Tuesday, December 9, 2003FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2003
Vocalist Carol Sloane Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Jazz
Carol Sloane will kick off her 50th anniversary in jazz at the Village Vanguard in New York January 13-18, 2004, and perform songs from her new CD, "Whisper Sweet," on High Note Records, her forty-eighth recording since she debuted with the Larry Elgart Band in 1959. Carol Sloane[base ']s stellar career has included performing with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross at the Village Vanguard and the Newport Jazz Festival; opening for Jackie Mason and the Smothers Brothers at Mr. Kelly[base ']s in Chicago; Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge and Richard Pryor at the hungry I in San Francisco; and Phyllis Diller, Jackie Vernon and Stiller and Meara at the Blue Angel in New York. She appeared regularly on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and forged lasting friendships with Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae. Carol recorded her first album for Columbia Records in 1961 and made her New York debut opening for Oscar Peterson at the Village Vanguard. She has performed with Art Farmer, Kenny Burrell, Kenny Barron, Ernestine Anderson, Chris Connor, Art Farmer, Tommy Flanagan, Benny Golsen, Scott Hamilton, Fred Hersch, George Mraz, Bucky Pizzarelli, Rufus Reid, Jimmy Rowles, Clark Terry, Ben Webster and Phil Woods, among many others. Carol has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Town Hall and the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center, and was a guest with Marian McPartland on her NPR program, "Piano Jazz." Carol Sloane also has the distinct privilege of appearing in three mystery novels written by best-selling author, Robert Parker (Ceremony, Hush Money, Potshot and the Spenser series). "I honestly think you are the best girl singer alive," Parker said to Sloane and in liner notes on her CD " I Never Went Away" wrote "[sigma]the best singer since Sarah (Vaughan) and one of three or four best that ever did this." Performing with Carol Sloane will be Patti Wicks, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Kenny Washington, drums. Showtimes are 9 & 11 pm Tuesday through Friday and Sunday; additional show 12:30 am Saturday night only. The Village Vanguard is located at 178 7th Avenue South, between W. 11th Street and Waverly Place. Tickets are $20 cover with a $10 minimum Friday and Saturday. Shows Sunday through Thursday are $15 with a $10 minimum. Call 212-255-4037 or order online at www.villagevanguard.com. Students with valid ID pay $15 Sunday through Thursday subject to availability (call ahead). For more information on Carol Sloane, call Dawn Singh at 617-522-8633 or 857-544-0739 or email at dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com.
JPEG: Carol Sloane (color)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEC 1, 2003
Japan Society of Boston Welcomes New Year with Giant Ice Sculpture
Society Launches Centennial Celebration by Hosting Sapporo Artists on First Night
The Japan Society of Boston adds more international flair to First Night this year, bringing the world-famous Sapporo ice sculpture artists to Boston for the first time on New Year[base ']s Eve. To launch its Centennial Celebration, the Japan Society, founded in 1904, welcomes the Japanese artists to Boston Common Parade Ground where they will recreate a huge replica of the renowned Edo Castle at the corner of Beacon and Charles streets. The team of three Japanese ice sculptors, joined by several American sculptors, will work on the huge castle throughout the post-Christmas week and are scheduled to complete it on Wednesday morning, December 31. Holiday visitors to downtown Boston are invited to witness the progress of this remarkable 45 ton, 20 foot high sculpture, which can be viewed from the Beacon Street side of the Boston Common Parade Ground. The sculpture captures the graceful form of the original Edo Castle with its curved-roof turrets and massive stone base. Edo (the present Tokyo) Castle was home to the Tokugawa Shogunate that ruled Japan for more than 250 years. The dramatic demise of the Shogunate was popularized in the recent film, "The Last Samurai," starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. The First Night opening ceremony will be held at the Edo Castle installation site at 11:30 am on December 31st. Invited guests to the ceremony include Consul-General of Japan in Boston, Masuo Nishibayashi, and Geri Guardino, Executive Director of First Night Boston. Members of the media and local dignitaries will be joined by representatives from Hokkaido at a private welcoming reception from 3-5 pm on December 31 at the Hampshire House on Beacon Street where the artists will discuss the history and technical challenges of this unique art form. The First Night sculpture kicks off the Japan Society[base ']s Centennial Celebration which will continue with dozens of special programs throughout the year. Future presentations include the traditional Oshogatsu New Year[base ']s party, Kabuki Theatre at the Wang Center, exhibitions of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Children[base ']s Museum and Peabody Essex Museum, conferences and presentations at Harvard, Tufts, Wellesley and MIT, film retrospectives, sporting events and many more explorations of Japanese culture. For more information, visit www.us-japan.org/boston. This unique project is co-sponsored by the Japan Society of Boston and the Hokkaido-Massachusetts Sister-State Association. The Japan Society of Boston, Inc. is a non-profit American organization whose mission is to promote cultural and economic ties and active interchange between Japanese and Americans for mutual understanding, benefit and enjoyment. The oldest Japan Society in the US, it serves as a bridge for a network of individuals, cultural and academic institutions and business and financial firms linked together by a strong interest in Japan and a shared recognition of the importance of the US-Japan relationship. For more information on the Japan Society of Boston or the Sapporo ice sculpture team, contact Dawn Singh at 617-522-8633 or 857-544-0739 or dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com
JPEG: Edo Castle Ice Sculpture
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