Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, August 27, 2015 3 Wilson returns for VAC performances East Hawaii’s own Grammy winning vocalist, Pauline Wilson, will appear in two “Jazz in the Forest” series encore performances Saturday at Volcano Art Center in Volcano Village. The former Seawind songstress played two sold-out shows in March and is back for 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. performances. Tickets for the afternoon show are $15 for VAC members and $20 nonmembers, with evening show tickets $5 more. Tickets are available at VAC Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Basically Books in downtown Hilo and online at www. volcanoartcenter.org. A wine and beer room is open before and after the show. Backing Wilson is the Volcano Art Center Jazz Ensemble led by Jr. Volcano Choy on trumpet and keys, Reggie Griffin on guitar, Brian McCree on stand-up bass and Bruce David on drums. Wilson, who’s played with luminaries including George Benson, The Crusaders, Bruce Hornsby and Celine Dion, called the VAC band “terrific” and described her experience in March as “wonderful.” “It was intimate. It was a different feeling than when you’re in front of thousands of people,” she said. “You get a little more nervous, anyway, at least I do.” And while most of her recent gigs are of the intimate variety, Wilson still occasionally sings before thousands. “I just came back from Los Angeles a month or two ago, doing the Asian Heritage Jazz Festival at the Japanese Cultural Center,” she noted. “It’s produced by (former Kalapana sax man) Michael Paulo.” Wilson, who came from a tight-knit plantation family, has moved back to help take care of her parents. “I’m in Pepeekeo, enjoying my life, bonding with my mother and father and my siblings here,” she said. “I have two brothers who live here. My sister lives on Kauai. We talk on the phone. My husband, Dennis (McClees), commutes from Honolulu to Hilo every other week. Wilson’s father, a World War II veteran, is in the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. “They’re taking really, really good care of him,” she said. “He still has a quick and good mind, which we’re really happy about, but he has to be in a wheelchair now. His attitude is great, though. “In the meantime, I live above my mom’s and dad’s house. I take her to go shopping, sometimes, and take her to her doctor’s appointments. I try to get my dad out of the facility and we go to Cafe 100. I’ll take him for a ride down to Keaukaha, to Onekahakaha (beach).” Wilson said her parents inspired her life in music. “I was four years old when I noticed that my father, who was an electrician at the Hakalau Sugar Mill, on the weekends would come home and go take a bath right away. When that happened, I realized, ‘Oh, he’s gonna go play music.’ And I would always ask my mom if I could tag along with Dad to his gigs. And going to his rehearsals and seeing him on stage, that really caught on with me.” That led to Wilson’s mom booking local engagements for her, to a band with her brother called the Intruders when she was in high school, and ultimately, to her meeting Bob Wilson, Jerry Hey and Kim Hutchcroft, the nucleus of the future Seawind, while she was singing in Kona with The Echoes NORMAL LOOKING LEG SWELLING VARICOSE VEINS SYMPTOMS Leg Heaviness Aching/Pain/Burning Itching Restless Legs Swelling Cramps at Night All 5 of the above patients have different stages of Venous Insuffi ciency which is progressive. MODERN TREATMENTS ARE: SKIN CHANGES 1. Covered by Medicare and Most Insurance 2. Non-Surgical / Minimally Invasive using Radiofrequency 3. No Downtime / No Hospital 4. Offi ce Based Treatment Under Local Anesthesia ULCERS O‘ahu and Big Island!!! www.baileyveininstitute.com Colin E. Bailey, M.D., F.A.C.S. Board Certifi ed in Venous & Lymphatic Medicine Cosmetic Surgery Cardiovascular Surgery WE CAN HELP YOU! NO VEIN STRIPPING Randall Juleff, M.D., F.A.C.S. Board Certifi ed in Venous & Lymphatic Medicine Cardiovascular Surgery General Surgery Call 1-800-VEIN-DOC (1-800-834-6362) Courtesy photo Grammy-winning vocalist Pauline Wilson will appear in two performances Saturday at Volcano Art Center. By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald “It was intimate. It was a different feeling than when you’re in front of thousands of people. You get a little more nervous, anyway, at least I do.” — Pauline Wilson See WILSON Page 5
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