More info: Fischer will be followed by Tower of Power at 7:30 p.m. Lisa Fischer has spent decades touring the world, singing in front of stadium-sized crowds of adoring fans and performing some of the ...

Jazz is a universal language, and San Jose Jazz’s Summer Fest brings an international cast of vocalists to the Plaza de César Chávez and its environs Aug. 9-11. From Beninese superstar Angelique Kidjo ...

Ranky Tanky’s music celebrates the African American Gullah culture of America’s Southeast. Credit: Courtesy Photo / The Kurland Agency. Vocalist Lisa Fischer, a longtime backup singer for both Luther ...

Lisa Fischer is OK with the world not knowing her name. The Grammy-winning Brooklyn native isn’t interested in boosting her social-media profile. She isn’t working on generating more Spotify streams ...

This partnership combines Lisa Fischer's soaring, acrobatic vocal power with Orrin Evans' refined, inventive jazz arrangements. It is a meeting of two worlds: the grounded, "barefoot" vulnerability of ...

Vocalist extraordinaire Lisa Fischer was sharing a bill with Ranky Tanky the first time she heard the band play. “Quiana Parler was singing her guts out and the band was just cradling her in sound,” ...