Photos: Irma Thomas at SFJAZZ
Irma Thomas (photo: Ria Burman) Irma Thomas — The Soul Queen of New Orleans — graced the stage at SFJAZZ last Friday night and delivered a righteous show. Accompanied by a rocking-good band, Irma Thomas performed great tunes before opening up requests and suggestions from the audience for the rest of the show. Song titles were shouted out from all directions and Irma Thomas, in a flash, knocked out stellar renditions of covers and originals. Irma Thomas' stamina was on fire, she didn't stop for a breather. There was one song after another, some bopping hot, some serenading slow, but all jam-packed [...]