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LUA HADAR - BIO
About Lua Hadar:
Lua Hadar is a multi-lingual vocalist and actor, a teaching artist and an independent producer. She has a lifelong commitment to cultural exchange and has enjoyed collaborations in Bali, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Switzerland and Thailand. The mission of her band, TWIST, is to create world harmony through music.
A unique and original vocalist with a soaring range, Lua interprets lyrics in several languages with a charming, swinging delivery, as well as passionate commitment and humor. She has appeared at Yoshi’s Oakland, The Fairmont Hotel, The Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco’s Rrazz Room, The Plush Room and Jazz at Pearl’s, New York’s Iridium Jazz Club and Cornelia Street Café, the Swan Bar in Paris, Theatre Les Tisserands in Lille, France, and at the Bangkok International Festival of Dance and Music. Her upcoming performances are at SOMETHIN’ Jazz Club in New York City and The Jazzschool in Berkeley, where she releases her 3rd CD, Like A Bridge, recorded at Fantasy Studios.
Hadar delivers Master Classes in interpretation and style of the body of musical material known as The Great American Songbook, part of her heritage as a native New Yorker and daughter of a musician. Her San Francisco-based Studio NPG provides professional development for performing artists and offers salon concerts and events for the community, featuring teaching artists such as Broadway-TV-film star, Faith Prince, among others. www.luahadar.com
About TWIST:
Lua Hadar with TWIST performs international standards with a different 'twist' on style; they also present both original and rarely performed songs, in several different languages. English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Malagasy (the language of Madagascar) are represented in the upcoming recording, which uses the Bridge as a metaphor for the connections we can make with each other to foster world unity and harmony.
About the BRIDGES PROJECT and Like A Bridge:
The new CD, Like A Bridge, is the centerpiece of the 3-year Bridges Project, which will also include education and international exchange. Hadar sings in seven different languages (including Japanese and Malagasy) in this new recording, which uses the Bridge as a metaphor for the connections we can make with each other to foster world unity and harmony. Each song represents a part of that bridge in language or theme.
Guest performers on the new CD include cellist Emil Miland (who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2010), koto player Fumiko Ozawa and jazz accordionist David Miotke. The core band is comprised of Music Director Jason Martineau on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass, Celso Alberti on drums, Ian Dogole on global percussion and Larry De La Cruz on reeds.
The New York CD release of Like A Bridge is slated for April 14, 2012, at midtown Manhattan's SOMETHIN' Jazz Club. And TWIST will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge this year, with a West Coast release at Berkeley’s Jazzschool on June 3. www.luahadar.com
About the upcoming DVD:
The Bridges Project includes broadcast-quality video, which was also recorded at Fantasy Studios and directed by Lawrence Jordan, who has directed for Tony Bennett, Eddie Izzard, Sting, Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, George Michael, Vanessa Williams and many more. The video features Lua Hadar, the full band and guest performers, including South African singer Gideon Bendile and his group, Kalahari Experience, singing in Zulu on a French language world beat song written by French pop star, Maxime Le Forestier. The DVD is slated for debut in the fall of 2012.
EN FRANCAIS:
Lua Hadar, avec son band TWIST, chante "le jazz sans frontieres," influencé par la musique pop, funk, latine et le cabaret international. Une grande artiste unique et originale avec une voix qui s’élance, Lua interprète des textes en plusieurs langues avec un charme séduisant et beaucoup de swing.
Son père saxophoniste lui donne un don pour la musique et le “Great American Songbook” était la bande sonore de son enfance à New York. Ses nombreux échanges culturels l’ont formée et ont inspiré chez elle une vision globale du monde. Celle-ci s’impose à travers la chanson qui traite essentiellement notre humanité commune.
Du premier contact, ouverte et pourtant exotique, elle est capable à la fois de nous émouvoir aux larmes jusqu'à nous faire rire aux éclats. C’est avec beaucoup de vivacité, d'humour et de passion que Lua Hadar entraine le public dans son univers.
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Instrumentation
Vocals: Lua Hadar
Music Director: Jason Martineau
Piano: Jason Martineau, John Florencio
Bass: Andrew Higgins, Tom Hubbard, Daniel Fabricant, Dan Feiszli
Drums: Jim Zimmerman, Vince Cherico, Dave Rokeach
Reeds: Tony Malfatti, Dave Pietro, Robert Kyle, Dave Riekenberg
Latin Percussion: Patricio Angulo, Joe Passaro, Antonio Gutierrez-Hernandez, Michaelle Goerlitz, Jaz Sawyer
Accordion: Dave Miotke, Ron Oswanski
Discography
Lua Hadar with TWIST: Like A Bridge
Lua Hadar with TWIST
Unexpected Broadway, solo with pianist Sheldon Forrest
Dining at The Banquet, with The Kitchenettes vocal trio
Lo Shomano, Italian National Comic Song Festival CD
It's about Time, solo with The Jason Martineau Jazz Trio
Under the Radar, with The Aquamarines
CD's available at:
Medium Rare Records, San Francisco, CA
The Groove Yard, Oakland, CA
Cdbaby.com/luahadar
iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, and many other digital venues.
Links
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Lua Hadar - Like A Bridge. Photo: Kingmond Young
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Lua Hadar with TWIST at Yoshi's. Photo: Kingmond Young
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Lua Hadar with TWIST at Fantasy Studios. Photo: Jack Schow
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Like A Bridge Graphic by Paige Smith; Photo: Kingmond Young
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Onstage at Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok
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Lua Hadar with TWIST. photo: Kingmond Young
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Lua with TWIST in performance. Photo: Mikhail Rezhepp
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Lua Hadar in blue. Photo: Kingmond Young
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Lua Hadar with TWIST: Like A Bridge. Photo by Kingmond Young
Press
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PRESS QUOTES
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RADIO TOP 10 Ratings: KZSM in Santa Cruz, KAFM in Colorado, WEFT in Illinois, WMTU in Michigan, on l...RADIO TOP 10 Ratings: KZSM in Santa Cruz, KAFM in Colorado, WEFT in Illinois, WMTU in Michigan, on lists with Charlie Parker, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea, Joshua Redman, Jacqui Naylor, Jane Monheit and Elaine Elias.
AIRPLAY ABROAD: France, Sweden, Britain, Germany, Poland.
…And not only could she pull off the French with due charm, but her voice offered the full roundness and savor of a vintage Bordeaux…the tiny stage [at New York’s Cornelia Street Café] blossomed forth each time Hadar took to the mic…we were transported to a place beyond language, beyond words—pure yearning, perhaps…
– MS Nieson, All About Jazz
She makes the other side of the world seem just a stone’s throw away…
- Michael Arens, Jazz Dimensions, Germany
This review only needs one word really – WOW! … Hadar spreads a rainbow of passion across the musical landscape… fire power spicier than any dish in a local cabana… simply amazing.
- J. Edward Sumearu, The Metro Spirit, Augusta, Georgia.
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- … a stunning evening…sheer beauty… she rocked… her physical presence and body language remind one of the great Latin, Abbe Lane, at her peak…pure pleasure! - Joe Regan Jr. Cabaret Scenes Magazine, New York City
…a real vocalist with some long range and power…Clear and vibrant…beautiful… - Ray Redmond, Jazz USA
…seamlessly bridges the culture gap with her delightful and thoughtful new show…Her beautiful mezzo soprano combined with a superb collection of musicians creates the sound and atmosphere of a Paris music hall… I felt I understood the content without speaking French…
- Steve Murray, Cabaret Scenes, San Francisco
The “French Connection” is a part of her worldly charm. – Carol Banks Weber, Examiner.com
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…astounding command of [her] voice…her name should be spotlighted worldwide.
- Nicolo Furmankiewicz, Department of Virtuosity Magazine, Warsaw, Poland
…vivacious brand of jazz…inspired…swinging…cool - Luna Kafé, Sweden
…seductive… polished vocal phrasing… irresistible - Blast Radio 1386, UK
…a rich and sophisticated mixture. - John M. Peters, The Borderland Magazine, UK
A sexy lady from New York who swings it internationally. It’s a high-octane release, something new and unexpected. - Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap, Lake Zurich, Illinois
…instantly accessible and truly exotic. - LMNOP Magazine. Chattanooga, Tennessee
…elegance and dignity… a mix of funkiness, sultry, art song, jazz, and Latin…
- Rob Lester, Sound Advice, New York City
…well-crafted jazz with high soulfulness and spirit… - Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation Nation, Hawaii
…a sultry voice with hints of Piaf…. – Albert Goodwyn, San Francisco Bay Times
…able to make the familiar sound fresh… - Les Traub, Cabaret Scenes, Los Angeles
…beautiful...truly original... - Enrico de Angelis, L’Arena, Verona, Italy updated 1/1/10 -
Lua Hadar with TWIST - Jazz with a Twist of Français
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Lua Hadar with TWIST Jazz with a Twist of Français Cornelia Street Café New York, New York April...Lua Hadar with TWIST
Jazz with a Twist of Français
Cornelia Street Café New York, New York
April 24, 2010
Say chanteuse and what comes to mind? A smoky Parisian cellar? A rain-slicked side street in Montmartre? Edith Piaf poised before a thick microphone, spilling her ever-rallying soul for romance and La Resistance?
Well, if you were fortunate enough to catch Lua Hadar with TWIST at the Cornelia Street Café Cabaret on the night of April 24th, you'd have sworn you were in Gay Paree. Hadar sashayed into NYC from San Francisco with French Connection, one of her "jazz without borders" multi-lingual, multi-swingual cabaret acts. And not only could she pull off the French with due charm, but her voice offered the full roundness and savor of a vintage Bordeaux, flowing like the velvet Seine at night, at turns swift or silken, and always suggestive of further sensual depths.
