The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko Announces Their Upcoming Performances & Concerts

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko announces their upcoming events and shows. The Rrazz Room is located at 222 Mason Street (between Ellis and O'Farrell) San Francisco, California 94102

Tickets: www.therrazzroom.com / The Rrazz Room 415.394.1189 / TicketWeb 866.468.3399 or at The Rrazz Room Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 12 noon to 7pm.
*Unless Otherwise Noted*

Category: Nightlife
Broadway, Pop, Jazz
Sat. 5/1, 8:00 pm; Sun. 5/2, 7:00 pm $42.50-45
Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway
Here Come the Callaways!

Making their sizzling sibling debut in San Francisco, Tony-nominated sisters Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway headline at The Rrazz Room this April 27-May 2 in a show ignited with unforgettable songs from Broadway, pop and jazz. From heartwarming to hilarious, they blend their celebrated voices in a performance that features highlights from their critically acclaimed shows "Sibling Revelry" and "Relative Harmony" as well as their upcoming show "Boom!" Musical direction and piano is by Alex Rybeck with Daniel Fabricant on bass and Vince Lateano on drums.

Ann Hampton Callaway

Ann Hampton Callaway is an insatiable creative spirit. As a champion of the great American Songbook, she has made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host and producer. A born entertainer, her unique singing style blends jazz and traditional pop, making her a mainstay in concert halls, theaters and jazz clubs as well as in the recording studio, on television, and in film. She is best known for Tony-nominated performance in the hit Broadway musical Swing! and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit TV series The Nanny. Callaway is a Platinum Award winning writer whose songs are featured on five of Barbra Streisand's recent CD's. The only composer to have collaborated with Cole Porter, she has also written songs with Carole King, Rolf Lovland and Barbara Carroll to name a few. www.annhamptoncallaway.com/

Liz Callaway

Liz Callaway is a Tony nominee and one of the top singer-actresses appearing on Broadway today. Audiences have seen her on Broadway in Merrily We Roll Along, Baby, Miss Saigon, The Three Musketeers, The Look of Love, and Cats, where she played the role of Grizabella (singing Memory) for five years. She has also starred in numerous off-Broadway shows, as well as the internationally acclaimed Sibling Revelry with her sister, Ann Hampton Callaway. Her numerous film and television credits include the singing voice of Anastasia in the award-winning animated film, Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and the King of Thieves, and Nala in The Lion King II. Liz is also an accomplished studio singer, and can be heard on more than 35 recordings, including her three solo albums. www.lizcallaway.com/

Sherry Vine & Joey Arias

Category: Nightlife
Cabaret / LGBT
Sat. 5/1, 10:15 pm $27.50
Sherry Vine & Joey Arias
"Looking Back At The Future"

International Drag Darlings, Joey Arias and Sherry Vine, will be premiering their all new, all live, cabaret extravaganza at The Rrazz Room Apr 30 - May 1! The show will combine elements of the Post Modernism of the 1960's with a dragtastic contemporary twist! Rudi Gernreich meets Lady Gaga! Old school, new skool, comedy, torch, glamorous costumes and a sprinkle of scandal - this show has something for everyone! Some musical highlights; Led Zeppelin, Andrew Sisters, Madonna's Rain, Marilyn Monroe and much more. www.sherryvine.com/# & www.joeyarias.com/

Julia Migenes

Category: Nightlife
Broadway, Theatre
Tue. - Sat. 5/4-8, 8:00 pm; Sun. 5/9, 7:00 pm $40-45
Julia Migenes
Broadway To Brecht
Ron Abel, Musical Director

Internationally renowned performer Julia Migenes has starred on Broadway, in film & television and in major opera houses throughout the world. With her musical director, Ron Abel, Ms. Migenes will present an evening of music reflecting where she has lived and sung.

Drawing from the music of the Broadway stage where she starred in "Fiddler on the Roof" and "West Side Story" to the opera houses of Covent Garden and La Scala and Hollywood's silver screen classics, Ms. Migenes will show why she is considered by audiences around the world as one of the leading actress/singers of this generation. Included in the evening will be in French Michel Le Grand's "The Windmills of My Mind," Kurt Weill's "Jenny's Song," "Speak Low" and "My Ship" as well as music by Stephen Sondheim, Georges Bizet and Franz Schubert.

