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        his month holds our last two performances of the       special performance. Then, Billy will perform updated
        season: Veronica Swift and An Evening with Billy       versions of some of his greatest songs accompanied by
        Dean. For these two amazing events, we are             members of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.
partnering with Visit Tallahassee for their summer             We recently announced One Night of Queen on August
Backyard Bucket List Challenge, a fun photo sharing            24 and Chris Botti on September 2 as the first two events
contest. Just snap a picture for Instagram using the hashtag   of the 2021–22 Season. Tickets are now on sale for these
#TallyBucketListSweepstakes to win prizes including a          two outstanding performances to members and sponsors.
grand prize of a staycation for two!                           We announce the full season on July 8, and I hope you’ll
At just 27, Veronica Swift has already had quite an            tune in to see the over 30 artists coming next season who
accomplished career, performing professionally since the       represent an array of genres.
age of nine and sharing the stage with artists like Chris      Thank you for your continued support.
Botti and Wynton Marsalis. Veronica is a phenomenal
singer whose vocal power has a vintage quality that makes
for an unforgettable night of jazz.
Then on June 17, we finish the season with Billy Dean’s
highly anticipated performance. Local doctors Hugh and         Michael Blachly
Cody VanLandingham will join Billy on stage for a very         Director, Opening Nights at Florida State University

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Veronica Swift
“ Her startling command and improbably mature
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traditional jazz, and landed her on stages with some
of the music’s finest improvisers.” — New York Times
Still relatively early in her professional career, Veronica Swift has already developed an
impressive repertoire. Raised in Charlottesville, Virginia by her parents, pianist Hod
O’Brien and singer Stephanie Nakasian, she recorded her first album, Veronica’s House of
Jazz, when she was only nine years old. Veronica has shared the stage with a host of jazz
luminaries, including trumpeters Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti, and pianists Benny
Green, Michael Feinstein and Emmet Cohen.

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At age 27, Veronica Swift is recognized as one
of the top young jazz singers.
Veronica’s first appearance at Jazz at Lincoln
Center was at age 11 when she performed at
the “Women in Jazz” series at Dizzy’s Club
Coca-Cola. In the fall of 2015, she won second
place at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz
Competition. In 2016 she was asked to perform
a concert of her own at the Tribeca Performing
Arts Center in New York City and headlined
the Telluride Jazz Festival. She has been a guest
artist at Jazz at Lincoln Center with Michael
Feinstein, the Tedd Firth Big Band, Marilyn
Maye and Freda Payne.
Veronica finished her Bachelor of Music in
Jazz Voice at the Frost School of Music at the
University of Miami in December 2016, where
she was a full scholarship student. After moving
to New York City, she almost immediately
started performing every Saturday night at the
legendary Birdland Jazz Club, a gig she
continues to maintain when she isn’t on the
road.
Veronica toured with her parents, renowned
jazz pianist Hod O’Brien and celebrated jazz
singer and educator/author Stephanie
Nakasian. She has appeared on stage with Jon
Hendricks, Annie Ross, Esperanza Spalding,
Joe Lovano, Bob Dorough, Kim Nazarian,
Danilo Perez, and others. With her family, she
has appeared at The Great Waters Music
Festival in New Hampshire, Blues Alley Jazz
Club in DC, the Jazz Standard in New York           Veronica Swift will perform songs from her newest album This Bitter Earth. Photo by Bill Westmoreland

City, the Jazz Cruise, and for the New Jersey       at age 13 with saxophonist Harry Allen.              In addition to performing the Great American
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Veronica recorded two albums as a child—one         released this year and features the great pianist    Veronica is also a passionate devotee of 20s and
at age nine with Richie Cole, her father’s          Benny Green and his trio, as well as the Emmet       30s music and has sung with Vince Giordano,
rhythm section and her mother, and a second         Cohen Trio.                                          Terry Waldo, and Drew Nugent.