Hadar and her pianist/Music Director Jason Martineau arranged a familiar and eclectic jazz set ranging from ballad and bossa to rumba and waltz, swing, funk, and cha-cha. Their two sets included tasty treatments of standards from Cole Porter, Blossom Dearie, and Frank Churchill as well as French originals from such luminaries as Hubert Yves Giraud, Maxime Le Forestier, Charles Trenet, and Michel Legrand. The mix proved marvelous.
Martineau's playing was top-shelf, as bold and inventive as his arranging. He also assembled a high-octane group of NYC session players to round out TWIST's tang and punch. Ron Oswanski's jazz accordion proved the perfect accompaniment and touch for the evening's mood and melodies. Dave Riekenberg's varied reeds took it up yet another notch, his soprano sax solo soaring on "No Borders." And bassist Tom Hubbard and drummer Vince Cherico finessed the frequent tempo shifts while adding sweet solos of their own. As an ensemble, TWIST truly found its rhythm in Martineau's own composition, "Floating Where I Have Never Been," and an intriguing number that wedded the melodic structures of Bronislaw Kaper's "Hi Lilli Hi Lo" and "Les Chemins de L'amour" by Francis Poulenc.
Yet the tiny stage blossomed forth each time Hadar took to the mic. Even her intros to songs were endearing, and she displayed her theatrical range and comic timing in David Frishberg's hilarious "Another Song about Paris," which offered particular reprieve to those audience members without a sou of French to their name. Of course there's no way to do a French show without paying homage to Mlle. Piaf, which by necessity can be a double-edged sword. Ms. Hadar, however, more than filled the tall order, swinging Piaf's signature "La Vie En Rose" into an upbeat cha-cha, and truly making it her own. TWIST's driving backbeat equally held sway, with Oswanski tiptoeing down the jazz accordion beside Hadar's throaty mezzo.
Another highlight of the evening was a guest performance by cellist Emile Miland, sitting in for a poignant duet with Hadar on "Someday My Prince Will Come (Un Jour Mon Prince Vendra)." Between the slow quiver of his bow and her voice, we were transported to a place beyond language, beyond words—pure yearning, perhaps. The late show then ended with a medley of Michel Legrand's "I Will Wait for You" and the 1938 standard J'Attendrai. Members of the audience felt the same sentiment. We can hardly wait for Lua Hadar with TWIST's return to Cornelia Street next October. She quickly made expats of us all.
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Lua Hadar - French Connection
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Rrazz Room San Francisco, CA Lua Hadar, a die-hard Francophile, seamlessly bridges the culture g...Rrazz Room
San Francisco, CA
Lua Hadar, a die-hard Francophile, seamlessly bridges the culture gap with her delightful and thoughtful new show. Maintaining an audience’s attention through a set of mostly foreign language material requires a commitment to the music’s intent, an emotive delivery of either drama or comedy, and Hadar succeeds on all accounts. Her beautiful mezzo soprano combined with a superb collection of musicians creates the sound and atmosphere of a Paris music hall. "Sous le Ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies)," a jazz waltz, set a spectacular tone with the Dave Miotke’s lilting accordion and musical director Jason Martineau’s clever piano accompaniment. Hadar incorporates smart, French-English medleys that shined, like "Azure Te" with Nat King Cole’s "L-O-V-E," and a set highlight of "Hi Lili Hi Lo" (from the movie Lili ) combined melodically with "Les Chemins de L’Amour." "San Francisco" written by French pop star Maxime le Forestier after spending some time here, is delivered beautifully and I felt I understood the content without speaking French. Hadar hit all angles from comedy songs to ballads, waltz to bossa, and it all works tres bien!
Steve Murray
Cabaret Scenes
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Lua Hadar’s “Jazz without Borders” criss-crosses continents musically
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There’s a little bit of the Broadway, the cabaret and exotic French to jazz singer and San Francisco...There’s a little bit of the Broadway, the cabaret and exotic French to jazz singer and San Francisco Bay area vocalist Lua Hadar’s intimate, engaging performances. She and her TWIST band just thrilled audiences in San Francisco’s downtown Nikko Hotel-Rrazz Room last Sunday, while debuting their new show, “French Connection.”
The “French Connection” is a part of her worldly charm. The native New Yorker and her band have done gigs in Paris, New York and Bangkok – hence, the “Jazz without Borders” theme – to much acclaim, slowly but steadily gathering even more of a loyal following. Hadar’s background is as varied and as interesting as her versatile performances (she’s equally comfortable in jazz clubs or on-stage, whether she’s doing a gig or a play).
Her TWIST band is made up of solid, experienced musicians: Dave Miotke-jazz accordian, Tony Malfatti-saxophone, Daniel Fabricant-bass, and Jim Zimmerman-drums. Backed by such pros, Hadar managed to again enchant fans with her smooth, bi-lingual, continental vocal stylings. Writer Robin C. Evans is one such long-time fan who got to enjoy Hadar’s classic French/American gig at the Rrazz Room recently.
Evans fondly mentioned the effortless manner in which Hadar translated French standards (“Under Paris Skies”) and American classics (“My Heart Belongs to Daddy”), as well as original material by music director/arranger/accompanying pianist Jason Martineau. Hadar even managed to show off her Broadway and comedic leanings with “Do We Really Need Another Song About Paris?”
Explained Evans: “Their brand of crossover jazz is built on Hadar’s eclectic background and Martineau’s experience composing for orchestra, solo piano and chorus, as well as a full-length musical and multiple film scores.”
Hadar also performed a duet with special guest artist Professor R.J. Ross, a founding member of the legendary Detroit funk band, Brainstorm. Ross just completed his own debut solo album.
Despite her worldly glow, while singing “Someday My Prince Will Come,” a 1937 Disney classic from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Hadar revealed her American roots—and perhaps, her philosophy to life. “I grew up in Long Island watching Disney films, where I learned that the perfect man would come along and solve everything. Life’s not like that,” she told the Nikko Hotel-Rrazz Room, San Francisco audience. “We have to make our own destiny. But it’s important to hope and wait for the right life condition to come along.”
Hadar and her band, TWIST, will gig again in New Orleans, LA on November 13 at the Westin, opening for Powerful Women International (PWI), a San Francisco-based organization founded – post-Hurricane Katrina – by New Orleans native Valeri Bocage to help women live their dreams.
And then it’s back to San Francisco for a special November 21st Fairmont Hotel Cirque Room gig. This isn’t just a regular gig spotlighting her and her band. It’s a presentation and performance for Hadar’s vocal-master-class students and other teachers, as part of their eight-week fall class.
A quick peek at Hadar’s artist bio reveals a schooled, studied resume: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and the Dalcroze School of Music, coached by Metropolitan Opera’s Joan Dornemann, off-Broadway, five-year residency in a Verona Italian theatre company, subsequent tours in Italy, Spain and Switzerland, further memorable stays in Bali, Japan, Russia, Thailand, four produced CDs, jazz collaborations, teaching stints, acting, comedy… Sounds like she does it all.
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The French Connection: Lua Hadar
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Written by Maxwell Chandler Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Lua Hadar is a vocalist, actress, comedie...Written by Maxwell Chandler
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Lua Hadar is a vocalist, actress, comedienne and cabaret artist who heads the ensemble TWIST, based in the Bay Area. Hers is "jazz without borders," spiced with elements of Latin, pop, funk, and international cabaret. Maxwell Chandler interviewed Lua for Jazz Police.
Maxwell Chandler: You come from a musical family, your father being a saxophonist. What was the music you heard growing up and how did it influence you?
Lua Hadar: My father played both classical music and what at the time was popular music, the Great American Songbook. He played in bandstands, he played casually, and he played at Roseland Dance Hall in New York. He also played symphonic music. Around the house he really only played symphonic music and some opera. We heard classical music at home but when I sang with him at the piano we would sing popular songs. I had a great deal of classical influence as a foundation.
Every summer I would see my father play in these big hotels like Brown’s and Grossinger’s. It was the “Borscht Belt”, that’s what they called the Catskills. Once or twice a summer we would get to dress up and go see him perform and see the stage show. I would see him in these bands and I would see all the singers and the comedians. Afterwards the Latin bands would play, I would see people start to come onto the dance floor and I would love the Latin rhythms. I think all of that had a great influence on me.
MC: Had you always known you wanted to be a singer and when did you start singing professionally?
LH: When I was tiny I said I wanted to be an actress when I grew up but I always sang as well. I think those two things were always linked for me
MC: You graduated summa cum laude with a B.A in Theater Performance. Had you at this point seen a connection between singing and theater?
LH: I went to college at Albany State University in New York. I have a degree in theater from there. But even during that period I performed The Fantastics and I performed in a number of musical things. Actually I did a French music concert in the context of my French minor at school as well. I graduated from college when I was 21 and then went to acting school for about a year. Then I went out into the New York audition circuit with my picture and my resume. So I would say probably from the age of 22 or 23 I started getting little gigs off Broadway, sometimes way,way off Broadway; it was music and theater.
MC: You continued your studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and The Dalcroze School of Music, also studying with Metropolitan Opera coach, Joan Dornemann. Where you actively touring and performing outside of school by this point?
LH: After college I sang in an off-Broadway show and somebody told me I should study. I was put in touch with a teacher who eventually put me in touch with a coach, Joan Dornemann at the Metropolitan Opera. When I met her, she chose her words very carefully and said to me, “You have the kind of voice and the kind of sound and tone color and the big voice and the small body and you can act; it seems that you could do opera.” She was very, very careful but then she took me under her wing. She set me up with people and coaches and for seven years I studied opera.
