Maria Muldaur and her Quintet Brimg Jazz, Blues and Holiday Faves To The Rrazz Room 12/14-15

Maria Muldaur, one of the finest interpreters of the American songbook, brings her new show to The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason, SF, December 14-15. Performances are at 8 PM. Tickets are $30 ($35 at the door) and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through www.ticketweb.com or 866 468 3399.

Maria Muldaur's musical roots run deep. Born and raised in New York City's Greenwich Village, Muldaur was surrounded by bluegrass, jazz, blues and gospel music, but her very first musical influences were from the records of country and western singers. As a teenager, Maria tuned into early rhythm and blues, became interested in ‘girl groups' and formed her own, The Cashmeres, while in high school.

As pop radio became less soulful, Maria turned to the wealth of American roots music. Soon she was hanging out and joining nightly jams and song swaps called hootenannies. Maria joined The Friends of Old Timey Music, a group that traveled to the rural South to find legendary artists like Doc Watson, Bukka White, Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt, and brought them north to present concerts to urban audiences. Deeply inspired by the pure mountain music of Doc Watson and the Watson Family, Maria left New York and traveled to North Carolina to learn fiddle. During her extended visits, she soaked up Appalachian music and culture from nightly gatherings on Doc's back porch.

Maria then joined the popular Jim Kweskin Jug Band. Her first recorded song with them was "I'm a Woman," and it has been her theme song ever since. In her first solo album, she went platinum with "Midnight at the Oasis" which remains a staple song on multi-format radio throughout the country. Maria has mastered almost every genre of music and her audience continues to join her in her exploration of true American musical styles.

Nightlife/Cabaret listings:

WHO: Maria Muldaur
WHEN: Monday, Dec 14 and Tuesday, Dec 15, 8 PM
WHERE: The Rrazz Room, Hotel Nikko, 220 Mason St., SF
TICKETS: $30, $35 at the door
PHONE: 866-468-3399 or www.therrazzroom.com

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