BACK IN NEW YORK CITY AGAIN!
PAMELA ROSE TO BRING HER HIT CONCERT BACK ONE MORE TIME!
“WILD WOMEN OF SONG: GREAT GAL COMPOSERS OF THE JAZZ ERA”
MULTI MEDIA JAZZ AND BLUES CONCERT
The Metropolitan Room
34 West 22nd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 9:30 p.m.
Fresh from sold-out performances at both the famed Monterey Jazz Festival and the Stanford Jazz Festival, and performances in London, Los Angeles (The Grammy Museum), San Francisco & Oakland (Yoshi’s) and Santa Cruz (Kuumbwa), Bay Area jazz vocalist Pamela Rose will bring her hit multi-media jazz and blues concert “Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era” to the Metropolitan Room on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 9:30 p.m.
Called “a swinging honors course in womankind” by San Francisco magazine, “Wild Women of Song” is a captivating showpiece celebrating the lives, times and music of the often-invisible women songwriters of the Tin Pan Alley era.
Projecting carefully collected archival photos, while telling the stories of these women, Rose brings vast musical experience to an emotionally dynamic program that showcases many well-known songs from the Great American Songbook including, “Wild Women (Don’t Get the Blues)” (Ida Cox), “I’m in the Mood for Love” (Dorothy Fields), “Can’t We Be Friends?” (Kay Swift) and “What a Diff’rence a Day Made” (Maria Grever). Jazz vocalist Rose — backed by her 4-piece West Coast combo — artfully delivers a cultural retrospective, adding historical elements to the performance. Rose’s band includes: Tammy Hall (piano), Ruth Davies (bass), Kristen Strom (saxophone) and Allison Miller (drums).
“A real gift…playful, sure and sassy!” —Downbeat Magazine
“Rose was electrifying…just the right balance of songcraft, visuals and storytelling!” — London, UK JazzFM
“Pamela Rose and her talented band routinely draw rave rewviews from fans and critics…notably, her set at Monterey Jazz Festival had people buzzing!” —San Jose Mercury News
“Pamela Rose takes jazz to historic heights” — San Francisco Magazine
Originally from Southern California, Rose began her music career at a young age. Captivated by classic blues singers like Bessie Smith and Ida Cox, Rose put herself through U.C. Berkeley by belting out the blues as a singing waitress. After graduation, Rose toured with Hammond B-3 organist Merl Saunders followed by a run with rock guitarist Chris Cobb.Working with pianist Nate Ginsberg, Rose turned her songwriting efforts toward a Swing-era sound and quickly gained recognition with her debut album “On the Jazzy Side of Blue,” which was nominated for two BAMMIE Awards. Her follow-up album, “Every Time I’m With You,” gained lavish critical praise and led to several European tours.Her third album “You Could Have it All,” released in 2001, attracted national attention and was profiled on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” In 2006, Rose released “Just for a Thrill,” an album that balanced simmering romance with bluesy sass. Rose’s current project “Wild Women of Song” has received accolades from critics worldwide.
Pamela’s new book and CD “Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era” is available through Amazon and CDBaby.com and also at www.wildwomenofsong.com.
