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LAUFEY + Matilda Mann – Sold Out!
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | 8:00 pm
$30.00
PDX Jazz 2022 Fall Season
LAUFEY + Matilda Mann – SOLD OUT!
presented by PDX Jazz
HOLOCENE | Doors 7:00 pm / Show 8:00 pm
ALL AGES
Half Chinese and half Icelandic, Laufey spent much of her childhood traveling between Reykjavík and Washington, DC, where she learned to speak English with barely a trace of an accent. Inspired in part by her mother, a classical violinist, she took up piano and cello early on, but it was her father’s collection of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday albums that spoke to her on a deeper level. “I’m definitely very influenced by composers like Ravel and Chopin,” Laufey explains, “but when I discovered the Great American Songbook and the music of George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers, it felt like this middle ground between jazz and classical that suited me perfectly.”
Laufey dove into the music headfirst, captivated by the lush arrangements and dreamy vocals, and by her teenage years, she was already turning heads with a mesmerizing style that belied her young age. After landing a prestigious Presidential Scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, Laufey moved to Boston, where she began writing her own songs blending sophisticated jazz melodies and slow-burning R&B grooves.
Unable to tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she began performing a mix of originals and vintage classics on Instagram and TikTok, and within a year, she would find herself racking up millions of likes, topping the Icelandic radio charts with her debut single, “Street By Street,” and earning support from Billie Eilish and Willow Smith. Laufey will release her debut EP, Typical of Me, later this year.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Laufey concert from February 20 has been postponed to Tues October 11 at Holocene. All prior purchased tickets will be honored for the new show. Refunds can be acquired at the point of purchase.”
