Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 at 10:00am
Olga Bukhalova & Bruce Lett
SBCSL Featured Musical Guest
Olga Bukhalova
Russian born Olga Bukhalova is a young vocalist with a rich tradition of classical music and opera. She first became interested in jazz when she was introduced to her grandfather’s record collection where she heard Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and other greats. Later, after hearing the Count Basie Orchestra at Disney hall, she fell truly in love with jazz. Having lived and travelled in Europe for six years, she has a natural love for language, currently being fluent in five. With the ongoing support of her musical partner Benjamin, her family, and her fans, Olga is looking forward to exploring the immense legacy of jazz, rediscovering songs by such geniuses as Strayhorn, Mandel, Ellington, Jobim, and other great composers and then present them for the modern audience.
Bruce Lett
Bruce Lett attended the University of Evansville, Indiana and North Texas State University. He toured with Gerry Mulligan (California, 1987), Alphonse Mouzon (US & Europe, 1989-91), Nancy Wilson (1993-95), and Ernie Watts (1995-96). In 1989 he performed with Bill Holman as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival and with Terry Gibbs at the Playboy Jazz Festival the same year. He played the Cancun Jazz Festival with Tony Guerrero and Bette Midler’s premiere of For the Boys in 1991.
Bruce has been involved in commercials, television soundtracks and industrial films. He is an active studio musician recording for television series such as Moonlighting and Beverly Hills 90210. He has recorded theme and bumper music for Fox, After Breakfast, source music for the movie Dear God and for the TV mini series Titanic. Commercial credits include Ivory Soap, Quasar, Coca Cola, Sports Illustrated, Jack in the Box, Pepsi, Aloha Airlines, and more. His television soundtracks and Industrial films include American Airlines, Miller Beer, Navy Archives, US Marine Corps, California Radio Network, the PBS children’s show, Wasted, and others.
Service will be live through ZOOM and Facebook Live (links below)