They wouldn’t let me sing out professionally while I was studying because they didn’t want me to sing any of my potential repertoires. They didn’t know what type of a vocal type I was going to be because the voice starts to change in your late twenties (at the time I was in my mid twenties) and we didn’t know if I was going to be a lyric soprano, a dramatic soprano or a mezzo soprano. So they wouldn’t let me sing anything that a woman would sing. They only let me sing tenor arias.
MC: Sometimes life within the universities/ schools can be a little insulated, creating a sort of disconnect between expectations and realities of what it will be like on the outside for a working artist. Did you experience any type of reality shock upon leaving your studies?
LH: Absolutely! The University, with all the theater history and theater practicum, provided a sort of high-minded view of what theater could be like and was like in the real world. I graduated college wanting to be a reparatory actress and then I got out into the real world in New York and started auditioning. You are given half a minute to sing eight bars and you have to come in looking like the thing they were casting for or else you didn’t even get to sing your eight bars. That was a great surprise to me. Really, each one of us, we are all small business owners and we are our own business. No one taught us how to publicize ourselves or how to run a small business.
I think that things have changed now in the schools, like at UCLA where they are teaching the business of entertainment. We really need to learn how to put ourselves out there. Half a lifetime later I’m beginning to learn now.
MC: You spent five years with an Italian theater company, was this after your formal studies?
LH: I had reached a point in my opera studies where I had gotten to that late part of my twenties and my voice had made a change, because it’s a normal biological thing that happens. Things had become frustrating for me and I was really tired of waiting for life to begin. I really wanted to be out in the world. In a classic way I decided to run away from opera.
I had started studying languages in high school…that was one of the things that made studying opera attractive to me because it included the languages I was interested in; it included the history and the music, the theater and the design. It all sort of came together and I was quite passionate about opera and I still love it.
At the time I did speak some good Italian but in order to perform in Italy (which is what I wanted to do) I needed to have a really high, high level of Italian to perform in adult theater. I was able to find my way in through theater for youth because the language demands were simpler. I retraced some steps to the International Children’s Theater circuit that I had been involved with during my college days and was able to hook up a residency with a theater there. I worked there for 5 years.
MC: Ethnomusicologist Robert Brown created the term “World Music” which has sort of morphed into a blanket term for “exotic” (and made safe akin to some animal at a zoo) music for yuppies to listen to while on their laptops in Starbucks. David Byrne famously wrote an essay “I Hate World Music” (Oct. 1999 NY Times) which was against such a term. You refer to your music as “Music without borders.” What is your conceptualization of this?
LH: My objective in singing an eclectic song list is that the audience gets to experience a feeling of unity. I think I fall in the middle between the purist definition of world music and the corrupted definition of world music. I want people to understand and get the music. I want people to feel like they can cozy up to whatever other cultures I present on stage, so that it doesn’t feel alien, so that they can feel one with the other people in the audience, listening to the concert. I feel like world music has a very altruistic objective of helping to create world harmony.
MC: Your band “Twist” differs from the usual line-up one expects behind a singer. How did you come by the selection of instrumentation?
LH: We started out with a trio and I started to want to hear more in the band. Late in 2007 I began to add in the reed player; that was what my ears were hearing.
I have a nice friendship with Frank Jackson, Bay Area/national legend, and I was talking with him about it at the time. We were beginning to do more Latin tunes then, so I asked him, “What do I need to put in the band?” So we had a nice conversation and I said I thought I would like to add Latin percussion to the band and he said “Yes! Yes! Latin percussion.” So the next time we did a series of concerts I added in a Latin player…that was also towards the end of 2007. Then when we were planning the CD and we were doing a few French songs, we knew we really had to have an accordion there to speak to the French color. So we added in the accordion in 2008.
MC: Is this your first time as bandleader? Do you find a difference between singing with a band and singing with an ensemble of which you are the leader?
Lua Hadar with Jason Martineau©Mikhail Rezhepp
LH: Yes. I really had to learn how to be a bandleader and I don’t even quite consider myself a bandleader. I kind of share that role with Jason Martineau, the band’s Music Director; but he has really taught me a tremendous amount. I started working with him in 2005 when we started to produce my first professional album, It’s About Time. Then we produced a show to tour that CD which was called It’s About Time Already.
He told me to not hold back. He told me to speak out loud, count off for the band and to permit myself to be the leader. I have always had huge respect for instrumentalists and I didn’t want to tell them what to do but they wanted me to tell them what to do.
MC: For poetry in some circles in Paris there are still rigid rules of declamation. The same goes with some of the classic canon of chanson. How are the Gallic portions of your set received in Paris?
LH: I was really relieved and really happy that they received me well. I didn’t even want to put anything French in the set list. When I put the set list together I very much favored English language songs from the Great American Songbook. The pianist that I performed with, Sheldon Forrest, said “You are developing a reputation for being an international singer with an international repertoire; I would not hold back. I think that you should do this.” He encouraged me also because he knew that the audience for this show would be not only French but also a lot of ex-pats. So with that in mind I went ahead and put in a German song, several Italian songs, several French songs and some English American Songbook songs. It went over extremely well and I was extremely relieved.
MC: For the more casual traveler there is a rigid definition of what “is” Paris. The Eiffel Tower, berets etc., but a lot of what we think of as quintessentially Parisian was absorbed into the culture via somewhere else. Edith Piaf was of Italian parents (real name Edith Giovanna Gassion). Picasso was Spanish, Van Gough Dutch. Your Parisian flavor is authentic but not in trying to recreate artificially an atmosphere or bygone days, it is your totem of the city, what it gives you.
LH: What a fabulous thing to say. That’s so insightful on your part about them and about me and about Paris. For many different reasons France and Paris have been in my life as I‘ve grown up. I think the first time I went to Parris I was fifteen. I have no idea how many times I have be in and out or through Paris. I have by no means lost my love or curiosity for Paris. There is so much I still have yet to know about Paris but it is kind of like how I intersect with Paris.
MC: Languages seem to be one of your muses. What other nonmusic things inspire your work?
LH: I love to cook. I don’t know if the cooking inspires my work or if my work inspires the cooking but I find it to be a great creative expression. One of the great joys of my life is to have friends over for a nice European style dinner party where you linger into the evening and finish with an after-dinner drink and discuss all sorts of fun things. It’s all sort of part of my life.
But I don’t like to measure! All I want to know is the ingredients. I don’t want to know how much. You know you’re going put some thyme in there, some lemon etc. From there I just sort of smell it and feel it and add whatever I think needs to be added; which is exactly like jazz. You learn that standard song so that you know how it goes and then once you know what the ingredients are, you see what comes from you. You have to follow your instincts – that’s what makes it work.
MC: How long will you promote the new album before the next project? What tells you it is time to move on?
LH: We performed a show that was like a “Twist experiment”, in that we had the trio plus the saxophonist, at the very end of October 2007. Then we began to record the CD in March of 2008. I am really happy that this most recent show, French Connection, still has a strong relationship to the CD because four of the songs in the show are on the CD and that is a solid representation. So for now I know that the CD still represents us and when I get the gut feeling that we are doing something that we don’t have a CD to represent, then we’ll make another one. It’s an internal clock with its own logic.
MC: Do you find that because you incorporate elements of cabaret into your work that it is sort of venue specific, having more emotional impact in certain places over others?
LH: I tailor the show to the audience and to the venue. Because we knew we were going to open this new show in the Rrazz Room in San Francisco, which is known as a jazz and cabaret room; I felt completely comfortable putting in a song like “The Golden Gate Bridge.”
If I were take the show to Yoshi’s in Oakland I might take that song out. I might talk more or less because an audience in Yoshi’s might be more interested in knowing the specific names of each songwriter and more about the history about how the song was developed into a jazz tune, like “Someday My Prince Will Come.” I always tailor it to the audience.
MC: To write about music, to file it in a store or on a site there must be a genre label assigned it. What is the biggest misconception about what you are about/do?
LH: I think it is hard for people to get what we do. That is why I always appreciate when people write about us and take the time to see the big picture that goes beyond the pigeonhole. I suppose you could call us alternative jazz depending on how you can define that.
People need to take the time to understand who you are, why you are doing it and where it’s come from and what the elements of it are in order to understand you. If I am going to be pigeonholed with the myriad jazz artists of the world – somebody is going to be a more authentic jazz artist than I am because I am my own mélange. I think what we do is some that is eclectic. I take cumulative influences in my life and they stay there. I think we all become the sum total of our experiences and for me that shows up in my music as well.
MC: What is your dream project?
LH: My as yet unrealized dream project is a world tour for Twist. I am working on it but I really want to bring this music all around the world. I want to sing for audiences in Asia, Europe. Africa, Australia…everywhere.
Visit Lua and check her itinerary at www.luahadar.com
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Lua Hadar ... with Twist
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AUGUSTA, GA - This review only needs one word really – WOW! Lua Hadar opens a fresh new scene with ...AUGUSTA, GA - This review only needs one word really – WOW! Lua Hadar opens a fresh new scene with her band Twist. With a powerful voice booming from the Latin heavens, Hadar spreads a rainbow of passion across the musical landscape in this one.
Smooth, swinging jazz built on a 4-octave range complimented by Hadar’s powerful delivery, this record is packed with fire power spicier than any dish in a local cabana. With their sights set on the horizon, this talented group of performers brings forth the release of "Lua Hadar…with Twist."
The most honest way to describe this record is that it is simply amazing, and that played as a whole it will provide a fascinating experience. Songs of particular interest and display include “All I Want” in English, “Siboney” in Latin styles, and the smashing chords of “Vorrei” in an Italian croon. Within this web of multicultural mastery, Hadar and Twist offer a glorious ride into the passions hiding behind the hearts of everyday.
