Sylvia Herold, known for her vocal and guitar work with Bay Area swing trio Cats & Jammers and Celtic innovators, Wake the Dead, celebrates the release of her second solo album, A Mockingbird Sings in California. On the album, Sylvia draws on two deep-rooted but diverse traditions: swing and traditional music. Her earthy, nostalgic songs of a once-wild West depict the delicate points where nature and human nature meet. Sylvia will be joined tonight by an all-star acoustic cast, including Scott Nygaard on guitar, Orville Johnson on Dobro, Cary Black on double bass, Jim Rothermel on clarinet and saxophone, Tony Marcus on guitar, and Connie Doolan and Patrice Haan on harmony vocals.