Vocalist Laurie Vega, internationally renowned pianist Lenore Raphael and bassist Hilliard Greene invite you to celebrate the holidays at Shanghai Jazz.

Laurie is a classically trained vocalist hailing from the sizzling streets of Spanish Harlem. She graduated from the famed High School of Music and Art and sstudied classical music at SUNY New Palz. Laurie performed throughtou the Village in NYC for ten years with an original bluse/rock/rhythme & blues banks as lead vocalist and doubled as drummer. in 1996, Laurie moved to Florida where she honed her jazz skills with composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra conductor James Dale. Dale produced her first C, “Baby, I Feel Like Jazz Tonight.”

Lenore Raphael is an internationally renowned jazz pianist, Steinway Artist, radio host and jazz teacher and has been critically acclaimed as one of the best pianists in jazz mainstream today. She has one ASCAP awards for her original compositions whech appear on her own CD’s, as well as other artists’.

Hilliard Green performed and recorded with Jimmy mScott for more than 20 years, serving as his Musical Director from 1995 to 2013. Green was also Cecil Taylor’s Concert Master for his group Phtongos. He was in residence as MInton’s a.k.a. legendary Minton’s Playhouse as the house bassist.

Doors open at 4:30 for Happy Hour. Performance begins at 6:00 with $5 Entertainment Fee and $25 food & drink minimum per person. Reservations strongly recommended