“the finest jazz singer in Washington, with a sound evoking Sarah Vaughan and Ella"-   The Washington Post JazzTimes calls Sharon Clark "a revelation"

  Hailed by the Washington Post as "DC's finest jazz singer", Sharon Clark and her ALL-STAR Trio are presented by Jazzway 6004 at Pizzeria Venti in Alexandria, Viginia, on 12/3.  Ms. Clark won the Gold Medal and $10,000 top prize at the Savannah Music Festival's American Traditions Competition and then took first place in the 2007 Billie Holiday Vocal Competition. Sharon Clark Quartet - Saturday, December 3rd  - 8 PM- 11 PM Pizzeria Venti - 301 John Carlyle St. - Alexandria,  VA  22314 (703) 299-9820. For Jazzway 6004 info call 410-624-2222 or 410-952-4528  Sharon Clark - vocals  Vince Evans-piano  Michael Bowie-bass  Lenny Robnson-drums tickets: $16/general on-line, $20/general at the door              $12/students (must show a valid student ID at the door) a minumum food and drink minimum will apply This concert is expected to sell out early. Purchase tickets now on the Jazzway 6004 website through Instant Tickets. Go to : "Buy tickets and CD's" and click on the Instant Tickets icon   New!! Download the event flier: http://www.jazzway6004.org/publicfiles/Sharon_Clark_at_Pizzeria_Venti_2.pdf    

  Sharon Clark bio: Washington, D.C. standout Sharon Clark has brought festival and concert audiences to their feet across the U.S. and Europe. Her 2008 release, "Do it Again — My Tribute to Shirley Horn," is on its second printing, and she grabs top honors wherever she goes. Ms. Clark won the Gold Medal and $10,000 top prize at the Savannah Music Festival's American Traditions Competition. She then took first place in the Billie Holiday Vocal Competition, which offers a $2,500 prize along with a featured appearance with the Baltimore Symphony.Ms. Clark has headlined the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on the National Mall and the historic Lincoln Theater. The Cape May Jazz Festival has hosted Ms. Clark three times by popular demand. She has toured Turkey, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and Russia multiple times. Ms. Clark has also been the featured vocalist with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony. The Ludacris Foundation chose Ms. Clark as its featured jazz vocalist in its 2009 tribute to Quincy Jones.While audiences cheer, the critics have taken notice. Ms. Clark's standing-room-only debut at the Cape May Jazz Festival drew raves from JazzTimes: "Clark not only conjures up memories of the Divine Sarah [Vaughan]; she does them justice. I never thought I'd hear a singer with the range, musicality and command of tone and timbre that was Sarah at her best, but now I have." The Washington Post calls her "powerful yet supple . . . soulful, swinging . . . wonderfully nimble . . . dreamy." Washingtonian Magazine has labeled her a "Jazz Master."Ms. Clark has performed at the Kennedy Center, Blues Alley, the Lincoln Theater, the Smithsonian Jazz Café, the One Step Down and Twins Jazz. In July 2001, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra featured Ms. Clark in its tribute to Quincy Jones. In August 2003, Ms. Clark was a featured vocalist for the Keter Betts 75th Birthday Celebration hosted by the Smithsonian Institution at the personal request of Mr. Betts. In 1998, Ms. Clark performed by invitation for President William Jefferson Clinton and other dignitaries at a retreat sponsored by the Democratic National Committee. In addition, Ms. Clark appears regularly at Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C.Festival credits include sold-out performances at the East Coast Jazz Festival and the Cape May Jazz Festival, as well as the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival. Her stage credits include a rousing performance as Nell in "Ain't Misbehavin" produced by the Firehouse Theatre in Newburyport, Massachusetts; and "Sistas Can Sang," a tribute to female jazz legends.