Tom Waits, Ella Fitzgerald, White Stripes, Queen, The Doors, Carmen McCrae, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, The Who, Pinkl Floyd, Rufus Wainright
Lisa has performed with her jazz trio at Nassau Community College, Long Island, NY, The Brookline Music School, The Winthrop Jazz Festival, Roxbury Jazz Festival and Equinox Jazz Festival.
In 2004, Lisa was a finalist in the Boston Popsearch and performed with Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall.
Lisa’s current all women rock band, HRT, has performed at New York’s Cutting Room, Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, in Boston at TT The Bears, Dante’s and The Paradise Lounge. They have been seen on the Today Show, heard on WZLX with Matty in the Morning, WAAF with Carmelita and read about in Boston Magazine, The Pheonix and The Boston Globe as well as most local publications and local TV stations in the Boston area. They are also the subject of a 13 episode TV series called Rocker Moms, airing primetime in Canada on the Slice Network and HGTV.
Lisa has produced and recorded three Jazz for Kids cds with Emmy award winning composer, Brad Hatfield, celebrating the history of traditional jazz and has received acolades from Jon Hendricks, The Manhattan Transfer, actress Mollie Ringwald and parents and educators as well. She was featured in Jazziz magazine, The Boston Globe, Billboard and The Los Angeles Times as well as Parenting and The Baltimore Parent’s Paper. Jazz for Kids has won the Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award in 2000. www.jazzforkids.net
Lisa has recorded for the Bose Company with Pianist, Dave McKenna and has appeared on the Bose release, Whirligigs.
Lisa has licensing deals with Sony, BMG, and Universal for use of her original recording, Alphabet Scat, which can be hears on Jazz for Kids, Everybody’s Boppin’.
Lisa’s original song, Drinking in the Dark, has been licensed to appear in a Mayon Productions feature film, Green River, released to select theaters in May 2008.
Lisa's new cd, Do You Remember? is due out August 1, 2008. The music was inspired by Lisa's mother, Helen Sukienik, who grew up in Europe during WWII. Helen's lyrics are reflective of her youth and Lisa's music matches them with a european flair. There are songs in Yiddish, hebrew, english and polish. Buy it on Amazon.com
Wood Spider would like to cordially invite you to 115 Franklin St, a neighborhood punk house in Allston, MA. We are lucky enough to be sharing the stage (basement floor) with O Pioneers!!!, FORT! the Band, Interrobang?! and the Brave Little Abacus! Get there at 7 to see us play!
Admission is free, but bring some a few bills anyway, to help out the touring bands (OP!!! has made their trek all the way from Texas!)
You have our eternal thanks,
-WS
Hey Lisa! Thanks for adding me! Your voice sounds great!!! Veryt sexy. :-) I wish you all the best! Let me know if you are ever out in SF performing. thanks
Hey Lisa Yves...thanks for the ADD! Nice to meet you....I'm Mugician! Your music is awesome...nicely done...you're very talented young ladies! Much respect for your accomplishments!
Wood Spider is coming to Boston! Hope to see you there!
Sincerely yours,
-WS
