This show is rescheduled from Feb. 10, 2024
Stella Heath Band presents “Unsung Standards”
Experience an unforgettable evening of timeless melodies with the Stella Heath Band!
Immerse yourself in an enchanting journey through the golden age of jazz and soul as the Stella Heath Band brings to life the unsung gems of the American Songbook. Renowned for her captivating voice and charismatic stage presence, Stella Heath effortlessly weaves together a tapestry of classic tunes that have been unjustly overlooked.
A versatile young vocalist and bandleader whose taste for classic jazz spans the 20s through the 40s, Stella Heath brings an evening of music featuring songs by Billie Holiday and Nat “King” Cole, among others.
The stellar musicians accompanying Stella Heath are masters of their craft, creating a musical synergy that is nothing short of magical. Stella Heath's velvety vocals breathe new life into forgotten classics, ensuring an evening of soul-stirring performances.
Occidental Center for the Arts provides an intimate and acoustically rich environment, allowing you to savor every note in the heart of the performance. Enjoy our art gallery during intermission along with fine refreshments and community socializing.
Tickets are $30 GA, $25 for OCA members
Don't miss this chance to rediscover the brilliance of Unsung Standards with the Stella Heath Band. Secure your tickets now for an evening that promises to be a symphony of nostalgia and musical brilliance!
OCA is wheelchair accessible. Please contact us to reserve seating if you require special accommodations.
Singing since the age of eight, Stella feels wholly blessed to be able to express herself through music and song, and to carry forth the torch of Jazz Music that she loves so dearly. She grew up in the North San Francisco Bay Area, steeped in her mother’s eclectic music collection; some of her early musical influences were Louis Armstrong, Edith Piaf, Buena Vista Social Club, Billie Holiday, Tom Waits, Bod Dylan and Ella Fitzgerald. Her education was primarily in Acting at Interlochen Arts Academy and Syracuse University, where she received a degree in classical acting and cultural geography. She spent many years as a Shakespearian actress based out of New York City, where she began to sing Jazz again with the incredible Marjorie Eliot in Harlem.
She moved to her home state of California in 2014, and began playing music full time, starting the Bay Area based band Bandjango Collectif, a wild around the edges band that mixes French Jazz Manouche, New Orleans Hot Swing, and Eclectic Global Folk, allowing Stella to explore and play in vocal improvisation, different languages, and song interpretation. In 2019 she debuted The Billie Holiday Project, a historically centered musical tribute to the great Lady Day. The show was met with great success and quickly moved into some of the Bay Area's most reputable listening venues. The pandemic brought fruitful new musical connections and collaborations with musicians such as Marcus Shelby, Gunhild Carling, and Ben Levin in Cincinnati. Stella has a passion for uncovering old gems from the library and music archives. She has a deep love for Jazz and its history, and believes it should be an integral part of American childhood curriculum. Stella took on the role of Education Coordinator for Healdsburg Jazz in 2023. She is also a new mother of twins!