she lifts it from wit and gifts it to you
it creaks and squeeks with grit and taboo
the kindling of song, seeps up, come along
a matter of patter, a bluesy haiku
october 3rd
the rum house
228 west 47th street :: nyc
9:30pm
- featuring -
terry waldo :: piano
jim fryer :: trombone
mike davis :: trumpet
brian nalepka :: tuba
“Mara Kaye’s voice bears a resemblance to Mamie Smith or Sippie Wallace, though with slower tempi, hers is a more introverted style, to which she adds a Betty-Boop-like coy, knowing coquetterie, and a subtlety not apparent on the original records.” -- Seth Gilman, New York City Music Culture Journalist, Examiner.com...
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she lifts it from wit and gifts it to you
it creaks and squeeks with grit and taboo
the kindling of song, seeps up, come along
a matter of patter, a bluesy haiku
october 3rd
the rum house
228 west 47th street :: nyc
9:30pm
- featuring -
terry waldo :: piano
jim fryer :: trombone
mike davis :: trumpet
brian nalepka :: tuba
“Mara Kaye’s voice bears a resemblance to Mamie Smith or Sippie Wallace, though with slower tempi, hers is a more introverted style, to which she adds a Betty-Boop-like coy, knowing coquetterie, and a subtlety not apparent on the original records.” -- Seth Gilman, New York City Music Culture Journalist, Examiner.com
Terry Waldo is considered one of America's premier performers and presenters of Ragtime and Early Jazz. Known for his virtuoso ragtime and stride piano playing, charming vocals, and disarming wit, he is the protégé‚ of the legendary Eubie Blake, who called Waldo "an extension of my own musical self." Waldo has played countless New York jazz clubs, including the legendary Cookery, Hanratty’s and Michaels’s Pub where he produced and starred in nine critically acclaimed musical revues. He has appeared in concerts worldwide, including the Grand Parade du Jazz in Venice, George Wein’s JVC Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall and Jazz At Lincoln Center. He recently appeared with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall where he performed the world premier of “The Eubie Blake Concerto.”
Says Wynton Marsalis in his introduction to Terry Waldo's book, This is Ragtime, "He teaches Ragtime, he talks about Ragtime, he plays it, he embodies it, he lives it, and he keeps Ragtime alive".
Jim Fryer began his career as age 16 in the Boston area. In the more than 3 decades since, he has toured internationally; recorded as a bandleader and sideman; and played television, radio, theaters, jazz clubs, and concert halls in a variety of musical settings. First and foremost an exceptional jazz trombonist at ease in any style, he has become especially noted as one of the foremost traditional jazz exponents on the scene today.
At twenty-one years old, trumpeter Mike Davis has a voice beyond his years on his instrument. His playing is imbued with the sounds of prohibition-era speakeasies, Hoovervilles of the depression, and glittering jazz palaces of the swing era, creating a timeless cocktail of American music. He appears regularly around New York City with Dandy Wellington and his band, Gordon Webster, Emily Asher’s Garden Party, Gelber and Manning, The Astor Boys, and many other traditional jazz and swing bands. He is a student of Laurie Frink at the Manhattan School of Music.
Brian Nalepka is a tubist/bassist, and a founding member of the Manhattan Rhythm King's. He was an original cast member of the Tony Award winning Broadway Show "Crazy For You". With the MRK's he's performed concerts in all 50 states, and with over 85 symphony orchestras in the U.S. and Canada, and televison specials with The Boston Pops, and the Emmy Award winning "Celebrating Gershwin", among others. He has recorded on over sixty cd's, including 7 with Leon Redbone. His bass/tuba and vocals can be heard on movie soundtracks including "The Aviator", "One Night Stand" and "Elf."
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