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Performance: Jazz and R&B with Singer, Pianist, Composer-Arranger Rita Lackey

Saturday, 3/22/2025
1:30 - 2:15
Ingleside Meeting Room
Ingleside

1298 Ocean Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112
United States

415-355-2898

Rita Lackey is a powerful songstress with a vocal and piano style all her own! On her album A Shot Of Soul, Rita's songwriting and arrangements deliver a blend of jazz, R&B and original songs that captivate her audience. Some venues where Rita has performed include Yoshi's, Freight and Salvage, Yerba Buena Gardens and the Art & Soul Festival. She has opened shows for such greats as B.B. King and Maria Mauldaur. Rita is also a music director and band leader in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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