Music

Jesse Palter Quartet
Kalamazoo Public Library

Wednesday, August 18, 2010
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Kalamazoo Public Library
315 S Rose St

At 24 years old, through both training and pure instinct, Jesse Palter has grown into an accomplished and dynamic vocalist and composer. Her voice can be sweet or salty, polished or raw, wide in range and broad in stylistic scope. Jesse channels and combines such as influences Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Patsy Cline, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, and Carmen McRae. The group, which includes Marion Felder or Keith Hall on drums and Ben Williams on bass, perform extensively around the Detroit Metropolitan area and play at venues around the country. Their New York debut at The Blue Note sold out to a very appreciative audience. JPQ has played such festivals as River Raisin Jazz Festival, Birmingham Jazz Festival, Boblo Island Jazz Festival (opening for Chuck Mangione), Jazz On The River Festival, and the Detroit Jazz Festival. Jesse and company released her first album in 2006 to rave reviews.

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Kalamazoo Public Library
315 S Rose Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007

E-mail: marym@kpl.gov
Phone: 269-553-7878
Fax: 269-553-7999