Kim Nalley
Blues, Musical Artist
Who is Kim Nalley?
Kim Nalley is an American jazz & blues singer known for her powerful, 3½ octave range that can fill a room with no amplification, melodious scat, and striking stage presence. Nalley is "like Jessica Rabbit and Louis Armstrong at the same time," writer Giorgio Santeria said of her performance at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. Although she is known for jazz & blues, Kim Nalley has been seen playing folk guitar, singing R&B and spirituals, Yoshi Kato writes for the Metro that "with a flowing tone, an articulate delivery and a formidable understanding of musical principles and history, Nalley is comfortable in many a vocal setting." Kim Nalley is also an actress, a historian, the former owner of the San Francisco jazz club Jazz at Pearl's and recently awarded as one of the "Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area.
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