Jazz Hot!

Mt. Wilson Observatory Presents Jazz Trio

Lounge Art Ensemble

With Peter Erskine, Bob Sheppard and Darek Oles

In Its Second & Final 2021 In-Person Concert of the Series,

Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome,

Held Inside the Iconic Dome of the 100” Telescope

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Performances at 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM

Mount Wilson Observatory, the scientific marvel in the mountains above Pasadena, announces the second, and final, Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome under the magnificent vaulted dome of the historic 100-inch telescope. The sublime Lounge Art Ensemble will return on Sunday, September 5, 2021, with two concerts at 3:00 and 5:00 PM. Led by Weather Report drummer extraordinaire Peter Erskine, this exceptional jazz trio features saxophonist Bob Sheppard and bassist Darek Oles. Offering a freewheeling selection of standards and original tunes in the observatory’s unique and historic venue, the performances will be acoustic, without amplification, promising that the full tonality of the instruments, and the dynamic control these musicians possess, will be fully appreciated by the audience. Tickets cost $50 each and are available for purchase online in advance (highly recommended) or at the door, given availability. As in the previous three years of the series, Artistic Director Cécilia Tsan, herself an award-winning cellist, curates. For more information on Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome, please visit https://www.mtwilson.edu/events.

There will be an artist’s reception at 4:00 PM between each concert’s hour-long session. In addition, concert-goers will be treated to an exhibition featuring rare scientific artifacts, drawings, and illustrations from the Observatory’s collection. Seating inside the historic dome is limited. Concert attendees must be fully vaccinated. Children under age 12 are not permitted. There is no ADA-compliant access.

All proceeds go to support the Mt. Wilson Institute in its mission to preserve, protect and promote the Observatory and the accomplishments there. Poised for rediscovery, the grounds of the legendary observatory—founded in 1904 by astrophysical pioneer George Ellery Hale—are open for free to the public year-round. For visitor information please see https://www.mtwilson.edu/visiting.  

Sunday Sinema: Kansas City

Returning to the city of his birth for inspiration, legendary maverick director Robert Altman helms an evocative, bullet-riddled tribute to the music and movies of his youth in Kansas City, a Depression-era gangster flick as only he could make one. Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny (Dermot Mulroney) gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte), a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn (Miranda Richardson), hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen's clutches. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and featuring a remarkable soundtrack performed live by some of the best players in contemporary jazz, one of Altman's most underrated and idiosyncratic films finally makes its long-awaited Blu-ray™ debut.

Bonus Materials

• High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation
• Original 2.0 and 5.1 DTS-HD MA audio
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by director Robert Altman
• Newly filmed appreciation by critic Geoff Andrew
• Gare, Trains et Deraillement, a 2007 visual essay by French critic Luc Lagier, plus short introduction to the film narrated by Lagier
• Robert Altman Goes to the Heart of America and Kansas City: The Music, two 1996 promotional featurettes including interviews with cast and crew
• Electronic press kit interviews with Altman, Leigh, Richardson, Belafonte and musician Joshua Redman, plus behind-the-scenes footage
• Four theatrical trailers
• TV spots
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio
• FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Dr Nicolas Pillai, original press kit notes and an excerpt from Altman on Altman

Sales Points

• Produced, written and directed by four-time Academy Award Nominee Robert Altman (The Player, Nashville, M*A*S*H*)
• Stars Oscar Nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Oscar Nominee Miranda Richardson (Damage), Harry Belafonte (BlacKkKlansman), Michael Murphy (Magnolia), Steve Buscemi (Fargo), Dermot Mulroney (Zodiac) & Brooke Smith (Silence of the Lambs)
• First Time Available on Blu-ray!
• Comp to other critically acclaimed Robert Altman Criterion Collection Blu-rays including Nashville, 3 Women, Short Cuts, McCabe & Mrs. Miller and The Player.

Order Here: https://mvdb2b.com/b2b/s/AA056

Countdown To Crawfish

Aaron Neville

New Orleans Returns to New Jersey as the Best of the Big Easy’s Music and Food Arrives for Milestone Weekend Celebration at Sussex Fairgrounds in Augusta

 Tickets on Sale NOW!

