TERESE GENECCO w/ Kelly Park on piano: "If I Was A Boy" - performed at The M Bar in Hollywood and written by Maria Gentile & Karen Cole in NYC
THE LITTLE BIG BAND is:
(**Indicates personnel on the CD)
On Vocals: **TERESE GENECCO
On Piano: **TERESE GENECCO KELLY PARK (LA, NYC, San Francisco) **BARRY LLOYD (NYC, San Francisco) TAMMY HALL (San Francisco) BARRY LEVITT (NYC)
On Bass: DANIEL FABRICANT (San Francisco, NYC) JON BURR (NYC) RENE CAMACHO (LA) **TOM HUBBARD (NYC)
On Trumpet: RICH ARMSTRONG (San Francisco, NYC, LA) KENNY LAVENDER (NYC) ANNE KING (LA) **CHRIS ROGERS (NYC) BUD BURRIDGE (NYC) JOHN THOMAS (LA)
On Drums: **RANDY ODELL (San Francisco, NYC) JOE ABBA (NYC) MIKEY HOLGUIN (LA) KELLY PARK (San Francisco) **GASPAR BERTONCELJ (NYC) JEFF REILLY (LA)
On Latin Percussion: JACK COSTANZO (San Francisco, LA) JACOB LAWLOR (San Francisco, NYC) MAYRA CASALES (NYC) **JOE PASSARO (NYC) DOMINIC CABRERA (San Francisco) SAGE BAGGOT (San Francisco)
On Tenor Sax: CLIFF LYONS (NYC) .. ROB ZUCKERMAN (San Francisco) **FIL LORENZ (San Francisco, NYC, LA) TONY MALFATTI (San Francisco, NYC) JEAN FINEBERG (San Francisco) BOB CAMPBELL (LA) GLEN GARRETT (LA) DOUG ROWAN (San Francisco) RON STARR..
On Trombone: **MAX PERKOFF (San Francisco, NYC, LA) MARK J. MILLER (NYC) DEREK JAMES (San Francisco) ALAN KAPLAN (LA) KEVIN PORTER (San Francisco)
TERESE IN HOLLYWOOD WITH JACK COSTANZO & HER LITTLE BIG BAND IN THE JUDY GARLAND-INSPIRED ARRANGEMENT (according to Jack!) OF "COME RAIN OR COME SHINE"
TERESE PLAYS BONGOS WITH JACK COSTANZO on CONGA and MIKEY HOLGUIN on DRUMS at Hollywood's M BAR!
FRANCES FAYE - "THE MAN I LOVE" AUSTRALIA 1968
ANOTHER FRANCES FAYE VIDEO - THIS TIME, FROM THE MIKE WALSH SHOW IN AUSTRALIA IN 1978 WHEN FRAN WAS 66 YRS OLD. STILL IN CHARGE!
Influences
FRANCES FAYE KEELY SMITH MARILYN MAYE BARBARA COOK WESLA WHITFIELD LIZA MINNELLI JUDY GARLAND RUSSELL GARCIA JACK COSTANZO KLEA BLACKHURST CHRIS CONNOR BILLY JOEL ELTON JOHN JAMIE CULLUM SOPHIE TUCKER BETTE MIDLER ROSIE O'DONNELL JULIE GOLDMAN LEA DELARIA ELVIRA KURT SHAYNEE RAINBOLT SHAWN RYAN LENNIE WATTS LINA KOUTRAKOS MARIA GENTILE MIKE GREENSILL BILLY STRITCH THE BOBS SUEDE THE INDIGO GIRLS kd lang MELISSA ETHERIDGE TOM WAITS PATSY CLINE FRANK SINATRA SAMMY DAVIS JR DEAN MARTIN ABBOTT AND COSTELLO PETER SELLARS ANDREA McCARDLE JACK LEMMON SHIRLEY MacLAINE CAROL BURNETT MARC SHAIMAN BARRY MANILOW BONNIE RAITT ANITA O'DAY ELLA FITZGERALD LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS (just kidding)
Sounds Like
The love child of DEAN MARTIN and JUDY GARLAND... or as another critic proclaimed...Anna Magnani and Kaye Ballard with a little Stockard Channing thrown in for comedic effect.
FRANCES FAYE - "DARKTOWN STRUTTER’S BALL" AUSTRALIA 1968
FRANCES FAYE - "I WISH I COULD SHIMMY LIKE MY SISTER KATE" AUSTRALIA 1968
JACK COSTANZO W/ ANN MILLER ON THE DINAH SHORE SHOW
JACK COSTANZO IN "BERNADINE" W/ PAT BOONE
Terese Genecco in JUDY JUDY JUDY with Barry Lloyd on piano and ML Parr in duet
Here’s an interview with Terese on SF LIVE, Feb 2008!..
