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At first, it sounds like the jazz soundtrack to either your favorite noir film or a Doris Day film from 1962. Then you realize that it isn’t quite jazz at all but the orchestrated sound of six accomplished jazz musicians playing an eclectic mix of original songs and re-arranged iconic pop tunes that go back to the ‘50’s, all sounding unmistakably Chaise Lounge. On stage, the band looks as polished as it sounds.
And the show, with Charlie Barnett and Marilyn Older’s between song banter and the hysterical interplay between trombonist John Jensen and reedman, Gary Gregg is old-school , laugh out–loud entertainment . The grooves are soul deep. The lyrics are a mélange of highly crafted stories that cast a cinematic spell, running from heartbreakingly blue to flat-out funny.
Singer, Marilyn Older, delivers these songs, with an easy, sophisticated grace. The blend of an upright bass, an old Gretsch drum kit, a fat Gibson electric guitar, trombone and sax make up a sound that rocks and swings and grooves like that stack of Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz and Norah Jones 45’s that is spinning in your head.

Press:
From Mark Jenkins PBS review of Chaise Lounge " The Early Years" :
" The new Album by Chaise Lounge opens with a song that slinks like a breeze from Ipanema.........sometimes the group throws the listener a welcome cure: their incomparable rendition of one of Talking Head's best know songs, Burning Down the House."

From the Washington Post:
" My impatient finger jabs the "skip" button an awful lot, but one recording has been living happily in my car for the past few weeks: Chaise Lounge's debut CD, "The Early Years". Chaise Lounge is a local combo with a great name, made up of first class jazz musicians playing swingy loungey pop. The CD is an expertly produced combination of originals and standards like' That Old Black magic" and "Girl Talk" and straddles that line between cool blue and red hot......... And while the band is superbly tight without sounding stilted, it's Older's vocals that tie together the package with a nice big ribbon. "
Eric Brace

Promotion:
When we commit to playing a date, we are committing ourselves to filling your hall. With a combination of e-mail blasts to our large fan-base, radio play on your local stations, radio interviews ( in person whenever possible) and posters that we provide, we are dedicated to the proposition that a packed house is good for the band, good for the fans and good for the theater.

Currently booking Spring/Summer 2009