A former Redwood City School District teacher returns to town to perform with her band.

San Francisco-based Lua Hadar, an eclectic world jazz vocalist, and the sophisticated band TWIST play two homecoming shows Dec. 6 at Angelica’s Bistro, 863 Main St. in Redwood City.

“The Redwood City community has been a huge part of my life,” said Hadar, who worked with teachers, students and families on stage productions at Garfield and John Gill Elementary schools. “I can’t wait to see everyone. I hope all the teachers and families will come to meet the band and have a great evening together.”

As a performing-arts teacher, Hadar created and directed more than 50 original school productions in Redwood City from 1993 to 2003.

When state funding involving her work was cut, she set off on her own to produce two solo CDs and embarked on tours taking her from the Bay Area to New York and Thailand, where she recently made her worldwide debut at Bangkok’s 10th International Festival of Dance and Music.

The local shows start at 7:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Admission is $15.
For tickets and reservations, call 650-365-3226.

Check out more of Hadar’s music and bio in her MySpace page here.

I personally enjoyed her music - definitely jazzy with bits of Latin rhythms and a cabaret vibe sprinkled here and there.

The songs I listened to were sung in English, Italian or French. I particularly liked the Italian-sung “In Qualche Parte del Mondo.” It was like Ella Fitzgerald meets Andrea Bocelli.

Ok, so that was my quick music review.