Jazz singer Coral MacFarland Thuet sings fluently in Spanish, English, and Portuguese with a repertoire that combines jazz and Latin American music.
She has recorded three CDs with guitarist/composer/arranger Steve O'Connor: To Another Shore, Live at L’Escale, and Abriendo Puertas. She's also a featured vocalist on Peter Sprague’s Pass the Drum and on Jaime Valle’s Third Voyage (winner of a 1998 San Diego Music Award for "Best Latin Jazz Album"). In addition, Thuet has recorded two children’s albums, in Spanish and English, as well as a bilingual Christmas album with pianist Randy Porter. She has also recorded vocals for Mexican superstar Luis Miguel.
Ms. MacFarland Thuet has recorded several jazz and Latin music albums Peter Sprague, Stephen O’Connor and Jaime Valle and has collaborated on many other projects with some of the top jazz musicians in the US, Mexico and Europe. Ms. MacFarland Thuet is multilingual and sings in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Ladino. Over the years she has performed with the Dresden Sinfoniker, Orquesta de Baja California and the Navy/Marine Big Band as well as her own jazz combos and bands. She has performed in many jazz festivals in the US and Mexico. She is also an actor and has performed at the San Diego’s Old Globe Theater, the San Diego Repertory Theater and at the Centro Cultural de Tijuana. She is Lecturer Emeritus from Dan Diego State University where she taught music, US Mexico Border Folklore, and communication.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1006 Wall St
La Jolla, CA
Monday, May 27 - 12:00 PM
