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Twist celebrates the iTunes and Google Play release of its concert film, Like A Bridge, with a live show at Feinstein's at the Hotel Nikko Union Square. When in Rome, Nov 10, 2016 at 8pm. http://tinyurl.com/Italian-Lua-Feinsteins
Lua Hadar with Twist performs Italian and American jukebox hits from the 1950s through the 80s in their new show, When in Rome. Info and Tickets at http://wheninrome.brownpapertickets.com
#Bastille Day party, Sat July 11, 8pm @Lua Hadar with Twist swinging cosmopolitan sounds @societycabaret tix http://bit.ly/1GAFDPU
See all the Italian Press for Cabaret Comico at http://www.luahadar.com/POP4_calendar_italianpress.html
October 17 and 18 - Society Cabaret hosts the second annual CABARET COMICO, a mini-festival of comic song and songwriters, in partnership with the Italian Festival Dallo Sciamano allo Showman (From the Shaman to the Showman). www.societycabaret.com Tickets: http://bit.ly/1lX2JJ5
July 12 at 8pm - One Night Only - Twist Celebrates Bastille Day with our French music hall show, C'est Magnifique!
Society Cabaret at Hotel Rex Union Square San Francisco. Tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.com/Lua-Hadar-tickets/artist/1911076 or call 415-857-1896. www.societycabaret.comFeb 16, 2014 See our new video from the recent debut of our latest show, "C'est Magnifique" at Society Cabaret at the Hotel Rex Union Square, San Francisco http://bit.ly/N0pLxy
Nov 14-16th at 8m: Lua Hadar with Twist appear at the new Society Cabaret at the Hotel Rex Union Square San Francisco with the debut of their new French-English romp, C'est Magnifique. www.societycabaret.com
Yoshi's Oakland presents the Official DVD Release for the Indie Music Awards nominated Like A Bridge, Monday Sept.30 at 8pm. Tickets just $14 at http://yoshis.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=313056
Lua was a guest on KCSM's Desert Island Jazz on March 8 with Alisa Clancy. Click On the Air in the Menu bar on this website to hear the entire program. A dozen influential divas sing in several languages.
Lua Hadar with Twist appears live with Guest Star 14-year old singer-songwriter Josh Reinier on Feb.16 in Oakland. See Press Release for all the info and ticket buy link.
Like A Bridge Live Studio Concert DVD was given its premiere screening November 15, 2012 at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco.
The CD is for sale on iTunes and Amazon, and is receiving airplay from Maine to Alaska, and as far as Brazil.
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Lua Hadar with Twist perform a live concert of cosmopolitan jazz Feb.16 in Oakland with guest 14-year old songwriter Josh Reinier
Fresh from the acclaimed release of their new CD and DVD, Like A Bridge, world jazz ensemble LUA HADAR with TWIST presents a family-friendly concert of cosmopolitan jazz.
The concert will feature songs from around the world as well as American jazz standards performed with the band’s signature ‘twist,’ in styles, from samba to swing. Special Guest on the program is 14-year old singer-songwriter phenom, Josh Reinier.
Twist Live: Feb. 16, 2013 at 8pm
Celebrating Women Musicians Concert Series presents this fun and eclectic world jazz concert by multi-lingual vocalist Lua Hadar and her band of top international musicians: Music Director Jason Martineau on piano, Dan Feiszli on bass, Celso Alberti on drums, Ian Dogole on Global Percussion, Larry De La Cruz on reeds.
Saturday, February 16 at 8pm. Musically Minded Academy in the Rockridge section of Oakland at 5776 Broadway. Easy, free street parking and BART accessible. Tickets: $15/adult ($20 at the door) $8/student, senior, child ($12 at the door). Online at http://musicallymindedacademy.eventbrite.com/
Footage from Like A Bridge Premiere Night – Balboa Theater – Lua Hadar with her global jazz band Twist
November 15, 2012, San Francisco’s Historic Balboa Theater hosted the premiere screening of the new music movie, Like A Bridge, and its accompanying documentary, Building Bridges. The event, classic with searchlight, limo and crowd was a huge success with rocking DVD sales after the show. The band sends their sincere thanks to all our fans, friends and ground team!
Like A Bridge reviewed by Rotcod Zzaj at Improvijazzation Nation
Lua Hadar (with Twist) – LIKE A BRIDGE: Lua’s vocals are just as attractive and alluring as my first encounter with her music back in issue # 86. She totally understand that “laid-back thing”, as evidenced on the opener, “Bridge Over Troubled Water“… and she OWNS the song with her voice! For something with a bit more Latin flavor, you’ll enjoy “Raha Mbola Misy“, though it’s actually from Madagascar… excellent flutes on this track. My personal favorite tune, though, is “Child Of Man” – this clearly lets Lua’s vocal and high-spirit shine through for all to hear. What separates her, I believe, from all the other “lady jazzers” is her broad travel and theater experience… truly a world-class performer, Lua gets a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED from my ears, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) rating of 4.97.
Global jazz takes the spotlight – National Jazz music – Examiner.com
by Carol Banks Weber
When vocalist and executive producer Lua Hadar sets her mind on something, she goes global. The vocalist went global recently on her TWIST band’s new CD/DVD, “Like A Bridge.” …A world-traveled jazz vocalist, Hadar constantly seeks to bring people together through music…Hadar worked closely with Emmy-winning director Lawrence Jordan to put together a 70-minute concert DVD, filmed in Berkeley’s Fantasy Studios, featuring her 13-piece ensemble, and her seven-language (English, Japanese, Spanish, Malagasy, Italian, French, Portuguese) cosmopolitan music, as well as a 25-minute documentary, “Building Bridges,” about her Bridges Project. “Our new DVD encourages people to be like a bridge to each other in promoting understanding of differing languages, cultures, and ideas,” described Hadar. Her band is as diverse as her ambitious dream to unite the world through music; they come from all over: music director/pianist Jason Martineau, bassist Dan Feiszli, global percussionist Ian Dogole, drummer Celso Alberti, cellist Emil Miland, reedist Larry De La Cruz, koto player Fumiko Ozawa, jazz accordionist David Miotke, and South African artist Gideon Bendile and members of his Kalahari Experience Zulu Choir.
Read the full article
http://www.examiner.com/article/global-jazz-takes-the-spotlight-this-week-s-gigs
Like A Bridge reviewed on All About Jazz, by Geannine Reid 10/25/12
… a bold, worldly musical venture… Hadar’s grasp of various languages and vernaculars is vast, singing in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian and Malagasy. What is more impressive is her command of each of the seven dialects’ dictions and supple inflections within the musical selections, and her phrasing of each melodic line…a bridge of musical delight that makes a truly global journey, introducing sounds from across the beautiful palette of diversity.
TWIST goes to the movies – November 15 at the Historic Balboa Theater!!
Join us for the World Premiere
of our Live Studio Concert movie
LUA HADAR with TWIST: Like A Bridge
and the documentary, Building Bridges
Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:30pm, Balboa Theater
Tickets $10. Wine reception & DVD signing
3630 Balboa St., San Francisco – www.balboamovies.com
We have impressed Mr. Groomes at O’s Place
Lua Hadar is a multilingual vocalist with deep warm tones. She sings a set of ten popular and Latin classics. Hadar flows through lyrics in French, Portuguese, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and English imparting the local accent in each case. She sounds convincing and dramatic in every case making the session all the more impressive. The accompaniment is equally impressive.
~D. Oscar Groomes, O’s Place Jazz Magazine
Lua Hadar with TWIST: Like A Bridge 