Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Christine Rosholt was born January 3, 1965 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Graduating from the Minneapolis Children’s Theater Company & School, she went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in performance art and photography from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Her training in theater helped her become adept at working and holding a room. She was a consummate entertainer, connecting instantly with her audience, bantering with her band, telling stories, laughing at herself.
She first appeared in theaters as an actress and singer. By the early 2000s she began performing as a jazz vocalist in clubs in her hometown, as the band singer of Beasley’s Big Band. Influences from Anita O’Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie and Frank Sinatra were prevalent in her delivery.
She recorded and released three full-length CDs between 2006 and 2011, Detour Ahead, Lipstick: Live at the Dakota, and Pazz with British songwriter Kevin Hall, featuring a new direction blending pop, jazz and R&B.
Beyond a packed performance schedule which took her across the twin cities and as far as Fargo, or cramming in rehearsals for fundraisers, she was an avid volunteer, activist, committee member, craftspeople recruiter. Vocalist Christine Rosholt transitioned suddenly on December 27, 2011 in Minneapolis.
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MARIA HOWELL
Holiday’s traumatic childhood and fight to be treated as an equal both on and off the bandstand weren’t fully appreciated in her time. But once the world caught up to her, they discovered a trailblazer and one of the most gifted storytellers in American music.
Billie Holiday Show
Maria Howell – Vocals
Justin Varnes – Drums and Narration
John Sandfort – Tenor Saxophone
Noel Freidline – Piano
Kevin Smith – Bass
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TIERNEY SUTTON
9x-GRAMMY® Nominated Jazz Vocalist TIERNEY SUTTON received a “Best Jazz Vocal Album” GRAMMY® nod for every project she has released in the last decade. Known for her impeccable voice & imaginative treatments of The Great American Songbook, Sutton is heralded for her abilities as both a jazz storyteller & her ability to use her voice as an instrument. Sutton has headlined The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center & Jazz at Lincoln Center. She can also be heard on film & television soundtracks, including the Academy Award-Nominated film “The Cooler” as well as on television commercials (BMW, Green Giant, Yoplait Yogurt, Coke). In 2016, she was approached by legendary Director Clint Eastwood. The original score to his box-office smash, “Sully”, was created by Christian Jacob, Tierney Sutton & Eastwood. “A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level,” states the NEW YORK TIMES. “Sutton’s vocal chops and her phrasing are impeccable,” says ALL ABOUT JAZZ.
Showtimes ~ 7;00pm | 9:30pm
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Gene Mayl was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 30, 1928. He lived in France after World War II, where he worked with Claude Bolling, Don Byas, and Claude Luter.
In 1948, he formed his own Dixieland revival ensemble, the Dixieland Rhythm Kings, which recorded for London Records and Riverside Records, and was active through the mid-1970s. Among those he worked with in this group were Speckled Red and Terry Waldo.
Mayl worked extensively with George Brunis in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked with Wild Bill Davison, Billy Maxted, Bob Scobey, and Muggsy Spanier. Double-bassist, tubaist, and vocalist Gene Mayl transitioned on May 5, 2015 in Harrison Township, Ohio.
SHAWNN MONTEIRO
Shawnn Monteiro-vocals, Tim Ray-piano, Dave Zinno-bass and Yoron Israel-drums
“Her voice finds the loveliness between the notes, the subtleties of a lyric, the sincerity and passion of a song or a couplet or a simple line that comes straight from the soul, with a warm embrace.” – allaboutjazz.com
Ms. Monteiro has delighted audiences from the USA to Europe with her highly popular jazz repertoire laced with blues-oriented improvisations and the American Songbook. The true quality of Shawnn’s voice is best experienced in the ultimate setting of the club dates where her warm charisma can be personally felt by those fortunate enough to spend an evening with her,
Percussion great and latin/jazz impressario Mongo Santamaria discovered Shawnn working in a club in San Jose, California and signed her on the spot to tour with his band. Shawnn electrified audiences as his only vocalist and female percussionist during that two-year circuit where she shared the stage with such greats as Stan Kenton, Celia Cruz, the Fania All-Stars, and Weather Report.
Since then, Shawnn has shared the stage with a prestigious list of notables jazz names: Clark Terry, Red Holloway, Ray Brown, Lionel Hampton, Frank Foster and the Basie Band, Nat Adderly, Kenny Barron, Hank Jones, Bobby Durham, James Williams, Jimmy Cobb, Keter Betts, Stanley Jordan, Ed Thigpen, Johnny Griffin, and Benny Golson….to name a few.
Showtimes ~ 7:00pm | 9:00pm
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