Live Music: Musette Explosion, A Parisian Musette Trio at Ashland’s Old Siskiyou Barn

By Don Heckman Ashland, Oregon. The Siskiyou Music Project performance at the Old Siskiyou Barn Wednesday night was an unlikely combination of elements on several counts – all of them musically fascinating. Start with the group: Musette Explosion, – which included Matt Munisteri on guitar, Will Holshouser on accordion and Marcus Rojas on tuba. An… Read More Live Music: Musette Explosion, A Parisian Musette Trio at Ashland’s Old Siskiyou Barn

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Live Music: Liza Minnelli at Walt Disney Hall

By Don Heckman Los Angeles. Liza Minnelli’s performance at Disney Hall Tuesday night was dramatically different from her most recent previous Southland appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in August of 2012. Reviewing that show, I wrote that “it was her convincing dramatic abilities as well as her ever-dependable ability to tell a story, rather than… Read More Live Music: Liza Minnelli at Walt Disney Hall

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Live Jazz: Marlene VerPlanck at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Sangria

By Roger Crane Labels. So often they are more problematic than helpful. The distinction between a cabaret singer and a jazz singer is a case in point. It is true that some jazz singers ignore the text and use lyrics as simply a vehicle to hang their considerable “chops” upon. It is also true that… Read More Live Jazz: Marlene VerPlanck at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Sangria

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Live Pop Music: Susan Werner at McCabe’s

By Devon Wendell Pianist/guitarist/singer/songwriter Susan Werner is known for fusing torch songs, cabaret, rock/folk hits, gospel, country, classical, and jazz influences together with adventure and humor. And all those elements were present at McCabe’s Sunday night in a performance that flowed naturally with warmth and razor sharp wit. The two lengthy sets, accompanied by Trina Hamlin and Julia Biber, were composed… Read More Live Pop Music: Susan Werner at McCabe’s

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Here, There and Everywhere: Eartha Kitt

By Don Heckman The first reviews I wrote about Eartha Kitt for the Los Angeles Times were in the early ’90s. She’d been a major star for a good four decades at that time, a success in virtually every medium she’d encountered. As early as 1950, she’d been cast as Helen of Troy by Orson… Read More Here, There and Everywhere: Eartha Kitt

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The International Review of Music

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Live Music: Musette Explosion, A Parisian Musette Trio at Ashland’s Old Siskiyou Barn

Live Music: Liza Minnelli at Walt Disney Hall

Live Jazz: Marlene VerPlanck at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Sangria

Live Pop Music: Susan Werner at McCabe’s

Here, There and Everywhere: Eartha Kitt