Saturday, March 23, 2019
Samueli Theater
Tickets on sale now
Segerstrom Center for the Arts welcomes the Center debut of Grammy® Award-winning vocalist Catherine Russell for two performances on March 23, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Her repertoire features a selection of gems from the 1920s through the Present; vital interpretations, bursting with soul and humor. With an off-the-beaten-path song selection, sparkling acoustic swing, and a stunning vocal approach, Catherine Russell has joined the ranks of the greatest interpreters and
performers of American Popular Song.
Single tickets start at $69 and are now available online at www.SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town
Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787.
Vocalist Catherine Russell is a native New Yorker, born into musical royalty. Her father, the late Luis
Russell was a legendary pianist/composer/bandleader and Louis Armstrong’s long-time musical
director. Her mother, Carline Ray, was a pioneering vocalist/guitarist/bassist who performed with
International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Mary Lou Williams, and Sy Oliver. Catherine’s professional life
began early. After graduating with honors from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she
embarked upon musical adventures with Carrie Smith, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Paul
Simon, Jackson Browne, Michael Feinstein, Levon Helm, and Rosanne Cash, among others, touring
the world and appearing on over 200 albums.
Her 2006 debut album Cat (World Village/Harmonia Mundi), garnered rave reviews, paving the way
for her 2008 sophomore release, Sentimental Streak. Catherine was a guest on Late Night with Conan
O’Brien, PBS-TV’s Tavis Smiley Show, and NPR’s Fresh Air, Piano Jazz, Mountain Stage,
World Café, and JazzSet. She has won a prestigious German Record Critics’ Award and a Living
Blues magazine’s critics’ poll. Catherine Russell’s third album, Inside This Heart of Mine, reached #1
on JazzWeek and Roots Music Report’s radio charts, while also charting on Billboard and reaching #1
on I-Tunes jazz charts. A fourth album, Strictly Romancin’ was released in February 2012 and was
awarded Prix du Jazz Vocal (Vocal Album of The Year) by the French Jazz Academy, Grand Prix du
Hot Club de France, and a Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording. Also in 2012, Catherine Russell
won a Grammy® Award as a featured artist on the soundtrack album for the HBO-TV series, Boardwalk
Empire.
In September 2016, Catherine Russell released her 6th
solo album, titled Harlem On My Mind, featuring songs from the Great African American Songbook.
With universal acclaim, Catherine Russell has performed on four continents. She’s been a hit at major
Jazz Festivals including Monterey, Newport, North Sea, JazzAscona, Montreal, Bern, Rochester
International, Panama, Tanglewood, and at sold out venues like The Kennedy Center in Washington,
D.C., Scullers in Boston, The Dakota in Minneapolis, Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC, SFJazz in San
Francisco, and Pasadena Pops in Los Angeles. All Music Guide says, “Russell emerged as a retro old
school vocalist for the ages.”
Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an acclaimed arts institution as well as a beautiful multi-disciplinary
cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence, offering unsurpassed experiences and to
engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a
diverse array of inspiring arts-based education and community engagement programs.
Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County’s largest
non-profit arts organization. In addition to its six performance venues, Segerstrom Center is also home to the
American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School.
In addition to Segerstrom Center for the Arts as a presenting and producing institution, it also identifies
the beautiful 14-acre campus that embraces the Center’s own facilities as well as two independently acclaimed
organizations: Tony Award®-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of
the Orange County Museum of Art.
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