Watch the highlight reel

 A New Jersey tradition will be marking its milestone 30^th anniversary celebrating two of New Orleans’ greatest traditions – music and food – with Big Easy backyard authenticity, when the likes of Aaron Neville, the Marcus King Band and over 20 other great Crescent City acts go “head to tail” with 10,000 pounds of specially imported crawfish and more at MICHAEL ARNONE’S 30^TH ANNUAL CRAWFISH FEST, May 31-June 2 here at the Sussex County Fairgrounds.

Tickets are on sale NOW for the three-day festival, which annually draws close to 20,000 people for a unique weekend experience featuring the best music and food that New Orleans and all of Louisiana has to offer. The music spans Bayou-based Cajun, Zydeco, Delta Blues, New Orleans R&B, Brass, Gospel and Jazz across three stages, while the food highlights assorted other south Louisiana delicacies such as fresh Boiled Louisiana Crawfish trucked in alive, with Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffee, Alligator Sausage, Po-boys (oyster, shrimp and catfish), Char Grilled Oysters, Southern Fried Chicken, along with the Louisiana chefs who prepare it all. 

Marcus King Band

Also scheduled to appear are Neville Jacobs, Rebirth Brass Band, Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Cowboy Mouth, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Bishop Gunn, Cory Henry and the Treme Funktet, John Papa Gros Band, Jonathon Long, Flow Tribe, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Darcy Malone and the Tangle, Amanda Fish, The Iceman Special, Jesse Lege and Bayou Brew, Tony Smith and the You Know How We Do Crew, and Big Mamou.

Festival goers can purchase 2019 Crawfish Fest Single Day, 2 Day Combo, Group, onsite 4 day/3 nights Camping/ Admission, and King Crawfish Krewe Tickets (main stage pit passes). Advance tickets start at $35 for adults (free for children under 14 with parent), and are available through the official website, www.crawfishfest.com.

“The great thing about this festival is its incredible authenticity,” says festival creator-producer and Louisiana import Michael Arnone. “It’s so real that for everybody who’s moved up North from Louisiana, everyone who’s homesick, this is like going home for a few days. The Louisiana atmosphere, the crawfish, the jambalaya, it’s all there. I tell people the music brings them, but the food keeps them.”  

Monday Motivation

All That Jazz
Katy Perry

This weeks Monday Motivation takes on the shape of Katy Perry showing her jazz love at what else? The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, naturally.

Katy went all out in her, dare I say awesome, unique and completely original choice of outfit. Ms. Perry is going big, as you can see, living her best life as it were.

"Yes" now you are seeing where I am going with this piece of Monday Motivation - live your best life, you only have one damn it, so just do it!

For example today I am hitting the yoga mat, as it does my body and my twisted soul good. Thus I am doing something that is making my quality of life the best it can be. Yeah, it's that simple people, do something that is good for you, buy something that makes you smile or engage in an activity that makes you feel good if you get my drift (wink, wink, nudge nudge)

Even if it means wearing something like Ms. Perry, whatever it is, if it makes you happy, it can't be that bad...can it???

Katy Perry on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/katyperry/?hl=en

On Top Of Mount Wilson...

Mt. Wilson Observatory Presents

Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome

Held Inside the Iconic Dome of the 100” Telescope

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The 3^rd Season of This Six-Concert Series

Kicks-off with Hot Jazz on a Cool Spring Afternoon

Featuring Ben Powell, Roch Lockyer and Brian Netzley

Sunday, May 5, 2019

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The Concert Series Runs May Through October; First Sunday of Each Month

Performances at 3:00pm and 5:00pm

Mount Wilson Observatory – the scientific marvel above Pasadena, atop Mount Wilson – is pleased to announce the third season of its Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome, which will take place on the first Sunday of each month, inside the iconic vaulted dome of the 100-inch Hooker telescope. A wide range of musical adventures, thoughtfully curated by Artistic Director Cécilia Tsan, will be presented in this acoustically remarkable venue during the six-month run of the 2019 season, which concludes on October 6^th. See the Concert Series schedule and line-up below. Poised for rediscovery, the grounds of the legendary observatory— founded in 1904 by astrophysical pioneer George Ellery Hale—are open for free to the public year round. For visitor information please see https://www.mtwilson.edu/visiting.

