ANNOUNCING...
Coming October 26th, 2018
the new Capathia Jenkins - Louis Rosen album
and
BIRDLAND in October
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
October 25th, 26th & 27th 2018 @ 7 pm
Capathia Jenkins and Louis return to Birdland to launch their newest recording, PHENOMENAL WOMAN:The Maya Angelou Songs (Di-tone Records), the critically acclaimed song cycle composed and arranged by Louis specifically for Capathia.
To perform these jazzy, blues-based, soul infused, classically tinged compositions, the Jenkins/Rosen collaboration is joined at Birdland by a terrific New York sextet including pianist Kimberly Grigsby; CJ Camerieri on trumpet and French horn; Hideaki Aomori on alto & tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet and bass clarinet; Andy Blanco on vibraphone; Dave Phillips on acoustic and electric bass and Gary Seligson on drums.
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And two 2017 Releases
Chosen CD OF THE WEEK (12/16/17) on "The Midnight Special", WFMT's legendary, nationally syndicated radio program out of Chicago.
&
ACT ONE: PIANO MUSIC FROM THE THEATER
Named by Deadline | Hollywood as
THE BEST OF BROADWAY (And Off-) 2017 (12/18/17)
Both albums available now at CD Baby, iTunes, amazon.com, most digital outlets and through LOUIS' STORE
"Very fine...and sometimes subversive tales of living and observations on a life... His lyrics are expansive..." (Cadence Magazine)
"...These piano works [on "Act One"] taken together have the fleeting, transportive power of études by Chopin or Debussy; I find myself listening to them again and again…" (Deadline | Hollywood)
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Listen to songs from PHENOMENAL WOMAN: The Maya Angelou Songs, DUST TO DUST BLUES and ACT ONE: Piano Music from the Theater on LR'S JUKE BOX (on the left side of this website under the photo).
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Visit LOUIS' STORE
