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Arcadia Weekly Feb 28, 2011
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!
CATALINA BAR & GRILL
Presents A Performance of the Critically Acclaimed CD of Romantic Ballads,
“CORKY HALE…AND FRIENDS – I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU”
Featuring Corky Hale, Jazz Pianist, Harpist and Singer
With Her Friends, Singers Sally Kellerman, Ariana Savalas,
Tricia Tahara and Brenna Whitaker
ONE NIGHT ONLY!!! TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
“Hale complements her nicely rendered lead vocal tracks with
stunningly beautiful guest spots by a unique array of emotionally
equipped female vocalists.” – Music Connection Magazine,
“A timeless collection of romantic ballads.” – Overture Magazine
“Six thoughtful female vocalists sounding in love with the classic songs
they are singing. Accompanying them on harp or piano, the masterful
Corky Hale sings three tracks herself, radiating the delight of discovered
feelings, bursting with bliss. Hail to Hale!” – Cabaret Scenes Magazine
Sally Kellerman
Catalina Bar & Grill; 6725 West Sunset Boulevard (just east of North Highland Avenue); Los Angeles, CA 90028. There is $20 Cover Charge. Valet Parking is available.
Tracks from the CD include: If I Should Lose You (Robin-Rainger) – Brenna Whitaker; My Romance (Rodgers & Hart) – Tricia Tahara; The More I See You (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren) – Corky Hale; I’ve Got A Crush On You (George & Ira Gershwin) – Sally Kellerman; I See Your Face Before Me (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz) – Ariana Savalas; You’re Getting To Be a Habit With Me (Warren/Dubin) – Corky Hale; I’m Glad There Is You (Paul Madeira/Jimmy Dorsey) – Tricia Tahara; Like Someone In Love (Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke – Corky Hale; and Where or When (Rodgers & Hart) – Brenna Whitaker.
The Cover Charge is $20 per person. Reservations for the show and dinner can be made by calling Catalina Bar & Grill at 323-466-2210 or online at www.ticketweb.com. Valet Parking is available. For further information about the performance, please visit the website www.catalinajazzclub.com. For further information about Corky Hale, please visit www.corkyhale.com.
About The Artists:
Corky Hale
Corky Hale (Pianist, Harpist and Vocalist) was born in a small mid-western farm town and started piano lessons at age three. At age seven, while vacationing with her family in Florida, Hale was heard in the lobby of her hotel picking out tunes on the piano by House bandleader, Horace Heidt. Heidt had a little band jacket made for her and featured her for the next few weeks in the evening show.
She has performed at The White House with Tony Bennett, soloed with Barbra Streisand in Central Park and at the Hollywood Bowl, and performed with Björk on her MTV Special in London. Hale has also appeared with George Michael at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Washington, D.C.’s RFK Stadium. She has played harp for Liberace, piano for Billie Holiday and Mel Tormé, and has sung with the bands of Harry James, Ray Anthony and Jerry Gray.
Hale’s harp, piano and vocals can be heard on her three albums “CORKY!;” “Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas;” and her current CD “Corky Hale and Friends…I’m Glad There Is You.” Corky Hale’s CDs are available at www.cdbaby.com and www.amazon.com.
Her sold-out performances at the Oak Room at the Algonquin in New York, Davenport’s in Chicago, the Cinegrill and Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz…etc. in Los Angeles, the Plush Room in San Francisco, and Pizza On The Park in London have led Los Angeles Times’ jazz reviewer Don Heckman to observe that Hale is “more than a triple threat,” and the San Francisco Examiner’s Philip Ellwood noted her performances are “of cyclonic proportions.”
On November 22, 2007, Corky Hale made her debut at Carnegie Hall as a Piano Soloist with the New York Pops Orchestra, under the baton of Guest Conductor, Barry Levitt. In 2008 she appeared at the Metropolitan Room in New York and produced a Tribute to Sammy Cahn at the Wilshire Theatre Beverly Hills. In 2009 she appeared at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz…etc. in Los Angeles, selling it out for the third time. Also in 2009, she also appeared as a performer on the Inaugural Playboy Jazz Cruise of the Caribbean.
Other upcoming 2011 appearances include: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the 16th Annual Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C.; Knickerbocker Bar & Grill in New York; Midtown Jazz at Midday at St. Peter’s Church in New York; and the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, CA, among others. To learn more about Corky Hale, please visit www.corkyhale.com.
