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Exotica! Hollywood Film Noirchestra at Jazzville Palm Springs
Courtesy of Barry Martin / DJ Baz | Posted on February 15, 2024
When
Thu, February 29, 2024
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Skip Heller
guitar, electricAbout
Jazzville and Skip Heller present a tribute to the tradewind tunes of Yma Sumac, Martin Denny, Gene Rains and others with a 10-piece ensemble, the Hollywood Film Noirchestra. Special guest Lena Marie Cardinale sublimely recreates the voice of Yma Sumac, the diva of exotica! Lena will wear a cape owned/worn by Yma.This music travels from mysterious to sublime, even whimsical, with sound effects, bird calls and beautifully haunting vocalizations. Jazz meets the tropical jungle isles!
Exotica is a musical genre named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same name that was popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s with Americans who came of age during World War II. The album, Exotica, contained Denny's most famous song, Quiet Village....