By the time listeners embark upon the power of “Hi Lilli Hi Lo / Les Chemin de l’Almour,” the hooks of this heartfelt construction will have landed deeply within their innermost emotions.
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Lua Hadar Twist Iridium Jazz CLub New York, NY What an exciting evening San Francisco based j...Lua Hadar
Twist
Iridium Jazz CLub
New York, NY
What an exciting evening San Francisco based jazz vocalist Lua Hadar treated us to at the Iridium in a performance celebrating her new CD Twist. When Hadar sings in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French, you don’t have to know the language because she communicates dramatically what she’s singing about, and makes the listener as involved in the message of the song as she is. Here is a big voiced, classically trained singer who has lived all over the globe and knows how to interpret lyrics in several languages.
The program presented Hadar with her music director and pianist Jason Martineau and a jazz group of New York’s finest: Tom Hubbard on bass, Scott Latzky on drums, Joe Passaro on Latin percussion, and Dave Pietro on reeds. After a samba rhythmed "Soon It’s Gonna Rain," Hadar sang a funky "Floating Where I Have Never Been" in both French and English and then switched to a bossa nova version of the legendary Italian song "Estate" which included a stunning sax solo by Pietro.
A stunning highlight of the evening was the anti-war "No Borders," an original song written by Hadar, Candace Forest and Hadar’s music director Jason Martineau. She also sang another original by Forest, a ballad entitled "Your Face Flew By My Window" which was sheer beauty. Every selection was dramatically on the nose, including a Latin version of Joni Mitchell’s "All I Want" and a beautiful blend of "Hi Lilli Hi Lo" with the Francis Poulenc theme with lyrics by famed French playwright Jean Anouilh "Chemins de l’Amour." Later she did a stunning version of "Siboney" by the Latin Gershwin, Ernesto Lecuona, with wild work on the bongos by Passaro. She rocked on the closing number, the Pink Martini "Una Notte A Napoli (One Night in Naples)."
She is also a gorgeous redheaded woman and her physical presence and body language remind one of the great Latin, Abbe Lane, at her peak. The evening was pure pleasure!
Joe Regan, Jr.
Cabaret Scenes
May 10, 2008
www.cabaretscenes.org
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Lua Hadar with Twist - Bellalua Records
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http://www.talkinbroadway.com/sound Rob Lester, October 2008 For her second solo album, L...http://www.talkinbroadway.com/sound
Rob Lester, October 2008
For her second solo album, Lua Hadar (once one-third of a female vocal group called The Kitchenettes who recorded a cool CD before going their separate and distinct ways) does music with a twist—unexpected approaches and song selections all over the map. The album title literally refers to the band—which goes by the name Twist. Showing her wide range, vocally and stylistically, and singing in a few different languages, Lua and her album are full of surprises and satisfying trips to musical landscapes bordering on opera and pop and folk. Like the pacifist one-world wish celebrated in the convincing song "No Borders," she also makes a good case for music having no borders as she easily drifts from one genre to another like a chameleon. That song is one she co-wrote with album producer Candace Forest and her skillful musical director Jason Martineau, who plays piano and udu on the album as one of six musicians. His fine piano work throughout is a major attraction, especially on the final cut, the album's longest (over six minutes), "Vorrei."
Styles and sensibilities make for interesting, cross-pollinating musical bedfellows. One track blends the song of love (it's a sad song) from the 1953 movie Lili, "Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo," with Francis Poulenc's setting of text by playwright Jean Anouilh, "Les Chemins de l'amour." Another interesting pairing is the well-covered Schwartz/Dietz standard "Dancing in the Dark" (whose profile this year is increased as it became the title song of a musical featuring their catalogue) with a much lesser-known number, "Twilight World" with a Johnny Mercer lyric and a melody by pianist-composer Marian McPartland. Lua brings an elegance and dignity to both numbers—qualities she seems to come by comfortably and easily. She brings a mix of funkiness and classical approach to Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer," and elsewhere dips into settings that could be called sultry, art song, jazz, and Latin ... and there are only nine tracks total!
If your musical tastes don't cover a broad swath, you might not find all tracks your cup of internationally flavored tea, and some might find the foreign languages and formal singing style in spots distancing. However, it might also broaden some horizons seductively with an open mind and some time (I like it more with each listen, as I did with her prior album.)
This month finds Lua Hadar performing in Bangkok, Thailand —like Christiane Noll, she's a native New Yorker, but she's more often found in the city where she's been based for quite a while: San Francisco. Her performances show not only serious classical and world music influences, but a flair for theatricality: she's also been on stage, such as work with the California 42nd Street Moon company and the new musical Emma. You can find her mostly back in the City by the Bay where she is an active part of its cabaret community, too. Expect the unexpected from Lua Hadar.
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Lua Hadar With Twist is the name of the award-winning CD and the name of the evening - a CD release ...Lua Hadar With Twist is the name of the award-winning CD and the name of the evening - a CD release party celebrating the new CD. Selections from Hadar's 2005 It's About Time were also featured. Jazz At Pearl's hosted the two shows so late in May it was nearly June when the evening ended. Jazz At Pearls is literally in the shadow of Larry Flint's Hustler Club, billed as "The Home Of The Hustler Honeys." Only in San Francisco....
"Soon It's Gonna Rain," the wistful ballad from The Fantasticks opened the show - as a double-time samba. "Fasten your seat belts," Hadar might have said, "it's gonna be a rockin' night." "Soon," the George & Ira Gershwin classic, started quietly and then turned into a swing outing. "No Borders," a "funky art song" by Hadar and two others, rocked the popular club.
Quieter moments featured "Estate (Summer)," a lovely song popularized as a bossa nova by Joao Gilberto, "Hi Lilli, High Lo" from 1953's Lili and "Two For The Road," the Henry Mancini favorite from the Hollywood classic of the same name. A guest accordionist joined the five-piece band for several numbers.
Three knockout numbers ended the set - "Siboney," the famous "Afro-Cuban montuno from the Latin composer known as "The Cuban Gershwin," "Vorrei (I Would Like)" a rarely recorded Italian pop ballad and "One Night In Naples (Una Notte a Napoli)" written and recorded by Pink Martini, the indescribable Portland-based band that combines Latin rhythms and percussion with horns, violins and a harp.
It was a high-energy show that sometimes overpowered the intimate club, but it was a night to remember. Hadar, a vision of energy and vocal talent, in a smashing red/pink outfit, was wonderful in every song, with every gesture. The show will be repeated "as often as possible" throughout the year. For upcoming performances, often booked with short notice, check out www.myspace.com/luahadarwithtwist
- Milton W. Hamlin - SGN A&E Writer
http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page37.cfm
Setlist
A typical jazz club or festival set list would include a mix of Great American Songbook tunes, often performed in unusual styles, and foreign language tunes, most often in French or Italian, but sometimes in Spanish, German or Portuguese.
TWIST has a very large repertoire, so shows can be custom-made to the occasion, the venue, and the audience.
A TWIST show might look like this:
1. Soon It's Gonna Rain (double time samba)
2. C'est Si Bon (French, swing)
3. Pure Imagination (jazz waltz)
4. In Qualche Parte del Mondo (Italian, jazz ballad)
5. Floating Where I Have Never Been (Fr/Eng, funk, original: Jason Martineau)
6. Let's Eat Home (bossa nova)
7. Hi Lilli Hi Lo/Les Chemins de L'Amour (jazz waltz)
8. Night & Day (French; funk)
9. No Borders (orig. Hadar, Candace Forest, Martineau)
10. La Vie en Rose (French; cha-cha)
11. Estate (Italian, bossa nova)
12. Soon (ballad, swing)
13. Una Notte a Napoli (Italian; rumba)
Lua Hadar with TWIST is available for booking in clubs and theaters, and also for private parties. Lua Hadar with Jason Martineau at the piano are available for private events, as well.
