Isaiah Bailey has known music nearly his entire life. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he began singing at the age of three in church and it was here where his love of gospel music took root. This was just the beginning as he began to cultivate a rich, and ‘big’ sound with his vocal abilities. He started performing at the age of ten at the Wildwood Opera Camp and formally began training classically at the Chotard Institute of Music at age 14.  He attended the Historic Little Rock Central High School where he also trained in performing and acting. A world of music began opening up to him in a new way…through theatre. He went on to win first place for Solo Musical at the 2009 Arkansas State Thespian Festival, the NAACP Act-So Vocal award, as well as the Grady-Rayam Spiritual Competition Award in 2010. With training comes the opportunity to share it and Bailey continues to share that gift today. He has performed for many prestigious individuals, some include President Bill Clinton and Associate Chief Justice, Sonya Sotomayor, and many others.  Bailey has performed on many stages across the nation as well. Some include: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Sight and Sound Theatres, 54 Below, and Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. He received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University and is also an established voice teacher, vocal coach, songwriter, worship leader, and master class clinician. He has a passion to impact the world through music and theatre and is actively doing that today.

The American dream came true for Catalina Popescu in October of 1986 when she and her husband Bob created a supper club devoted to serving an experience of superb eats and the shared magic of live performance. That grand experience began at the door where every night her mother Maria would greet each guest as family and share in their love of music. Housed in Hollywood and decked out in a timeless charm, the club offers a cozy ambience under sparkling stage lights garnished with its signature concoction — Jazz. The first artist to grace the stage was the masterful flutist and saxophonist Buddy Collette, and ever since then, over the past 36 years, the Catalina Jazz Club has hosted the most illustrious legends of all time — from the powerful puffers of Dizzy Gillespie to the electrified fingers of McCoy Tyner, the bubbly belt of Dee Dee Bridgewater and Lynda Carter, the flirtatious saxophone of Joshua Redman, the slick strumming of Kenny Burrell, the insane drum clinic of Steve Gadd, the romance of Steve Tyrell, and the masterclass of Mike Stern. For Catalina, Jazz is our way of life. It breathes pain. It knows love. It dreams hope. It bleeds courage. Whether we’re showcasing Broadway, Soul, R&B, or stand-up comedy, the lesson learned from all the greats who have serenaded our spirits is how to connect to one another. And that’s why the Catalina Jazz Club will always have a table ready for you. The Catalina Jazz Club has been honored by A.S.M.A.C., California Jazz Foundation, Los Angeles Jazz Society, and a City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation on their 25th Anniversary, which was awarded by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LA City Council which included then City Council member and current Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.