lyric Opera San Diego Welcomes Jazz Vocalist Denise Donatelli with the Geoffrey Keezer Quartet
Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92104)
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James H.
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Enjoyed the evening mostly but would have liked Denise to have been showcased as the main focus. There was too much time spent going off on individual instrumental tangents. I would have preferred to have listened to some "old standards" type music that was more familiar than the new, eclectic songs presented by the group. There was one song (Afro-Peruvian sound) that it seemed like the drummer wasn't quite in sync with the rest of the group. The overall evening was seemingly short with few songs.Written on Jul 08 2010
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This was my first time hearing Denise Donatelli. She was amazing. I stayed for the first set. I would rather see her with a back-up band rather than a band of all-starts that cut into her singing time. That was a bummer for me. Also, the North Park Theatre's seats are very uncomfortable for me. I will have to pay more for the better seats in the back next time.Written on Jul 08 2010
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William P.
Event was listed as Donatelli singing standards with backup, but she was actually the vocalist for what turned out to be a modern jazz group, so shared time with all players; not a lot of her singing and not many standards (Two?) But I have the same reaction to most all the hoped-for vocalists that play in San Diego (the US?). A lot of invention/improvisation, not a lot of straight singing. It may be boring to them, but the beauty of a live female voice just singing the familiar never grows old to the rest of us. (Call me old fashioned).Written on Jul 08 2010
Other peeve: acoustics in the North Park (as well as most other older venues -Spreckels,Balboa,etc.) are excellent, so don't loudly mike every instrument. Just one mike for the singer and two for the group is all that's ever necessary Solos can be heard just fine and sound better blended. (Anthology could easily skip amplification altogether for most performances, even with the dinner chatter).
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More Information About Denise Donatelli with the Geoffrey Keezer Quartet
Description
Part of the Jazz in North Park Series
Presented by Holly Hofmann and Lyric Opera San Diego
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Denise Donatelli was drenched in music from an early age. She has performed in jazz clubs and jazz festivals across the country. Her first CD, In the Company of Friends, was released in 2005 on the Jazzed Media label and her 2008 release, What Lies Within, on the Savant Records label, debuted on the National Jazz Week Chart at #15 and peaked at #11. Her upcoming release with pianist and composer/arranger Geoffrey Keezer, is scheduled for an spring 2010 release.
Geoffrey Keezer, no stranger to San Diego where he now resides, is an immensely talented pianist who, at 17, joined the great Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, then went on to perform with Art Farmer, Ray Brown, Christian McBride, Jim Hall and countless others. His own projects cover a wide range of musical expression from acoustic jazz to electronica to diverse world-music collaborations including his 2009 Grammy-nominated CD Aurea. Joining the quartet for this performance is San Diego’s favorite guitarist, Peter Sprague.
About the Ticket Supplier: Lyric Opera San Diego
Formerly known as San Diego Comic Opera, Lyric Opera San Diego has been bringing accessible, affordable opera and musical theatre productions to San Diego since 1979. The company performs operas and musicals from the European and American tradition, in English, presenting the finest young musical talent available with full orchestra and chorus accompaniment.