Louisa Amend Sings Carmen McRae

LOCATION: Nocturne - 1330 27th St

CATEGORY: Music

UPCOMING DATE AND TIME:

• Sunday, Oct 5, 2025  6pm - 9:45pm

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We are excited to feature remarkable vocalist and songwriter Louisa Amend with her band as they reprise a series honoring the great Carmen McRae. Known for her affecting delivery and an ever-swinging sensibility, McRae helped to pioneer the sound of an iconic era of American music from the 40s through the 80s.

Louisa Amend is a vocalist and educator based out of Denver, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2016 with a Bachelors of Music Education and was a member of a numerous premier ensembles (one earning a Downbeat Magazine best of award) and opera productions produced by the university. After teaching music in public schools for a few years Louisa transitioned into working as a freelance musician and founding her own voice studio and she is quickly becoming a mainstay in the Denver jazz scene. In fall of 2022 and again in 2023, Louisa partnered with pianist Eric Gunnison to perform a special artist-in-residency at Nocturne honoring the late American jazz singer Carmen McRae - these shows were met with a truly marvelous reception.