In addition to appearing with such stars as Placido Domingo, Raul Julia, Samuel Ramey and Mandy Patinkin, Ms. Migenes has recorded over 20 albums. Her most recent, "Hollywood Divas"(AZ/Universal 2009) pays homage the legendary ladies of the silver screen. http://www.us.julia-migenes.com/

The Kenny Kerr Show

Category: Nightlife
Cabaret / LGBT
Sat. 5/8, 10:15 pm $30
THE KENNY KERR SHOW
Jazz, Blues, and Lots Of Laughs with a Las Vegas Legend!

Kenny Kerr is known as "The World's Foremost Master of Female Impersonation." Kenny's legendary Las Vegas show Boy-Lesque is the longest running show of its kind and remains a show business institution. Kenny's seamless impersonations of Barbra Streisand and Cher illustrate his ability to transcend the typical female impersonator genre. Kenny Kerr is, in fact, a multifaceted entertainer who combines his talents as a live vocal singer and comedian with his first class standing as the "Master of Disguise" to bring audiences one of the finest shows in the world.

Faye Carol & Sista Kee

Category: Nightlife
Great American Songbook, Bebop and Blues
Sun. 5/9, 3:00 pm $30
Mothers, Mentors and Others Celebrate Mother's Day with
The Dynamic Miss FAYE CAROL and her daughter SISTA KEE

Join Faye Carol and her daughter Sista Kee for a memorable day honoring all those who support, guide, care for and love all of us as we find our way through life.

Faye's astounding interpretations of standards, bebop and blues will touch the spirit of Moms, both old school and untraditional. Faye and Sista Kee will celebrate the family in the truest sense with passion, connection and acceptance.

Faye Carol has been a premier Bay Area performer for more than 40 years. She was influential in the East Bay funk sounds during the 1960s. The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol and her trio was formed in the 1970s. She has performed throughout the Bay Area and has toured around the country and in Europe since then. Faye Carol is one of the premier vocalists of her time. Her unique style and gift of connecting with her audience is astonishing. Arranging jazz standards and other popular songs in her own way, is nothing new to Miss Carol. She began this decades ago, well before mixing genres such as hip-hop & jazz were so widely embraced. She has recently released a CD, Faye Sings Lady Day, recorded live at Yoshi's in Oakland. http://www.fayecarol.com/

Sista Kee is a pianist, rapper, composer, producer and a singer. Her music career officially began at the age of 16 - as a pianist & composer gaining international recognition in the blues & jazz genres. While performing with Faye Carol and leading her own group, she has also shared the stage with seasoned veterans Albert King, Pharaoh Sanders, Billy Higgins and Bobby Hutcherson, as well as young phenomenal musicians, Branford Marsalis and Roy Hargrove. Her current CD is titled Represent. http://www.sistakee.com/

Wesla Whitfield

Category: Nightlife
Great American Songbook
Tue. - Thu 5/11-13, 8:00 pm;
Fri. - Sat. 5/14-15, 7:00 pm;
Sun. 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 5:00 pm
Tue. - Fri. 5/18-21, 8:00 pm;
Sat. 5/22, 5/29, 7:00 pm;
Tue. - Fri. 5/25-28, 8:00 pm;
$35-45
Wesla Whitfield & THE MIKE GREENSILL TRIO
"We're in the Money": Songs From The Movies

 

Mike Greensill

Hollywood gave birth to some of the American Songbook's finest entries by such notable composers and lyricists as Harry Warren, "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Richard Whiting, Jimmy McHugh and Sammy Cahn. Hollywood also enlisted the great Broadway masters George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart and Jerome Kern - to name but a few.

These stellar artists wrote the songs sung by such motion picture stars as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple, The Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and many more of the most beloved movie stars of the 20th century.

