Joan Crowe - Lead Vocals
Saadi Zain - Bass & Vocals
Rosa Avila - Drums
Steve Einerson - Piano & Vocals
Riley Mullins - Trumpet & Vocals
Jenny Hill - Sax
Sean Mahony - Trombone & Vocals
Manuel Rojas - Dance & Vocals
Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Peggy Lee, Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Dave Frishberg, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Marlene Dietrich, Patsy Cline, EmmyLou Harris, Rosemary Clooney, Margaret Whitting, Julie Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Perry Commo, Tony Bennett, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Leonard Cohen, Beatles, Ruth Brown, June Christy, Etta James, Betty Carter, Carmen McRea, Nancy Wilson, Dan Fogelberg, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Diana Krall, Elvis, The Who, Rolling Stones, Diana Washington, Shirley Scott, Monk, Dee Bridgewater, Shirley Horn, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Tierney Sutton, Josephine Baker, Dean Martin, James Taylor, Elton John, Billy Joel, They Might be Giants, Kurt Cobain, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Red Grammer, Gino Vanelli, John Lennon, George Harrison, George Benson, Al Jareau, Sting, Dolly Parton, Reba MacEntire, Garth Brooks, Christin Lavin, Wynonna Judd, Big Mamma Thorton, Sheryl Crow, Carol King, Carly Simon, Suzanne Vega, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Richard Rogers, Irving Berlin, K. D. Lang, Janis Joplin, The Carpenters, Bonnie Raitt, Nancy LaMott, Amanda McBroom, Andrea Marcovicci, Jane Oliver, Barbara Striesand, Celine Dion, Betty Buckley, Janis Ian, Linda Eder, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Laura Nyro, Jackson Browne, Tom Waits, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Tenacious D, White Stripes, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, and just about everyone else I've ever heard.
Sounds Like
Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Peggy Lee, Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, K. D. Lang, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Marlene Dietrich, Patsy Cline, Rosemary Clooney, Margaret Whitting, Ruth Brown, June Christy, Etta James, Carmen McRea, Nancy Wilson, Joan Baez, Diana Washington, Shirley Scott, Dee Bridgewater, Shirley Horn, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Tierney Sutton, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Reba MacEntire, Wynonna Judd, Sheryl Crow, Carol King, Carly Simon, Suzanne Vega, Janis Joplin, Karen Carpenters, Nancy LaMott, Amanda McBroom, Jane Oliver, Barbara Striesand, Celine Dion, Betty Buckley, Janis Ian, Linda Eder, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Laura Nyro
New York Newsday called her "act as polished as a diamond." Tom Staudter of The New York Times characterizes her as “A slightly twisted and superbly talented chanteuse”. Joan Crowe is a versatile singer with an extensive repertoire of jazz, standards, pop, rock, blues and folk.
“Joan Crowe gets to the heart of a songs story. And she’s funny. And she is beautiful. She gets the hat trick” is how Michael Bourne of WBGO describes Joan. A long time supporter of her work, he wrote the liner notes for her debut CD, Bird On The Wire, which garnered rave reviews in LA Jazz Scene, Jazz Improv, All Music Guide, Cadence, JazzReview.com, All About Jazz and others. Joining her on the CD is Tedd Firth on Piano, Jay Leonhart on Bass, Scott Neuman on Drums, George Walker Petit on guitar, and Justin Flynn on Sax. She has had the privilege of touring Berlin, Prague, and Amsterdam and Hong Kong as a result of the international airplay her first CD enjoyed.
Joan is a versatile singer with an extensive repertoire, but is Joan’s comic ability earned her the 2002 MAC Award for Female Musical Comedy and led her produce a ground breaking video pod cast devoted to the lighter side of jazz. Filmed mostly at Birdland, www.FunnyJazzChick.com boasts 44+ episodes to date with subscribers in 63 countries worldwide. The pod cast led her to record her second CD: In The Key Of Comedy live with Jay Leonhart, Matt Wilson, Tedd Firth and Bob Dorough. The CD led to her current project: a series of shows with Jesters Of Jive, an ensemble featuring Mark Berman, Saadi Zain and Moe Roberts. Jesters Of Jive focuses on the music of such maters of wit as: Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart, Oscar Brown Jr. and others
After a successful career as an actress, she “caught the jazz bug” when she opened for Joe Lovano in 2002. Since then she has played in many prestigious jazz clubs, including The Jazz Standard, The Iridium Jazz Club, Sweet Rhythm and Birdland..
