Part Duex of Tour Dump:
1. Johnny Mercer’s Piano! 😦
2. Moon River on Mr. Mercer’s Piano 🎹
3. Soundcheck 🎤
4. I Only Have Eyes For You on Valentine’s Day 💝
5. Bridgeport Ferry with the Little Gay Dumplings 🥲🫰🥟
6. Key West sunset w/🐝🐝 @_wejustdontknow on FaceTime 🙃
7. Feathered friend greeting us on a travel day in Florida 👋
8. A clip of one my favorite moments on tour: @jocelyngouldmusic reciting the entirety of Dr. Seuss’s Oh The Places You’ll Go! From memory!!! 🙈
9. I Left My ❤️ In SF
10. The Great American Crooners at Bucees 🦫
Great American Crooners Post Tour Appreciation Post! 🎙️🦞🎹
Crazy to think it’s already been a few weeks now since The Great American Crooners finished our 10 week tour. Been meaning to post something but never been great at my social media presence and doing things in a timely manner 😅 guess better late than never!
This tour for me was the first of its kind and I really felt like I learned a lot from everyone involved. Seeing the many different ways everyone got down to business and carried themselves throughout the two and half months was truly inspiring. The relationships and friendships that were made I hope to carry throughout the rest of my life.
Thank you to @imgartists and @jazzdotorg for giving me the opportunity to co-MD with @bbjazziii traveling across the U.S./Ontario crooning and sharing music with so many wonderful audiences! It was a true pleasure to make music and hang with such lovely people night after night and day by day.
@bbjazziii@shenelvox@jocelyngouldmusic@sonnystep@felixmoseholm@drummingsquirrel@calebtobocman@garykerkezoudrums@haleyfreedlund@gabefraiv I love you all and thank you for such a beautiful chapter in my life! 🥹❤️🙏
Special thanks to @tobytumarkin@labeanne and @jo917 !
Part I of my tour dump:
1. The Great American Crooners 🎙️
2. Fefe Momo on AZ hike 🌵
3. Get your kicks on “” 🛣️
4. Family in SF 🌁
5. Exploring the redwoods in SF
6. One For My Baby w/BBIII 🍸
7. Family and Friends in Colorado 🫰
8. Where Is The Love? 💘
9. Me making my 3 of 3 pool shots in a row and never making a shot again for the rest of the tour lol 😀
10. Crooner Family Dinner on Spadina in Toronto 🇨🇦
Now LIVE on YouTube! Link in bio! Special Guest Robbie Lee @roblob337 on Vocals 🎤 & Piano 🎹. Mike Gurrola @mikegurrola on Bass 🎻. Ryan Shaw @ryanshawdrums on Drums 🥁. #jazz #livejazz #sessionswithshaw #jazzvocals
“The Beat of My Heart” was written by Johnny Burke and Harold Spina, and Tony Bennett’s 1957 recording leaned all the way into the rhythm section.
#sessionswithshaw #jazzdrums #tonybennett #jazzstandards #livejazz
“Stardust” by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. Full song available in Robbie Lee’s full episode, linked in our bio! #jazz #livejazz #sessionswithshaw #stardust
In continuing Fairfield University’s America250: The Promise and Paradox initiative, the Quick Center turns its focus to jazz, an essential component of America’s musical history.
For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and the arts globally. Join them at the Quick Center for classic tunes such as “Moon River” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” on Thursday, March 19 at 8 pm.
With their considerable vocal talents, Benny Benack III, Shenel Johns, and Robbie Lee will guide audience members through the golden age of jazz and big band music.
After almost forty years as the founder and face of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis recently announced his plan to step down as the organization’s artistic director next year. This performance is a great opportunity to show appreciation for his legacy, watching the vision he shaped take form on stage.
