MARLBORO-Haley Isadora is a singer and composer whose music explores the meeting point between jazz and Brazilian popular music. Originally from Massachusetts, she began singing professionally in Brazil where she lived between 2012 and 2018.
After moving back to the States, she formed a duo with Boston-based pianist Molly Flannery in 2018. Fusing jazz and Brazilian standards with Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, and original compositions, they produced their album Undercurrents in 2021.
2021 was also the year Isadora completed a master's degree in jazz composition and arranging at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her master's project, Motriz, is a live-illustrated jazz suite that can be found on her YouTube channel.
Her album Como Fazer uma Canção (How to Make a Song) was recorded with her band in Natal, Brazil, and released on streaming platforms in February 2024. She continues dividing her career between Brazil and the U.S., performing in both countries.
"Haley Isadora is a genre-blending singer and composer whose music bridges the vibrant worlds of Brazilian popular music and jazz," said venue host Jesse Lepkoff on the Thrush Hill Stage website.
"I have performed with Haley and I can tell you that the quality of her voice, her musicality and her subtle yet colorful interpretations of bossa nova, samba, and jazz standards are truly mesmerizing," he continued. "With performances on both sides of the equator and a master's in jazz composition, Haley brings sunshine, groove, and poetic soul to every stage."
The outdoor event is at Thrush Hill Stage, 314 Upper Houghton Rd., at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, weather permitting. If it rains, the concert will be indoors at the same address in the Thrush Hill Studio. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 at thrushhillstage.com or at the event. Chairs will be provided, and picnickers and blankets welcome. Attendants may bring their own beverage to enjoy. No animals, please.
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