Shiri Zorn Jazz Trio
Innovative jazz vocalist Shiri Zorn, joined by guitarist Paul Meyers and percussionist Brian Melick, will perform “The Breath Between”—described as an invitation to explore “worlds within worlds,” where American Songbook classics meet Middle Eastern influences and the lush rhythms of Brazil.
Zorn’s pure tone and insightful phrasing were nurtured at Israel’s leading school for the arts, Thelma Yelin, where she was first drawn to the music of Gershwin, Cleo Laine, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen Mc Rae and subsequently at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England, where she studied voice and piano. From 2007–2011, she lived and performed in Seattle, Washington, sharing the stage with some of the nation’s most renowned musicians, including Greta Matassa, Darin Clendenin, Chris Symer, and Beth Winter. Upon relocating to Upstate New York, Zorn sang and recorded with influential musicians such as drummer Peter O’Brien and bassist Ira Coleman, and began her decade-long collaboration with guitarist and composer George Muscatello. Most recently, her impactful presence in the region’s music scene earned her a nomination for a Thomas Edison “Eddies” Award as the Capital Region’s Best Jazz Artist of the Year.
