May 22, 2024
Music Series: A Jazz Evening in Paris by Janet Evra (SOLD OUT)
Join Janet Evra for “An Evening in Paris,” featuring French jazz favorites by Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Henri Betti, and Pink Martini, along with her own original music.
Janet Evra is an international jazz singer, bassist, and bandleader from England now based in Saint Louis. Evra performs on premiere stages in the USA and Europe and has collaborated with Grammy-winning jazz musicians Randy Brecker, Jeff Coffin, Roy Wooten, Taylor Eigsti, and others. Evra is signed to Plum Jazz and was a 2010-2011 Artist in Residence at The Kranzberg Arts Foundation.
5:30 p.m. | Doors Open
6:00 p.m. | Complimentary artist talk
6:30 p.m. | Break
7:00 p.m. | Concert
Limited in person seating available.
- *20% discount for WCHOF members, students, seniors, and military personnel
- Each ticket includes one free drink
- Watch online at youtube.com/worldchesshof

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