Events

Sip Beaujolais Nouveau and enjoy Live French Music with Jazz Musicians at St. Honoré

November 17, 2011

Enjoy a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau, Paté and Cheese Plate to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau

Travel to the French countryside by way of St. Honoré Boulangerie to sip the first vintage of the 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau harvest. Visit the NW Thurman St. bakery on Thursday, Nov. 17th to enjoy a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau 2011 and a plate of Rillette de Porc, St. Honoré’s original pork paté, served on slices of Miche Banal™, with Toasted Goat Cheese-Rosemary Bruchetta.

The Miche Banal™ is a hearty whole wheat bread that is handcrafted with Shepherd’s Grain bread produced by an alliance of Pacific Northwest farms committed to sustainability. The cheese and paté plate served with a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau is $9.95.

This French tradition takes place the third week in November when the shipments of wine are distributed around the globe. At St. Honoré, the celebration will also include live French music with vocalist Heather Keizer and pianist Vince Frates.

Music

Heather Keizur, a jazz vocalist who sings in both English and French, is emerging as one of the most unique and gifted singers on the Northwest Jazz scene. Heather recorded her first full length CD in August of 2010 Her beautiful voice is joined on this romantic album by some world class players: Steve Christofferson on piano and melodica, David K Mathews on piano, Michael Zisman on bass and mandolin, Akira Tana on drums, Joe Cohen on sax, Jeremy Cohen on violin, Philip Santos on violin, Keith Lawrence on viola, and Joseph Hebert on cello. Copies of her new CD will be on hand for guests to purchase and have signed.

Keizur will be accompanied by Vince Frates on the piano. As an Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist Frates works with everyone from singer songwriters to jazz musicians seeking a fresh take on a standard. His repertoire encompasses orchestral scoring, hybrid orchestration, pop, soul, blues, rock, alternative and jazz. Using his gift for understanding and supporting the essence of a project, Vince enjoys finding musical solutions for his clients. He believes, "Anything that can be imagined can be said with music."