"Women in Jazz": An intimate, musical conversation with The Beegie Adair Trio and Monica Ramey

"Women in Jazz": An intimate, musical conversation with The Beegie Adair Trio and Monica Ramey Friday, September 13, 2013, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Goodwin Performing Arts Center, 51 West College St, Waynesburg, PA 15370 Tickets: Advance Purchase or at the door http://waynesburg.ticketleap.com/jazz-brunch/ $5/Free to Waynesburg Faculty and Students with ID Continental Breakfast, Juices and Coffee: 10:30 am Conversation: 11:00 am Open to the Public

The Beegie Adair Trio with special guest Monica Ramey

Performing Arts Series
The Beegie Adair Trio with special guest Monica Ramey
Thursday, September 12
7:30 p.m.
Goodwin Performing Arts Center

Once in a while, a musician comes along with impeccable technique, deep understanding of the jazz repertoire, an innate tendency to swing and the rare ability to communicate the heart and soul of a tune to listeners. That musician is Beegie Adair. Join Beegie Adair (piano), Roger Spencer (bass) and Chris Brown (drums) with special guest Monica Ramey (vocals) for the Performing Arts Series fall offering.

Hailed as “one of the finest piano players in the world” by Entertainment News and “an accomplished artist with a delicate touch” by JazzTimes magazine, Beegie has 32 recordings to her name, counting all six projects in her box set. She has also appeared on scores of other projects throughout her extensive career. The Beegie Adair Trio recently released their first live concert album, “The Real Thing.”

“Hearing the instruments in the room with you is quite different from having a recording come into your house that was done in a studio,” Beegie explains. “There’s a special atmosphere created at live performances, and that’s the real thing.”

Reservations suggested; tickets available August 12.
Co-Sponsors for this event: The Washington Jazz Society & The Steinway Piano Gallery

Admission: Adults, $15; Children under 12, $5; Waynesburg University Student, free with student ID

Check out a clip of Beegie Adair and I’s performance of “Make Someone Happy.” Recorded on Sept. 9th at the Nashville Jazz Workshop.

Jazz pianist Beegie Adair featuring Monica Ramey at Birdland

Beegie Adair
 featuring Monica Ramey

Beegie Adair (piano) Monica Ramey (vocals)

Thursday, January 26, 6:00 p.m. 


Music Charge: $20

Birdland Jazz Club

315 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

(212) 581-3080

www.birdlandjazz.com

Beegie Adair, who Michael Feinstein called "a marvelously understated player whose interpretations of standards are just brilliant," jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her "inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody," and The Los Angeles Times calls her music "Elegant," will be returning to Birdland with vocalist Monica Ramey.  In 2011, their performances, as a duo and with the renowned Beegie Adair Trio, have consistently energized sold out audiences.  Adair's albums have dominated the jazz charts and album sales in Japan in 2010 and 2011 while Ramey's debut album "Make Someone Happy" continues to receive international accolade and airplay on jazz radio, including Music Choice and DMX. 

Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world. Entertainment News

Now that the trend of aging rockers cutting albums of show tunes and standards seems thankfully to have run its course, we're back to vocalists with a real feel for and understanding of the jazz tradition doing them justice. Nashville's Monica Ramey is a shining example. Her excellent release "Make Someone Happy" offers resourceful, soaring and engaging interpretations of material from The Great American Songbook.  

Ron Wynn - Nashville Scene

Her theatrical roots combine with her obvious deep affection for the classic popular song to give us a freshly unique take on the material she's chosen for her debut.  It's sassy, swinging and totally enjoyable.

Jeff Steinberg, Musician/Arranger/Composer

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