“Nightlife”, Duke Ellington once said, “is cut out of a very luxurious, royal blue bolt of velvet. It sparkles with jewels, and it sparkles in tingling and tinkling tones.” On June 18, vocalist Nancy Harms will be bringing her stunning new hour of the immortal Duke’s melodies to LA, all songs specially selected to illustrate that “luxurious royal blue” quality.
The show: “Ellington At Night”.
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The singer, Nancy Harms, possesses a voice and style that “has the power to light cigarettes and then make them smolder all night long” (Dave Sumner, eMUSIC).
“Both jazz- and cabaretland could learn a lot from the elegant, understated, but beautifully expressive tribute to Duke Ellington that Nancy Harms gave on Wednesday (at the Metropolitan Room, NYC).... this show, and Nancy’s featherweight, postcoital sound, made even Ellington warhorses sound new to my ears.." - JAMES GAVIN author, ”Is That All There Is? - The strange life of Peggy Lee” and “Intimate Nights – The golden age of New York cabaret.”
In this new show, Nancy lends her luxuriant touch to the interpretation of a number of Ellington anthems and rarities, specially selected by Nancy and arranged for this concert by brilliant pianist/composer (and frequent Harms collaborator) Jeremy Siskind, who accompanies Nancy with his trio. “I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good”, “Prelude To A Kiss”, “Rocks In My Bed”, and “Strange Feeling” are just a few of the songs to be presented by Nancy and company on this very special night.
“Ellington At Night” - Created by Nancy Harms and Arne Fogel.
Nancy Harms, voice
Jeremy Siskind, piano, arrangements
Dave Robaire, bass
Dan Schnelle, drums
JUNE 18, 8pm
The E Spot, http://www.vitellosjazz.com/
LOS ANGELES, CA
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