THE SHOWROOM SESSIONS: Streaming LIVE from Piedmont Piano Company
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol & The Joe Warner Trio
100 Years of Black Music
The Bay Area's Queen songstress featuring young lion Joe Warner and his trio will take you on a journey through 100 years of Black music from the early 20th century to the present day featuring a special guest appearance from dancers Traci Bartlow and Kevin Munroe.
This project is supported in part by a Civic Arts Grant from the City of Berkeley and by the Musical Grant Program, which is administered by InterMusic SF, and supported by the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, and San Francisco Grants for the Arts.
Watch the LIVE STREAM on youtube or facebook
Donations/tips accepted via paypal.me/fayecarol, Venmo: Faye-Carol, or Cashapp: $lovetomissfaye
"Steeped in jazz, blues, and R&B, Faye Carol turns every performance into a triumph." –San Francisco Chronicle, 2018
"(Faye) Carol can croon soul and standards, scat hurtling bebop lines and deliver torch songs with scorching intensity, and everything she does is steeped in the blues." –Berkeleyside, 2018
"Every Faye Carol performance is a master class - a deep dive into the soul-steeped marrow of jazz and blues. A Bay Area institution, the Berkeley vocalist needs only one set to leave an indelible impression on her listeners who know just what to expect if they pay attention to her billing as The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol." - Bay Area News Group, 2016
"She's capable of manhandling a crowd like no other Bay Area singer, and can make any local jazz club feel like Carnegie Hall." - East Bay Express, 2008
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol is one of the premier vocalists of her time. Her unique style and gift for connecting with her audience is astonishing. After beginning her career with gospel music, Faye Carol made her name singing with Oakland blues and funk legend Johnny Talbot & De Thangs before forming her own trio and gaining fame in San Francisco's jazz, blues, and cabaret clubs of the 1970s and 80s. She has shared the stage with Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Pharaoh Sanders, Joan Baez, Albert King, Bobby Hutcherson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Buster Williams, Azar Lawrence, Steve Turre, Henry Butler, Charles Brown, and Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, among others. Miss Faye is also a dedicated educator and founder of School of the Getdown. She has been honored with the proclamation of a city-wide “Faye Carol Day” in the City of Berkeley and inducted into the Oakland Walk of Fame, the Meridian Mississippi Walk of Fame, and the Pittsburg Entertainment and Arts Hall of Fame, and has received countless awards including the 2016 Bay Area Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero Award, Jefferson Award for Public Service, four Cabaret Gold Awards, and Top Star Awards Entertainer of the Year. fayecarol.com @thedynamicmiss
Pianist Joe Warner is one of the Bay Area’s brightest young talents, quickly gaining recognition for his compelling style and exceptional performances. He has performed as Pianist and Musical Director for The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol for over eight years and also leads his own trio and performs as a featured solo pianist. He has recorded or performed with Marcus Shelby Orchestra, Johnny Talbot & De Thangs, Oakland Symphony, Mary Stallings, Stephanie Crawford, Buster Williams, Azar Lawrence, John Handy, Paula West, John Santos, and California Honeydrops. He has performed at venues such as Yoshi’s, The SFJAZZ Center, Paramount Theatre, Freight & Salvage, Fox Theater, Zellerbach Hall, KPFA Radio, and Davies Symphony Hall. joewarnermusic.com @pianojoewarner
Drummer Larry Vann has made an impressive mark on the Bay Area music scene over the years with his authentic, piercing, all-encompassing musical technique. A professional performer since age 15, he draws from a deep well of musical influence, including gospel, blues, funk, jazz and soul. These various styles have collectively shaped his unique sound which is on full display in his invigorating recordings and performances. One listen to his compelling, penetrating, and intoxicating grooves clearly demonstrates why he has been in such huge demand for sessions and international tours with the likes of The Whispers, The Marvelettes, Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, Randy Crawford, Rufus Thomas, Jules Broussard, Brian Auger, Charles Brown, and Martha Reeves. larryvann.com @larry_e_vann
James Wiley is a young & up and coming bassist based in Oakland, CA. A classically trained pianist and graduate of Oakland School for the Arts, he received dual musical training as a bassist within the Black church and has a professional career of over 4 years, performing with such legendary artists as The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol. @jameswiley93
Traci Bartlow is an award-winning dancer and choreographer excelling in a wide range of African-American dance styles including Lindy Hop, Jazz, Hip-Hop, African, House, and Funk. As a teenager, she won a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City, training with world-renowned teachers and choreographers by day and by night deepening her contemporary dance skills dancing in the city's legendary Hip-Hop and House dance clubs. Ms. Bartlow has been a principal dancer for Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theater and Forces of Nature Dance Company, both in New York City. In the Bay Area she has worked with Newstyle Motherlode, Howard Wiley, Frankie Manning, Cultural Odyssey, Robert Henry Johnson, Martin Luther, S.I.L.K.E., The Coup, The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, and the Walter Hawkins Love Center Mass Choir. She choreographed "The Sisyphus Syndrome," a jazz opera by revolutionary poet and playwright Amiri Baraka. Today she continues to bring her vibrant and inspiring movement to stages locally and internationally. @tracibartlow iamtracibartlow.com