With a repertoire running the gamut from swing to bebop to the Great American Songbook, Veronica Swift is a young but fully fledged star on the international jazz scene. Boasting a clear and lilting tone and radiant stage presence, she is also a master of rigorous vocal techniques like vocalese and scat. In the Wall Street Journal's words: “[Swift] might be the best scat singer since Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughan and Mel Tormé.”

Having first gained widespread attention in high-profile collaborations with the likes of Wynton Marsalis and Chris Botti—she was enthusiastically received by Gallo Center patrons at Botti's appearance here in September 2021—Veronica has developed a devoted following. On stage, accompanied by 8-member band, she will be performing selections from her 2021 album, This Bitter Earth, along with additional jazz standards, rock classics, and more.

"...chanteuse Veronica Swift commandeered the [Hollywood Bowl] stage with ferocious zeal. Backed by her band, she rapidly switched the mood from chill jazz to hard-core, passionate rock and roll. Her powerful vocals belted out everything from rock hits to show tunes such as Don’t Rain On My Parade – giving us an up-tempo, punk rock interpretation of Barbra Streisand’s hit tune from the musical Funny Girl. Swift even performed a mash-up of Papa Was A Rolling Stone – the popular song by The Temptations – with Big Spender from the 1966 musical Sweet Charity, made famous by both Peggy Lee and Shirley Bassey."

Ticket Prices: $39 – $69

For more information regarding tickets and event details: https://tickets.galloarts.org/8931/8932