Pamela Hart Quintet at UT's Cactus Cafe at 7:30p
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UT Cactus Cafe, 2308 Whitis Avenue, Texas Union Building, Austin, TX
UT cactus cafe on Wednesday July 26 from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Admission is free! Doors open at 7:00 pm
Join us for an evening of jazz with “Austin’s First Lady of Jazz”, along with world-renowned saxophonist and composer Michael Malone.
The Pamela Hart Quintet include: Vocals - Pamela Hart Sax - Michael Malone Keyboard - Ryan D. Howard Bass - Jeremy George Drums - Brannen Temple
UT's Cactus Cafe is located in the Texas Union Building, 2308 Whitis Avenue, in the Texas Union Building, across from UT Co-op in the southwest corner of Guadalupe and 24th streets.
Pamela Hart was born in Los Angeles and is passionate about singing and the artistry of vocal jazz. She has devoted over 25 years of her life singing jazz and keeping the genre alive. Pamela moved to Austin in 1982 and began to participate with Boyd Vance and other groups to make public appearances for exposure and learning to perform. Her first regular accompanist was Sandy Allen, whom she worked with from 1991 until his untimely death in 2008. Pamela is highly regarded as Austin’s finest jazz vocalist.
Michael Malone’s résumé includes a five-year stint touring with legendary jazz organist Jimmy Smith, as well as dates with Cindy Blackmon, guitarist Mark Whitfield and steel drummer Othello Molineaux. In addition to touring Europe and Asia with his own group, Just Released, Michael was also a member and composer in the award-winning Austin-based group Blaze. A resident of Austin, he leads The Michael Malone Quintet, works extensively with jazz organist extraordinaire Red Young and plays frequently with Austin vocalist Pamela Hart.