True Muse Music @RAVISLOE
along with media sponsor
Chicago Jazz Magazine
present
WOMEN IN JAZZ, I
featuring
Kimberly Gordon's
In a Man's World
accompanied
Ron Perrillo on piano
What do Carmen McRae, Irene Kitchings, and Billie Holiday have in common? Find out, as Jazz Vocalist (and story teller) Kimberly Gordon takes us on a musical expedition into the lives of these three dynamic women - women trying to survive in a mans world.
Kimberly's one-woman show accompanied by Ron Perrillo on piano will be focusing on Irene Kitchings the wonderful lyricist who was best friends with Billy Holiday and Carmen McRae. Music stories and history all come together in the stage production.
Celebrating women instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, lyricists on the current Chicago jazz scene, and those written out of history. WOMEN IN JAZZ, I was originally produced as part of the Open Door Repertory Theater's ongoing music series. We are thrilled to have this artists included in our series at RAVISLOE.
ABOUT KIMBERLY
Chicago native Kimberly Gordon has been a part of the national Jazz scene for twenty-five years, playing top venues and receiving high acclaim from critics and musicians alike. During her five year stint in New York City, she was Artist in Residence at Smalls and Cleopatra's Needle also singing at The Village Vanguard, Bradley's, Sweet Basil and other top venues. Kimberly has shared the stage with Jazz legends such as Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Betty Carter, Roy Hargrove, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Marcus Roberts, Frank Hewitt, Barry Harris, Captain Jack McDuff, John Hicks, Von Freeman, and countless others.
In her hometown, Chicago, Kimberly just finished up a 10 year run as Artist in Residence at the world renowned Green Mill Jazz Club ( Kurt Elling's home base), where she held court for ten years on Sunday nights, a highly coveted spot. Kimberly was also the original singer there for The Swing Shift Orchestra every Thursday for 15 years, garnering her the title "The Nightingale of The Green Mill Lounge."
Whenever Kimberly Gordon performs, she can literally hold a Jazz clinic: she has a unique talent that allows her to sing and tutor her audience simultaneously. Alternating her singing with rich explanations of each song's origin, its context within a particular film, or its relevance within Jazz history.Most importantly...........she swings hard.........very hard!
Kimberly has two very special Cabaret shows celebrating icons that are near and dear to her heart."Marilyn Monroe; her life in music"... covering well known and obscure Marilyn covers whilst sharing intimate stories about Marilyn's musical career. "Judy,Judy,Judy"....Kimberly's first influence from the age of five, she lovingly shares songs and stories that shaped who she is today.
Lastly Kimberly has a wonderful Children's show that covers all the great classic Walt Disney, Sherman and Sherman compositions.The performance can be accompanied by a movie chosen based on the focus of the performance." Alice in Wonderland" and "Mary Poppins" are quite popular.
BUZZ.....Kimberly will be featured in Chicago's super hip "Dinner Party." An event run by Elysabeth Alfano and" Fear No Art Chicago," this live streaming broadcast features Chicago celebs around a dinner table talking about food, the fine arts, and politics.www.fearnoart.tvKimberly recently serenaded Tom Brokaw and General Colin Powell for a military event "Ideas Chicago" at the Goodman Theater.
Kimberly is prominently featured in the movie "Chicago Overcoat," where her character "Jazz Singer" serenades the main characters. Kimberly penned an original song for the film titled "You're Sweet, You're Mine," In theaters 2011. Starring Armand Assante, Stacy Keach, Katherine Narducci and Frank Vincent.
Kimberly's recording of "Mr. Sandman," Melancholy Serenade, has been prominently featured in Season 8 of NIP/TUCK titled "LOLA." It is used as anintegral part of the script theme and closes the episode.
"Kimberly Gordon is the real deal. The ultimate swing-lovers singer!" ~Kurt Elling
"If sapphires could sing I imagine they would have a similar sound...this allows her to showcase her round, dusky, indigo voice" ~Neil Tesser, Grammy Award Winner, 2014, Liner Notes
"Gordon's range and scatting skills are in a higher echelon of musicianship" ~Jenifer Odell, Downbeat Magazine
"This girl ain't bullshitting" ~Wynton Marsalis, Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center
"Taste personified" ~Larry Hollis, Cadence Magazine
ABOUT THE SERIES
TRUE MUSE MUSIC is a new concert series here in Homewood's lovely and unique Ravisloe Country Club. We are presenting events about once a month thru April, and then every other week continuing on through August. All performances are open to the puclic and appropriate for all ages.
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Kimberly Gordon Organ Trio, "Sunday," Sirens Records
Kimberly Gordon Trio "Melancholy Serenade,"Sirens Records
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