BEAR VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL - POPS: GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

Kalil Wilson and his jazz trio join the Bear Valley Orchestra led by Maestro Michael Morgan in an unforgettable performance of American standards by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more. As a jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and ethno-musicologist, Wilson has become one of the most potent and promising artists of his generation. Gifted with a powerful yet nuanced voice and armed with a technical versatility that positions him comfortably in jazz, R&B, pop, and even classical, Wilson has earned high marks from the music press and has captivated audiences from Barcelona to Berkeley with performances that defy easy categorization...

The Bear Valley Music Festival is a yearly summer event in Bear Valley, California, located about 180 miles east of San Francisco at just above 7200 feet elevation in the Sierra Nevada. The festival currently begins on the second-to-last Friday in July and ends three Sundays later, drawing a total audience of roughly four thousand attendees. Under the direction of internationally recognized conductor Michael Morgan since 2012, the festival strives to appeal to a wide demographic by presenting a variety of artists and styles of music including classical, rock, country and jazz. The concerts are held in a tent erected to serve as a concert hall, equipped with a stage large enough to hold a symphony orchestra.