Plaza Jazz
Thursday, August 16:00—8:00 PMFront PlazaBeebe Library345 Main Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880
Plaza Jazz returns to Thursday nights!
This week, the Nadia Washington will be performing on the Plaza.
Performer bio:
A Berklee Alum, Nadia has made a mark on the coasts of America, playing at the Blue Note in New York as well as the Vibrato Jazz Club in Bel Air, CA. She was an affiliate of many ensembles, most notably the Terri Lyne Carrington, Greg Osby and Ralph Peterson Ensemble which has toured along the East Coast in cities like Washington D.C. She has appeared as a guest vocalist for many occasions including a musical tribute to Dave Brubeck in 2007. Nadia was a featured performing artist in the Trinidad and Tobago Steel Pan and Jazz Festival in 2008.
In 2006, she received The Monterey Jazz Festival Outstanding Jazz Vocalist award and participated in the Grammy Jazz Ensemble. Nadia was also accepted to Berklee College of Music on the Bill Cosby Presidential Scholarship. “I was so honored and blessed to receive such a scholarship. I still can’t believe it to this day.” During her college years, she experienced things that she could not conceive in her high school career.