“The inaugural concert of the season, on Sunday, May 5, 2019, is inspired by the Hot Club de France,” notes Tsan. The afternoon concerts will feature music by and in the style of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Violinist Ben Powell and guitarist Roch Lockyer will be joined by Brian Netzley on bass for hot gypsy jazz on a cool spring afternoon. In addition, concert-goers will be treated to an exhibition featuring rare scientific artifacts, drawings, and illustrations from the Observatory’s collection. The program will be offered in two performances, one at 3:00 PM and one at 5:00 PM. There will be a reception with the artists at 4:00 PM. Seating inside the historic dome is limited. Tickets cost $50 each and must be purchased in advance. For more information on the concert series, please visit https://www.mtwilson.edu/concerts. From there, you can purchase tickets to the May 5^th 3:00 PM performance or the 5:00 PM show.

The 100-inch Hooker telescope is the instrument with which astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered our place in an expanding universe and so expanded our comprehension. The dome for the telescope—designed by famed Chicago architect D.H. Burnham—is a 20^th century temple to science whose acoustics rival the great cathedrals of Europe and provides a unique setting for this ambitious music series. 

Albert Einstein wrote that, “There exists a passion for comprehension, just as there exists a passion for music.” This extraordinary venue, a monument to the pursuit of comprehension, energizes that passion for music.

All proceeds go to support the Mt. Wilson Institute in its mission to preserve, protect and promote the Observatory and the science accomplished there.

Please be advised that access to the dome performances is via a 53-step staircase. There is no ADA-compliant access.

2019 Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome include:

Sunday, May 5

Hot gypsy jazz on a cool spring afternoon with violinist Ben Powell, guitarist Roch Lockyer and bassist Brian Netzley playing music by and in the style of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli.

Sunday, June 2

Leslie Reed, oboe, Roger Wilkie, violin, Alma Fernandez, viola and Cécilia Tsan, cello, in a program of oboe quartets by Mozart and Britten and a Beethoven string trio.

Sunday, July 7

Voices in the Dome with Hila Plitmann, soprano, Sangeeta Kaur, soprano, Sara Andon, flute, Reina Inui, violin, Jacqueline Marshall, harp and Shea Welsh, guitar. On the program are compositions by Danaë Vlasse, Todd Mason, Bruce Babcock, Mark McEncroe and Anthony Constantino.

Sunday, August 4

Schubert’s String Quintet in C major performed by the Lyris Quartet featuring Alyssa Park, Shalini Vijayan, violins, Luke Maurer, viola, Timothy Loo, cello and Cécilia Tsan, cello.

Sunday, September 1

Cello duets performed by Eric Byers and Cécilia Tsan featuring works by Bach,Barriere and Offenbach.

Sunday, October 6

The concert series wraps up the summer season with Mozart and Brahms Quintets for clarinet and strings. The artists include Pierre Génisson, clarinet, Ambroise Aubrunand Henry Gronnier, violins, Virginie d’Avezac, viola and Cécilia Tsan, cello.

 

Mount Wilson Observatory (est. 1904):

For the first half of the 20^th Century, Mount Wilson was the most famous observatory in the world. The biggest telescopes were here, and their new optical designs were changing the way astronomy was done. Among the many discoveries made on the mountain, a few revolutionized our understanding of our place in the Universe. Here, for the first time, Harlow Shapley measured the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and located our position in it, far from the center. Then astronomer Edwin Hubble proved that the mysterious spiral nebulae, which astronomers had speculated about for decades, were in fact distant galaxies similar to our own. Then Hubble teamed up with Milton Humason to discover that this immense Universe was expanding. Space itself was getting bigger. This finding, when run backwards in time, led straight to the Big Bang Theory. This is where modern cosmology began. In the history of human progress, Mount Wilson holds a special cultural place in the history of human knowledge.

Mount Wilson Institute has independently operated and maintained the Mount Wilson Observatory since 1989 under a long-term agreement with the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The mission of Mount Wilson Institute is – as originally laid out in the Observatory’s founding lease terms of 1904 – to sustain, improve, and promote the Observatory; that is, to conduct science, to educate the public about the work, and to maintain the grounds for public use and enjoyment.

This legendary observatory just beyond Pasadena, is poised for rediscovery by the entire family.

LINKS:

• Mt. Wilson Observatory - https://www.mtwilson.edu

• Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome - https://www.mtwilson.edu/concerts

• MWO Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WilsonObs

• MWO Twitter - https://twitter.com/mtwilsonobs

• MWO Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mtwilsonobservatory

Black History Month

February is Black History Month - thus there are many things going on in honor of it. For nstance the library near me is having a free screening of Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman this Thursday at 1 pm. "Yes" I am attending as I have yet to see it and very much want to. 

