For this year’s Mother’s Day Gala in the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa, we present Catherine Russell Quintet feat. Gisele Jackson.
Catherine Russell, voc
Gisele Jackson, voc
Matt Munisteri, g
Sean Mason, p
Tal Ronen, b
Domo Branch, dr
Exclusive in Switzerland!
Catherine Russell is a mature, one of a kind, vocalist, who defies easy categorization. Her singing encompasses jazz balladry, bordello blues, dance hall swing, jump blues, country, pop, and soul. Catherine Russell embodies the deepest heart of American music in a single voice. Catherine was born in 1956 with an enviable jazz pedigree. Her father, the late Luis Russell, was a pioneering pianist, composer, and bandleader of the seminal bands of 20th century American jazz and popular music. In 1935, Louis Armstrong named Luis Russell as his musical director and Russell's orchestra as his backing group. Catherine's mother, Carline Ray, is an outstanding bassist and vocalist and has performed with Mary Lou Williams and Wynton Marsalis. Catherine's growing reputation as a versatile and expressive singer led to a call from Paul Simon and a month long run in 1992 at the Paramount Theater in New York. She toured the globe with David Bowie as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. In addition, Ms. Russell has performed or recorded with a dizzyingly impressive array of trend setting artists, including Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Feinstein, Madonna, Al Green, Dolly Parton, and Isaac Hayes, among others. Her repertoire features a selection of gems from the 1920s through the Present; vital interpretations, bursting with soul and humor.
Born into a musical family, singer Gisele Jackson became a student of her local live music scene and it wasn’t long before this young soul sister began to stun audiences with her own world class voice and show stopping stage performance. By the time she was a Fine Arts freshman in Washington, D.C., she was fronting and touring throughout the DC Metro area with her classic soul band. Before making Brooklyn, NY her heart and home, Gisele toured as a ‘Raylette’ with Ray Charles at the peak of his career, having since also shared many a stage with the incomparable Donna Summer and James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. She has performed in 30+ countries; covering 4 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Today, Gisele Jackson is one of the most important voices in Afro-American music.
Concerts
Sun. 14.05.2023
5:00 p.m.
(Doors 4:30 p.m.)
Venue
Hotel Schweizerhof & Spa
Admission
First Category CHF 68.-
Second Category CHF 48.–