Jazz standards and sultry ballads will fill Snapdragon for a CD release party

Vashon performers Delilah Pearl & The Mantarays will hold a Saturday show and event at Snapdragon to mark the release of their first CD.

January 15, 2015 2:20 pm
Delilah Pearl teams up with The Mantarays to perform jazz and swing standards.
Delilah Pearl teams up with The Mantarays to perform jazz and swing standards.

Vashon performers Delilah Pearl & The Mantarays will hold a Saturday show and event at Snapdragon to mark the release of their first CD.

Formed about three years ago, Delilah Pearl & The Mantarays capture the rhythm and romance of 1940s vocal jazz and swing standards. Frontwoman Christine Goering, aka Delilah Pearl, emulates classic sultry ballads with her soulful and wide-ranging voice, while The Mantarays deliver the standards freshened by an approach influenced by years in rock, world, bossa nova, experimental and indie music. The group includes Dodd Johnson on drums, Michael Whitmore on guitar, Greg Dember on piano, Barry Cooper on trumpet and Toliver Goering on bass.

Their first CD is a seven-song EP of jazz standards and originals entitled “Delights.” The event, at 7 p.m. Saturday, will include CD listening, live performances, special guests and refreshments.