I also wanted to acknowledge it with an iconic teaming between two of my favorites Ella Fitzgerald & Marilyn Monroe. The image and Ms. Fitzgerald's words that accompany it speak for themselves. 

Thus I leave you with it on this Superbowl Sunday February 3rd 20019. 

Black History Month on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_History_Month 

So Big..."Tower Of Power" Turns 48!

That's One Huge Tower!
Tower of Power

Tower of Power Celebrates 48th Anniversary in 2016 Doing What They Do Best: Playing their Brand of Soul, Funk, Jazz and Rock to Sold-Out Crowds Around the World

Like Towers? This one is huge!
 

Since their formation in 1968, Tower of Power have been recording and touring, playing hundreds of shows annually and releasing 18 studio albums, seven live albums, six compilations and three DVDs. Additionally, Tower of Power has recorded with hundreds of artists as diverse as Aerosmith, Elton John, Little Feat, Phish, Santana, Heart, and many others, forever infusing the radio airwaves with the band’s musical DNA. The legendary group, known for its unique blend of Soul, Funk, Jazz and Rock, plan to celebrate their 48th anniversary in 2016 doing what they love: performing for their fans. With new generations of fans discovering their timeless music, Tower of Power have never been busier or more in demand. "As we push the envelope globally, our audiences are getting bigger and bigger and younger and younger,” said Emilio Castillo, bandleader for Tower of Power. “What a blessing to see this younger generation seeking out this type of music and also to see so many up and coming Tower of Power ‘clone’ bands endeavoring to play our music." About Tower of Power: Since 1968, Tower of Power has been delivering its unique brand of “Oakland style” music and maintaining a class of its own. Leader and founding member Emilio Castillo labeled the group’s sound as “Urban Soul Music.” Over the years, Tower of Power has performed with some of music’s biggest names including Elton John, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, Little Feat, Dionne Warwick, David Sanborn, Paula Abdul, Aaron Neville, Aerosmith, Michael Bolton, Billy Preston, Rod Stewart, Toto, and more. Tower of Power’s rhythm section lays down a groove like no other band. The horn driven sound is unique from writing and arranging to mixing and performing. The group’s collection of hits includes “You’re Still A Young Man,” “So Very Hard To Go,” “Soul With a Capital S,” “Soul Vaccination,” “What Is Hip?” Each year, Tower of Power tours the United States, Japan and Europe, playing sold out shows all over the world. Tower of Power Tour Dates: Dec 19, 2015 Gent, Belgium Handelsbeurs Dec 20, 2015 The Hague, NL Paard van Troje Dec 30, 2015 New York, NY BB King's Dec 31, 2015 Hartford, CT Infinity Hall New Year's Eve Show Jan 8-13, 2016 Oakland, CA Yoshi's at Jack London Square Jan 15, 2016 Agora Hills, CA The Canyon Club Jan 21-24, 2016 Seattle, WA Jazz Alley Jan 26, 2016 Bremerton, WA The Admiral Theater Jan 30, 2016 Grand Ronde, OR Spirit Mountain Casino Feb 6, 2016 Stateline NV Harrah's Tahoe South Shore Room Feb 12-14, 2016 Las Vegas, NV South Point Hotel & Casino April 19, 2016 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere April 22, 2016 Collingswood, NJ Collingswood Scottish Rite Theater April 23, 2016 Glenside, PA The Keswick Theater April 26, 2016 Moscow, ID Kibbe Events Center - University of Idaho May 21, 2016 Cancun, Mexico Oasis Arena at the Grand Oasis Hotel & Resort

Thanksgiving Bromance

I Feels For You
Adam Levine & Blake Shelton

Adam Levine has taken his Bromance with Blake Shelton to a whole other level by calling him the "sexiest man alive." 

People Magazine doesn't have a clue as to how hot Blake is according to Adam or they would put him on the cover of said issue (Adam himself is a former holder of the coveted title.)

The Voice coaches clearly have the feels for each other. Check out the photo above for proof.

Since today is Thanksgiving and all that jazz one of the themes of the Holiday is brotherly love. 

