Kim Nalley: The Heart of Lady DayNalley sings Billie Holiday
“[T]he difficulty of portraying Billie the singer and the woman has been solved by the presence of vocalist Kim Nalley, who not only sings Lady Day’s numbers wonderfully, but manages to convey something of the sense of her character, by turns demure and tough, as much through suggestion as through any kind of overly studied scheme.”
So said critic Ken Bullock, writing in the Berkeley Daily Planet, of Kim Nalley’s highly acclaimed performance in the recently concluded 8 week run and West Coast premier of C. J. Verburg’s play, Lady Day in Love, a play feelingly dramatizing Holiday’s early career which gave Nalley a chance to strut her stuff, singing fifteen of Lady Day’s best known songs.
For this very special weekend at Pearl’s, Kim Nalley brings the tender side of Holiday to life as she presents “The Heart of Lady Day.” Nalley, in her own unique and heartfelt style, will interpret the songs made famous by Holiday. She’ll be joined by sensitive, bluesy pianist Tammy Hall, swinging guitarist Josh Workman, cool-hand bassist Mike Zisman and steady-swinging drummer Kent Bryson.
Of course, the marvelous Miss Nalley is no stranger to the songs and personna of the great Billie Holiday. Her legion of fans have frequently enjoyed her performances channeling Holiday in her award winning show “Ladies Sing the Blues.” That’s in addition to Nalley’s recent series of triumphant concert tributes to the great Nina Simone, and her many shows in San Francisco and around the world, treating audiences to her own sweet and sassy personna and astounding talents. Tammy Hall piano Josh Workman guitar Kent Bryson drums Michael Zisman bass
Nalley sings Billie Holiday
“[T]he difficulty of portraying Billie the singer and the woman has been solved by the presence of vocalist Kim Nalley, who not only sings Lady Day’s numbers wonderfully, but manages to convey something of the sense of her character, by turns demure and tough, as much through suggestion as through any kind of overly studied scheme.”
So said critic Ken Bullock, writing in the Berkeley Daily Planet, of Kim Nalley’s highly acclaimed performance in the recently concluded 8 week run and West Coast premier of C. J. Verburg’s play, Lady Day in Love, a play feelingly dramatizing Holiday’s early career which gave Nalley a chance to strut her stuff, singing fifteen of Lady Day’s best known songs.
For this very special weekend at Pearl’s, Kim Nalley brings the tender side of Holiday to life as she presents “The Heart of Lady Day.” Nalley, in her own unique and heartfelt style, will interpret the songs made famous by Holiday. She’ll be joined by sensitive, bluesy pianist Tammy Hall, swinging guitarist Josh Workman, cool-hand bassist Mike Zisman and steady-swinging drummer Kent Bryson.
Of course, the marvelous Miss Nalley is no stranger to the songs and personna of the great Billie Holiday. Her legion of fans have frequently enjoyed her performances channeling Holiday in her award winning show “Ladies Sing the Blues.” That’s in addition to Nalley’s recent series of triumphant concert tributes to the great Nina Simone, and her many shows in San Francisco and around the world, treating audiences to her own sweet and sassy personna and astounding talents. Tammy Hall piano Josh Workman guitar Kent Bryson drums Michael Zisman bass
