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This Sunday, December 18th, Eva Scow is hosting Fresno’s Crescent Music Festival at Fulton 55.  Karen has been invited to sing as part of this event. Click on the image below for more information:

This will be a celebration of true artistry showcasing contemporary music, art, and culture in Fresno! For its inaugural edition, musician/bandleader Eva Scow has chosen to feature the Musical Art Quintet from San Francisco, a chamber-fusion group which blurs the lines between Classical, Latin, and Jazz.  Eva Scow & The Jazz Collective also will be premiering new material, with special guests including vocalist Brooklynn Edwards. The work of photographer Ryan C Jones will be featured, with a reception of hors d’oeuvres provided by Veni Vidi Vici. The purpose of the evening is to bring a new cultural experience to Fresno’s artistic community, in an atmosphere of excitement, spontaneity, and inspiration. Don’t miss this event!

December finds Karen in the recording studio, working on an album of tunes by songwriter Carroll Coates. Joining her is a great group of jazz musicians, including saxophonist Richie Cole, who is contributing his musical ideas and talents, an arrangement or two, and no doubt he’ll have some stories to tell about Mr. Coates (Richie and Carroll are good friends). Even better, Carroll himself will be present for the sessions, which means that the story telling could really get carried away, since Carroll has such a way with words. Look for this album to be released in early 2012.

The October issue of In Tune International has this to say about Karen’s latest album:

Wow, What a remarkable, non-stop, carefully selected 17-song programme. Just where to begin? Karen’s album has bebop jazz and beautiful standards. During her Spanish singing of “Lagrimas Negras,” you can hear some remarkable mandolin solos by Eva Scow. It’s most endearing, and will remain with me for a long time. The lovely ballad “Daydream” is a delight. There’s Mike Taylor’s exciting guitar solo to look for, but it’s Karen who’s really in charge throughout with her superb vocalizing. Her most imaginative version of “That Old Black Magic” will delightfully stun you. It’s so fresh and absolutely unforgettable. Imagine just what sparkling colours a mandolin solo does here to enhance this version. Another oldie, “All of Me,” has her scat singing with her great bass player Kevin Hill. Together they bring such luscious newness to a most familiar song. On “The Nearness of You,” her guitarist Mike Taylor’s unbelievable assist makes this sweet endearing ballad one of her many highlights. What a high note to conclude this amazing CD. It’s certain to appear on my ten best list of the year. -Dan Singer

 Tickets for the Yosemite International Jazz festival, taking place the last weekend in October, are available here: http://www.yijazz.com/artists.php

Karen will perform as the opening act for the opening night of the Festival.

This just in… Karen has been asked to sing at the Montoire Jazzy-Blues Festival, July 6,7, and 8, 2012.

Details will be posted here in time, but for now, check out organizer Luc Bonhomme’s Art Concepts website at http://www.artconcepts.fr/news.html and the festival website at http://www.jazzybluesfestival.com/