Nothing quite says that like a Blake & Adam sandwich. Watch out Gwen Stefani you have competition!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Sing, sing a song with The Voice at: 

www.nbc.com/the-voice

https://www.facebook.com/NBCTheVoice

Jazz Baby Jessi Teich Is #1!

All That Jazz: Jessi Teich

JESSI TEICH HITS #1 IN PHILLY ON WRTI-FM ‘JAZZ HOT 11 COUNTDOWN’:

‘Real Jazz That’s Fresh and New’ 

 I wanted to send a shout out to one of my favorite artist Jessi Teich. She went number one recently on 420 -  Check out our full length interview below, congratulations Jessi!!! 

http://mshinafelt.blogspot.com/2015/02/jessi-teich-has-twisted-soul.html

10-time international songwriting award-winner JESSI TEICH  hit a major milestone this week in her hometown of Philadelphia when “Sunday Morning,” from the New Jersey native’s stylish new Paris-recorded album, TWISTED SOUL (Madame Freak), landed at No. 1 this week (April 20) on tastemaker jazz station WRTI-FM’s (90.1) listener-voted“Jazz Hot 11 Countdown.”

“I’m really glad that someone’s doing something that’s real jazz, that’s fresh and new,” says WRTI program director Maureen Malloy. “It’s things like these that are going to get young people interested in the jazz genre.

Celebrate with Jessi at:

https://www.facebook.com/jessiteichmusic

https://twitter.com/jessiteich

http://www.jessiteich.com/

All That Jazz: The Lost Fingers

Lose A Finger?

Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz Presents
2014/2015 Season Opening Night with The Lost Fingers
The Canadian Gypsy Jazz Evening Kicks Off
The 14th Season of the Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles
Friday, September 19, 2014

Fall is here, want to know what to do September 19th in Los Angeles?
Jazz Hands! That's what's happening!!!

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Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) presents the 2014/2015 Season Opening Night with The Lost Fingers on Friday, September 19, 2014. The evening, made complete with an opening reception, kicks off the 14th season of TRK’s public performing arts series at the innovative performance space at Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles. The Quebec-based and award-winning headliner, The Lost Fingers, is known for transforming pop/rock classics into Django Reinhardt-style gypsy jazz, with a hint of blue grass, taking listeners on a musical journey through reinterpretations from AC/DC to Earth, Wind and Fire; from Deee-Lite to Dolly Parton and Daft Punk. This will be The Lost Fingers’ Los Angeles debut as a quartet, featuring vocalist Valérie Amyot (a finalist on La Voix, Quebec's version of the popular American TV show, The Voice). The band previously performed at TRK in 2010 as a trio, before Amyot joined the group. TRK’s 2014/2015 Season Opening Night with The Lost Fingers is made possible with the support of the Quebec Government Office in Los Angeles. 

Pre-show reception sponsored by The Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles and Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles.

The show will start at 7:30pm and will take place at Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, 10361 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90064 (310.286.0553). Tickets are $40 for adults and $30 for students and include an opening reception that starts at 7:00pm. For more information on this event, please visit TRK’s event page here and the Facebook Event Page here. Tickets are available online here. To learn more about Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, please visithttp://www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com.

Th e Lost Fingers, Jazz/Swing/Django/Pop/Rock/Symphony – 
The Lost Fingers, a Canadian gypsy jazz music group formed in Quebec City, are composed of Alex Morissette(backing vocals, upright bass), François Rioux (guitar), Valérie Amyot (lead vocals), and Byron “Maiden” Mikaloff (backing vocals, guitar). The band’s name was inspired by gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, who lost the use of two fingers following a fire.

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The band takes listeners on a entertaining musical journey, offering unique arrangements of Daft Punk, Anna Kendrick, Earth, Wind and Fire, Guns and Roses, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Technotronic. Their high-energy show attracts a wide range of music lovers, pop-culture aficionados, and even conservative jazz experts. They have sold over 400,000 albums across the world, including their Canadian double-platinum selling debut,Lost in the 80s (2008), and gold selling Rendez-vous Rose (2009). Also in 2009, the group was nominated for two Juno Awards (in the categories Fan Choice and Album of the Year), based on the success of their debut release. The band’s sixth album, Wonders of the World (2014), was released earlier this year.

