Album Notes

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KAREN HERNANDEZ PIANIST, COMPOSER, ACCOMPANIST

UTAH DIVA…………ONE OF LA’S BEST. KAREN HERNANDEZ, Utah’s own diva of jazz belongs to LA now and what a wonderful talent we have received.

Karen started her career in church at the age of nine, and has continued on from there. She performed in local clubs in Utah as a teenager. Karen came to California in the 60’s prompted and encouraged by Gene Harris after he heard her play. She first took up playing in South Central Los Angeles. Karen was one of a few women pianists to play soulful music in the black communities. Hernandez is a very well known name in jazz circles and much in demand with singers in the area. Karen is held in high esteem by fellow musicians and audiences everywhere. HERNANDEZ, celebrated and accomplished pianist, plays it all – straight forward, Latin and Gospel jazz – at its finest.

PERFORMANCES
Karen Hernandez appeared many years, 1970’s and on, at the Money Tree in Toluca Lake and Monteleone’s in Encino with bassist, Eugene Wright and Leroy Vinegar and was accompanist for Marilyn King, Burrel Davis, Jimmy Spencer, Barbara McNair, Herb Jeffries, Johnny Brown and Bill Henderson, to name a few. Hernandez is the featured pianist for the annual “Women In Jazz” concert in Hollywood. She now performs with her own trio in many Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley clubs.

CREDITS
Karen Hernandez’s credits include original songs and performances in the movies “PRETTY WOMAN” and “FABULOUS BAKER BOYS”, as well as, many albums and CD’s. She writes many songs for her own use, to play alone or with the trio, and also for other musicians and singers.
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