LIVE at Piedmont Piano Company
Songs & Stories:
Amy D.
Vocalist, songwriter, and educator Amy D. shares her songs and elaborates on her musical foundation rooted in jazz, followed by formal classical training, and talks about the creation of her band Heart Matter. She’ll be accompanied by vibraphonist and fellow collaborator Dillon Vado. Followed by audience Q & A. Hosted by vocalist Sharmila G. Lash.
General Admission
$25 advanced / $30 at the door
We are offering a limited number of seats for this performance. Advanced purchase is recommended. Masking is no longer required.
AMY D.
Amy D. (Amy Dabalos) is a vocalist, songwriter, and music educator who encourages reflection and healing through creative expression. With a musical foundation rooted in jazz, followed by formal classical training, Amy D. relishes in the subtle, technical, and innovative. A San Jose native now residing in Oakland, her luminescent voice and heartfelt performances have been featured throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond since 2010. Past appearances include SFJAZZ, Yoshi’s Oakland, The Sound Room, Keys Jazz Bistro, San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, and Healdsburg Jazz Festival.
Her debut album ‘Like You’ was released in 2019 on Unspeakable Records, in collaboration with producer and master keyboardist Michael Aaberg (Goapele, Lalah Hathaway, Derrick Hodge). In addition to performing and recording with her band Heart Matter (a collaboration with vibraphonist Dillon Vado), she empowers others along their own journeys to express through voice and communication in 1:1 sessions and workshops through her coaching practice, "Aligned." amyd-music.com
SHARMILA G. LASH
Sharmila G. Lash is sought after as a jazz and classical singer, as well as for her voice-over work. She is a regular chorister with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and has sung with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and SF new music ensemble Volti. She is a private voice instructor, works as a session singer for film and television, and has recorded middle grade and young adult audiobooks. Teaching steadily since 2004, she incorporates her vast professional experience to help guide students to find their own voice. Sharmila began her music studies with piano lessons at age six and singing lessons at age eleven. She was a music student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and continued on to study classical voice at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she discovered her passion for jazz. She has performed on the some of the most prestigious stages in California, led by Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Zubin Mehta, and others, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Volti, Carmen Lundy, Don Shelton, Billy Childs, Luciana Souza, as well as with many other top jazz and classical musicians in both Northern and Southern California. sharmilaguhalash.com