2023 Lineup / Vocal

Yvonne Flores

Sat, Aug 12 @ 3pm
PG&E Hammer Theatre Stage

Yvonne Flores is a San Francisco-born jazz vocalist and composer inspired by musical legends Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra and Joni Mitchell, and others. Her eclectic live show performance will showcase songs from her debut album Sheer Bliss highlighting her unique stylings in jazz, contemporary pop as well as a sprinkle of Latin and Brazilian rhythms.

Yvonne FLores
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Yvonne Flores

Sat, Aug 12 @ 3pm
PG&E Hammer Theatre Stage
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Benny Benack III

Sat, Aug 12 @ 5pm
PG&E Hammer Theatre Stage

Emmy Award nominated Benny Benack III is not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the post-bop trumpet vernacular, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery. The 2022 DownBeat Critics Poll recently featured him as both a Rising Star Male Vocalist and Rising Star Trumpeter.

Benny Benack III
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Benny Benack III

Sat, Aug 12 @ 5pm
PG&E Hammer Theatre Stage
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Lalin St. Juste

Sat, Aug 12 @ 6pm
SJZ Break Room Stage

Lalin St. Juste is a rising star in the music world, known for her soulful vocals and genre-defying sound. As a queer Haitian-American artist, she draws from her rich cultural heritage to create music that is both innovative and socially conscious. Her music often touches on themes of identity, justice, and equality.

Lalin St Juste
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Lalin St. Juste

Sat, Aug 12 @ 6pm
SJZ Break Room Stage
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Halie Loren

Sat, Aug 12 @ 6:30pm
Montgomery Theater Stage

Halie Loren is an international, award-winning jazz singer and songwriter. Raised in Alaska and currently based in Oregon, she brings a fresh and original perspective to time-honored musical paths, channeling her innate understanding of connectedness across musical boundaries to forge bonds with diverse audiences in North America, Asia, and Europe.

Halie Loren
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Halie Loren

Sat, Aug 12 @ 6:30pm
Montgomery Theater Stage
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Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Ton3s

Sat, Aug 12 @ 8pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, producer and actor Anthony Hamilton has achieved global sales of over 50 million albums. The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductee notably performed for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle, cementing his place in the history books as the “Narrator of Love.”

Anthony Hamilton

Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Ton3s

Sat, Aug 12 @ 8pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Veronica Swift

Sun, Aug 13 @ 2pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Veronica Swift took the jazz world by storm following her debut album, 2019’s Confessions. Having made her mark as one of the star jazz vocalists of her era, she has now expanded her style, bringing to Summer Fest material from her upcoming album TransGenre, mixing bebop with classical, rock and soul, and showcasing the dynamic power of her performances.

Veronica Swift

Sun, Aug 13 @ 2pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Ronit Widmann-Levy

Sun, Aug 13 @ 3pm
Montgomery Theater Stage

Ronit Widmann-Levy combines her opera background with piano from William Susman and the classical guitar of Yuri Liberzon to produce a spine-tingling performance. Having performed at renowned festivals and symphonies the world over, they appear at Summer Fest to present a Spanish recital of traditional Ladino romansa pieces written by Manuel de Falla, Rodrigo and Lorca.

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Ronit Widmann-Levy

Sun, Aug 13 @ 3pm
Montgomery Theater Stage
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Patrice Rushen

Sun, Aug 13 @ 4pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Patrice Rushen is one of the most sought after R&B artists in the music industry–a three-time Grammy Award nominee who has composed scores for movies and television. Her song “Forget Me Nots” was famously sampled by Will Smith and earned her a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1983.

Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen

Sun, Aug 13 @ 4pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Shayna Steele

Sun, Aug 13 @ 5pm
Montgomery Theater Stage

Shayna Steele’s new album Gold Dust was created in the wake of the pandemic, a breakthrough 20 years in the making. In 10 tracks, she absorbs the darkness of isolation and illuminates the air with her brilliant voice and emotion–setting a new gold standard for jazz and soul.

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Shayna Steele

Sun, Aug 13 @ 5pm
Montgomery Theater Stage
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Vocal Gents of Jazz with Kenny Washington, Nicolas Bearde and Jamie Davis

Sun, Aug 13 @ 5pm
PG&E Hammer Theatre Stage

Together, Kenny Washington, Nicolas Bearde and Jamie Davis are the Vocal Gents of Jazz. Having given memorable performances at Summer Fest in years past, they are teaming up for the very first time, offering individual and ensemble interpretations of the music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Joe Williams.

Kenny Washington, Nicolas Bearde and Jamie Davis
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Vocal Gents of Jazz with Kenny Washington, Nicolas Bearde and Jamie Davis

Sun, Aug 13 @ 5pm
PG&E Hammer Theatre Stage
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Gregory Porter

Sun, Aug 13 @ 6pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage

Two-time Grammy winner Gregory Porter’s bone-deep baritone has no equal. Porter, who grew up singing in the church of his poor Bakersfield neighborhood and then in New York’s jazz clubs as he worked as a chef during the day, now performs his spellbinding discography in front of audiences who gasp with disbelief.

Gregory Porter

Gregory Porter

Sun, Aug 13 @ 6pm
Sobrato Organization Main Stage