Featuring the magical and original interpretations of vocalist Wesla Whitfield along with the swinging Mike Greensill Trio, "We're In The Money" presents the best of Hollywood's musical soundtracks including Over the Rainbow, Jeepers Creepers, A Kiss To Build A Dream On, The Boy Next Door and many more along with stories of the legendary performers who made these songs into the timeless and unforgettable tunes we all love. This is a show you won't want to miss! Join Wesla and Mike as they explore the scores of such movie gems as Meet Me In St Louis, An American in Paris, Bandwagon, The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the Rain, Top Hat and many more. www.weslawhitfield.com/

"This wonderful singer thrills me when I hear her." ~Tony Bennett

"Wesla Whitfield's back in town: the best cabaret singer in the world. She knows how to point up every lewd nuance in a Cole Porter lyric. But she can also swing as hard as Nat Cole, and her way with a torch song is as devastatingly unsentimental as Frank Sinatra at his late-50s best." ~Terry Teachout, New York Daily News

"Wesla Whitfield is an indoor landmark. Every great city deserves a signature chanteuse, an San Francisco is fortunate to have Whitfield as its resident voice. Much like the city itself, Whitfield keeps an amused and affectionate eye on the glories of the past, while living entirely in the present. ~David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle

Vesta Williams

Category: Nightlife
Classic Soul, R&B
Fri. - Sat. 5/14-15, 9:00 pm; Sun. 5/16, 7:30 pm $32.50
Grammy Nominated VESTA WILLIAMS
Classic Soul / R&B Recording Artist & Songwriter

Extending a tradition that stretches from Aretha Franklin to Sarah Vaughn, singer/songwriter Vesta Williams masterminds a soulful mix of musical eras and genres. A versatile performer, Vesta's talents extend from comedy to song. Since her 1986 debut album, Vesta has become known not only as a true singer, but also as something of a comedienne. Countless appearances on the Arsenio Hall show as well as a week-long stint as sole host of BET's popular "Video Soul" program allowed viewers a chance to experience her musical talents as well as her skills as a stand-up comic and consummate impersonator. She won critical raves as the saloon singer in the Mario Van Peebles' film "POSSE" and performed two songs on the soundtrack: "Tell Me" and "Ride For Your Life." On the TV sitcom "Sister Sister," Vesta was Monica, the best friend of Jackee Harry.

Vesta has recorded several successful albums, which have yielded such hits as "Once Bitten Twice Shy," "Don't You Blow" and "It's You" from Vesta (1986/A&M); "Special" and "Person to Person" from Special (1991/A&M); and "Always" from Everything-N-More (1993/A&M). However, Vesta (1986/A&M) is best known for her No. 1 singles: "Sweet Sweet Love" and "Congratulations." Distant Lover (2007/Sanachie) is the most recent CD. Her music exudes a soulfulness that is rate in popular artist of this generation, recalling an era when singers grew up on gospel, blues, jazz and funk. She reaches beyond the standard brand of pop/soul and brings a genuine passion for improvisation to her songs. http://www.vestawilliams.com

Chris Dilley

Category: Nightlife
Pop, Great American Songbook, Broadway / LGBT
Fri. 5/21, 10:15 pm $25
Chris Dilley

Chris Dilley brings his signature tenor stylings to the Rrazz Room at San Francisco's Hotel Nikko for his first Bay Area concert in three years. Dilley seamlessly stitches his love for both his former home, San Francisco, and his current home, New York City, into a fun and fabulous night of music that celebrates both coasts as strong influences on his extraordinary talents.

Dilley performs an eclectic and generous assortment of musical styles - pop, standards, Broadway, as well as little known musical gems - all treated with his stunningly versatile voice, and showcasing his exemplary vocal arrangements. As a special treat, Dilley has chosen this San Francisco concert to premiere a handful of his original songs - and a couple of musical morsels chosen specifically to honor his beloved San Francisco.

Known for his hilarious and tender storytelling as well as his musical improvisational skills, Dilley is also known for his gender-bending song choices. Look out for fan favorites "Miss Celie's Blues" from "The Color Purple" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" with Dilley singing both the Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand parts. Several new selections are also treated to Dilley's expansive vocal range.

The show will feature Bay Area dynamo Kelly Park on piano, and divas Gale Bonotto, Sheelagh Murphy, and Tiffany Robinson on vocals.

