Singer/songwriter, producer and actor AJ Jaffari has been both on stage and behind the mic for City Lights Theater Company. He’ll be in the former role for a solo concert celebrating his new album, “Stay Awhile,” on Sunday, Aug. 3, as part of the company’s Lights and Music Concert Series, which spotlights local musicians.
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A veteran podcaster, Jaffari is the regular voice of City Lights’ “Filament” podcast, where he regularly interviews actors and other artists from the company’s mainstage productions. He also co-hosts “Broadway with AJ and Sarah,” which features reviews and discussions of Bay Area theater productions.
Jaffari’s City Lights concert will focus on songs from his new release, as well as others that Jaffari has written and released in the past few years.
“My new album is a collection of songs deeply personal to me, which delve into love in a way I haven’t before,” he said in a release. “I definitely felt more vulnerable with this album. I wrote them all about specific moments in my life over the course of twoish years.”
The concert starts at 7 p.m. at City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St. in downtown San Jose Tickets are $28-$42, with a $5 discount for City Lights season subscribers, at cltc.org/stay-awhile.
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