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The Anna Laura Quinn-tet
New Orleans-based, San Francisco-raised vocalist Anna Laura Quinn returns to the stage at Piedmont Piano with her sublime "Quinn-tet," featuring Rob Reich on accordion and piano, Terrence Brewer on guitar, Joe Kyle Jr. on bass, and Justin Ouellet on violin. The band will play arrangements from ALQ's 2022 release "Open the Door" and delve into Anna's growing repertoire of music written by celebrated female composers from across musical genres.
$25 General Admission
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ANNA LAURA QUINN
New Orleans-based vocalist Anna Laura Quinn is known for her particular blend of repertoire, combining well-loved tunes from the American Songbook, French and Brazilian music, and other carefully chosen gems from across musical genres, all of which she delivers with style, emotional power, and an undeniable joie de vivre. After receiving her Masters of Jazz Studies (M.M.) from University of New Orleans in 2021, she released her first full length album Open the Door in February 2022. The record features nine of her own arrangements, which Jazz Times critic Andrew Gilbert praised for "artfully thread[ing] the jazz needle” and “establishing her own winsome identity as a savvy vocalist and arranger with an appealing sound, unfailing taste, and expansive palette of influences." Since the release of the album, Anna has performed consistently in New Orleans and in the San Francisco Bay Area where she was raised. She made her international debut in Eymet, France in December 2022. She performs primarily under her own name as well as with the Unmentionables, a band she founded in 2020 that plays what she calls "New Orleans Getdown music for the people." Anna is propelled by her unwavering dedication to music, visual art, and collaboration. She brings a creative spirit to her craft as a vocalist, leaning into the improvisational essence of the jazz idiom and singing with sincerity, humor, and imagination. annalauraquinn.com
JUSTIN OUELLET
Justin Ouellet has performed internationally from California to France, collaborating with musicians from all different backgrounds. His training as a classical musician has awarded him opportunities to perform with members of prestigious groups around the world ranging from the Philadelphia Orchestra to Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. As a natural improviser and performer, Justin has been blessed to share the stage with renowned musicians such as Andrea Boccelli, Jón Þór Jónsi, Kev Choice & Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg. Justin has received recognition for his talents as an artist and educator, receiving the San Jose Jazz Live Aid Grant, Academy of Gospel of Music Educator of the Year and voted best Jazz Instrumentalist by San Francisco Classical Voice. He can be heard on a multitude of recordings and has worked on a variety of production and engineering projects bringing him to renowned studios such as Skywalker Ranch, George Lucas's estate, where many of the great movie soundtracks and Grammy winning albums have been recorded. He has produced three solo albums, one with his band d'PaJo, which pays homage to the great Stephanie Grappelli (the d'PaJo Sessions, 2021) as well as: "The 25th Street Sessions" (2019), & "Justin Ouellet: TheCovid Sessions", which was released this fall. He and his wife split their time between California and Massachusetts. justinouellet.com
TERRENCE BREWER
Proclaimed by long-time music scribe, David Becker (SF Examiner/AXS.com), as the San Francisco Bay Area's #1 Jazz Guitarist, Multiple-Award winning guitarist Terrence Brewer is a first-call and in-demand bandleader, record producer, concert performer, studio musician, and one of the San Francisco Bay area’s foremost and sought after music educators. Brewer has produced and released 11 nationally acclaimed albums on the record label Strong Brew Music he started in 2006. “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me”, Brewer’s 11th album, follows on the heels of 10 previous release, “THE TB 3”. "THE TB 3" is an amazing collection of Jazz standards by Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, George Gershwin, and others; ”Friends of Mine" (2016), “Mi Historia” (2014), “Mosaic” (2014), ‘Citizen Rhythm: “Of, By, For The People” (2012), ‘Setting The Standard: Vol 1’ (2011), ‘Groovin Wes’ (2009), and ‘QuintEssential’ (2008), combined to spend over 125 weeks on the National JazzWeek Radio charts weekly top 50. Three of those albums made their way into the top 15 on the national JazzWeek radio charts (‘Groovin’ Wes’ #9, ‘Setting The Standard: Vol 1’ #12, and ‘QuintEssential’ #15). Combined with being an in-demand record producer for himself and others, Brewer has lead his various groups in nearly 2800 performances in the last 10 years; performing to sold-out crowds at the 62nd and 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, the world famous Yoshi’s at Jack London Square, Yoshi’s San Francisco, SFJAZZ Jazz Festival, and countless other venues. In addition to headlining his own shows, Brewer has shared the stage with vocalist/pianist Diana Krall, Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers), Gerald Albright, has worked with Mary Wilson (The Supremes), Darlene Love, Taylor Eigsti, Jay Lane, Dr. Anthony Brown, Pete Escovedo, and has studied with the likes of Charlie Hunter, Duck Baker, Tom Patitucci, Mark Levine. terrencebrewer.com
ROB REICH
Accordionist/pianist Rob Reich is quintessentially what makes the San Francisco music scene a vibrant and vital mecca for independent music; he’s become one of its stalwart underground artists. His music defies genre, combining strong melodic ideas, rhythmic drive, and a spirit of irreverence and experimentation. He is best known for his work with Tin Hat, Gaucho, and Circus Bella. robreich.com
JOE KYLE, JR.
Joe Kyle Jr. cut his musical teeth in the early 1990s in San Francisco, when entry-level gigs were plentiful and taxicabs were large enough to accommodate a double bass. His musical education began in the trenches and the barrooms and dance halls of the Greater Bay Area, and continues to this day. Joe has become an in-demand performer and session player known throughout the land for his superb feel, musical agility, adaptability and propensity for slap bass and tragicomic asides. He may be the only bassist to have played with pianists Martin Denny, Al Kooper, AND Pinetop Perkins, although not with all on the same session, sadly. Joe can frequently be seen and heard performing, recording and merrymaking with many Bay Area groups, including Americano Social Club, HowellDevine, the Colm O'Riain Band and The Waybacks. joekylejr.com