Olivia Van Goor presents a vocal jazz concert with her and Caity Gyorgy at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church on Sat, June 3rd, 2023 at 7:00PM. Doors open at 6:30.
This is the first show Olivia Van Goor has produced herself and she is thrilled to be doing it with one of her favorite jazz vocalists of this century: Caity Gyorgy!
The concert is at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Its open sanctuary is perfect for an intimate concert event with 2 sections of first come first serve seating available.
VIP- Front row(s) + Afterglow meet & greet with Olivia & Caity after the show 8:30-9:30, pictures, CD signing, and food & drink.
General Admission in the main room.
Wheelchair accessibility is available upon request.
THE BAND:
Scott Gwinnell - Piano
Samuel Chase Harris - Bass
Dave Zwolinski - Drums
ABOUT OLIVIA:
Olivia Van Goor is a Detroit-based jazz vocalist, band leader, arranger, and composer. She has built a reputation for not only being an excellent vocalist, but a creative force not to be reckoned with. Her hard work has yielded two EPs, first “When the Shadows Fall” in 2021 and the second being “Don’t Be Mad At Me” in August of 2023. These recordings have taken her to tour in surrounding major cities such as Ann Arbor, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Southbend, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. Additionally, she received nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2021 by the Detroit Music Awards, Outstanding Vocalist in 2023, and recognition by many Michigan-based publications. Beyond recording, she has produced the show “Duets” with vocalist/bassist Reuben Stump exploring the history of vocal jazz duets and some of her own arrangements as well as an “Anita O’Day Tribute” in which she pays tribute to the legendary vocalist Anita O’Day. With that said, she is looking forward to realizing more of her artistic visions. Olivia continues to collaborate with Michigan leaders in jazz in addition to surrounding midwest musicians to spread musical joy.
ABOUT CAITY:
Caity Gyorgy (pronounced George) is 2 time JUNO award winning Canadian vocalist who is known for singing bebop and swing music. She has performed at popular clubs and jazz festivals across Canada and the USA and has worked and recorded with incredible musicians and groups including Christine Jensen, Pat LaBarbera, Jocelyn Gould, Ira Coleman, Allison Au, Bryn Roberts and Postmodern Jukebox, to name a few.
In addition to performing, Caity is also an avid writer and composes songs in the style of the Great American Songbook. Her compositions have been sung by other vocalists around the world, and she was recently named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category for her song "Secret Safe”.
She has released several albums of original and standard music. On July 9th, 2021 she released “Now Pronouncing”, an EP of original music arranged for large ensemble on Brooklyn based label La Reserve which won the JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the 2022 JUNO Awards. She received the 2023 JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year for her debut full length LP "Featuring” on La Reserve which released on November 4th, 2022. Her next album "You’re Alike, You Two”, a collection of Jerome Kern songs performed with pianist Mark Limacher, will be released on July 21st, 2023.