Sunday, January 4, 2004FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2004
Vocalist Carol Sloane Celebrates 50th Anniversary in Jazz at Scullers Jazz Club Valentine[base ']s Weekend
Carol Sloane will celebrate her 50th anniversary in jazz at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston, February 13-14, 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. Accompanying Ms. Sloane will be the James Williams Trio with special guest, tenor saxophonist, Harry Allen. 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." Pianist, James Williams, moved to Boston in the early 1970[base ']s from his home in Memphis to join the faculty of Berklee College of Music. He soon became a member of drummer Alan Dawson[base ']s group which provided support to touring artists including Art Farmer, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, Pat Martino, Red Norvo and Arnette Cobb. In 1977, Williams met Art Blakey and began a four-year, ten album tenure with the Jazz Messengers along with Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson, Billy Pierce and Charles Fambrough. Throughout his career, Williams has played with artists such as Thad Jones, Joe Henderson, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Art Farmer, Kenny Burrell, Elvin Jones, Freddie Hubbard and Tony Williams. Saxophonist, Harry Allen, has been called "the Frank Sinatra of the saxophone," and has been compared to tenor legends Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Ben Webster and Paul Gonsalves, continuing the tradition of rich, lyrical playing that was more often heard in the 1930[base ']s and 1940[base ']s. Gary Giddens of the New York Times wrote, "he may be sick of hearing it, but for anyone who desperately misses Stan Getz, Allen[~]despite the burr he likes to put on his sound[~]is an answered prayer, a lyrical and engagingly rhythmic player who almost always cuts to the chase." Scullers Jazz Club is located at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Road in Boston. Showtimes on Friday and Saturday, February 13-14, are 8 & 10:30 pm. Tickets are $22 (dinner/show $67) and may be purchased by calling the box office at 617-562-4111 or online at www.scullersjazz.com "Whisper Sweet" (2003, #7113) and Carol[base ']s previous CD, "I Never Went Away," (2001, #7085) are available from High Note Records at 212-873-2020 or online at www.jazzdepot.com. For more information on Carol Sloane, call Dawn Singh at 857-544-0739 or email at dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com. Carol Sloane[base ']s website address is www.carolsloane.com.
JPEG: Carol Sloane (color)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2003
Japan Society of Boston Celebrates Traditional Japanese New Year and Opening of "Five Friends from Japan" Exhibit at Children's Museum
The Japan Society of Boston, marking its centennial in 2004, welcomes the Year of the Monkey with its annual New Year's celebration, Oshogatsu, at the Children's Museum on January 11, 2004. Festivities will include hands-on activities for families such as origami, traditional rice pounding (mochi-tsuka), a lion dance, a tea ceremony, Japanese drumming (taiko), and the Japanese art of candy sculptures (amezaiku).
Members of the media and dignitaries from Japan and Boston are invited to a reception and dinner from 4:30-6 pm featuring traditional Japanese Oshogatsu foods. Guests will be addressed by Masuo Nishibayashi, Consul-General of Japan in Boston; Lou Casagrande, President of the Children's Museum; and Peter Grilli, President of the Japan Society of Boston, who will extend traditional New Year's greetings and announce further details on the Centennial Celebration in 2004.
Tickets to the dinner (with free admission to the exhibit) may be purchased by calling the Japan Society of Boston at 617-451-0726. Hours for the Oshogatsu celebration on Sunday, January 11, are 10 am - 5 pm.
In conjunction with Oshogatsu will be the world premiere of a new exhibit, "Five Friends from Japan: Children in Japan Today." The interactive exhibit is designed to entertain and educate all ages by highlighting similarities and differences between Japan and the US through vignettes of five Japanese children. The exhibit remains on view until May 9 when it will travel to the Capital Children's Museum in Washington, DC.
The Japan Society of Boston is a tax-exempt 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 who are liked together by a strong interest in Japan and a shared recognition of the importance of the US-Japan relationship.
The Children's Museum of Boston exists to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live. It is a private, nonprofit, educational institution that is recognized internationally as a research and development center and pacesetter for children's exhibitions, educational programs and curriculum.
A press preview will begin at 3 pm with a traditional mochi-tsuka rice pounding and lion dance. To be included on the press list or for more information on Oshogatsu or the Japan Society of Boston, contact Dawn Singh at 857-544-0739 or dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 23, 2003
Dr. Maya Angelou To Visit Boston February 6 For Lecture Presentation at Symphony Hall
The producers of Unique Lives & Experiences are pleased to present Dr. Maya Angelou at Symphony Hall in Boston, Friday, February 6, 2004, 7:30 pm. Tickets are $29.95, $39.95, $49.95, $59.95 and $69.95, and may be purchased by calling Symphony Charge at 1-888-266-1200 or online at www.bostonsymphonyhall.org. Tickets for groups of ten or more may be purchased at a 10% discount by calling Show of the Month at 617-350-6000.
Dr. Angelou, a world renowned poet, playwright, author, actor, composer and director has won three Grammys and has been nominated for a Tony Award, the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Mentor to Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Angelou will share her inspirational message of hope, courage and survival. Hailed as one of the greatest speakers of our time, her words have been a source of inspiration, comfort, encouragement and strength for millions of people around the world.
Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer and civil rights activist. Dr. Angelou is best known for her autobiographical books: All God[base ']s Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986), The Heart of a Woman (1981), Singin[base '] and Swingin[base '] and Gettin[base '] Merry Like Christmas (1976), Gather Together in My Name (1974), and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which was nominated for the National Book Award. Among her volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (Random House, 1995), The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994), Wouldn[base ']t Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993), Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987), I Shall Not Be Moved (1990), Shaker, Why Don[base ']t You Sing? (1983), Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975) and Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water [OE]fore I Die (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. From 1961 to 1962 she was associate editor of The Arab Observer in Cairo, Egypt, the only English-language news weekly in the Middle East, and from 1964 to 1966 she was feature editor of the African Review in Accra, Ghana. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and West African Fanti.
Dr. Angelou returned to the US in 1974 and was appointed by Gerald Ford to the Bicentennial Commission and later by Jimmy Carter to the Commission for International Woman of the Year. She accepted a lifetime appointment in 1981 as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1993, Dr. Angelou became only the second poet in American history to recite her work at the inauguration of an American president when, in 1993 at the request of Bill Clinton, she read On the Pulse of the Morning.
The first black woman director in Hollywood, Dr. Angelou has written, produced, directed and starred in productions for stage, film and television. In 1971 she wrote the original screenplay and musical score for the film, George, Georgia, and was both author and executive producer of a five-part television miniseries, Three Way Choice. She has also written and produced several prize-winning documentaries including "Afro-Americans in the Arts," a PBS special for which she received the Golden Eagle Award. Maya Angelou was nominated for a Tony award for acting in her Broadway debut in Look Away (1973) and for an Emmy for best supporting actress for her performance in Alex Haley[base ']s Roots (1977).
Dr. Angelou has received dozens of honorary degrees from universities around the world. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, she captivates her audience lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies.
The presentation of Dr. Angelou is sponsored in part by John Hancock Financial Services and includes donations to Shelburne Community Center and the Boston Arts Academy as well as tickets for young people in the community to attend the event.
The Nicole Nelson Band, who recently appeared at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival and Steppin[base '] Out, will perform a short set prior to Dr. Angelou[base ']s presentation.
For more information, contact Dawn Singh at 857-544-0739 or dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com.
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