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The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley along with the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association, the Kobe Trade Information Office and Shinkaichi Music Street is pleased to present Kobe, Japan’s 2010 Vocal Jazz Queen, Geila Zilkha for one night only. Band members supporting Geila Zilkha are Randy Halberstadt (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass) and Mark Ivester (drums). The show starts at 7:30 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm. A donation of $10/adult and $5/students and seniors is greatly appreciated as donations support the Seattle Kobe Female Jazz Vocalist Audition program.

Please join us for the 11th Annual Sister City Jazz Day on Monday, September 13, 2010, featuring Geila Zilkha– Kobe’s 2010 Jazz Vocal Queen.

The name Geila comes from the Israeli song “Hava Nagila,” meaning joy. She was born in Kobe, Japan to a Japanese mother and Israeli father and discovered her joy for music at the age of nine after undergoing spinal surgery for scoliosis. While looking for ways to interact with people through music, she learned to play the alto sax and discovered Jazz. She knew singing was her destiny while attending the Berklee College of Music as she realized she could express more through her voice. Jazz is her root to all music. She has three albums with her Voissalot Choir and had the privilege of performing with this group at the Apollo in New York City in 2009. Her first solo album will be released this October in Japan. More information at www.geilajazz.com

The Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association (SKSCA) is a volunteer-based 501(c)3 non-profit association that helps promote and facilitate friendly relations between Seattle and our sister city of Kobe, Japan. Founded in 1957, SKSCA continues to foster programs and exchanges that increase the mutual understanding and friendship between the people of our two cities. Learn more about SKSCA at www.seattlekobe.org

More information at www.art-farmer.com/kjvqc and Seattle Kobe Sister City Association www.sksca.org