The Voice of Silk and Fire - Giọng Ca Tựa Lụa và Lửa

Steeped in her Vietnamese-American heritage, Thu Ho weaves jazz, blues, Latin jazz, and world music into one unforgettable performance.

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, Dzalbay Cantina (Mexico), 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, and Jazz Mafia.

She was the featured vocalist for SFJAZZ Monday Night Band and performed in SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium from 2017-2020.

Her lyrical phrasing and velvety timbre are celebrated in albums recorded with renowned Vietnamese composer Hoàng Quốc Bảo ("Khúc Vô Thanh") and with master horn player Noel Jewkes ("Thu Ho with the Noel Jewkes Trio").