Gina Saputo back @ Steamers, October 1st!

One of our favorite vocalists in the contemporary jazz scene, Gina Saputo will be appearing @ Steamers this Friday night, October 1st. She will be backed by Matt Politano, Nick Schaadt and Evan Stone, with special guests Larry Salzman and Emily Michels.

Gina usually writes the setlist by hand about an hour before the show, but it will probably include such songs as "I’ve never been in love before," "Cheek to cheek," "Call me," "Until I met you," "Fool on the hill," "They can’t take that away from me," "Bye bye blackbird," "Chega de saudade," "My man’s blues," "Exactly like you" and "'Round midnight."

Gina Saputo is a vocalist, entertainer, clinician and arranger who has already established herself as one of the rising young stars on the scene. From there, Gina attended USC’s prestigious Thornton School of Music. Gina was among seven musicians chosen by Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, and Wayne Shorter to study at the Thelonius Monk Institute. During her time with the institute, she performed for the State Department in Washington, D.C., and toured Vietnam with Hancock, Shorter and Nnenna Freelon.

Her first CD, “Gina Saputo,” which featured pianist Gerald Clayton, was recorded with vocal sessions produced by Grammy award nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton, who said, “Gina has the talent as well as the passion to stretch and think outside the box.” After two successful tours of Japan, her CD has climbed to #3 on the prestigious Swing Journal charts, and has received rave reviews. She was a guest professor at Gwangju University in South Korea, and toured Japan a second time with Grammy nominated pianist Bill Cunliffe. 2009 was a great year for Gina. She appeared at the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival. She won First Place at the Big Stage Vocal Competition, and was the vocalist for the Orange County Music Awards winning band for Best Jazz in Orange County. She recently recorded two ringtones which will be default rings on upcoming Samsung phones, and headlined Club Nokia at LA Live!

Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-871-8800
jazz@steamersjazz.com
www.steamersjazz.com

UPCOMING AT STEAMERS:
OCT 2- THE FRANCISCO AGUABELLA LATIN JAZZ BAND
OCT 3-STEAMERS' NEW JAZZ JAM W/ EVAN STONE
OCT 4-THE HAL WILLIS BIG BAND
OCT 5- THE RON KOBAYASHI TRIO W DEBI EBERT
OCT 6-VOCALIST ELAINE MILES
OCT 7-THE RON ESCHETE TRIO
OCT 8-MELENA AND HER LATIN JAZZ BAND FEATURING RAMON BANDA
OCT 9-LOUIE CRUZ BELTRAN AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND
OCT 10-STEAMERS' NEW JAZZ JAM W/ EVAN STONE
OCT 11- BILL STROUT'S BIG BAND 2000