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SUMMARY:Janis Siegel and Friends: Something to Live For – Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
DESCRIPTION:The music of Edward Kennedy Ellington and William Thomas Strayhorn has long been a staple of both the Great American Songbook and the jazz lexicon. This program of lovingly curated music contains some cherished classics\, such as “Mood Indigo\,” “Prelude to A Kiss\,” and “Take The ‘A’ Train\,” but also delves into some of the “deeper cuts” like “Star-Crossed Lovers\,” “Absinthe (Lament for An Orchid)\,” and “Johnny Come Lately.”\nThe music of these two giants has everything: the grit of the blues\, deep romance\, the sound of the sophisticated city\, a touch of melancholy (especially from Strayhorn)\, and profound musicality. In addition\, few musicians shared a more powerful and common bond than these two men. They both struggled together as well\, with issues like racism\, thievery from publishers\, and in Strayhorn’s case\, the decision to live as an openly gay Black musician during an intensely homophobic era. \nBilly Strayhorn’s compositions have been an essential part of John di Martino’s repertoire since the beginning of his musical career and that’s why he is the perfect partner for Janis Siegel for this re-imagining and re-interpretation of Ellington and Strayhorn’s music. John’s knowledge and sensitivity to this music is rare\, and he totally immerses himself in the vibe whether it’s swinging its tail off or settling into an intense introspective place. \nThe sonic palette of these co-composers/alter egos is a delightful playground\, and Janis and John are looking forward to exploring the beauty\, poetry and humanity of these two men. \n\nJanis Siegel – vocals\nJohn di Martino – piano\nLonnie Plaxico – acoustic and electric bass\nVince Cherico – drums\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n		\n			\n			BUY TICKETS FROM BLUE NOTE for 1PM SHOW
URL:https://www.thevillagetrip.com/event/celebrating-the-music-of-duke-ellington-and-billy-strayhorn/
LOCATION:Blue Note\, 31 West 3rd Street\, New York\, \, NY 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Music
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SUMMARY:The Colors of My Life – A Cy Coleman Songbook  Janis Siegel & Yaron Gershovsky
DESCRIPTION:Marking the 20th anniversary of Cy Coleman’s death and the release of Janis Siegel and Yaron Gershovsky’s acclaimed new album\, this concert will be an unmissable celebration of the composer of such immortal classics as “Witchcraft\,” “Rhythm of Life\,” “The Best is Yet to Come” – and “The Colors of My Life.”\nWrites Janis Siegel:\nCy Coleman is a permanent gem in Broadway’s musical crown\,” said the esteemed critic Clive Barnes. This is certainly true\, but his contributions to music are much more multifaceted\, as many music lovers already know. He was a wonderful pianist\, appeared as a guest soloist with major symphonies throughout the US and Canada\, wrote for film\, wrote scores of popular songs for jazz and cabaret artists with world class lyricists such as Carolyn Leigh\, Comden and Green\, David Zippel\, Peggy Lee\, Dorothy Fields\, and Alan and Marilyn Bergman\, and wrote the instrumental theme for Hugh Hefner’s TV show Playboy After Dark. \nSomewhere on the road with The Manhattan Transfer\, probably in a late-night bar conversation after a show\, Yaron and I had the realization that we had both worked directly with Cy. Yaron wrote the four-part harmony vocal arrangements for City Of Angels\, which had an amazing Broadway run from 1989 to 1992. In 2002\, I joined Cy’s Kennedy Center event Songs for the New Millennium\, featuring new songs by Cy and Marilyn and Alan Bergman and the artistry of Lillias White\, Patti Austin\, Carl Anderson\, Steve Tyrell and The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. I found him to be serious\, inquisitive\, very musical\, dedicated and warm\, and I treasure the memory of heading to his East Side pad to work on these new songs he was creating with Alan and Marilyn. \nAs Yaron and I talked more about the Cy oeuvre and legacy\, we ignited the spark that drove this record to its completion\, through various pandemic stops and starts. Yaron and I hope you enjoy our musical journey through Cy Coleman’s work. Perhaps you’ll find old favorites and perhaps you’ll discover new songs that move you. Any way you slice it\, Cy Coleman was a gem. \n\nJanis Siegel – vocals\nYaron Gershovsky – piano\nBoris Koslov – acoustic + electric bass\nVince Cherico – drums\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n		\n			\n			BUY TICKETS FROM BLUE NOTE for 1PM SHOW
URL:https://www.thevillagetrip.com/event/the-colors-of-my-life-a-cy-coleman-songbook-janis-siegel-yaron-gershovsky/
LOCATION:Blue Note\, 31 West 3rd Street\, New York\, \, NY 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:2024 Highlights,2024 Music
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