The Ballard Jazz Festival :: April 21-25, 2010

ABOUT THIS SHOW:
LOCATION: The Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St, Seattle {map it}
DATE / TIME:Sunday, April 25, seatings at 10:00am and Noon
TICKETS: $18 non-Museum members; $45 family of 4-pack; Buy in Advance: $15 and $40

Greta Matassa Quartet

featuring: Greta Matassa - vocals; John Hansen - piano;
Phil Sparks - bass; Byron Vannoy - drums

“Greta Matassa's singing is touched by genius”
- Encyclopedia of Northwest Jazz

Come celebrate the close to another great festival by having a truely Ballard experience. The Nordic Heritage Museum, Origin Records and Stone Turtle Health present The Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch featuring a jazz performance by vocalist Greta Matassa.

Four times voted the northwest’s “best jazz vocalist” by Earshot Jazz, Greta Matassa is one of the most talented singers working in jazz today. In demand for concert and nightclub appearances, her one-woman show, “Ella and Billie,” a musical tribute, won her critical acclaim. Her collaborations and guest appearances with Spectrum Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Teatro ZinZanni, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and the Seattle Men’s Chorus have been innovative and successful. Often compared with the greats, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, and Nancy Wilson, Matassa has become one of the hottest tickets on the west coast jazz scene. Greta’s six recordings are a mainstay on radio stations everywhere.