Winterfest concert at Valhalla Boathouse features Oakland Jazz Choir

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The annual Valhalla Winterfest and Holiday Faire returns to the South Shore November 16-18 with shopping Friday through Sunday and a special Saturday concert in the historic Boathouse Theater.

The Winterfest concert with the Oakland Jazz Choir will be on November 17 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will feature holiday music and other popular selections.

Since its inception in 1992, the choir (OJC) has collaborated with notable jazz, blues and gospel artists including Mark Murphy, Marlena Shaw, Madeline Eastman, Faye Carol, Brenda Boykin, Terrence Kelly and Kenny Washington. Venues have included Yoshi’s, the International Association of Jazz Educators convention, The Great American Music Hall, the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, and the JazzSchool. The choir has performed at numerous jazz festivals including SF Jazz, the San Jose Jazz Festival, the Sonoma Jazz Festival, the Vallejo Jazz Festival, the Lake Tahoe Summer Music Festival and the Fillmore Street Jazz Festival. OJC also brings jazz into the Oakland public schools during Black History Month and Jazz Appreciation Month. Through the Bread and Roses Organization, OJC has brought its musical inspiration to those incarcerated in local jails and prisons.

Tickets are $22 to $35 and can be purchased here: https://valhallatahoe.showare.com/ordertickets.asp?p=265

The Valhalla Boathouse Theatre is located at #1 Valhalla Rd., Emerald Bay Rd. (SR 89) in South Lake Tahoe.