She is very proud of the money she has raised for Breast Cancer and other charities performing one of her many shows: Women of Note, a tribute to Women Songwriters, a show that Time Out New York selected as a “Critic’s Pick”. Bloomberg Radio, and “Hilarious” by the Associated Press dubbed her show As the Crowe Flies “Fabulous!” Seven Deadly Songs is hysterical look at good and evil. And earned her a second MAC Award”
She performs regularly with her 10-piece band, High Society Rhythm. Her credits include performances at The Rainbow Room, The Oak Room in Grand Prospect Hall, The Carnegie Club, Trumpets Jazz Club, The Manor, The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, Westchester Conservatory of Music, Rockland Center for the Arts, The Emelin Theatre, Archie’s Place, Eighty-Eights, The Cinegrill in Los Angeles, Odettes, Teddy Cares, the National Society of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP songwriters’ showcase and Town Hall.
Before she switched to singing, she had a successful acting career and was well known to daytime viewers in a recurring role on All My Children, Joan has also appeared on screen in Working Girl and An Eye For An Eye, with Sally Field. Classically trained with a MFA from the Asolo State Theatre and a BFA in Theatre from Indiana University at Bloomington, her acting credits are extensive. She has performed Regionally at the Asolo State Theater, Kennedy Center, Indiana Repertory, The Phoenix. Her New York acting credits include Dance Theatre Workshop, Altered Stages and Theatre Works USA.
hey! just wanted to say hi and see what was cookin'? Nothin crazy new over here, just enjoying a peaceful afternoon. Have a great weekend :) much love ~adrian edward
I am starting a new Myspace page titled "Creativity Heals" a place for Artists of all disciplines to post their Event information and other newsworthy events and stories for fellow musicians to read and learn from. I hope you will join this page.
Would be a pleassure to have you take part in this great experience.
Hi Joan , Just got your invite, sorry I cannot attend. But many wishes of Luck & blessings to you and I hope its a night you will remember~ It sounds like a magnificent event. Peace, Jaynie
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE OF "CAROL CHANNING IN CONCERT STARRING RICHARD SKIPPER!"
After 15 success-FULL years, I’m hanging up the sequins to focus on other projects! I hope that you will help me go out with a bang on Sunday night!
Tim McLoone's, Asbury Park to Present Carol Channing Tribute July 5th
BOB EGAN ENTERTAINMENT in association with ELEGANT DIAMOND PRODUCTIONS presents Carol Channing in Concert Starring Richard Skipper, billed as "a loving musical-comedy tribute to Carol Channing," will play one performances at Tim McLoone's Supper Club in Asbury Park.
Multi- Award winner Skipper will play the veteran Broadway performer, and show time is 8PM July 5th .
Paul Stephan wrote the show's arrangements with additional charts by Seth Weinstein.
Skipper will be backed by Marc Daine on banjo/guitar, Laura Dryer on saxophone, Steve Bartosic on drums and Frank Wagner on bass. He will also be joined by The Jon Weber Group (with Jon on piano), which features singers Rocco Arrigo, Michael Hopewell, Kristopher Monroe.
Carol Channing in Concert Starring Richard Skipper is conceived, written and produced by Skipper. Richard is a two-time MAC Award winner and the recipient of the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Achievement in Impersonation. For more information visit www.richardskipper.com.
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!
THIS IS IT!, July 5th, 2008 at 8:00 pm. Tim McLoone s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ. Reservations: (732) 774-1155.
Antonio Hoyos will be joining us on the 16th of June, appearing as "The Great Antoine!"
We are delighted that this great comedic performer can join our line-up.
The Pop Haydn Post-Modern Medicine Show will be appearing at The Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood! One show at 8:00 PM.
Pop will be joined by Professor Dave Bourne and the Medicine Show Band, Rob Zabrecky, Sophie Evans, Antonio Hoyos, Phil Van Tee and Pop's Candy Girls for a wonderful show of Old Time Music, magic, comedy and variety.
It'll make you feel better!
Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
19th Century Attire Welcome!
You can buy tickets at LaughFactory.com or call: 323-6561336 ext 1.
For more information and video go to my Myspace Profile or:
Hello Joan, Great to have you in my circle of friends....You have a lovely voice and beautiful interpretation of the lyrics. Congratulations. Warm regards, David
Dear Joan, My best wishes for you in this Holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy new Year 2009, fulness of successful for your life and career. Take care. Best Regards.
Hi Joan Crowe Thanks FOR THE ADD...Together WE CAN FILL THE WHOLE WORLD WITH SONG..Please TELL YOUR FRIENDS, AND if ya want to help WITH some PROMOTION ON YOUR profile IT"S EASY just place me in your TOP FRIENDS and Others will come and LISTEN..That'd be a wonderful gesture..Please come by often, LEAVE a CoMMENT and I'll COME BACK TO YOU.. Ciao Ciao Sylvio
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