Two unbelievable saxophonists — Tia Fuller and Grace Kelly — are combining forces for one evening in San Francisco.
The 2 gifted musicians, who’re additionally completed composers and bandleaders, carry out a co-headlining present at SFJAZZ Middle on Jan. 16.
Fuller is an award-winning instrumentalist, whose many accolades embrace having earned the title of greatest alto saxophonist within the 2018 JazzTimes Jazz Critics Ballot. That exact same 12 months, she was the Artist-in-Residence on the Monterey Jazz Competition.
She’s launched quite a few recordings as a bandleader and has performed alongside such skills as Nancy Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Ledisi, Kelly Rowland, Dionne Warwick, Janelle Monáe, Aretha Franklin and Beyonce. It’s the latter that actually introduced the saxophonist large notoriety, as Fuller toured the world — taking part in earlier than 1000’s of followers at every cease — with Queen Bey.
Kelly obtained a really early begin within the trade, having written her first tune at age 7 after which launched her full-length debut, 2005’s “Dreaming,” at 12.
Since then, the saxophonist — who can be a gifted vocalist — has turn out to be a really recognizable title within the jazz world, because of a gradual stream of well-received albums like 2009’s “Mood Changes” and 2011’s “Man with the Hat.”
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $25-$85, sfjazz.org.