For more information and booking, please contact: info@luahadar.com
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Calendar
| Date | Time | Venue | City | |
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| Jun 3, 2012 Sunday | 4:30 PM | The JazzSchool | Berkeley, CA, US |  |
| Hadar makes her Jazzschool debut in this CD release event for “Like A Bridge,” which features Hadar singing in 7 different languages. Featuring Jason Martineau, piano; Larry De La Cruz, reeds; Dan Feiszli, bass; Celso Alberti, drums; and Ian Dogole, percussion. Tickets: http://bit.ly/June3TixLua | ||||
| Jun 17, 2012 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317, San Francisco, CA 94107 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Studio NPG Music Party, co-hosted by Lua Hadar with Barry Lloyd at the piano. All types singers + the partying public sing together in all styles. Solos too; treats and beverages to celebrate Gemini birthdays. Instrumentalists free with horn, strings or drum. 4-7pm http://www.newperformancegroup.net | ||||
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| May 20, 2012 Sunday | 5:00 PM | San Francisco International Festival Lounge | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Nations Unite: A Tribute in Song to International Jazz Day. Lua Hadar with multi-lingual vocals, Jason Martineau on piano, Dan Fabricant on bass. Tickets pre-sold at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246357 or $10 at the door. SF International Festival Lounge at 540 Sutter Street (Powell-Mason) | ||||
| Apr 29, 2012 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar and Barry Lloyd host the monthly NPG Music Party, from 4-7pm, Studio NPG 1695 18th Street, Studio 317, San Francisco, CA 94107. All styles, all singers. Instrumentalists enter free with horn, drum or stringed instrument. | ||||
| Apr 14, 2012 Saturday | 7:00 PM | Somethin' Jazz | New York, NY, US | |
| Lua Hadar with TWIST debuts their new multi-lingual world jazz CD, Like A Bridge, at this Tokyo-NYC jazz club located on New York's legendary jazz street. 2 shows at 7pm and 9pm; CD signing. $10 drink minimum. http://www.somethinjazz.com/ | ||||
| Apr 13, 2012 Friday | 8:00 PM | Sugar Bar | New York, NY, US | |
| Lua sings a few tunes as the guest of Shaynee Rainbolt and the Jazz Infusion at this fun club. The band is great, no cover, awesome food and full bar. Come and hang out with me! | ||||
| Mar 11, 2012 Sunday | 7:00 PM | Yoshi's Jazz Club Oakland | Oakland, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with TWIST previewing tunes from their upcoming CD, recorded last week at Fantasy Studios. Lua on vocals, Jason Martineau on piano, Celso Alberti on drums, Ian Dogole on percussion, Larry De La Cruz on reeds, Dave Miotke on jazz accordion, Dan Feiszli on bass. http://www.yoshis.com | ||||
| Mar 5, 2012 Monday | 6:30 PM | Studio NPG | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Creative Director Lua Hadar and Studio NPG present the P.R. Bootcamp, Session 5 with SF Bay Times Arts Editor Tom Kelly: Writing a Press Release. Register at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209575. Full price $55. Discount tickets at the door for $25 cash. | ||||
| Feb 12, 2012 Sunday | 11:00 AM | Studio NPG | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Creative Director Lua Hadar and Studio NPG present the P.R. Bootcamp, Session 4 with Lua Hadar and Marlene Sinicki: Envisioning for Performers. All-day session begins the creative process for your next project. Register by Feb 1 for $99 Early Bird at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209575 | ||||
| Jan 16, 2012 Monday | 6:30 PM | Studio NPG | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Creative Director Lua Hadar and Studio NPG present the P.R. Bootcamp, Session 3 with Meghan Weimer: Facebook and Twitter for Performers. Register at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209575 | ||||
| Jan 15, 2012 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th St, Studio 317, San Francisco, CA 94107 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Creative Director Lua Hadar invites you to Studio NPG's popular monthly Music Party, with Barry Lloyd at the grand piano. All Styles! Instrumentalists, singers, party-goers all make music together or as soloists in this free-wheeling fun event. 4-7pm. | ||||
| Jan 10, 2012 Tuesday | 7:00 PM | Pacifica Community TV | Live on TV, CA, US | |
| Joe Marchi interviews Lua on his live long-running broadcast, Regards to Broadway. Pacifica Community Television Channel 26, live at 7pm. Tune in! | ||||
| Dec 18, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Studio NPG's Creative Director, Lua Hadar, invites you to the Studio's monthly Music Party, with Barry Lloyd at the grand piano. All styles, all levels, instrumentalists free with a drum, horn or stringed instrument. 4-7pm any time. | ||||
| Dec 12, 2011 Monday | 7:00 PM | Studio NPG | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Creative Director Lua Hadar and Studio NPG present the P.R. Bootcamp, Session 2 with Tony Award winner Faith Prince: The Business of The Business. Register at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209575 | ||||
| Nov 20, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents NYC at NPG: New York Piano Bar with Sheldon Forrest at the piano. Singers of all types + friends can sing musical theatre, pop and jazz around the piano. Wine and water available. $5 cash at the door. 4-7pm. Arrive/leave as you choose. | ||||
| Nov 20, 2011 Sunday | 12:30 PM | Studio NPG | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Creative Director Lua Hadar and Studio NPG present the P.R. Bootcamp, Session 1 with Reviewer Chad Jones: Working with the Media. Register at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/209575 | ||||
| Oct 30, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents NYC at NPG: New York Piano Bar with Sheldon Forrest at the piano. Singers of all types + friends can sing musical theatre, pop and jazz around the piano. Wine and water available. $5 cash at the door. 4-7pm. Arrive/leave as you choose. | ||||
| Oct 24, 2011 Monday | 7:00 PM | Museum of Performance and Design | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| AT THE MOVIES: A Cabaret Evening, with Wesla Whitfield + a cast of stars, hosted by Lua Hadar. Proceeds benefit the Museum. Advance tickets $28, Brown Paper Tickets, Event number. 201164. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/201164. Or call 1-800-838-3006. Limited tickets at the door at $30 cash | ||||
| Sep 25, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents NYC at NPG: New York Piano Bar with Sheldon Forrest at the piano. Singers of all types + friends can sing musical theatre, pop and jazz around the piano. Wine and water available. $5 cash at the door. 4-7pm. Arrive/leave as you choose. | ||||
| Aug 11, 2011 Thursday | 10:15 AM | Live Interview on Blog Talk Radio | , US | |
| Tune in for the live blog talk radio interview with Editor Cyrus Webb at www.blogtalkradio.com/middayconversations as Lua talks about her band's new project and her philosophy. Conversations Magazine August 2011 also carries an article on page 25. | ||||
| Aug 7, 2011 Sunday | 7:00 PM | Martuni's Piano Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua is a Judge in the Contest for Best Singer/Songwriter in the Cabaret Showcase Showdown, 7-9pm August 7th at Martuni's in San Francisco. Ticket price to be announced. Appearance by Allison Lovejoy, last year's winner. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174814615914717¬if_t=event_invite | ||||
| Jul 10, 2011 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with TWIST 2nd annual Bastille in Bliss with bassist Andrew Emer, fresh from NYC, and Jason Martineau on piano. Jazz Without Borders, lots of French. 10% of cover charges go to Japan Relief. 3 sets. Full bar. Youth OK with food purchase. 4026 24th St. SF (415) 826-6200, www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Jun 19, 2011 Sunday | 11:00 AM | First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin St. at Geary | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco 1187 Franklin St, SF 94109. Featured vocalist for Gay Pride Month Service, with Bill Ganz at the piano. | ||||
| Jun 13, 2011 Monday | 6:45 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of Studio NPG, presents Voiceover and On-Camera Acting Classes with David Rosenthal at Studio NPG. June 13-July 18, Mondays and Wednesdays. Pre-registration required. 5 sessions each $65. Details at http://www.newperformancegroup.net/Classes__David_Rosenthal.html | ||||
| Jun 12, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Studio NPG Salon Concert Series presents Lua Hadar + Jason Martineau in concert. Hear Jason solo and help to choose songs for our next recording project. 2 sets with wine and talk-back. Tickets $15, pre-sold only. Brown Paper Tickets, 800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/172823. | ||||
| May 13, 2011 Friday | 8:00 AM | Rooftop Alternative School - Burnett Campus | San Francisco , CA, US | |
| Rooftop Alternative School and San Francisco Opera Education present 5 original short operas on May 13, 18 and 20th at Rooftop School, Burnett Campus. 4 of the 5 operas directed by Lua Hadar. http://www.rooftopk8.org/ | ||||
| May 8, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents NYC at NPG: New York Piano Bar with Sheldon Forrest at the piano. Singers of all types + friends can sing musical theatre, pop and jazz around the piano. Wine and water available. $5 cash at the door. 4-7pm. Arrive/leave as you choose. | ||||
| Apr 30, 2011 Saturday | 7:00 PM | Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond Street | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| A Friend in Need: Tribute and Benefit for Mike Ward, director and columnist for the SF Bay Times. All-star cast, Pre-sale has ended; tickets $25 at the door. 100 Diamond St at 18th, in the Castro. SF. 7pm-10pm | ||||
| Apr 30, 2011 Saturday | 7:00 PM | Workspace Ltd. | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| April in Paris event. Workspace, 2150 Folsom St, SF. Setting is 1968 in the cool catacombs of underground Paris. Multimedia, numerous performers, visual art. Lua performs (around 9pm) French material, including Edith Piaf songs. Tickets $12 at the door. 7pm to 1am. http://www.aprilinparissf.com/ | ||||
