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Category Archives: Female vocalists
MJJO Guest Vocalist, Tae Phoenix
“I’ve often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I’ve always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.” ~ Cassandra Wilson After a gig at Winterfest 2013 a young lady walked up to the band and said, … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Female vocalists, Jazz, Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra, MJJO, Vocalist
Tagged Tae Phoenix
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“In the Mood” 2012
“It’s been a big week for our side. Over on the beaches of Normandy our boys have fired the opening guns of the long awaited drive to liberate the world.” ~ Glenn Miller during a radio broadcast of “I Sustain … Continue reading
Posted in Big Band, Community, Facebook, Female vocalists, Saxophone, Theater
Tagged glenn miller, in the mood, Sky Performance Arts
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Gordon Goodwin ~ Too Close for Comfort
The Microsoft Jumpin’ Jive Orchestra luv’s this chart sung by our own Shaz. We don’t play a lot of Gordon Goodwin’s stuff because it is so fricken’ hard to do well. This one took a lot of practice, but we … Continue reading
Posted in Band Management, Big Band, Female vocalists, Jazz, MJJO, Saxophone, Video, Vocalist, YouTube
Tagged Gordon Goodwin, Hunting Wabbits, Too Close for Comfort
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Nude du Jour: The Musician
Posted in Female vocalists, Guitar, Health and wellness, Nude, Too Spicy for some
Tagged domai
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Overjoyed
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible, is music.” ~ Aldous Huxley Esperanza Spalding is an American multi-instrumentalist best known as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon many genres in her own compositions. In 2011, … Continue reading
Posted in Bass Sax, Facebook, Female vocalists, Jazz, Music, Too Spicy for some, YouTube
Tagged esperanza spalding, sexy
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Microsoft Jazz Band Vocalists ~ 2011
I wanna give a shout out to the fab vocalists for the Microsoft Jazz Band 2011 season. The crowds loved them, danced to them, and couldn’t get enough. Much of the standard Jazz repertoire was written for the voice and … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Erotic, Female vocalists, Jazz, Microsoft, Saxophone, Swing Dancers, Vocalist
Tagged "Microsoft Jazz Band" Seattle
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God Bless the Child
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” ~ Eric Sevareid My young grandchildren are so excited about the arrival of Christmas. … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Family, Female vocalists, Holiday, Music, Quote, YouTube
Tagged Eric Sevareid, God Bless the Child, Monroe WA, Robin Hilt, Sky Notes Orchestra
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Big Band: Can the Clutter!
Further guidance from my friend Terry Stibal, a professional musician and band manager with his latest band, the Sounds of the South Dance Orchestra. CAN THE CLUTTER!!! We had a video made of our group once, something that I have … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Band, Band Management, Big Band, Culture, Dancing, Entertainment, Female vocalists, Guides, Jazz, Music, Vocalist
Tagged Benny Goodman, Chattanooga Choo-choo, glenn miller, Monkees, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman
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Big Bands ~ Stream of Consciousness
“We dream in order to integrate experiences from our daily lives into our stream of consciousness about our life.” ~ Patricia Randolph I have been listening to big bands around the Seattle area for the last ten years now. And … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Culture, Dancing, Female vocalists, Jazz, MJB
Tagged Darren Motamedy, Microsoft, Patricia Randolph, stand fronts
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