The Lost Fingers have toured Canada, from coast to coast, and have performed in over 22 different countries including the US, Russia, France, Spain, Lithuania, Turkey, United Emirates, New Caledonia, and Colombia. They’ve shared the stage with a long list of top-selling artists, most notably Celine Dion on TV’s Star Academie. They have also collaborated and performed with respected jazz/studio musicians, including the belated George Harrison's favorite guitarist, Robin Nolan; Elton John's band leader/guitarist, John Jorgenson; and the guitar virtuoso, Andreas Oberg.

“The Lost Fingers blew the roof off the tent. What a performance!!! They were absolutely outstanding.”   

– Jan Riley, PEI Jazz & Blues Artistic Director

Get the 411 at:

• Facebook Event Page – https://www.facebook.com/events/766837743357861
• The Lost Fingers Official Site – http://www.thelostfingers.com/en 

Le Jazz Hot: James Garner

James Garner 

I know James Garner was known as Bret Maverick on the hit TV show Maverick long before he was known as Jim Rockford on the even bigger hit, The Rockford Files, but that is the show I know him from as a youngster.

Yes, James Garner was the epitome of cool, classy, handsome and sexy, he also made acting look downright effortless, which means he was great at it!

I can see why my Mom had a crush on this guy , he was a man's man who could also charm the pants off of any woman.

Among the many things he did other than The Rockford Files, the other personal stand out for me, although there are many great performances from this guys, guy - was his turn as King Marchand in Victor/Victoria.

James Garner & Julie Andrews: Victor/Victoria 

James was simply the best as the sexually confused gangster in this wonderful commentary on what makes a man or a woman in society. It is one of the late great Director Blake Edwards best!

The story stars Julie Andrews alongside Garner as: A woman, pretending to be a man, pretending to be a woman...say that three times fast.

He was always a class act and kept it real among all of the Hollywood glitz & BS.

R.I.P. Mr. James Garner and thanks for a lot of amazing memories. 

James Garner on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001258/?ref_=tt_cl_t2

Go Bangin' Rackettes With Clairy Browne

“JENNY” VIDEO PREMIERE ON YAHOO.COM

NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING EP
LOVE CLIQUES TO BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 5^TH

Currently on U.S. Summer Tour through October 1st

Get your Rackettes on with the Bangin' Clairy Browne!!!

Australian sensations CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES have just premiered their new video “Jenny” on Yahoo.com.  “Jenny” is the new single from the band’s upcoming EP LOVE CLIQUES to be released on August 5th.  The four track EP will be available digitally, and a limited edition 10" vinyl version will be available at retail locations exclusively via AEC (Alliance Entertainment Corporation).  

LOVE CLIQUES is in follow up to the band’s highly acclaimed U.S. Vanguard debut album BABY CAUGHT THE BUS which featured the internationally successful single “Love Letter.”  

Praised by NPR who described their sound as “Rich In harmony…. a little bit of soul fused with blues, doo-wop, jazz and R&B,” Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes returned to the U.S. this past weekend kicking off their national cross country tour on Saturday, June 21st headlining at the Summer Fest in Ann Arbor, MI. On June 28ththe nine piece Australian band will bring their unique indie soul to the Vino Fest inWashington, DC; On June 29th they’ll perform on The Jewel for a Rocks Off Boat Cruise and on July 17, 18 & 19th, the band returns for their third residency at The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. Following their U.S. tour which wraps at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on October 1st, the band will remain in the States to begin recording their follow-up album, due for release in 2015 on Vanguard Records.

WATCH THE YAHOO! PREMIERE OF “JENNY” HERE

It's Hard Out There For A Rackette

CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN RACKETTES U.S. Summer Tour 2014:

