LAUREL MASSÉ FANSITE: noviembre 2007

30.11.07

ANGELS OF SWING

Three girls in the academy are preparing for 2008!

Hay tres chicas en la academia preparándose para el 2008 y todos las esperamos con ganas, seguro que estas chicas nos sorprenderán.

29.11.07

PIC OF THE WEEK/LAUREL WITH TIM HAUSER,JANIS SIEGEL AND ALAN PAUL AT THE 2004 MAC AWARDS-PHOTO BY BEN STROTHMANN

PIC OF THE WEEK

MANHATTAN TRANSFER IN AUSTRALIA :AUGUST 15,16,17,18 Sydney.19 Canberra.22 to 26 Melbourne.TOUCHES THE IMAGE TO READ HER

27.11.07

I've updated the "Laurel Massé in Concert" section with the Metropolitan Room date
More info:http://metropolitanroom.com/

26.11.07

Laurel Massé singing in Warren Ohio tomorrow -Tuesday November 27th - with the Mike Berkowitz Big Band. This concert will be a "Tribute to Capitol Records", and as one of the featured performers Laurel singing songs made famous by Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Ella Mae Morse, and others (including Ella Fitzgerald who wasn't on Capitol, but cannot be resisted!). This concert is at 7:30 PM at Packard Music Hall; the box office phone number is 330/841-2931.

25.11.07

I articulate in Dutch for the fans that enter of Holland and Germany/Touches the photo to read the article.

22.11.07

Laurel Massé and 2008 loaded with surprises!

Laurel Massé and 2008 loaded with surprises,to begin we have in Metropolitan Room in Manhattan from January 23 to January, in Massachusetts teaching a weekend master class in February, apart from Special Event! “SONGS FOR THE EARTH” in April.We do not forget that at the beginning of December starts working ghxport.com ,you will be able to download the recordings of Laurel, even those difficult of finding as the album Ballads, a wonderful album.

LINK:http://www.ghxport.com//index.php?manufacturers_id=8&osCsid=dqak6j6glu15pa6f54h1i4bpj2

21.11.07

PIC OF THE WEEK/LAUREL WITH TIM HAUSER,JANIS SIEGEL AND ALAN PAUL AT THE 2004 MAC AWARDS-PHOTO BY BEN STROTHMANN

PIC OF THE WEEK

Johnny Carson Special Guest Star :The Manhattan Transfer/Touches the image to read the article

September 1975 Playboy Magazine/Touches the image to read the article

16.11.07

On Sunday afternoon, November 18th, concert in Saugerties, NY, as part of this season's Saugerties Pro Musica concert series.

Laurel Masse, with special guest Wendy Lane Bailey will perform Sunday November 18th, at 3 PM in the third concert of the Saugerties Pro Musica 2007/8 season. This founding member of Grammy winning Manhattan Transfer will apply her unique style and beautiful voice to the jazz and swing standards she is well known for.
For information and directions go to http://www.saugertiespromusica.org/

14.11.07

PIC OF THE WEEK

THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER IN 1978. FINAL OF A CONCERT.

10.11.07

Laurel with Marilyn Maye

Singer Marilyn Maye opened her new show "A Tribute to Johnny Carson" at the Metropolitan Room on November 7 at 7:30PM.

LINK:http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22828

4.11.07

LAUREL MASSÉ IN CONCERT

This statuesque redhead is equally at ease singing a capella or with an orchestra; equally spellbinding on an impassioned ballad, a Bach cello suite, or a swinging vocal improv. Laurel Massé, founder of Manhattan Transfer, is gifted with a four-octave range and what she calls "the good sense to know when and when not to use it." She is a singer of rare intuition and taste, and possesses what what some critics have called "the perfect voice." In short, she is one of the premiere jazz and cabaret artists of her generation.

Friday, 11/16 in SaratogaSprings, NYCaffe Lena, in beautifulSaratoga. Friday, November 16at 8 PM. For reservations call518-583-0022, ext. 92, or go tohttp://www.caffelena.org/.

LIVE: JaLaLa @ The Egg, 6/5/10

The name JaLaLa is a clever use of the first two letters of the first names of the three internationally acclaimed songbirds fronting the fabulous trio.

Janis Siegel, Laurel Masse and Lauren Kinhan are certainly no strangers to the jazz community. Their considerable vocal talents have long been an integral part of such world-renowned ensembles as Manhattan Transfer (Siegel & Masse) and the New York Voices (Kinhan).

Last Saturday night, vocal sparks ignited the pyrotechnic vocal-fun at The Egg in Albany when these three distinct voices joined forces to sing, swing and scat their way through an uninterrupted set of originals, American jazz, Broadway standards and the classic Johnny Mercer songbook. (JaLaLa’s debut album is a tribute titled, “That Old Mercer Magic!”)

