The MIAMI JAZZ PARTY, is a private invitational
gathering. It gives people a chance to hear jazz music in an
up-close and intimate setting. Like sitting in your living room
with a group of friends listening to your favorite music. The
music ranges from a solo artist to a more adventuresome combo.
The opportunity to snap your fingers , pat your feet…or get up
and dance are there for you.
These parties are pre-pay and RSVP is required.
If you didn’t receive your invitation, just click on the info
box and let us know you want to get involved!
Seating is limited so first come, first serve.
June 24th, 2006
Julie Silvera - Jazz Vocalist
June 24 at 7:00pm
Steinway Piano Gallery
4104 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, Fl. 33146
Julie
Silvera gives the listener her
greatest gift - jazz served up with
rich textured tones that invite the
listener to take a journey.
She has a warm presence and
performance ability that is equally
at home in front of a big band, trio
or a solitary harmonic instrument.
She treats the voice as the ultimate
instrument, coloring lyrics and
melodies with soulful and swinging
interpretations of the standard jazz
library. Her sense of story telling
and swing feel is matched only by
her warm sense of humor. Audiences
on both coasts agree that Silvera is
something special.
Silvera’s career began oddly enough
while studying classical voice, when
an unknown voice on the phone asked
her if she sang jazz. She didn’t and
hadn’t, and had no plans to. At his
insistence she got up the courage to
talk to one of the professors, who
was a jazz musician - her soon to be
mentor Charles Argersinger. She
asked him to help her, to teach her,
and thus her life in jazz began. She
worked regularly at local live jazz
venues and went on to win the
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
college vocal competition three
times, performing with Hampton’s
rhythm section in front of thousands
of jazz fans. In addition to
competitions, Silvera performed all
over the Pacific Northwest with her
trio, as well as with the Washington
State University Big Band and
released her first recording,
Sojourner. Along the way she
garnered more honors including
winning the prestigious Downbeat
Magazine College Vocal Competition
a respectable two times.
Silvera has had many wonderful
opportunities to perform as a
background vocalist for: Josh
Groban, Javier Garcia (for his
MTV debut), Elian Elias,
Will Lee (of the David
Letterman Show), and Kevin
Mahogany. She’s shared the
spotlight with Christian McBride,
Arnie Carruthers, Ira Sullivan, Kuni
Makimi, Christian Fabian, Wally
“Gator” Watson, Roy Hargrove, Dee
Daniels and Sunny Wilkinson.
