Summer Jazz Series: A Tribute to Koko Taylor All blues

The Culinarium at Nordo, Seattle

The three time award winner of the Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year, Jacqueline will host live music on select Thursday nights through August in the Culinarium at Nordo. Doors will open at 6pm for our $7 Manhattan Happy Hour with music at 7:30pm. Signature cocktails, wine selections, and succulent bites available throughout the night. Each night in Jacqueline’s Jazz Series will be devoted to a theme, with special guest musicians.

Thursday July 21st Jacqueline will be performing a tribute to Koko Taylor All blues.

From Jacqueline: "Koko Taylor is an American Blues Singers born Cora Anna Walton in 1928. Named “The Queen of the Blues”, she was well known for her rough and powerful vocals. 

We will be performing great tunes that are new and old to me,” I’m a Woman” , “Voodoo Woman”, and the song she put on the map: “Wang Dang Doodle”. I am so excited to expand my repertoire to include an evening of All Blues.

Josh Rawlings on keys, Martin Budde on guitar, Osama Afifi on Bass, and Max Holmberg on Drums."

About Jacqueline Tabor: Seattle Chanteuse’s signature bluesy style has set her apart as a legendary performer in the Pacific Northwest. She combines relaxed energy with tremendous range and masterful improvisation, defining herself as a unique and dynamic presence in the contemporary jazz world. Tabor’s stunning vocals have thrice earned her the Earshot Jazz Vocalist of the Year Award, as well as the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association Female Jazz Vocalist Award. Backed by a hand-picked ensemble of Seattle’s most talented jazz musicians, Tabor always brings you a breathtaking performance that stands as a testament to her place as one of the PNW’s most beloved jazz voices. In 2020 prior to the Pandemic, she created and performed a powerful tribute concert to Billie Holiday with the legendary Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and continues to collaborate with this outstanding organization.