Backing the three chanteuses was a crack rhythm section featuring bassist Steve LaSpina, drummer Deric Dickens and long-time Manhattan Transfer music director/pianist Yaron Gershovsky.

http://www.nippertown.com

Birdland

JALALA = Janis Siegel, Laurel Masse and Lauren Kinhan…three gals who know from vocal groups. Janis has been with the Manhattan Transfer since the beginning. Laurel was part of the original Transfer. Lauren is one of the New York Voices. Happily, they have joined forces for this fabulous vocal klatch called JaLaLa. They sold-out Birdland on Monday night, showing off with their signature harmonies and gorgeous solo vocals, but a dazzling highlight came during the encore. The trio had planned a re-interpretation of the Lambert, Hendricks & Ross masterpiece, “It’s Sand, Man,” but Janis had spied the song’s creater and King of Vocalese, Mr. Jon Hendricks, sneak into the club to catch the act. They invited him onstage (left) to add some extra-special hip to the scene, making it one of the more historic moments we’ve witnessed! Thanks, Ja, La, and La for an amazing night!

http://castpartynyc.com/

LAUREL MASSÉ

Laurel Massé, founding member of Grammy award-winning vocal group Manhattan Transfer, toured internationally for seven years with the group and recorded five albums. In 1979, a serious automobile accident forced her departure. After two years of convalescence, she began touring again both in the States and in Europe. She has released four solo CDs. The first two, Alone Together and Easy Living, both hit the Billboard Jazz charts; the third, Again, was a People magazine pick. Feather and Bone, her 2000 release, was picked by audiophile magazine The Absolute Sound as "a recording of extraordinary musical and sonic value". In 2002 she released Ballads.

Coming Out nº1 in Europe

COMING OUT/BRITISH BPI GOLD LP AWARD 1977

Coming Out sold millions of copies in Europe, where a single from the album, "Chanson D'Amour," hit #1 in France and in England, a chart-topper on both sides of the English Channel. On the strength of "Chanson D'Amour," the Manhattan Transfer toured Europe again, including a show at the MIDEM music business convention in Cannes. In a 1977 interview, Alan Paul remembered how that song was chosen and recorded. "The song was written in 1957. We'd been recording all day and we hadn't gotten that far. Just as we were about to leave, Laurel shouted, 'Hey wait a minute, I've got an idea.' She used an Edith Piaf sound in her voice and we recorded it in one take. She wanted to get a romantic French feel behind it."

The Manhattan Transfer Show/CBS TV

Because of the lack of rehearsal time to learn new material, the Manhattan Transfer mined their catalog for over 30 different songs during the show's four-week run - they went through all their recorded material, the stuff that hadn't been recorded yet, enough music to record a new studio album every Sunday night. "We didn't want to get picked up for another season," said Tim, "because we knew that we couldn't do another season. These shows are put together in a week, and this is why television is what it is.

PASTICHE

Pastiche (Atlantic 19163), lived up to its name - a mixture of various musical styles and genres. By this time, the Manhattan Transfer were experimenting with more open voicings and less block harmony, adding new depth to their vocal precision. Between Pastiche's list of Cole Porter and Duke Ellington songs, the Manhattan Transfer collaborated for the first time with JonHendricks, the vocal jazz legend and one-third of the Lambert, Hendricks and Ross vocal jazz group. The collaboration, "Four Brothers," was originally written by Jimmy Giuffre for Woody Herman's Second Herd. For this song, the Manhattan Transfer replicated - using only their voices and Jon Hendricks' lyrics - the melodies of Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Herbie Steward and Serge Chaloff, Woody Herman's sax section.

Pastiche Nº10 in UK and nº 1 in Norway

Pastiche sold well in Europe, but could climb no higher than #66 on the American album charts. Tim, Alan, Janis and Laurel toured Europe, playing concerts in support of Pastiche, and listening to different music in anticipation of using some new ideas for a new album. "We had just come back from Europe," said Alan, "we were in Europe for a couple of months touring, and we were scheduled to open in the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles, and we had all these new ideas and things that we wanted to present to the public."

THE BEGINNINGS

The Manhattan Transfer re-emerged as a four-piece, with Janis Siegel (alto), Laurel Massé (soprano), and Alan Paul (tenor), who found each other in a series of happy accidents. Tim Hauser was driving a cab at the time, and picked up passenger Laurel Masse; they got to talking. Tim met Janis Siegel through a drummer acquaintance. Janis had been performing at the Greenwich Village coffeehouse scene with a group called "Laurel Canyon." Alan Paul had been appearing in the musical "Grease!" (Laurel's boyfriend was a musician in the production, and referred him).