2009 MAC AWARD WINNER FOR OUTSTANDING FEMALE VOCALIST! (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, NYC)
2008 MAC AWARD WINNER FOR BEST RECORDING!! (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, NYC) for "Drunk With Love: A Tribute To Frances Faye" Recorded LIVE at The Metropolitan Room in NYC
2008 BEST FEMALE VOCALIST (NOMINEE) (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs, NYC)
TOP TEN BEST CABARET SHOWS OF 2007 Time Out New York Magazine
TOP TEN BEST CABARET SHOWS OF 2006 Time Out New York Magazine
2007 BEST TRIBUTE CONCERT Back Stage Magazine BISTRO AWARD
TOP TEN BEST CABARET PERFORMERS OF 2007 Cabaret Hotline Online Members Choice Awards
TOP TEN BEST CDs of 2007 Cabaret Hotline Online Members Choice Awards
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR San Francisco - Bay Area Cabaret Competition 2003
BEST DEBUT VOCALIST San Francisco - Bay Area Cabaret Competition 2003
2006 BEST FEMALE VOCALIST (DEBUT NOMINEE) Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs, NYC)
BEST SUPPORTING VOCALIST IN A CABARET CONCERT OR SERIES Desert Theatre League Award 2007
TOP TEN VOCAL ALBUMS of 2007 www.TalkinBroadway.com
That's TERESE GENECCO!
All of those awards and accolades are for her stunning musical creations called "DRUNK WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE!" and "DRUNK WITH LOVE: THE SEQUEL!" as well as her subsequent, hit late-night appearances at The Rrazz Room in San Francisco called "Last Call!" and her current run in New York City at the world famous IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB on the "Last Tuesday" of every month!
Genecco spent all of 2008 blowing the roof off the joint at San Francisco's hottest nightclub, THE RRAZZ ROOM IN THE HOTEL NIKKO, where she appeared for a series of Saturday nights at 10:30 PM from February 2008 through March 2009. Genecco is currently starring at the world famous IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB on Broadway and 51st Steet in Midtown Manhattan! Terese is joined on stage by her 7-piece jazz group called *the little big band* and features special guest stars as available.
Genecco's *little big band* often features JACK "Mr. Bongo" COSTANZO, (Frances Faye's featured percussionist on her 1958 Live LP, "Caught In The Act!") on Latin percussion. Costanzo also played with major celebrities of the last half of the 20th Century including JUDY GARLAND, FRANK SINATRA, ELVIS PRESLEY, NAT "KING" COLE, DINAH SHORE, SAMMY DAVIS, JR., and many more. He also appeared in several feature films in the 1950's and 60's and played on countless studio recording sessions.
Genecco's shows are high-energy, full-impact, rollicking romps through the songs recorded and performed by Faye during her 6-decade-long career, with hits from the Rat Pack, Judy Garland, and even Billy Joel and Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Joe Cocker thrown in for good measure.
"Terese Genecco swings S.F. like it's Las Vegas!...a rollicking retro show...Genecco's sheer personality lights up the stage as much as her vocals...Judy Garland and Dean Martin's love child!" ~San Francisco Examiner
"Somewhere in the two-drink-minimum section of heaven, Louis Prima is smiling because Terese Genecco & her Little Big Band are carrying on the tradition of high-energy musical excitement that Prima and his gang for years created to electrify the wee hours in Nevada lounges...a welcome addition to the downtown music scene... Sizzling bongos and brass...a Charmer...Surprising and unexpected...Astonishingly good!" ~The Contra Costa Times
"Terese Genecco Brings the Best of Vegas To San Francisco: The show starts at 10:30PM, but you won't notice the hour as you listen to Terese Genecco sing with enough raw power to launch a N.A.S.A. space shuttle. She and her stellar band are sure to take you on a racy, raucous ride of hard driving music, engaging humor and all-out fun!" ~Cabaret Exchange, NYC
The videos below will give you a taste of Genecco's performances, starting with an ovation-earning nod to the traditional folk song, "Frankie & Johnny," arranged by Tony Malfatti, based on the original orchestration by Russ Garcia:
Some short clips of T and her little big band in concert at The Metropolitan Room in NYC, November 2007
Another take on Terese with her *little big band* in New York City
Here's Terese and her little big band in "Drunk With Love" in New York City
FAREWELL CONCERT OF "CAROL CHANNING IN CONCERT STARRING RICHARD SKIPPER!"
BOB EGAN ENTERTAINMENT in association with ELEGANT DIAMOND PRODUCTIONS presents CAROL CHANNING: A CELEBRATION Starring Richard Skipper! Musical Direction by Jon Weber, with a five piece band and back-up singers. In this intimate evening with one of Broadway s greatest treasures, Skipper takes his audience back to a time of clean wholesome entertainment, featuring highlights from two of Channing' s greatest hits, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello Dolly! One performance only, July 5th, 2008 at 8:00 pm. Tim McLoone s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ. Reservations: (732) 774-1155. www.RichardSkipper.com
Hi Terese. You've got some awesome music and a great voice! Thanks for your friendship, and welcome aboard the Redline ship. Looking forward to sharing the journey ahead with you. Take Care, and thanks again. Peace, Karl
Hi Terese..thank you for adding me...i have been listening/watching your videos i could stay here all day!!....some of my songs would suit your voice if you needed new material...hope u might listen sometime..David
Hey Terese! I do a version of St. James Infirmary that is nowhere near as slammin as yours!!!! WOW what a great job on that tune! I hope I can get to see you play sometime maybe when Bud is playing with ya!
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