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Tribute to Benny Goodman
& Peggy Lee
Big Band
Monday, September 22, 2008
In
March 1937 Benny Goodman played The Paramount Theatre in New York
City. The result was pandemonium with screaming fans jamming the
theatre, and The King of Swing was born! Everett Longstreth's Tribute
to Benny Goodman brings the music back to life with his true-to-style
direction and focus on the big band repertoire of the early 1940s.
A rising vocal star, Amanda Carr, adds her own vocal interpretation
while paying homage to Peggy Lee, who set the standard for class
and elegance in concert halls and supper clubs throughout the world.
There was only one King of Swing, and one Peggy Lee. If imitation
is truly the sincerest form of flattery both Benny and Peggy would
be proud.
Everett
Longstreth Orchestra website: OriginalMusic.com/NewEnglandSwing
Amanda
Carr website: AmandaCarr.com
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Davin James & Larry Joe
Taylor
Country & Western
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Davin
James & Larry Joe Taylor are two of Texas' best country music
singer songwriters. For the past nine years, they have performed
a limited number of concerts together that they like to call their
James/Taylor show. Their chemistry on stage is magical. With a mixture
of feel-good music and down home country humor, they keep their
audiences completely engaged throughout their concerts. Larry Joe,
the creator of the "Coastal Country" genre, has released
seven albums and enjoys a following all over the US and Europe.
His songs have been recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P. Nunn,
and many others. Larry Joe has also hosted the "Texas Music
Festival" for the past 15 years. Davin James has released five
albums and plays over 150 concert dates per year. Davin & Larry
Joe both perform regularly on stage with the likes of Rusty Wier,
Ray Wiley Hubbard, Gary P. Nunn, Guy Clark, Pat Green, Jerry Jeff
Walker and Robert Earl Keene. So come prepared for an evening of
toe-tapping good-time country tunes and spell-binding ballads about
real life and the passion and resilience required to get through
it.
Davin
James website: DavinJames.com
Larry
Joe Taylor website: LarryJoeTaylor.com
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Pavlo
Mediterranean Guitar
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Greenville
audiences have an exceptional opportunity to hear the unique music
of Greek-Canadian Pavlo and his stunning band of musicians. Blending
the traditions of Greek, Latin, & Spanish music, Pavlo dubs
his music as Mediterranean. Exciting sounds of guitar, Bouzouki,
drums, keyboard and myriad instruments transcend demographics or
genre distinctions. Beginning his training early in life, Pavlo's
father encouraged him to "Have the courage to do what you love,
and the drive to do it well." With numerous awards to his credit,
Pavlo has lived up to those words, saying, "My mission in life
is to bring my music to as many people as I can while I'm here on
this earth."
Pavlo
website: Pavlo.net
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Jade Simmons
Pianist
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Electrifying
pianist Jade Simmons is committed to broadening the boundaries of
classical music. Conservatory-trained at Rice University and at
the Foundation Bell' Arte in Brussels, she has performed extensively
across Europe and the U.S., with many performances broadcast on
PBS and NPR affiliates. Also a passionate youth advocacy speaker
and former Miss America First Runner-Up, she was recently honored
by the Concert Artist Guild as the first-ever New Music, New Faces
Fellow, through which she will continue to expand audiences by bringing
traditional and new works to non-traditional and alternative venues.
With exuberant stage presence and percussive flare, Jade Simmons
fearlessly brings the classics to the cutting edge.
Jade
Simmons website: JadeMedia.org
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Side Street Strutters
Jazz Band
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
IIn
their Silver Anniversary '08-'09 season, the Side Street Strutters
continue to capture the excitement and spontaneity of America's
greatest musical heritage - JAZZ! This vivacious six-piece band
has raised many a roof throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe,
featuring the legendary sounds of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong,
and Fats Waller. A few dynamic arrangements of popular Big Band
tunes add a little swingin' spice to their down-home New Orleans
repertoire. With colorful costumes, tap dancing, novelty numbers
and rare instrument features, it's no wonder that Side Street Strutters
is still going strong after 25 years. Come join in their Silver
Anniversary celebration!
Side
Street Strutters website: SideStreetStrutters.com
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Singing Cadets of Texas A&M
Choir
Sunday (Matinee), February
22, 2009
The Emmy award-winning group has members from across Texas and the United States.
Members of the Singing Cadets major in a wide range of academic fields of study and all members are actively involved with many other campus organizations
and activities. Also, since the Singing Cadets is a student organization, the members volunteer their time and do not receive any academic credit for participation
in the group. They also spread the Spirit of Aggieland around the globe. The group has toured to Romania, Mexico, Germany, England, Switzerland, Hungary and Australia.
Singing
Cadets of Texas A&M website: SingingCadets.TAMU.edu
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The New York Theatre Ballet
Cinderella
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A
dancing clock, wacky stepsisters, and everyone's favorite rags-to-riches
princess are all part of this enchanting story. "On the plus
side, the under-publicized New York Theatre Ballet, courageously
maintained by Diana Byer for three decades, may be the most intriguingly
programmed ballet company in the United States. With a mission to
maintain the Cecchetti-Diaghilev traditions, and with the authoritative
assistance of giants like Sallie Wilson, championing the repertory
of Antony Tudor particularly - not to mention its school - NYTB
has established itself as an essential international ballet company."
-Paul Ben-Itzak, The Dance Insider, November 2007.
The
New York Theater Ballet website: NYTB.org
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The Woods Tea Company
Music & Comedy
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Piping
the pennywhistle, burning up the banjo and bodhran, grilling a fine
guitar and spicing it all up with plenty of quick, dry wit is The
Woods Tea Company's famous recipe! This folk music quartet fires
off impressive vocal harmonies, and cooks up a spirited brew of
bluegrass, Irish, Celtic and "old sea" shanties. A coveted
partnership with PBS has aided the group's rapid rise, taking them
to admiring fans across the U.S. With down home charm, and approachability,
The Woods Tea Company naturally achieves something few other acts
do - a real, genuine rapport with the audience that brings you to
"the edge of your seat tapping your feet, clapping your hands,
laughing, and singing along!" per the Dayton, Ohio review.
The
Woods Tea Company website: WoodsTea.net
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