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Thu Ho

"....you shouldn't miss her vibrant vocals, shimmering like the optical illusions above a sun-baked sidewalk"

    — Jeff Kaliss, Music and Entertainment Writer & Author

"A lovely but difficult song. Thu NAILED it, displaying great range and control."

    — Ben Fong-Torres, Rock Journalist, Author, and Broadcaster (Rolling Stone & SF Chronicle)

Having trained in Jazz, Broadway, Classical, and R&B music, Thu's voice is imbued with a unique blend of power, clarity, richness, depth, and warmth. She has performed throughout California, in New York and Nashville, and internationally, including the historic Birdland Jazz Club, Pangea NYC, Williamsburg Music Center, NAMM, Rudy’s Jazz Room, House of Blues San Diego, the Golden Gate Park Bandshell, Humphreys Backstage Live, Black Cat, and SFJAZZ Center.  Thu has worked with ensembles led by the great Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers, internationally acclaimed saxophonist Joe Lovano, legendary drummer Akira Tana, Rolling Stones journalist Ben-Fong Torres, master horn player Noel Jewkes, and San Francisco’s premiere modern jazz ensemble - Jazz Mafia. She was the featured vocalist for SFJAZZ Monday Night Band and performed in SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium from 2017-2020. Currently, Thu has a residency at Biscuits & Blues in San Francisco and Geoffrey’s Inner Circle in Oakland, California.

Highly regarded Bay Area and international performers & instructors, including Rebeca Mauleon, Raz Kennedy, Dena DeRose, Cecilia Engelhart, and Madeline Eastman, have nurtured Thu's skill in jazz theory and performance.  She received voice training under the private tutelage of Mr. Merrill Shea, who was on faculty at the Boston Conservatory of Music/Berklee College of Music.

In July 2019, Thu released her first jazz album entitled “Thu Ho with the Noel Jewkes Trio – Live at the Sausalito Seahorse.” This project materialized naturally and organically, as listeners and sound engineers alike realized that this ensemble’s collective sound and musicianship embodied a rare flavor of harmonic opulence and lyrical elegance. The album was recorded live to best capture their creative spark and effervescent spontaneity.

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