LAUREL MASSÉ FANSITE: febrero 2008

26.2.08

The Two Lonely People

Already in MP3s
The Two Lonely People By Laurel Massé. LINK:http://www.amazon.com:80/gp/product/B0014HRUCO/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk11

22.2.08

Two Well Read
Wide ranging conversation about music and the art of performance with the occasional crack pot theory thrown in. Authored by singers, and arts educators Wendy Lane Bailey and Laurel Massé.

VISIT:http://twowellread.blogspot.com/

Photo By Bill Westmoreland and Heather Sullivan

10.2.08

HALLWAYS

Carol Hall, her recent delight has been the making of her CD “Hallways,” which features many of her most loved and wonderful songs – both old and brand new — such as the hit “Hard Candy Christmas,” as well as the timeless classic “Jenny Rebecca” — and a number of premier performances.

As Carol says in the CD’s booklet, “a song is not a song until somebody sings it…”

And what an array of singers she has here! In addition to Carol, performing on the CD are Amanda McBroom, Johnny Rodgers, Scott Coulter, Tim Dipasqua, Tom Andersen, Lesley Gore, Susannah Blinkoff, Farah Alvin, Steven Lutvak, Laurel Massé, Bobby Gosh, Rick Jensen, Carol Woods and the Broadway Inspirational Voices.

“Hallways” was also co-produced by Tex Arnold, who was its musical director, responsible for the exquisite arrangements.

And it was spectacularly engineered by Bill Moss at the famous NOLA Recording Studios, NYC.

We find to Laurel in:

Hungry For You:

Performed by Lesley Gore

With Wendy Lane Bailey, Laurel Massé, Carol Hall(Music by Lesley Gore)

The Two Lonely People:

Performed by Laurel Massé, piano solo/arrangement by Hubert "Tex" Arnold(Music by Bill Evans)

Link:http://www.lmlmusic.com/bio.php?id=107

WE DO NOT FORGET IT.THANK YOU!

Laurel Massé and Julie Wilson
HeartSong: The Concert for New Orleans
October 16, 2005
With plenty of heart and a marathon of song (nearly four hours, no intermission!), the concert HeartSong could hardly have been more aptly titled. One of many music events to help raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina, the October 16 parade of talent at Symphony Space featured mostly cabaret performers. To help both musicians and animals affected by the storm, the ticket sales benefitted New Orleans' Contemporary Arts Center and The Andy Kruzich Animal Welfare Fund. In addition to a cross-section of New York entertainers, several New Orleans musicians presented samplings of that city's earthy and jazzy traditional (and new) sounds.
Emceed by Erv Raible, a co-producer, the show was kept lively with variety in tone. Songs specifically about the city or focusing on survival were balanced by lighter moments, including some comedy. Alex Rybeck ably served as Music Coordinator, playing piano for many of the artists.
Between Julie Gold's opening, singing and playing her own "From a Distance" to Brent Barrett's closing "Headin' for New Orleans," there were memories shared about the city and bittersweet moments, but it was mostly an upbeat evening including everything from Broadway songs to "Amazing Grace." With members of New Orleans' music community present in the front row and elsewhere, there was a sense of community, one city helping another....and an audience helping itself to a very satisfying evening of entertainment.

Laurel Massé Ann Hampton Callaway and Janis Siegel

9.2.08

CHOICE PERFORMER AWARD,FINAL NOMINEES

CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
2008 MEMBERS' CHOICE PERFORMER AWARD
FINAL NOMINEES
CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE is trying to find the MEMBERS CHOICE of the top 10 cabaret performers or acts (revue, duo, etc.) for the year 2007. Nominations were made in January by 2007-2008 members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE. Nominees must have done their shows in the calendar year 2007. Members could only nominate performers/acts they personally had actually seen in performance in 2007. There were no categories, no minimum number of shows, no limit to club location. It had to be a full cabaret performance for which a cover/ticket had to be paid - not a concert, showcase, open mic, festival (Cabaret Convention, etc.) or benefit appearance.