| Apr 20, 2011 Wednesday | 6:15 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents P.R. Bootcamp for Performers. Lua and her special guest lead the interactive workshop on *Bridges and Nets: Online Self-Marketing,* April 20, 6:30-9:30pm. Details and Registration at http://www.newperformancegroup.net/PR_Bootcamp.html | ||||
| Apr 17, 2011 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents NYC at NPG: New York Piano Bar with Sheldon Forrest at the piano. Singers of all types + friends can sing musical theatre, pop and jazz around the piano. Wine and water available. $5 cash at the door. 4-7pm. Arrive/leave as you choose. | ||||
| Apr 13, 2011 Wednesday | 6:15 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents P.R. Bootcamp for Performers. Renowned journalist Gerald Nachman leads the interactive workshop on *Taking an Interview* April 13, from 6:15-9:30pm. Details and Registration http://www.newperformancegroup.net/PR_Bootcamp.html | ||||
| Apr 9, 2011 Saturday | 3:00 PM | Studio NPG, 1695 18th Street, Studio 317 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Creative Director of New Performance Group, presents P.R. Bootcamp for Performers. Director-Journalist Mike Ward leads the interactive workshop on *Shaping a Show* on April 9, from 3-6pm. Details and registration at http://www.newperformancegroup.net/PR_Bootcamp.html | ||||
| Apr 7, 2011 Thursday | 7:00 PM | Albany High School, 603 Key Route Blvd, Albany, CA | Albany, CA, US | |
| Lua conducts 100+ students in a concert of musical theater songs on stage at the Little Theater, with Dave Miotke at the piano, as part of the curriculum for her Musical Theatre History and Practice class, taught in 3 Albany Unified School District schools. | ||||
| Apr 3, 2011 Sunday | 1:30 PM | Thick House | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| A True Gem: Salute to Maria Diamond, starring Maria Diamond and Benn Bacot, Marilyn Cooney, Lua Hadar, Tess Kelly, Linda Kosut, Madame Jo, Michael Somers on bass, Jason Martineau on piano, and audience singalong with Joe Cohen. MC: Eric Diamond. Tickets at the door.http://www.newperformancegroup.net | ||||
| Mar 26, 2011 Saturday | 7:00 PM | 414 Mason Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco | Seydways Studios, CA, US | |
| Lua event produces a live recording concert for vocalist Elizabeth Benedict, with her quartet, at Seydways Studios, San Francisco. http://www.seydways.com/sf | ||||
| Mar 11, 2011 Friday | 1:00 PM | Syufy Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Schools of the Sacred Heart present Part II of Candace Forest's Viva Concha - Youth version, directed by Lua Hadar, adapted by Hadar, Forest and Victoria Holder. Sheldon Forrest at the piano. | ||||
| Jan 23, 2011 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Over 6000 Youtube hits on our comic number "I'm Tired." See it revived LIVE with special guests Benn Bacot & Jason Emanuel Britton as Lua Hadar returns with her band TWIST to the vintage chic Bliss Bar in SF for 3 sets of *jazz without borders*. Start 2011 with a laugh. http://www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Jan 21, 2011 Friday | 7:30 PM | Savanna Jazz | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua brings some of her French jazz to the stage as she guests with Benn Bacot and the Trio de Swing (+ Madeline Duran on sax/flute). Savanna Jazz has a full bar, full dinner menu and great atmosphere. 2937 Mission St at 25th, San Francisco. Reservations 415.285.3369. http://savannajazz.com | ||||
| Nov 21, 2010 Sunday | 12:00 PM | Thick House | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Master Teachers Lua Hadar & Jason Martineau ( on piano) present the students of their master class in a Sunday Brunch Concert. Hadar hosts; Fred Randolph on bass. Doors at 11:30 am; have a mimosa and toast the singers before the show. Tickets $8 cash at the door. Free/easy street parking, all ages. | ||||
| Oct 9, 2010 Saturday | 7:00 PM | Rossmoor | Walnut Creek, CA, US | |
| An Evening in Paris: French Cabaret & Jazz, with Lua Hadar and pianist Jason Martineau. The Delta Room at Rossmoor, 3400 Lower Golden Rain Rd., Walnut Creek, CA. Private Event. | ||||
| Oct 3, 2010 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Oktoberbliss: Our love affair with the Bliss Bar continues on Sunday, October 3, with 3 sets of internationally-flavored jazz, special guest cellist Emil Miland, new songs, lots of fun. TWIST Music Director Jason Martineau on piano, Dan Fabricant on bass. 24th St. (Castro/Noe) www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Sep 21, 2010 Tuesday | 6:00 PM | Haas-Lilienthal House Architectural Heritage Concert Series | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Tickets $30 for general admission and $25 for San Francisco Architectural Heritage members. Space is limited and reservations are required. For reservations, call 415.441.3000 x14, or email info@sfheritage.org. Haas-Lilienthal House, 2007 Franklin Street, San Francisco. | ||||
| Sep 17, 2010 Friday | 11:00 AM | Angel Island Immigration Station | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar sings the National Anthem for the Naturalization Ceremony of new U.S. citizens at the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island. Sponsored by AIISF, California State Parks, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Angel Island State Park. info@aiisf.org | ||||
| Aug 17, 2010 Tuesday | 6:00 PM | Haas Lilienthal House | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Concert of French Cabaret & Chanson with pianist Allison Lovejoy, cellist Emil Miland, singers Zoltan Lunday and Branislav Radakovic.Space is limited, reservations are required. For reservations, call 415.441.3000 x14, or email info@sfheritage.org. 2007 Franklin Street, SF. See www.sfheritage.org | ||||
| Jul 18, 2010 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Bastille at Bliss: 3 sets of internationally-flavored jazz, lots of French tunes for Bastille Day and lots of fun. TWIST Music Director Jason Martineau on piano, Sam Bevan on bass. French DJ David begins at 4pm. Tequila Tasting & French crepes! 24th St. bet Castro/Noe. http://www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Jun 20, 2010 Sunday | 7:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with the full TWIST in Summer Solstice Party. Dancing in the aisles recommended. Tickets $17 and can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/107079 or by phone at 1-800-838-3006. 215 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 | ||||
| Jun 18, 2010 Friday | 7:00 PM | KPOO Radio FM 89.5 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Tune in to DJ Francesca on her show Do I Move You as she interviews Lua all about her cultural exchange in France, show in Los Angeles and upcoming performance at SF's Eureka Theater. | ||||
| Jun 3, 2010 Thursday | 7:00 PM | Hollywood Studio Bar & Grill | Los Angeles, CA, US | |
| Featured performance with the trio at one of Hollywood's most fun jazz spots. 6122 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90028-6424, ph:(323) 466-9917 | ||||
| May 22, 2010 Saturday | 7:30 PM | Theatre les Tisserands | Lille (Lomme), Not Applicable, FR | |
| Lua Hadar in concert with The French Twist, French bassist Albin Suffys, and the Musiconoclast' Orchestra. Theatre les Tisserands, 60 rue Victor Hugo, 59160 Lomme (Lille) France Tel : 03.20.22.05.05 | ||||
| May 22, 2010 Saturday | 10:00 AM | Espace "Les Tisserands" | Lille, Not Applicable, FR | |
| Master Class, 10 am - 1 pm "ECOLE MUNICIPALE DE MUSIQUE ET DE DANSE DE LOMME" Espace "Les Tisserands" 60 Rue Victor Hugo 59160 LOMME Tel/ Fax: 03.20.22.13.98 | ||||
| May 13, 2010 Thursday | 9:00 PM | SF Arts Commission - Morton's The Steakhouse | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Vernon Davis Arts Scholarship Fundraiser Event, sponsored by the SF Arts Commission, de Young Museum, and SF Unified School District. Lua with members of TWIST provide the live entertainment. Event is 8-11 pm; Tickets $125. http://www.communityin.org/sfac_art_education_project.html | ||||
| Apr 24, 2010 Saturday | 9:00 PM | Cornelia Street Cafe' | New York City, NY, US | |
| TWIST brings French Connection to this cultural landmark, with two shows at 9 and 10:30 pm. Cover $10 plus 2-drink minimum. 29 Cornelia Street, NYC. http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com | ||||
| Apr 21, 2010 Wednesday | 7:30 PM | High Bar | New York City, NY, US | |
| Lua guest MC's at French Culture Nights. Free admission with reservations at http://www.FrenchCultureNights.com/ or $10 at the door. 251 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036 | ||||
| Apr 21, 2010 Wednesday | 6:00 PM | Any Wednesday at Barnes & Noble | New York City, NY, US | |
| Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Triangle , 1972 Broadway at 66th St. NYC, 10023. Lua performs a half hour set with members of TWIST, previewing her Cornelia Street Cafe show and May performance in France. CD signing to follow. Free and open to the public. | ||||
| Apr 11, 2010 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| From the "jazz without borders" song list, 3 sets of internationally-flavored jazz, including signature French tunes, backed by Music Director Jason Martineau on piano and Dan Feiszli on bass. Special guest cellist Emil Miland. It's APRIL IN BLISS! 4026 24th St., $10 cover, www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Apr 10, 2010 Saturday | 8:00 PM | WORKSPACE Ltd. | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| APRIL IN PARIS - a celebration of Spring Inspired by French Music, Art & Culture. 8 pm - 2 am. 2150 Folsom Street, bet. 17-18th. www.workspacelimited.org | ||||
| Apr 2, 2010 Friday | 7:00 PM | Radio Interview KPOO 89.5 FM | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Tune in for the live interview as Lua returns to the show, Do I Move You, to be interviewed by the cool Francesca D'Alessio. | ||||
| Mar 27, 2010 Saturday | 7:30 PM | Fairmont Hotel Cirque Room | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua co-hosts and performs with her students of the Sing Out Loud Master Class in the historic Cirque Room. Tickets $12 plus one drink. Doors: 7pm. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/101414 | ||||
