JUN 8–19 | 39th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival
Jun 10, 2022
Joe Henderson Lab
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Original show description below.
A sublimely talented young trombonist and vocalist versed in jazz, Brazilian music and the Afro-Cuban tradition, Bay Area-born Natalie Cressman returns in duo with Brazilian guitarist and singer Ian Faquini with music from their new album, Auburn Whisper.
Cressman’s musical pedigree is impeccable, growing up as the daughter of vocalist Sandy Cressman and Santana trombonist Jeff Cressman, gaining much-deserved notoriety as a member of Phish leader Trey Anastasio’s ongoing solo project, and working with Nicholas Payton and Wycliffe Gordon.
A virtuosic instrumentalist and gifted singer who now calls New York home, she’s a former member of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars who has made good on her prodigious beginnings, working with a diverse range of artists including salsa icon Pete Escovedo’s Latin Jazz Orchestra, world music giant Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra, and iconoclastic multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum.
Cressman and Faquini’s second full-length album, Auburn Whisper, is a diverse 13-track session featuring sensuous material sung in Portuguese, English, and French.
Cressman and Faquini’s second duo album, Auburn Whisper, is a diverse 13-track session featuring sensuous material sung in Portuguese, English, and French.
Her veteran skills as a trombonist are clear, but what's even more impressive is her vocal performance and talents as a lyricist...If you haven't heard of Natalie Cressman, you definitely will soon.
Huffington Post
Her veteran skills as a trombonist are clear, but what's even more impressive is her vocal performance and talents as a lyricist...If you haven't heard of Natalie Cressman, you definitely will soon.
Huffington Post
Personnel
Natalie Cressman trombone, vocals
Ian Faquini guitar, vocals
Her trombone is world-class, but her singing voice is another thing entirely, an empathic entity that channels the ages.
San Diego Reader
Personnel
Natalie Cressman trombone, vocals
Ian Faquini guitar, vocals
Her trombone is world-class, but her singing voice is another thing entirely, an empathic entity that channels the ages.
San Diego Reader
Watch & Listen
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
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Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
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Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
Afoxé pra Oxem
Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini
Already There