Nominations closed at midnight on Saturday, February 2nd, 2008.

All nominations were tallied according to the number of nominations received for a particular performer/act. A second ballot containing all nominees who have received 3 or more nominations has now been sent by e-mail to all 2007-2008 CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE members of record as of February 2, 2008 for voting on the final 10 choices. The top 10 choices will be announced as quickly as possible after Saturday, March 1, 2008.

THE WINNING TOP 10 MEMBERS'S CHOICES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE MARCH IS CABARET MONTH CELEBRATION AT BROADWAY BABY BISTRO - Monday, March 10th at 7:00 pm! TICKET ORDER FORM

FULL LIST OF ALL NOMINEES
CHOICE NOMINEES
BARBARA BRUSSSELL
LIZ CALLAWAY
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
SUZANNE CARRICO
CYNTHIA CRANE
LAURA LEIGH DAVIDSON
BABY JANE DEXTER
JENNA ESPOSITO
ALICE FRAZIER
TERESE GENECCO
RAY JESSELL
LINDA KOSUT
ROB LANGEDER
BARRY LLOYD
ANDREA MARCOVICCI
LAUREL MASSE
MARILYN MAYE
JOYCE MOODY
KAREN OBERLIN
LESLIE OROFINO
MILES PHILLIPS
BEN RAUCH
MARCUS SIMEONE
CAROL SLOANE
LENNIE WATTS
JULIE WILSON
SUSAN WINTER
KRISTINE ZBORNIK

8.2.08

Friday 2/15/08 (7 – 10 PM)

“Interplay – A holistic Jazz Experience that will change your life!”Interplay Jazz - Vocal Master Class – Application
Concord, MA February 15 – February 18, 2008
Featuring Special Guest vocalist and master teacher Laurel Massé Founding member and former lead singer of Manhattan Transfer!

Friday 2/15/08 (7 – 10 PM) Reception at David and Rosemary
Miller’s home in Concord, MA. This will be a great opportunity to
meet each other and get (re)aquainted. There will be a short
performance by Laurel and Fred.

Saturday 2/16 (9 AM – 6 PM) This will be the heart of the
workshop. We will delve extensively into song performance and
working with a musical director, accompanist or small group.
Special attention will be given to the art of interpreting lyrics and
communicating with the audience. If you can only attend for one
day, this will be the day (see application options).

Sunday 2/17 (10 AM – 5 PM) We’ll be building on Saturday's
work, including how health and personal appearance effects your
performance, handling on-stage mistakes, and how to sequence a
set. Over the course of the two days each participant will work on
preparing songs for performance. Following a late afternoon
break, our evening will consist of a catered dinner and a
performance by workshop participants. Friends and family will be
invited to attend.

Monday 2/18 (10 AM - 1 PM) Taking it home with you: We’ll
work on organizing your practice, setting goals and “What’s
next?” Light lunch served at noon.

PRIMARY INSTRUMENT: VOICE
Vocalist Laurel Massé

For more information about Interplay Jazz visit:http://www.interplayjazz.com/

AND,Laurel’s website:http://www.laurelmasse.com/

During the course of the weekend, Dartmouth Senior Lecturer Fred Haas will offer classes in music theory,basic keyboard skills, chart writing, ear training and scat singing. Throughout the weekend Fred Haas (pianoand saxophone), John Schwartzberg (piano) and Jason Ennis (guitar) will be available to accompany vocalistsas they prepare for the Sunday evening performance.

4.2.08

OPERATOR/PROGRAM STARPARADE OF THE GERMAN TV.

LAUREL MASSÉ,TIM HAUSER,JANIS SIEGEL AND ALAN PAUL EN CONCIERTO. ESTE CONCIERTO SE REALIZÓ EL 26 DE MAYO DE 1977 EN EL AUDITORIO DE PALMA DE MALLORCA.

PIC OF THE WEEK

FOTO:DEZO HOFFMANN

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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).