Swing Fever  www.swingfever.com
Saturday, October 4, 2008
7:00pm
Bainbridge Island Commons
 

Swing Fever has been performing jazz of the 1930's and 40's for twenty-nine years. The band has toured and recorded with renowned musicians, including Count Basie - Duke Ellington trumpeter Clark Terry, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco and vibraphonist Terry Gibbs.  Swing Fever is dedicated to the music of the Swing Era, playing it as critic Phil Elwood said, "as though the numbers are on today's Hit Parade."   Clever, fun, romantic, moody, witty - here is wonderful, classic music presented in its full emotional range. 

 

Swing Fever will feature vocalist Denise Perrier.

 

Swing Fever and Denise Perrier have performed during the past 12 years, at countless private events, and more than 100 concert performances throughout the West including two tours in Alaska, and the notable 1999 tour with clarinetist Buddy DeFranco.

 

Here is what Philip Elwood, the late music critic for the San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle had to say:

"Perrier's work is big, rich, melodic and hits home with a remarkable punch. She has the swirling, dancing, integrating intimacy usually associated with Continental vocalists . . .  Wherever she sings, somehow she makes it her turf -- the sign of something special, a real pro. Perrier has the guts of a blues-jazz singer and tile gloss of a cabaret-saloon singer. She'll tackle tough stuff and make it her own, mixing Cole Porter, Fats Waller, Stephen Sondheim and Duke Ellington songs into a set effortlessly. She sings with a soft intimacy in cabarets but can belt out a Bessie Smith blues lyric, in a stage show; Perrier's blues become ballads, the ballads become blues."

 

Ms. Perrier's critically acclaimed theater production of "Unforgettable," a tribute to Dinah Washington, and musical tributes to Duke Ellington and George Gershwin have received enthusiastic responses from listeners everywhere from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. She performed in the extended San Francisco production of the black vaudevillian musical "One Mo' Time!," at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention at Town Hall in New York City and San Francisco, and with the Smithsonian Duke Ellington Tribute and Exhibition.

 

Sponsored by the BI Park District, this concert will be held at the Bainbridge Commons, 370 Brien Dr. SE, Bainbridge Island.

 

Advance Tickets are $18, Tickets at the door are $20, and youth tickets are $10.  Advance tickets available at Glass Onion, Winslow Drug, or by calling the Park District office at (206) 842-2306. 

 

 

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MCR presents:

Music has played an important role on the life of guitarist and composer Cesar Medel www.cesarmedel.com , who began to experience music himself at a very young age. Introduced to the guitar music by his father, he began the adventure that later became a life dedicated to share the value of music for guitar.

 

He entered the Hizidor Handler K Conservatory of Music of Vina del Mar; there he began his study of classical guitar with Professor Ximena Matamoros, who helped him to develop a style and an identity of his own for interpreting the guitar. At that time he also came to know Sergio Vilchez, the Director of the Conservatory, with whom he still shares a great friendship. In his later years of study at the Conservatory he worked with Professor Antonio Rioseco, the Chair of the guitar department and a Master of several research and transcriptions of Music made for the guitar.

 

Motivated by his faith Cesar began arranging and performing traditional Christian music on guitar. His Album titled "Grand Solo" is a classical guitar album, featuring Works by important composers for the instrument. Recorded and published in the USA, album that has been acclaimed by the public and followers of the artist.

 

Cesar resides in the beautiful Washington State, in the USA, along with his wife and two daughters (Carolina and Danette), in a place that he recalls "Celtic Land", because of the impressive landscapes, the islands and its culture.

 

In April 2007, he officially released Unforgettable Songs under Greenland Music Group (his record label) with interpretations on guitar of popular hits in music.  He releases Eternal Light in June 2008, a collection of religious (Christian) songs and Hymns, based in the musical concept of the original album recorded in 2001,featuring arrangements for solo guitar, duets and trio ansambles of guitar, violin and piano.

 

With a busy schedule, Cesar continues giving concerts and recitals, delighting audiences with his performances.

 

This will be Cesar's final Bainbridge performance before leaving the US for a position in Spain.

7:30 PM Saturday October 18th

at

Island Music Guild Hall
10598 Valley Road (Rolling Bay)
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

 

Admission $ 12 general ($8 students and seniors)

 

 

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