Guest Musicians visit Unity of Vancouver

Guest musicians provide beautiful music to hold the light of love.

Darcy Schmitt, local jazz vocalist, educator, and clinician founded, directed, and sang with the vocal quartet, “Pure Imagination”. Featured at the Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz and the Round Robin, the Salem Jazz Festival, the Concourse D’Elegance, The Portland Zoo Jazz, this group opened for many international artists including Dizzy Gillespie and Dave Bruebeck. For ten years, “PI” was a favorite at many of the Portland area jazz clubs and Jazz Society of Oregon functions.

Recently retired, Darcy taught award winning choirs at Battle Ground H.S. for 30 years.
Also a popular soloist, Ms. Schmitt has been featured in many different formats including Jim Fischer Concerts, Art Abram’s Swing Machine Big Band, Woody Hite Big Band, The Concord Choir, Ysaye Barnwell African Choir, Portland Symphonic Choir, Clackamas Community College Jazz Choir, Willaamette University, and Clark College Jazz Band. Touring from Mexico to Japan and Korea to Canada, Ms. Schmitt frequently performs at many civic and church functions, and has recorded many commercials and demos.

Jim Fischer

Chris Foster