Brenda Williams is a well seasoned jazz singer from Indianapolis, Indiana. In February, she debuted at Sam’s Table for a sold out show with “The Nearness of You.” To accommodate more guests this round, she is returning for two performances at 7 p.
m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and 4 p.
m. Sunday, Sept. 29.
The seated dinner includes a carpaccio of root vegetables with fresh tomatoes and herbs as a starter, followed by smoked salmon with dill and capers. The entree is a choice of grilled Mahi Mahi or a New York Strip, both with roasted potatoes, and fresh seasonal fruit with mint, basil, and homemade vanilla ice cream for dessert. Williams is bringing her magical musical mojo, along with her all star bass player Bill Meyers.
Heavily influenced by the jazz stylings of Eva Marie Cassidy, the show will kick off with “The Golden Hour” set, a musical metaphor for the transitional time just before sunset. She and SHSU Dance Department Costume Designer Barry Doss met and performed together at the American Cabaret Theatre in Indianapolis more than three decades ago. After they reconnected there in recent years, they made a plan to reconvene at her family’s lake house in Conroe.
Williams told Doss she wanted to tap into the artist’s scene in Huntsville. Now they are refining the second presentation of what they hope to become a seasonal affair. “Since Barry and I have known each other for so long, we talk about the music and then I turn it over to him to add his inspiration.
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