| Mar 22, 2010 Monday | 7:00 PM | Martuni's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| THE NIGHT I KISSED STEPHEN SONDHEIM - "An 80th Birthday Cabaret Soiree", with an all-star cast. Market & Valencia. 7-9 pm, $8 at the door. | ||||
| Mar 20, 2010 Saturday | 8:00 PM | Freight & Salvage | Berkeley, CA, US | |
| Fundraiser for Haiti in honor of songwriter Nancy Schimmel, 2020 Addison St. Ph: 510-644-2020. Tickets http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=859805 | ||||
| Mar 17, 2010 Wednesday | 7:00 PM | Martuni's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Cabaret for a Cause: An all-star cast sings tonight at 7:00. Tickets and info: https://team-in-training-leukemia-and-lymphoma-society.ticketleap.com/buy-tickets/charities-and-fundraisers/cabaret-for-a-cause/san-francisco/5B8AC26E-E776-4722-8B1D-4B6EB4FD4AC | ||||
| Feb 14, 2010 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Martuni's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua is the special guest in "Madame Valentine," with Madame Jo and her band. Martuni's, 4 Valencia St. at Market, SF. Cover $10. Treats, snacks, raffle, great music! | ||||
| Jan 31, 2010 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua returns to the Bliss Bar with Jason Martineau on piano in the Sunday Afternoon Jazz Series: The Art of the Duo. Great drinks, light food, fireplace. $10 cover. 3 sets. 4026 24th St. (bet. Castro & Noe) 415-826-6200. Free parking. www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Jan 21, 2010 Thursday | 10:00 AM | Herbst Theatre | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua is honored to have been invited by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to sing the National Anthem at The Herbst Theatre for the Angel Island Centennial Event. | ||||
| Nov 22, 2009 Sunday | 4:30 PM | Bliss Bar | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Bliss with a Twist: Lua with Jason Martineau on piano in the Sunday Afternoon Jazz Series: The Art of the Duo. Great drinks, light food, fireplace. $10 cover. 3 sets. 4026 24th St. (bet. Castro & Noe) 415-826-6200. Free parking. www.blissbarsf.com | ||||
| Nov 21, 2009 Saturday | 7:30 PM | Fairmont Hotel Cirque Room | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua presents and performs with her vocal master class students and fellow teachers in a culminating performance to the 8-week fall class. Tickets: $10 plus drinks. SOLD OUT http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87499 | ||||
| Nov 13, 2009 Friday | 5:30 PM | Sheraton Canal Street | New Orleans, LA, US | |
| Lua and the band at the opening soiree of the International Conference for Powerful Women International. 500 Canal Street · New Orleans, LA 70130. http://pwineworleans11132009.eventbrite.com/ | ||||
| Sep 13, 2009 Sunday | 3:00 PM | Rrazz Room at the Nikko Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with her 6-piece band, TWIST, at one of San Francisco's top venues, in the debut of their new show, French Connection. SPECIAL GUEST: Professor RJ Ross. Tickets $25, on sale now at www.therrazzroom.com/Events.html | ||||
| Sep 12, 2009 Saturday | 5:00 PM | Radio Interview KUSF 90.3 FM | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| DJ Fari interviews Lua on her show Franco Fun. Listen live by clicking LISTEN NOW at http://kusf.org/community.shtml | ||||
| Sep 9, 2009 Wednesday | 8:00 PM | Pacifica TV - Ch. 26 Cable - Regards to Broadway | Pacifica, CA, US | |
| Joe Marchi, founder of the Center for the American Musical, interviews Lua on Regards to Broadway. Re-broadcast 9/11 at 4:30 pm. Also streaming online at www.pct26.com; same times | ||||
| Sep 6, 2009 Sunday | 12:15 PM | KBLX 102.9 FM Live from the Nikko Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua makes a live radio appearance from the Nikko Hotel to talk about the upcoming Sept. 13 debut of FRENCH CONNECTION! | ||||
| Sep 4, 2009 Friday | 7:00 PM | Radio Interview KPOO 89.5 FM | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Interview with Francesca D'Alessio on her show "Do I Move You." | ||||
| Jul 25, 2009 Saturday | 9:30 PM | The Swan Bar | Paris, Not Applicable, FR | |
| Lua Hadar in concert with pianist Sheldon Forrest at Paris' swank Swan Bar, 165 Boulevard du Montparnasse. www.swanbar.fr. Tickets 10 Euros. Full bar. | ||||
| Jun 28, 2009 Sunday | 4:45 PM | Marin Art & Garden Center | Ross, CA, US | |
| Special event benefitting the Ross Valley Players, Lua performs 2 sets with Jason Martineau at the piano. 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA 94957. (415) 454-1301 http://rossvalleyplayers.com/bridge-tolls-at-the-barn | ||||
| Jun 20, 2009 Saturday | 12:30 PM | On the Wings of Art at Redwood Coast Community Center | Santa Rosa, CA, US | |
| All day FREE arts event with performances by David Freiberg, Linda Imperial, Roberta Donnay, Daria, Lua Hadar with Jason Martineau (12:30-1:00), more. 2455 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 | ||||
| Apr 18, 2009 Saturday | 8:00 PM | The Next Stage | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua hosts and performs with Barry Lloyd, Linda Kosut and their students of the Sing Out Loud Master Class in a culminating concert. 1668 Bush St. @ Gough. Info and tickets http://brownpapertickets.com/event/61107 | ||||
| Apr 18, 2009 Saturday | 1:00 PM | San Francisco Suites | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Private Event for the Board of Directors of Sister Cities of Northern California. | ||||
| Feb 14, 2009 Saturday | 8:30 PM | San Francisco Towers | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua is backed by jazz pianist Dave Austin in a special Valentine's show: Dear Valentine. Private event at one of San Francisco's deluxe locations. | ||||
| Feb 13, 2009 Friday | 5:00 PM | Lua guests with Nancy Tierney and the Boys; Jason Martineau at the piano | Santa Rosa, CA, US | |
| 96 Old Courthouse Square, 2nd Floor. 5-8 pm. Great jazz, delicious drinks and yummy nibbles. For more information, call 707-824-5604. Also features Tony Malfatti on sax and vocalist Terese Genecco. | ||||
| Feb 6, 2009 Friday | 9:00 AM | TWIST drummer JimZim on KCSM | Radio Broadcast, CA, US | |
| Jim Zimmerman, TWIST's drummer on KCSM radio 91.1 FM on Desert Island Jazz, about his life and all his fave music. | ||||
| Dec 31, 2008 Wednesday | 8:00 PM | San Francisco Towers | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| New Year's Eve private event | ||||
| Dec 14, 2008 Sunday | 12:00 PM | Fairmont Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar in duo with music director and pianist Jason Martineau for the San Francisco Breakfast Club's Christmas Party! private event. | ||||
| Dec 6, 2008 Saturday | 8:00 PM | Angelica's Bistro | Redwood City, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with her band TWIST, at Angelica's Bistro, 863 Main Street, Redwood City. ALL AGES WELCOME. 2 shows. $15 cover - Students: $7.50 - plus $20 food/drink minimum. TICKETS CALL: (650) 365-3226. www.angelicasbistro.com. www.luahadar.com. www.MySpace.com/luahadarwithtwist | ||||
| Nov 28, 2008 Friday | 6:00 PM | Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar performs with TWIST for a private event at one of San Francisco's most historic and deluxe hotels. Sets will include selections from the new CD, American songbook standards, and international favorites. | ||||
| Nov 9, 2008 Sunday | 5:00 PM | Spazio Ponti Acquar | Verona, Not Applicable, IT | |
| New Bridges in Space & Time, special guest appearance. | ||||
| Nov 1, 2008 Saturday | 9:00 AM | Berkeley City Club | Berkeley, CA, US | |
| Conference Presentation and Performance for Powerful Women International. 2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley CA 94704. http://www.powerfulwomenintl.com | ||||
| Oct 6, 2008 Monday | 7:30 PM | Thailand Cultural Center | Bangkok, Not Applicable, TH | |
| Lua Hadar with TWIST in a featured performance at Bangkok's 10th International Festival of Dance & Music. www.bangkokfestivals.com | ||||
| Aug 24, 2008 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Rossmoor Summer Outdoor Concert Series | Walnut Creek, CA, US | |
| 4 pm - Lua Hadar with Twist performing American and international favorites. | ||||
| May 29, 2008 Thursday | 8:00 PM | Jazz at Pearl's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| 2 shows, 8 pm ($20) and 10 pm ($15). Lua Hadar with TWIST, back from New York's Iridium for the Bay Area CD Release at SF's historic jazz venue. 256 Columbus @ Pacific. Ph 415-291-8255. www.jazzatpearls.com | ||||
| May 17, 2008 Saturday | 2:00 PM | Presidio Golf Club | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Private Event for the Leonardo da Vinci Club. Lua Hadar with Jason Martineau at the piano, performing a program of Italian and English language favorites. | ||||
| May 10, 2008 Saturday | 7:00 PM | Iridium Jazz Club | New York, NY, US | |
| Lua Hadar with Twist at the release performance of their new CD, in one of New York's finest jazz venues. 1650 Broadway at 51st St. Ph: 212-582-2121. www.iridiumjazzclub.com | ||||
| May 8, 2008 Thursday | 9:30 PM | The Duplex Cabaret Theatre | New York, NY, US | |
| "On the Rocks with Danny Leary" - music and comedy - 61 Christopher Street (at 7th Ave South). $10 + 2 Drinks. Reserve Seats at: http://www.theduplex.com/webcalendar/reservations.php?cal_id=3404 | ||||
| Apr 26, 2008 Saturday | 10:00 PM | DIVAfest Cabaret at Exit Theatre | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| DIVA Cabaret, part of EXIT Theatre’s 7th Annual DIVAfest. Featuring Bay Area “divas” starring in original songs and sketches, hosted by Sean Owens. All shows 10:00 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St. , San Francisco. Tickets: $15, (415) 673-3847, www.theexit.org. | ||||
| Apr 25, 2008 Friday | 10:00 PM | DIVAfest Cabaret at Exit Theatre | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| DIVA Cabaret, part of EXIT Theatre’s 7th Annual DIVAfest. Featuring Bay Area “divas” starring in original songs and sketches, hosted by Sean Owens. All shows 10:00 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St. , San Francisco. Tickets: $15, (415) 673-3847, www.theexit.org. | ||||
| Apr 19, 2008 Saturday | 10:00 PM | DIVAfest Cabaret at Exit Theatre | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| DIVA Cabaret, part of EXIT Theatre’s 7th Annual DIVAfest. Featuring Bay Area “divas” starring in original songs and sketches, hosted by Sean Owens. All shows 10:00 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St. , San Francisco. Tickets: $15, (415) 673-3847, www.theexit.org. | ||||
