The Combo: Winter Showcase w/ guest Shari Lyn

Shari Lynn is one of Hawaii’s leading champions of the Great American Songbook, and has made her mark as a singer, actress, writer, producer, and educator. Lynn is a ten-time Po’okela Award-winning actress and has been nominated for two Na Hoku Hanohano Awards for outstanding jazz recordings. She often appears at Medici’s in Manoa and Blue Note Hawaii.

The Combo is an all-new program from Hawaii Youth Symphony, making its debut in the 2018-19 season, and is directed by legendary studio musician Dean Taba. Designed to elevate students’ abilities to play a variety of popular, commercial, and jazz styles, The Combo is open to students ages 13-18 who play guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, sax, trumpet, or trombone. Students in The Combo learn the skills necessary to play as a rhythm section, accompany, and improvise.

Performance is free and no tickets required.