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Mark Murphy
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Mark Murphy Stolen Moments
artist personnel
mark murphy vocals vinny valentino guitar
Mark Murphy with Vinny Valentino sunday, october 25, 2PM Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor
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Ticket includes entry to the museum galleries.

One of the most original and gifted male jazz vocalists to emerge in the 1950s, six-time Grammy® Award-nominee Mark Murphy transforms everything he touches into a vehicle for daring improvisation. Equally at home with ballads, blues, Brazilian tunes, standards and jazz compositions set to his original lyrics, the 77-year-old Murphy has been “rediscovered” multiple times. Vocalist Kurt Elling cites Murphy as his most profound influence, and generations of singers have schooled themselves on his classic Riverside albums. His latest CD, Love Is What Stays (Verve), captures the restlessly creative improviser exploring a wide range of moods. On this SFJAZZ date Murphy is backed by the incomparable guitarist Vinny Valentino.

“You have to admire the jazz singer Mark Murphy for his fearless vocal deconstructions of songs.” the new york times “Vinny Valentino… another young genius with a brilliant tone and fresh ideas...” george benson