Faye Carol — Carolizing Christmas

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Thursday, Dec 12, 2024 7pm

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The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol is known as an icon in the Bay Area and beyond, highly regarded for her powerful voice, astonishing versatility, and gift of connecting with her audience. Equally at home in jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, funk, latin, and hip-hop, she has developed her own authentic sound and unique delivery, delighting audiences across the globe. With Carolizing Christmas, Carol and her dynamic ensemble will groove you through the holiday season and propel you into the New Year. Never before have the sounds of the season been so funky, fun, and fresh. Join this legendary vocalist, her all-star trio, and her string quartet for an evening of holiday magic! Carol will be joined on this date by pianist Joe Warner, drummer Marvin ‘Smitty’ Smith, bassist Tarus Mateen, violinists Christina Walton and Sam Wilkins, violist Vincent Tolliver, and cellist Byron Hogan.

After beginning her career in gospel music, Carol made her name singing with Oakland blues and funk legend Johnny Talbot & De Thangs in the 1960s. She soon formed her own trio and gained fame in San Francisco’s jazz, blues, and cabaret clubs of the 1970s and 80s. Over a 60-year career in music, this living legend has developed her own unique sound and style – drawing from funk, blues, gospel, and jazz – and cultivated an audience that remains as diverse as her uplifting music.

Carol has shared the stage with Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Joe Tex, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Ray Charles, Pharaoh Sanders, Joan Baez, and countless others. She has been honored with the proclamation of a city-wide “Faye Carol Day” in the City of Berkeley and City of Oakland, and has been inducted into the Oakland Walk of Fame, the Meridian Mississippi Walk of Fame, and the Pittsburg Entertainment & Arts Hall of Fame, and has received countless awards including the 2014 Bay Area Jazz Journalists Association ‘Jazz Hero’ Award.