Paula Harris & The Nate Ginsberg Trio With Mads Tolling at Biscuits And Blues

Multiple Blues and Music Award Nominee, Paula Harris, is one of those rare “Genuine singers” who can authentically sing the full spectrum of both Jazz and Blues. She has been called “The Rightful Heir of Etta James”(At the Crossroads Magazine), Compared to Ruth Brown (The Monterey Herald), The great Sarah Vaughan (Blues Blast Magazine), and called “A Force of Nature” (Cashbox Magazine) “She’s a sassy singer with a remarkably wide range, near perfect intonation and astounding breath control. She knows the value of subtlety when the material calls for it and she achieves an uncanny balance between tenderness and virtuosity” (Living Blues Magazine) Her repertoire pulls from classic gems of the 30’s to present day as well as original material that blends seamlessly with her shows vibe. Her off-the-beaten-path song selection bursting with humor, passion and soul, delivered with stunning vocal prowess as well as the unique arrangements and the unbelieveable energy these four musicians deliver all stand to justify why their shows are always packed with an ever expanding fan base. “Paula is a superb vocalist, song writer, and interpreter of the music she sings. Her ability to take and hold center stage is amazing indeed. Her live performances are heady, slinky and downright sexy! She mixes Jazz & Blues with ample attitude and sheer joy. There is no room for dissappointment when this lady singsthe Blues! (Blues 411)...

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Multiple Blues and Music Award Nominee, Paula Harris, is one of those rare “Genuine singers” who can authentically sing the full spectrum of both Jazz and Blues. She has been called “The Rightful Heir of Etta James”(At the Crossroads Magazine), Compared to Ruth Brown (The Monterey Herald), The great Sarah Vaughan (Blues Blast Magazine), and called “A Force of Nature” (Cashbox Magazine) “She’s a sassy singer with a remarkably wide range, near perfect intonation and astounding breath control. She knows the value of subtlety when the material calls for it and she achieves an uncanny balance between tenderness and virtuosity” (Living Blues Magazine) Her repertoire pulls from classic gems of the 30’s to present day as well as original material that blends seamlessly with her shows vibe. Her off-the-beaten-path song selection bursting with humor, passion and soul, delivered with stunning vocal prowess as well as the unique arrangements and the unbelieveable energy these four musicians deliver all stand to justify why their shows are always packed with an ever expanding fan base. “Paula is a superb vocalist, song writer, and interpreter of the music she sings. Her ability to take and hold center stage is amazing indeed. Her live performances are heady, slinky and downright sexy! She mixes Jazz & Blues with ample attitude and sheer joy. There is no room for dissappointment when this lady singsthe Blues! (Blues 411)

Mads Tolling, internationally renowned violinist and composer, is a two-time Grammy Award-Winner and the 2016 DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star winning violinist. As a former nine year member of both Turtle Island Quartet and bassist Stanley Clarke’s band, Mads has spent most his professional life touring internationally. Since 2007 Mads has lead his own group, Mads Tolling Quartet. “The Playmaker” released in the fall of 2009, features Stanley Clarke and jazz greats Russell Ferrante & Stefon Harris. A MTQ album: “Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty – Live at Yoshi’s” was released in May, 2012. Mads’ latest album is called “Mads Tolling & The Mads Men – Playing the 60s,” which features classic songs from TV, film and radio in fresh jazzy versions with guest vocalists Kenny Washington and Spencer Day. Mads has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, and his recordings have received rave reviews in Downbeat Magazine, Strings Magazine, Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle. He has performed with Chick Corea, Ramsey Lewis, Kenny Barron & Paquito D’Rivera.

Nate Ginsberg is one of if not “The” most in demand pianists in the competitive Bay Area Music Scene. Having playing with Herbie Hancock, Larry Graham, Steve Miller, Todd Rundgren, Dizzie Gillespie, Sheila E, Jaco Pastorious and many more, he nails the widely varied and demanding genres of Blues, Jazz, Soul and Funk this group pulls from. They do a “Blues” Show but with heaping helpings of Jazz and Soul thrown in. It’s the biggest trio you’ll ever hear. They dish up a mix of originals and tastefully re- worked covers and provocative lyrics that delight all audiences. It is a show you’ll never see anywhere else, and you will never forget it!

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