Akina-Naomi Returns to the Live Oak!

Akina-Naomi (vocals) and James Hall (keyboard) with the trio Akina-Naomi (vocals) and James Hall (keyboard) with trio will be performing at the Live Oak Center again. Akina and James jointly released the album Flagler After Dark last year and performed at the Live Oak. Guest vocalist Akina-Naomi is a vocalist, guitarist, and bass guitarist who is currently studying Music at Rollins College and planning to graduate in 2027. She has performed as a vocalist with the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, a nonprofit famed nationally for its choir and broad repertoire. Her joint album with James Hall, Flagler After Dark, featured several of James' original compositions, including the sultry ballad as title track. James Hall is a vibraphone player, pianist, and composer based in New Smyrna Beach. In his hometown of Pleasanton, California, he performed with numerous jazz musicians including Matt Finders, Andrew Speight, Anton Schwartz, Michael Marcus, Roger Glenn, and Erik Jekabson. Upon moving to Florida in 2019, he has performed with a wide range of jazz musicians including Antonio Escapa, Jeff Rupert, Scott Dickinson, the Orlando Jazz Orchestra, Tom Dietz, and Bobby Koelble, just to name a few, in the straight-ahead jazz and Latin spheres.