Vocalist Veronica Swift Headlines Pacific Jazz Orchestra's Valentine's Day Show at The Soraya in Northridge, 2/14 at Vocalist Veronica Swift Headlines Pacific Jazz Orchestra's Valentine's Day Show at The Soraya in Northridge, 2/14

With romance in the air, Pacific Jazz Orchestra returns to The Soraya with “Love Inside Out,” a lush musical Valentine headlined by vocalist Veronica Swift, on Saturday, February 14, 2026, 8:00 pm. Piercing hearts with her remarkable vocal stylings, Swift delivers love-themed torch songs, anthems, and spine-tingling ballads exploring passion, romance and heartbreak. 

Seven-time GRAMMY®-nominated composer/arranger Chris Walden, the founder and artistic director of Pacific Jazz Orchestra, conducts the program, which includes such enduring hits as Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself”, “Luck Be a Lady” by Frank Losser, Lionel Bart’s “As Long As He Needs Me”, and “Fever” by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell.   

“Pacific Jazz Orchestra is delighted to feature Veronica Swift on our special Valentine’s Day concert,” says Walden. “Her captivating vocals bring tremendous depth and emotion to her performances.”

Swift, a versatile jazz and bebop singer, is equally versed in French and Italian opera, European classical music, bossa nova, blues, industrial rock, funk, and vaudeville. DownBeat proclaims, “Veronica Swift is a woman of many voices, and she uses every one of them to refract a dizzying kaleidoscope of moods.” The Wall Street Journal adds, “She has a miraculous voice, musical ability and technique, as well as an innate gift for entertaining a crowd.” Swift has appeared with Chris Botti, Michael Feinstein, and Benny Green, and toured with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, among others. She has recorded three albums on the Mack Avenue Records label: Veronica Swift (2023), Confessions (2019) and This Bitter Earth (2021).

Pacific Jazz Orchestra has garnered critical acclaim for thrilling performances that “entertain, inspire, and enrich” (Variety). Thanks to the generosity of The Herb Alpert Foundation (HAF), the Pacific Jazz Orchestra’s inaugural season was fully funded, and HAF continues to support the ensemble in its 2025-26 season. Additional support this season is provided by Grow @ Annenberg.

The Soraya is located at California State University/Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330. For tickets ($59-$117) and information, visit www.the soraya.org or call (818) 677-3000.

For information about Pacific Jazz Orchestra, visit www.pacificjazz.org.