| Apr 18, 2008 Friday | 10:00 PM | DIVAfest Cabaret at Exit Theatre | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| DIVA Cabaret, part of EXIT Theatre’s 7th Annual DIVAfest. Featuring Bay Area “divas” starring in original songs and sketches, hosted by Sean Owens. All shows 10:00 p.m. EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St. , San Francisco. Tickets: $15, (415) 673-3847, www.theexit.org. | ||||
| Apr 11, 2008 Friday | 8:00 PM | Fresh Cuts Cabaret at Thick House | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Fresh Cuts Cabaret - Original Songs, Local Artists. A new showcase featuring local SF Bay Area singers and songwriters. Co-produced by DivaGroup Ltd. and New Performance Group. Performed at the Thick House, 1695 18th Street, SF, 94107. Tickets $20 in advance. More info: www.freshcutscabaret.com | ||||
| Mar 16, 2008 Sunday | 5:30 PM | Artizmo Gallery | San Rafael, CA, US | |
| Sing Out Loud Master Class students present a culminating performance with master teachers Lua Hadar, Linda Kosut and Barry Lloyd hosting. www.artizmogallery.com | ||||
| Mar 7, 2008 Friday | 7:00 PM | Octavia Lounge | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Students from our Sing Out Loud! Master Class give a culminating performance, hosted by the teachers: Lua Hadar, Linda Kosut, Barry Lloyd. 1772 Market St., SF www.octavialounge.com | ||||
| Feb 9, 2008 Saturday | 8:00 PM | Octavia Lounge & Supper Club | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| "What Is This Thing Called Love?"A Copeland/Agardi production. Starring Barry Lloyd, Susan Giba, Lua Hadar & Tory Agardi. Reserve at octavialounge.com or call 415-863-3516. 1772 Market St, SF. $25 cover. | ||||
| Feb 3, 2008 Sunday | 12:00 AM | the Thick House | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| "Fresh Cuts" - original songs, local artists. Produced by DivaGroup Ltd. and New Performance Group. | ||||
| Jan 20, 2008 Sunday | 4:00 PM | Home of Truth | Alameda, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar, Leslie Hassberg and Tsulin Tong star with the Jason Martineau Trio and special musical guests in "Voices Three: an eclectic cabaret" 1300 Grand Street @ Alameda Ave in Alameda. Tickets: $10-15 sliding scale. More info: 925-939-9971 | ||||
| Dec 2, 2007 Sunday | 8:30 PM | Presidio Golf Club | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Private event | ||||
| Nov 18, 2007 Sunday | 12:00 PM | Fairmont Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with Jason Martineau at the piano for the San Francisco Breakfast Club. Private Event. Seems they can't get enough of her! | ||||
| Oct 28, 2007 Sunday | 7:30 PM | M Bar, Hollywood | Hollywood, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with her band, TWIST, at Hollywood's hippest new club. 1253 North Vine Street, at Fountain. 323-856-0036. $15 plus $10 food min. TICKETS: www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/20198. CLUB INFO: www.myspace.com/mbarhollywood. | ||||
| Oct 28, 2007 Sunday | 2:30 PM | Greystone Estate | Beverly Hills, CA, US | |
| Flowers, Food & Art: Benefit for GLASS Youth & Family Services | ||||
| Oct 18, 2007 Thursday | 7:30 PM | Octavia Lounge & Supper Club | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| $15 cover; 3 sets begin at 7:30 pm. Lua Hadar with her band, TWIST. 1772 Market St, SF. RESV: 415.863.3516 or www.octavialounge.com | ||||
| Oct 12, 2007 Friday | 8:00 PM | Anna's Jazz Island | Berkeley, CA, US | |
| Lua returns with her band, TWIST, for 3 sets of hot latin rhythms, dreamy Italian ballads, funk a la Francais, and jazz from The Great American Songbook. Jason Martineau leads the band. $12 cover. RESV: 510.841.JAZZ. www.annasjazzisland.com | ||||
| Aug 9, 2007 Thursday | 7:30 PM | Octavia Lounge | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua guests with Madame Jo and Trio in an evening of international cabaret. Info at www.octavialounge.com | ||||
| Aug 5, 2007 Sunday | 12:00 PM | Fairmont Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with Jason Martineau at the piano for the San Francisco Breakfast Club. Private Event. | ||||
| May 17, 2007 Thursday | 8:00 PM | Jazz at Pearl's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua Hadar with the Jason Martineau Jazz Quartet. Lua brings her "Jazz Without Borders" sound to this famous club, 256 Columbus Ave @ Pacific. 2 shows, 8PM ($20) and 10PM ($15). Tickets 1-800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com/event/13737. Cash only inside club. Under 21 OK. jazzatpearls.com | ||||
| May 12, 2007 Saturday | 10:00 PM | Original Joe's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Diva Fest Cabaret: Sassy & Seductive. Plays through May 12, Fri and Sat at 10 pm. Tickets $10. Call 415-673-3947. 144 Taylor St. | ||||
| May 11, 2007 Friday | 10:00 PM | Original Joe's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Diva Fest Cabaret: Sassy & Seductive. Plays through May 12, Fri and Sat at 10 pm. Tickets $10. Call 415-673-3947. 144 Taylor St. | ||||
| May 5, 2007 Saturday | 10:00 PM | Original Joe's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Diva Fest Cabaret: Sassy & Seductive. Plays through May 12, Fri and Sat at 10 pm. Tickets $10. Call 415-673-3947. 144 Taylor St. | ||||
| May 4, 2007 Friday | 10:00 PM | Original Joe's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Diva Fest Cabaret: Sassy & Seductive. Plays through May 12, Fri and Sat at 10 pm. Tickets $10. Call 415-673-3947. 144 Taylor St. | ||||
| Apr 28, 2007 Saturday | 10:00 PM | Original Joe's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Diva Fest Cabaret: Sassy & Seductive. Plays through May 12, Fri and Sat at 10 pm. Tickets $10. Call 415-673-3947. 144 Taylor St. | ||||
| Apr 27, 2007 Friday | 10:00 PM | Original Joe's | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Diva Fest Cabaret: Sassy & Seductive. April 27-May 12, Fri & Sat at 10pm. Tickets: $10. Call 415-673-3847. 144 Taylor Street. | ||||
| Apr 1, 2007 Sunday | 3:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 31, 2007 Saturday | 6:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 31, 2007 Saturday | 10:00 AM | LIVE ON KGO RADIO | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Listen in to 810 AM on your radio dial for Lua with the Jason Martineau Jazz Trio between 10 am and 12 noon. 4 songs and 2 interviews. KGO Cure-a-thon. | ||||
| Mar 30, 2007 Friday | 8:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 29, 2007 Thursday | 8:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 28, 2007 Wednesday | 7:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 25, 2007 Sunday | 3:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 24, 2007 Saturday | 6:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 23, 2007 Friday | 8:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 22, 2007 Thursday | 8:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Mar 15, 2007 Thursday | 8:00 PM | Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon Theater Company in the musical "Plain & Fancy." Previews 3/15, Opens 3/17, plays through April 1. www.42ndstmoon.com | ||||
| Feb 17, 2007 Saturday | 8:00 PM | Anna's Jazz Island | Berkeley, CA, US | |
| Sexy Italian ballads, funk à la Français, and the Great American Songbook: Following her sold-out November success, vocalist Lua Hadar returns to deliver her unique “jazz without borders” sound, backed by Jason Martineau on piano, Eugene Warren on bass and Randy Odell on drums. | ||||
| Nov 12, 2006 Sunday | 12:00 PM | The Fairmont Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs with Sean Bart at the piano for the San Francisco Breakfast Club. | ||||
| Oct 19, 2006 Thursday | 8:00 PM | The Eureka Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua plays for 3 weeks in the Gershwin musical "Pardon My English" with 42nd Street Moon Theater Company. | ||||
| Sep 23, 2006 Saturday | 6:00 PM | The Fairmont Hotel | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs an all-Italian program | ||||
| Sep 7, 2006 Thursday | 8:00 PM | The Gardenia Supper Club | Los Angeles, CA, US | |
| Lua and musical director Jason Martineau are joined by bassist Tim Emmons and drummer Jack LeCompte for this critically acclaimed performance at Tom Rolla's legendary venue. | ||||
| May 26, 2006 Friday | 12:45 PM | USF Benedetti Baseball Diamond | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua sings The Star Spangled Banner for West Coast Conference Championship Opening Ceremonies, San Francisco vs Pepperdine. | ||||
| May 5, 2006 Friday | 8:00 PM | Victoria Theater | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua debuts in a new musical "Viva Concha!" by composer-producer Candace Forest. | ||||
| Mar 6, 2006 Monday | 3:00 PM | The Empire Plush Room | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua is referred to as a "triple threat" - chanteuse, comedienne and storyteller | ||||
| Feb 28, 2006 Tuesday | 8:00 PM | The Empire Plush Room | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua's critically acclaimed performance at one of the nation's top venues | ||||
| Feb 12, 2006 Sunday | 7:00 PM | Kelly's of Alameda | Alameda, CA, US | |
| CD release tour continues | ||||
| Nov 17, 2005 Thursday | 7:30 PM | SOTA Mainstage | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Lua performs in "Follies" with orchestra. | ||||
| Nov 4, 2005 Friday | 8:00 PM | The Larkspur Cafe Theater | Larkspur, CA, US | |
| CD release tour continues | ||||
| Oct 15, 2005 Saturday | 8:00 PM | The Rainbow Room | Napa, CA, US | |
| CD release tour continues | ||||
| Oct 7, 2005 Friday | 8:00 PM | The Purple Onion | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Opening of the CD release tour for Lua's CD "It's about Time." | ||||
| Sep 12, 2003 Friday | 9:00 PM | Secas Centro Congressi Darfo BT | Darfo-Boario Terme, Not Applicable, IT | |
| Lua performs with The Kitchenettes in the Italian National Festival of Comic Songs & Songwriters: Dallo Sciamano allo Showman | ||||
| Apr 21, 2003 Monday | 12:00 PM | Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts | Napa, CA, US | |
| The Kitchenettes revive and redebut "Dine: Where Food & Lust Burst into Song," to be followed with a run at The Empire Plush Room. | ||||