In Bali

The Hu’u Bar and Restaurant in Seminyak, Bali (www.huubali.com) summer live program has seen the staging of many of our managed artists. Some of the videos of their work are captured.

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Richard Jackson

Richard and Alemay were the highlights of the  Cooluv Series in August at the Hu’u Bar and Restaurant in 2008. They were a hit with the crowd with their rendition of jazz and RnB soul hits such as Feel like Making Love, Body and Soul, Night and Day, Sweet Love and so on, ably supported by the Koko Harsoe Quartet with Koko on guitar, Erik on piano, Ito on bass and Sony on drums

 

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Amandah Jantzen

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Amandah was drawn to music from an early age. Although she occasionally performed at jam sessions and in piano bars, she primarily worked outside of music until 1986. By then, having discovered in turn Al Jarreau, Linda Ronstadt's Nelson Riddle recordings, Nancy Wilson and Sarah Vaughan, Amandah knew that she simply had to sing jazz. She relocated to Portland, Oregon five years later and became active locally, performing in jazz clubs and at concerts.

She was particularly inspired by bassist Leroy Vinnegar and guitarist Charlie Byrd, developing into the warm and highly expressive singer that she is today. Byrd convinced Amandah that she should accompany herself on piano, a move which has added to the appeal and musicality of her performances. Throughout her career she has gradually earned a strong reputation while mastering her craft. She is a singer who, once experienced, one never forgets.

Amandah has the rare ability to uplift standards and make vintage songs sound fresh, new and topical. Her warm voice and swinging style, combined with a large repertoire, result in consistently memorable performances. She is never shy to embrace melodies and lyrics from the Great American Songbook, bringing out the hidden beauty in both, but her renditions are never predictable. She is a jazz singer yet is also quite accessible to a wide audience.

In addition to working in Portland (including long-term bookings at both the Doubletree and Heathman Hotels), Amandah has performed at extended engagements in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, at the Salishan Golf Resort on the Oregon Coast, at the Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and at the historic Ankeny's Restaurant on the top floor of the Ridpath Hotel in Spokane, Washington. She has also been featured at the Du Maurier Jazz Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Florida with tenorsaxophonist Turk Mauro and multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan, at Bally’s Casino in Las Vegas, and has opened concerts for both Mc Coy Tyner and Charlie Byrd. Most recently, she worked quite successfully at two lengthy engagements in Singapore at the Hilton and at the Regent Hotel. She also recorded her most recent CD in the lion city and it is, due for release later this year.

An enthusiastic and charismatic performer who is also subtle, Amandah Jantzen is a constant joy, both musically and personally. She is on her way to becoming a major name in the overlapping worlds of jazz, cabaret and classic American pop music. Her performance stint is scheduled to be in Bali this Summer 2006.


Extract taken from www.amandahjantzen.com
Summarized Article by:
Scott Yanow, Los Angeles, CA