2014-06-25     Columbus OH - The Basement
2014-06-26     Pittsburgh, PA – The Club @ Stage AE
2014-06-27     Bordentown, NJ – The Record Collector
2014-06-28     Washington, DC – Vino Fest
2014-06-29     New York, NY – Jewel Boat Cruise
2014-07-17     Las Vegas, NV – Cosmopolitan
2014-07-18     Las Vegas, NV – Cosmopolitan
2014-07-19     Las Vegas, NV – Cosmopolitan
2014-07-22     Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
2014-07-24     Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
2014-07-25     Austin, TX – The Belmont
2014-07-26     Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s Café & Bar
2014-07-27     Nashville, TN – 3^rd & Lindsley
2014-07-29     Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
2014-07-31     New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
2014-08-01     Shreveport, LA – Strange Brew
2014-08-02     Monroe, LA – Live Oaks
2014-08-04     Jackson, MS – Duling Hall
2014-08-05     Atlanta, GA – The Earl
2014-08-07     Miami, FL – Bardot
2014-08-08     Orlando, FL – Bombshell’s Tavern
2014-08-11     Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Café & Music Hall
2014-08-13     Boston, MA – The Sinclair
2014-08-14     Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
2014-08-16     Toronto, ON, Canada – Horseshoe Tavern
2014-08-17     Rochester, NY – California Brew Haus
2014-08-20     Hamden, CT – The Space
2014-08-22     New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
2014-08-28     Providence, RI – Fete Lounge
2014-08-29     Northampton, MA – Iron Horse
2014-09-01     Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo
2014-09-06     St. Louis, MO – Firebird
2014-09-07     Lawrence, KS – Granada Theatre
2014-09-08     The Blue Note – Columbia MO
2014-09-09     Vanguard Music Hall – Tulsa OK
2014-09-11     Oklahoma City, OK – ACM @ UCO Theatre
2014-09-13     Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
2014-09-14     Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
2014-09-16     Doug Fir Lounge – Portland OR
2014-09-18     San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
2014-09-20     Reno, NV – Cargo
2014-09-25     San Diego, CA – Casbah
2014-10-01     Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

clairybrowne.com

Marcus Goldhaber Veterans Day Charity Release

Marcus Goldhaber

New Patriotic Standard COME HOME AMERICA

Aims to Ignite Movement to Serve Military

as They Serve Our Nation

Acclaimed New York Singer-Songwriter MARCUS GOLDHABER Launches ‘Home for the Holidays’ Season for the Troops with Veterans Day Charity Release

Proceeds from Song, Concert Tour and Upcoming Album

to Benefit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

With thousands of American combat troops about to spend another holiday season far from their families, COME HOME AMERICA has been crafted by acclaimed New York singer-songwriter MARCUS GOLDHABER as a new patriotic standard aimed at launching a movement to repair our increasingly damaged connections with those who’ve sacrificed during our decade at war.

Available Veterans Day to jump-start the “home for the holidays” season, COME HOME AMERICA (Fallen Apple Records) is Goldhaber’s stirring ode to our nation’s two million service members across the globe, as well as the 24 million veterans back home, both embraced and discarded. The mission is simple: to benefit the needs of this new generation of returning veterans, while improving and strengthening the dialogue between civilians and military families for years to come.

Proceeds from COME HOME AMERICA benefit Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (www.iava.org), which strives to build the “New Greatest Generation” as the first and largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Goldhaber will be participating with IAVA in New York City’s Veterans Day Parade.

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Remembering the troops at the holidays is just the beginning for COME HOME AMERICA. Produced and arranged in Nashville by Cliff Goldmacher (Ke$ha) with the stylish accessibility that has earned Goldhaber high praise from People Magazine to Jazz Times as a recording artist and fixture on Manhattan’s jazz-cabaret circuit, COME HOME AMERICA is being released for the holidays as a precursor to the 2014 COME HOME AMERICA Concert Tour and a like-minded album of Goldhaber originals due Memorial Day 2014. The album, the followup to last year’s highly praised Almost Love, will be arriving as the yearlong COME HOME AMERICA Tour, starring Goldhaber and the COME HOME AMERICA Band, will be hitting stride in concert halls, stadiums, military bases, and parades around the world – all while continuing to benefit IAVA.

“Much of this comes down to education and the absence of a continuing dialogue between civilians and military families,” says Goldhaber. “I have a strong wish to bridge this gap so that we can all feel more connected to each other.”

 

Goldhaber was careful to construct a broad, sweeping melody and rousing chorus that “you want to wrap people in like a blanket,” to help transmit his message in an inclusive and accessible way. By countering his vocals with restrained nuance, Goldhaber was able to marry the intimate approach more natural to his style with the expansive message of COME HOME AMERICA.

“I needed to connect people who don’t know a lot about this subject and help bridge that gap,” he says. “If it’s something that’s accessible and memorable, it’s something that people can get closer to.”

Come Home America is out today Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2013, through iTunes, CDBaby, and Amazon.

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www.comehomeamericatour.com

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