Sally Kellerman (Vocalist) is the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated actress who created the infamous role of Major Margaret “Hot Lips” O’Houlihan in Robert Altman’s classic film, “M*A*S*H.” As a singer Kellerman was under contract with Verve Records at the age of 18. She has been blessed with a signature voice and style as well as an uncanny ability to make a song her own. Her current critically acclaimed CD entitled, “Sally,” was recently released. She will soon be releasing a new CD. The Los Angeles Times has hailed Kellerman as “someone who has the full package of skills…required to establish herself as a first-rate jazz and blues-tinged vocalist.” In 2007 she made her Carnegie Hall debut in a program dedicated to Rock ‘n Roll legends, Leiber & Stoller.
Ariana Savalas (Vocalist) is the daughter of the late Academy Award nominated actor, Telly Savalas, and Julie Hovland Savalas. One summer when she was vacationing with her family in Austria, she recorded a song for fun at a mobile karaoke station, which came to the attention of STARTRAX, a European recording company. Savalas recorded a single with them as well as an EP with producer Jack White. STARTRAX, in association with OE3, the top Austrian pop radio station, promoted Savalas extensively. She has appeared locally in Los Angeles at the Cinespace, the Whiskey A Go Go and Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz…etc.
Tricia Tahara (Vocalist) is a Los Angeles resident and Savant Records recording artist. She was raised in Detroit, MI on an eclectic mixture of rock, pop, opera, and Broadway show tunes. She honed her classical technique at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, developed her jazz chops at the Berklee College of Music, and hit the road with rock and funk bands that took her literally around the world. All About Jazz’s Stanley Péan proclaimed Tahara, “one of the jazz scene’s best kept secrets,” calling her album Secrets, “well worth hearing, notably for ‘L’Altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare’ (an aria from Boito’s Mephistopheles), where freebop meets opera with astonishing results.” And the publication Bird Lives declared, “Secrets is anything but a typical jazz vocalist’s debut recording. Tricia uses her voice like an instrument, becoming part of the band, and her distinctive, assured musicality is evident on every track.” In 2007 she made her Carnegie Hall debut in a program dedicated to Rock ‘n Roll legends, Leiber & Stoller.
Brenna Whitaker (Vocalist) began her musical journey in professional theatre in Kansas City, MO where she was known as a serious young performer with a big voice. She now leads her seven to 14 piece band in Los Angeles, where she sings at various venues, corporate events and high profile private parties. She has performed with her band at the Café Cordiale, The Edison Bar, Harvelles, The Mint, Pasadena Jazz Institute, The Langham Huntington Hotel and at the Ford Amphitheatre.
Jeff Lass (Album Producer) of Palisades Records has worked as a Musical Director for Corky Hale, Sally Kellerman, Paul Williams, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Laverne Baker, Taylor Dane, Patti Austin, John Raitt, Freda Payne and Mike Stoller. As a composer he has written songs for 16 feature films, including, “Dick Tracy” and “Rage In Harlem,” as well as for Madonna’s “Breathless” album.
Jim DeJulio (Guest Artist – Bass) has accompanied a wide variety of artists including: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michele Le Grand, Nancy Wilson, Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Lainie Kazan, Barry Manilow, Hank Jones and Buddy Greco. He has appeared I the Playboy, Monterey and Idyllwild Jazz Festivals, among others. He is featured in more than 150 movie and television soundtracks, including: The Mike Douglas Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Love Boat, Beverly Hills Cop II, Naked Gun, For The Boys and The Frank Sinatra Story.
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!
Catalina Bar & Grill Presents A Performance of the
Critically Acclaimed CD of Romantic Ballads,
“CORKY HALE…AND FRIENDS – I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU”
Featuring Corky Hale, Jazz Pianist, Harpist and Singer
With Her Friends, Singers Sally Kellerman, Ariana Savalas,
Tricia Tahara and Brenna Whitaker
ONE NIGHT ONLY!!! TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011 AT 8:00 P.M.
WHO: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! Catalina Bar & Grill will present a performance of the critically acclaimed CD of romantic ballads, “CORKY HALE…AND FRIENDS – I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU,” featuring Corky Hale, Jazz pianist, harpist and singer with her friends, singers Sally Kellerman, Ariana Savalas, Tricia Tahara and Brenna Whitaker. Jeff Lass will also be featured on Piano; Jim DeJulio will be featured as a Guest Artist on Bass.
WHAT: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! “CORKY HALE…AND FRIENDS – I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU,” One Night Only!!!
WHERE: Catalina Bar & Grill; 6725 West Sunset Boulevard (just east of North Highland Avenue); Los Angeles, CA 90028.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m.
HOW: The Cover Charge is $20 per person. Valet Parking is available. Reservations for the show and dinner can be made by calling Catalina Bar & Grill at 323-466-2210 or online at www.ticketweb.com. Valet Parking is available. For further information about the performance, please visit the website www.catalinajazzclub.com. For further information about Corky Hale, please visit www.corkyhale.com.
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