The Volcano Art Center’s Jazz in the Forest starts its 2016 season on Saturday with jazz vocalist Jeannine Guillory.
The Volcano Art Center’s Jazz in the Forest starts its 2016 season on Saturday with jazz vocalist Jeannine Guillory.
Acclaimed vocalist in Hawaii, Guillory’s background in jazz, reggae, pop, rhythm and blues lend to a strong versatile sound and energy that gets her audience and peers alike to stand up and applaud her amazing voice and on stage presence.
She has studied jazz and classical music as well as musical theater. She most recently played the part of “Sheila Bryant” in “A Chorus Line.” In addition, she has performed at venues throughout Europe, South America and the U.S. Stage performances include the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and the Big Island Jazz Festival. She is also a former vocalist with the internationally known reggae/jazz group “Groundation,” which continues to tour the world.
Guillory is currently a popular mainstream vocalist with Pacific Fusion and Island Express throughout Kailua-Kona and along the Kohala Coast. She also appears with Volcano Choy Jr. at selected venues around the island and was featured as one of the “Divas of Jazz” at the Volcano Art Center.
Two shows are slated at the center. The first is at 4:30 p.m. and costs $20 for VAC members and $30 for nonmembers; the second is at 7:30 p.m. and costs $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers.
Tickets available online at www.volcanoartcenter.org, by calling 967-8222, at Volcano Art Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Basically Books in Hilo.