A familiar face in Los Angeles’s premier clubs, jazz musician Solvei will bring her show PASIÓN to the Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria on Saturday, June 9, at 8 p.m. PASIÓN is a multi-faceted, multi-linguistic expression of Latin and World Jazz mixed with exotic grooves.

Representing a sophisticated form of jazz expression, Solvei’s music has been recognized with a Los Angeles Music Award nomination, a World Music Award, and an endorsement from Amnesty International for her song “Leonard Peltier.” Solvei is backed up by her world-class international band, ZumaSol.

A native of Norway, where she is a household name, and one of Europe’s top recording artists, Solvei has voice well known to jazz aficionados and other music lovers. Her music is frequently played on Southland radio stations K-JAZZ, KCRW, and KPFK as well as across Europe.

Showtime for PASIÓN is 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available online at plazatheatercarpinteria.com or at the box office on the day of the show. Pre-purchase is highly encouraged. The Plaza Playhouse Theater is located at 4916 Carpinteria Ave. in downtown Carpinteria. The phone number is (805) 684-6380.

MORE ABOUT SOLVEI
Solvei (pronounced “soul-vay”) began her career at the age of 15 as a dancer for Elton John and has appeared in several of his videos. Three years later she was selected to the Norwegian National Theatre and performed there for two years. After singing and dancing her way through Europe, Solvei relocated to New York and studied voice with Jimmy Willis at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Fast forward to her California life: Along with touring, singing, and dancing, Solvei continues to write her own material and has produced eight albums on her own label, Royal Dancer Music. She is an avid yoga practitioner and healer, producing music for yoga and trance. Solvei means “Way of the Sun” in Norwegian.