Summer Jazz Series: A Tribute to Nancy Wilson

The Culinarium at Nordo, Seattle

This summer Nordo presents our Summer Jazz Series with Artist in Residence: Jacqueline Tabor.

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.

Tabor's first introduction to jazz was delivered by a cassette tape of Nancy Wilson singing "Guest who I saw Today" the storytelling component of the song planted a seed that grew into this production. Tunes like "Never will I Marry”, “Save Your Love for Me" and the "Nearness of You" will be portrayed by Tabor's unique and distinctive sound.

Jazz singer Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, was born on February 20, 1937, in Chillicothe, Ohio to iron-worker Olden Wilson and the former Lillian Ryan, who worked as a domestic servant. Nancy was the first of six children. Her father's love of music and the records he played at home were a huge influence on Nancy as a young girl. She already knew she would be a singer by the time she was four years old and developed her talent by singing in the church choir.

Nancy Wilson won her first Grammy in 1964, for best R&B recording for her LP "How Glad I Am." Nancy continued recording into the 21st Century, winning Best Jazz Vocal Grammy Awards for her albums "R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)" (2005) and "Turned to Blue" (2007). She retired from live performance in 2011. Wilson passed away surrounded by her loving family on December 13th, 2018.

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.