Alexandra Day, a classically trained jazz singer known for her sultry, versatile song styling, has performed at Chris' Jazz Cade, Warmdaddy's, the Tritone, Ortlieb's Jazzhaus and Zanzibar Blue. She was selected as a soloist for the Best of Duke Ellington Sacred Concerts.
Minas, a Brasilian Jazz Ensemble featuring Patricia and Orlando Haddad, has been thrilling audiences from Philadelphia to Rio for over 25 years with their original compositions and Bossa Nova classics. As sensual as a night in Ipanema and as wild as Carnivale, Minas seduces audiences with their artful harmonies and irresistible rhythms.
Yu Xi Wang made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2009 as the winner of the Artist International Competition. She has performed in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kimmel Center and Beijing's Forbidden City Concert Hall. She was a faculty member of The Julliard School, the Music Institute of Chicago, Saint Joseph's University and is currently teaching at Curtis Institute of Music.
Melissa Shippen, was described by the New York Times as 'a dramatic soprano with an attractive, powerful sound' for her performance in Britten's War Requiem at Carnegie Hall and as 'angelic' by the Washington Post for her portrayal of Mimi in La Boheme. She has performed in her young career throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Hot Club of Philadelphia is an acoustic jazz quartet that celebrates the gypsy jazz of Django Rhinehardt and Stephane Grappelli with "hot swing" featuring lead guitar and vocals by Barry Wahrhaftig.
Tania Stavreva has dazzled audiences with her dynamic piano performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and in concert halls in Bulgaria, Italy and the Netherlands. A graduate of the National Music School in Bulgaira, she received her Degree at Boston Conservatory where she was the winner of many competitions.
Karen Gross, cabaret singer, songwriter and comedienne, charms audiences with her wit, warmth and velvety voice. She's appeared at the Lincoln Center, the Kimmel Center and World Cafe Live. Her music airs on WXPN.
Friends of Andrea Clearfield MLRT Winter Salon
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Tel. 610-649-7800
Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
