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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Tonight I performed at Hotel Nikko with the Jeanette Harris Band. As always, Jeanette, Mike and Patrick were GREAT! Jeanette plays with tons of soul and has a consistently lovely tone. Mike and Patrick are always solid and in constant communication, so as to make the...→ Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
2006 has been an incredible year! I’ve experienced some near devastating lows (most particularly, the diagnosis of my dear niece Naomi with Leukemia), but overall it’s been a year filled with extraordinary highs! Here’s a basic summary of my musical year: January: The year started with a lovely trip...→ Read More
Tilly Key at Maxwell’s
Last night I performed with Tilly Key at Maxwell’s in Oakland. The band consisted of some of my favorite local musicians: Troy Lampkins (bass), Dante McClinton (drums) and Ken Harrill (guitar). The show went well, despite my having had a headache all day and feeling utterly exhausted. Somehow, my...→ Read More
Recital with Lauren Michelle Criddle
Tonight I had the pleasure of accompanying soon-to-be-superstar soprano, Lauren Michelle Criddle. The recital went exceptionally well, especially considering that we’d only met 2 weeks ago! The program included a range of musical styles, from aria to lieder to spirituals, Christmas songs and pop tunes. Program: Exultate Jubilate: “Tu...→ Read More
Gig with Jeanette Harris
Saturday, December 16th, 2006 by
Victoria
Tonight I played at Shanghai 1930 in Downtown San Francisco with sax player Jeanette Harris and her band (drummer Mike Harris and bassist Patrick Olvera). Jeanette and met a few months ago in line at the Beyonce audition (she didn’t get hired either…oh well!) Here’s the comment I left...→ Read More
Brush with celebrity
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 by
Victoria
Last Friday, 11/24/06, the day after Thanksgiving, I went to Los Angeles with a group of family and friends to celebrate my cousin’s 35th birthday. We had a FABULOUS time! After having a delicious dinner at Mastro’s Steakhouse, where I had an excellent Chilean Sea Bass, and an array...→ Read More
Passing Strange
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 by
Victoria
I went to see the play / musical Passing Strange at the Berkeley Rep. My aim in going was to support my incredibly talented, brilliant and beautiful friend Eisa Davis, who plays the role of the Mother in the story. However, I was literally blown away by how fantastic...→ Read More
Keith Urban “Once in a Lifetime” Music Video
Ok, this wasn’t a music gig. I was hired as a model for this one. I didn’t end up totally on the cutting room floor. If you look really close, and don’t blink, you’ll see me walking in the background! lol I’m wearing a black top, my hair is...→ Read More
Playing with Arlington Houston
Friday, September 29th, 2006 by
Victoria
I played at the Downtown restaurant with Arlington Houston tonight. This was the first straight ahead jazz gig that I’ve had since I started practicing so much more. I didn’t know most of the tunes, but thanks to my sight reading ability, and to the fact that I listened...→ Read More
