Cabaret Room: Pangea Jazz Night Series: KAREN TRISK QUARTET, 7:00pm

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To make a reservation send an e-mail to: info@pangeanyc.com \(click here\) $25 music cover CASH ONLY,  $20 food/beverage minimum per personKaren Frisk is a jazz vocalist who has performed in several areas of the country with local and world-renowned jazz artists. In the Boston area, she has  worked at benefit concerts, jazz venues, and weddings, sharing the stage with Dave McKenna; Artie Shaw Orchestra band leader: Dick Johnson; Tony Bennett’s guitarist: Gray Sargent; legendary drummer: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie; world renowned bassist: Brian Torff; pianists/arrangers: Donn Trenner, John DiMartino, Mike Renzi, and others.   Karen’s versatility offers a very diverse sound. Within her 5-octave range, her vocal styles cover breathy ballads to heart-wrenching blues, sexy Latin rhythms to up-tempo swing and more. Although she has been influenced by some of her favorite artists… Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Maxine Sullivan, Rosemary Clooney… Karen has developed a sound all her own. She is considered one of the most respected premier jazz vocalists in Southern New England.  She’ll bend the notes, play with the timing and keep swingin’! What a percussive rhythm machine!  This is her return engagement and it promises to be great. Listed by WBGO Live Jazz.