HONORED TO PRESENT
PATTI LITTLEFIELD with ARLEN ASHER
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PATTI LITTLEFIELD - VOCALS
ARLEN ASHER - REEDS COLIN DEUBLE - BASS JOHN RANGEL - PIANO JOHN TRENTACOSTA - DRUMS DECEMBER 9th - FRIDAY MUSEUM HILL CAFE Doors - 6:00pm / Concert - 7:00pm TIX: $25.00 / $20.00 SFMC members RESERVATIONS: 505-983-6820 |
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Vocalist, Patti Littlefield says this concert will feature “timeless and lesser known jazz standards with some distinct blue notes”. A self- taught singer, Patti has extensive experience performing all genres of music, from folk to jazz and blues. She has worked as a studio singer in New York and Los Angeles and has performed locally with many of New Mexico’s jazz luminaries as well as working with poets Mark Weber and Jimmy Santiago Baca. For several years, she was, along with Mark Weaver, one half of the intriguing vocal-tuba duo, Resonance, who released an acclaimed self-titled CD. On occasion, Littlefield sits in as guest DJ on Mark Weber’s "All That Jazz" radio program on KUNM.
Patti sings it all from jazz and blues to R&B. Her actual singing career began after moving to New York, where she recorded songwriter's demos for Ken Hirsch, Teddy Vann, and the late Doc Pomus. For a time, Patti sang regularly at Bogart's in Richmond, Virginia.
“Littlefield’s versatile voice has an inherently theatrical quality that compels your attention . . .
with the archness of cabaret, the edginess of new music, and the grit of the roadhouse."
– Mel Minter
Multi-woodwind maestro, Arlen Asher is one of New Mexico’s long-standing jazz luminaries. Prior to becoming a full time professional musician, Arlen worked as an award-winning producer and announcer for KNME-TV, KOB-TV, and KHFM radio. He left broadcasting to establish a private woodwind studio in 1965 and since then has been teaching woodwind fundamentals and jazz improvisation to hundreds of students throughout the US.
In the 1970s, he formed the Arlen Asher-Bob Brown Quartet, which formed the basis of two jazz television series for KNME-TV and a series of concerts that included guest artists such as trumpeter Clark Terry. Arlen has appeared on numerous CDs including his own 2002 release, “Another Spring”, featuring a virtual Who’s Who of New Mexico jazz talent. Arlen also performs on Straight Up’s top selling CD entitled “Live in the Desert”. Straight Up has appeared at many jazz festivals, including the Tucson and Sedona Jazz Festivals and Jazz in the Sangres in Colorado.
Arlen is the recipient of the coveted Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts 2008 - an extremely well deserved award! You can see Arlen’s interview on youtube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBJApJCpf00.
Arlen and John Trentacosta co-host a weekly jazz program, every Monday morning, on Santa Fe's public radio station.
Patti sings it all from jazz and blues to R&B. Her actual singing career began after moving to New York, where she recorded songwriter's demos for Ken Hirsch, Teddy Vann, and the late Doc Pomus. For a time, Patti sang regularly at Bogart's in Richmond, Virginia.
“Littlefield’s versatile voice has an inherently theatrical quality that compels your attention . . .
with the archness of cabaret, the edginess of new music, and the grit of the roadhouse."
– Mel Minter
Multi-woodwind maestro, Arlen Asher is one of New Mexico’s long-standing jazz luminaries. Prior to becoming a full time professional musician, Arlen worked as an award-winning producer and announcer for KNME-TV, KOB-TV, and KHFM radio. He left broadcasting to establish a private woodwind studio in 1965 and since then has been teaching woodwind fundamentals and jazz improvisation to hundreds of students throughout the US.
In the 1970s, he formed the Arlen Asher-Bob Brown Quartet, which formed the basis of two jazz television series for KNME-TV and a series of concerts that included guest artists such as trumpeter Clark Terry. Arlen has appeared on numerous CDs including his own 2002 release, “Another Spring”, featuring a virtual Who’s Who of New Mexico jazz talent. Arlen also performs on Straight Up’s top selling CD entitled “Live in the Desert”. Straight Up has appeared at many jazz festivals, including the Tucson and Sedona Jazz Festivals and Jazz in the Sangres in Colorado.
Arlen is the recipient of the coveted Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Arts 2008 - an extremely well deserved award! You can see Arlen’s interview on youtube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBJApJCpf00.
Arlen and John Trentacosta co-host a weekly jazz program, every Monday morning, on Santa Fe's public radio station.
WITH SINCERE THANKS - TO OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS AND GRANTOR
Meredith R. Speers
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DICK and LAURIE MEYER
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BRUCE JOHNSON
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