### A world renowned jazz vocalist presents an intimate showcase of blues classics with a stellar band. For over 30 years, jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian set the standard in vocal jazz across the world, and is recognized in the Encyclopedia of Jazz for her contributions. Stephanie has headlined from the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and the Moscow International Performing Arts Center, to festivals in Japan, Europe, and the U.S. Dubbed the “Renaissance Woman of Jazz,” by allaboutjazz.com, Stephanie is featured on the syndicated radio show “Riverwalk” and is known for her tributes for the “Great Ladies of Jazz,” and “American Songbook,” concerts and recordings. She has performed with jazz legends Jon Hendricks, Pat Metheny, Bobby McFerrin, and others, and teaches voice at the University of Virginia and at the College of William & Mary. Nakasian’s album “Billie Remembered” in tribute to Billie Holiday, inspired Terry Gross to interview Stephanie on her syndicated NPR show “Fresh Air.” Stephanie has thirteen albums as a leader including her latest, “Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World.” She also appears with her late husband, the jazz piano great Hod O’Brien, on Terry Allard’s public television show “Charlottesville – Inside Out” and often tours with their daughter Veronica Swift, now a rising jazz singing star in New York City.
