Jacqui Naylor with her Trio - Jazz Concert Set 2

Jacqui Naylor is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, composer, and recording artist, known for her deeply rich, soulful voice and signature mix of jazz standards, covers, and original music. The singer attributes her unique sound to the tight and spontaneous interplay with long-time bandmates, including pianist, arranger, and co-writer Art Khu, bassist Geoff Brennan, and drummer Ele Howell. What Naylor and her band create on stage together is both sensitive and explosive. She releases her twelfth album in 2024.

At her holiday concerts, Naylor highlights seasonal favorites with romantic standards, lovingly written originals, and thoughtfully arranged “acoustic smashes” from her celebrated Smashed for the Holidays recording. The artist and album gained notoriety with her arranging technique where she sings the melody of a jazz standard over the groove of a well-known rock anthem or vice versa. “Naylor has the chops and sensitivity to pull it off,” writes New York Magazine. “‘Smashed for the Holidays’ makes…