Find out why the Bay Area Reporter called Chris Dilley a "handsome and engaging presence...a powerful tenor with a strong falsetto range...Dilley proved he has a keen ear for picking gems." Join him for a fabulous night of music and fun on Friday, May 21 at the Rrazz Room!
www.chrisdilley.com

Bud E. Luv

Category: Nightlife
Comedy, Lounge
Sat. 5/22, 9:30 pm $30
The Fabulous BUD E. LUV

The Rrazz Room is proud to present a man who's graced stages worldwide for over 30 years. The themes from the movies. The songs from the Broadway shows. The hit records he's written for Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Tony Orlando, Robert Goulet. Let's bring him on right now. The King of Swing. The Father of Folk. The Daddy of Disco. The man who put the Boss in the Bossa Nova. Ladies and Gentlemen, he's not having a perfect hair day, he's having a perfect hair decade. Would you welcome to the stage the world's greatest entertainer and San Francisco's own: THE FABULOUS BUD E. LUV. http://budeluv.com/

Abigail Zsiga

Category: Nightlife
Acoustic, Pop / LGBT
Sun. 5/23, 7:30 $25
ABIGAIL ZSIGA
In Concert - An Evening Not To Be Missed!

You may know Abigail from her many billboard dance hits (Let The Joy Rise and You Set Me Free) and as the "devastating diva with a difference." However, her mild-mannered alter ego, Abigail Zsiga has been enthralling audiences with her emotive acoustic singer/songwriter live set since the 2007 release of her album "Home ...again." Abigail joins us now with an exclusive preview of the first few tracks from her newest album "Hush" as well as an intimate, stripped down view of all of our favorites from "Home ...again." http://www.abigailzsiga.com/Abigail_Zsiga/Welcome.html

Category: Nightlife
International Soul
Sat. 5/29, 10:15 pm $25
An Evening With DOZIE

Dozie is coming back to the Rrazz Room! The Nigerian/British singer has been making waves with his melodious voice and distinctive style, drawing frequent comparisons to Sade, Maxwell and even Seal. His unique brand of international soul is smooth and mature, where infectious beats and mellow grooves blend effortlessly with jazz, rock, reggae, and traditional African rhythms.
Dozie's debut album, Redemption, received rave reviews:

"One of the best albums this year" - SoulTalk
Dozie

"Like Maxwell, Sade, and Seal rolled into one" - Elemental Magazine
"Now this is what music should be like. Simply beautiful." - Audio Tracks

Songs like "Gabriel's Lounge" and "Sensuality" underlined Dozie's immense talent for songwriting and production. Unfortunately the album was never released due to issues with his record deal. Now, he is back with new music, an upcoming album, and is creating a buzz in the soul/jazz scene once again. "My story is one of perseverance and persistence," Dozie says. "I grew up as a biracial child in Nigeria and didn't come to the United States until I was a teenager. I didn't start playing piano until I was 20 and didn't play guitar until I was 25. I also lost my father to a heart attack at a relatively young age and had to work to provide for my family, even foregoing my musical career to do so. Yet here I am as strong and determined as I've ever been. Life is a beautiful gift, and music makes it so much sweeter. I am living proof that it is never too late to pursue your dreams."

This up-and-coming artist is definitely one to keep an eye on. Dozie's live show is a polished mix of soul and jazz, with him tickling the keys, strumming the guitar, and backing by a fabulous band. It isn't often we get a chance to see the new breed of soul singers on their way up, so catch him while you can! www.myspace.com/dozie

The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko is San Francisco's premier nightclub, offering the finest in world-class Cabaret, Jazz, Comedy and Popular music entertainment. This intimate and acoustically perfect venue has been the home for past performers such as: Ashford & Simpson, Oleta Adams, Larry Carlton, Bobby Caldwell, Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima, Diane Schuur, Ben Vereen, Martha Reeves, Miki Howard, The Zapp Band, and ConFunkShun. Host-escorted seating assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Doors open 90 minutes prior to show. The Rrazz Room is a two-drink minimum, all-ages venue, and tickets are non-refundable. Limited Club R VIP Memberships available: 415.394.1189 or Kris@TheRrazzRoom.com

Additional helpful information: The Rrazz Room Bar is open daily at 2pm. Dress Code is upscale casual. Inappropriate attire is: ripped jeans, flip-flops, baseball caps and jerseys. No audio nor video recording without prior approval. Please silence cell phones and refrain from use during performances. With a Rrazz Room validation, parking at the Mason O'Farrell Garage is $10 (up to five hours) and $15 (up to ten hours). Enter the garage from Mason or O'Farrell Streets.

 

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