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Distinguished Artists Fund                                     Ellie Jankelow
                                                               Meghan Jankelow
                                                                                              Charles Robinson
                                                                                              Ron Sachs & Gay Webster-
Your gift helps FSU continue as a leading performing arts                                      Sachs
presenter as well as to subsidize student tickets. This fund   Linda Jenkins
accepts honorary and memorial gifts.                                                          David Sands
                                                               Amy Jones
2020-21 SEASON DONORS:                                                                        Dennis & Mandy Schnittker
                                                               Jill & Fred Leach
Geof Mansfield & Jennifer        Emily Eisenstadt                                             Patricia & Paul Schriefer
                                                               Dorothy Lee
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                                                               Jim Lee
Libby & Johnny Woodward          Brian & Kelly Elliott                                        Kathleen Smith
                                                               Kathleen Daly & Reinhart
Anonymous                        Cheri Elliott                  Lerch                         Linda Smith
Lauren Bacon                     Gracen Elliott                                               Pat Smith
                                                               Brian Lockwood
Leslie & John Baker              Lori Elliott                                                 Doretha Spells
                                                               Calla MacNamara
Jeff Bauer                       Molly Elliott                                                Betty Steffens
                                                               Stephen MacNamara
Michael & Judy Blachly           Owen Elliott                                                 Evan Steinberg
                                                               Bobbe Maddox
Deborah Lawson & Jeff Blair      Roger & Colleen Englert                                      Margaret Stevens
                                                               Lourdes Madsen
Cathleen Briggs                  Andrea Figueroa-Irizarry                                     Peter & Sabrina Stokes
                                                               Ayne Markos
Irv Broughton                    Richard Hopkins & Zachary                                    Lynn Strayer
                                                               Heather & Wayne Mayo
Patricia & Weston Bruner           Fitzgibbon                                                 Shirley & Tom Tatro
                                                               Julie McBride
David & Hayley Cannon            Geof Mansfield & Jennifer                                    Jim Taylor
                                  Fitzwater                    Robin McCallister
Susan Cerulean                                                                                Tony Archer & Dan Taylor
                                 James Floyd                   Tom Mccullion
Pete Chamlis                                                                                  Michelle Terebinski
                                 Janice Foley                  Mary & Michael Mckelvey
Valerie Claus                                                                                 George Teruel
                                 Tim & Jamela Fordyce          Susan & Ken Mcleod
Teri Cleeland                                                                                 Darryl Treadwell
                                 Andrea Friall                 Eric Millard
Mary Coburn                                                                                   Silvia Valisa
                                 Bill Fuller                   Amanda Morrison
Jonathan Klepper & Jimmy                                                                      Larry Vaughn
  Cole                           Ronald Gallahan               Irene Namkung
                                                                                              Kendra & Michael Wendeln
Gus Corbella                     Lilian Garcia-Roig            Dan Parisi
                                                                                              Teresa Widmer
Mary-Margaret Dale               Rachel Gebeloff               Camille Park                   Art Wiedinger
Mike & Jeri Damasiewicz          Leah Gentry                   Sarishni & Sonny Patel         Gary and Wendy Williams
Dina Davis                       Bill Graham                   Caroline & Ryan Poole          Amanda & Martin Wood
Larry & Jo Deeb                  Doug Hall                     Stephen & Tracey Preisser      Katelyn Woods
Diana Desilets                   Amy Hamil                     Mark Reichert                  John & Libby Woodward
Lori & Richard DiChiara          Lynda Hartnig                 Charles Rennick                Sam Zoss
Maddie Dirr                      Mimi Hearn                    Linda Roberts
Mike & Terry Dirr                Lee Hinkle
Rachael Dirr                     Liz Hirst                     Opening Nights in Class Fund
Jean Marie Sheddan               Lori Holcomb                  Your donation helps provide resources that enable Opening
  Downing & Kevin Downing        Harriett Stripling-Hunter     Nights to offer experiences, performances and workshops to
Kelly & Laurie Dozier             & William Hunter             college and K-12 students in the Big Bend area.

Mike & Jane Dunn                 Rebecca Hunter                2020-21 SEASON DONORS:
Frances Durham                   Aubrey Jankelow               Chris Heacox                   Jim & Sherrill Ragans

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