MICHELLE WALKER

MEZZROW / MARCH 23

Valentine's Day may be over in a proverbial jiffy, but Michelle Walker will continue to romance one and all on this day in March. If there was such a thing as a “jazz diva,” then there is no one more eminently qualified to have that title bestowed on her than Michelle. She will melt the hearts of her audiences, her earth-toned chocolatey contralto making hearts beat faster as she takes a simple song lyric and rhapsodies its narrative with both literal and metaphorical beauty. Her words are like arrows aimed straight at the heart, and she can bend and sculpt phrases and lines with abandon. Michelle’s long inventions have come to be known as her signature style called “elastic singing.” Come, listen, and be seduced. RDG