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Greetings!
This is a quick eblast about upcoming events, including my show
this weekend at the Pinehills Jazz & Blues Festival, and a "Thoroughly
Jazzy Sale" on four of my jazz CDs. Hope to see you soon! (Click
the banner above to see this email online).
THOROUGHLY
JAZZY SALE - thru September 9th!
With
FREE Online Jazz Jukeboxes
"Straight-Ahead" jazz,
"Contemporary" jazz and "Smooth" jazz -- Deborah's
earlier recordings include all three. And for those who can't make
it to her FREE concert this Saturday with bass-player John Lockwood
at the Pinehills Jazz & Blues Festival, we have a great sale
on four of her early jazz recordings, including this month's featured
recording, "'Round the Corner" (details
below). And now, you can hear all four of this month's
sale CDs FREE on-line via our new Jukeboxes! Listen to
the whole album online before you buy. Hear great tunes like "Take
Five," "Summertime," "Georgia on My Mind,"
plus lots of DHC originals. Then get these great CDs for ONLY
$8 each thru September 9th! Perfect for the jazz lover
in your life or in YOU! Easy listening, great for road-trips, dinner
music or house gifts. See details below!
FREE
DHC THIS SATURDAY!
Jazz & Blues Festival - Sat. Sept. 6
"Pinehills
Jazz & Blues on the Green" - Plymouth, MA - Sat. Sept.
6 at 3pm
Village Green • 33 Summerhouse Dr.
• Plymouth, MA •
More info at Pinehills
Website
Deborah plays in duo with bassist and Boston jazz legend John Lockwood
at the Pinehills Jazz & Blues Festival this weekend. Bring a
blanket and a picnic and enjoy a free day of jazz. Come early to
see the fabulous young saxophonist Grace Kelly and her band at 1pm!
More info at the Tour
Page. (See "Thoroughly Jazzy Sale"
for Deborah's jazz CD with Lockwood).
STORM
PLAN: This is a rain or shine event, but may be postponed
for thunder/lightning/high winds. Call Pinehills at 508-209-2000
(8am-6pm) for updates before traveling.
VOLUNTEERS?
We sometimes
need volunteers to help with ushering, CD sales, transportation,
etc. Email
us at info@HipHarp.com if you're interested. Let us know what
your special volunteer skills or interests are and what area you
live in and we'll put you on our volunteer list for future events.
COMING
to YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS!
FRANCE - Oct. 25-28: Deborah returns
to Arles, France this October as a Special Guest at the 14th Journee
de la Harpe, for workshops, concerts, and to attend a variety of
special events as a guest of the city! Says DHC: "This small
festival in Arles is one of my favorites, and the city is fascinating,
especially its famous street markets full of farmer's cheeses, persimmons,
spices and exotic thingamajigs (don't ask me what they all are!).
If you can't make it, I'll try to take pictures and post them."
Reserve tix at the Festival
Website.
BIRTHDAY
BASH!!! Newburyport, MA - Nov. 21 & 22: Deborah returns
to the historic Firehouse in Newburyport for TWO nights! The Annual
Birthday Bash is a very special show, always lots of fun, and often
a quick sell-out -- so order tix NOW at the Firehouse
Website or by calling 978-462-7336.
HOLIDAY
CONCERT with THAYER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in Fitchburg & Leominster,
MA - Dec. 13 & 14: TWO special Holiday concerts with
the Thayer Symphony Orchestra, special guest DHC and the irrepressible
Maestro Wada! Stay tuned for ticket info.
WEST
COAST TOUR - March 2009: Deborah tours the West Coast in
March '09, with stops in the S.F. Bay Area, Seattle and we're workin'
on Eugene, Oregon! Tix on sale NOW for a solo performance at Spreckels
Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park, CA! Call 707-588-3400 for
tix! And if you have beloved venues in Southern California,
Oregon or other West Coast locations where you'd like to see Deborah,
send us the details and we'll
forward the info to Deborah's agent!
FIND
OUT MORE: Stay tuned to these E-Blasts or visit Deborah's
Tour Page for updated info.
COMING
IN OUR NEXT ISSUE: Deborah's recent show "What
the Hell are you doing in the Waiting Room for Heaven??" closed
a little over a week ago - coming soon: online photos and videos
of the show.
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THOROUGHLY JAZZY SALE at HipHarp.com
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Thru Sept. 9th.
4
CDs for $8 each - or buy all 4 for $30!
Including this month's featured CD:"ROUND THE CORNER"!!!
Since Deborah's appearing at
a jazz festival this weekend - we've put her jazz recordings
on sale at $8 each (or get all 4 for $30), including this
month's featured recording and her most requested jazz CD,
"Round the Corner"!
Click
each album to find the album in our Catalog where you can
link to the free online Jukebox, reviews and other new album
info!
   
This
offer is available only thru HipHarp.com - Online & Phone
orders only:
Order Online
Now or call 888-DEB-STUF (888-332-7883 / 781-483-3986)
 THIS
MONTH'S FEATURED CD:
'ROUND THE CORNER'
If
you catch Deborah at the Pinehills Jazz & Blues festival
this weekend, you'll hear her playing with John Lockwood,
the bassist featured on this great early recording. But if
you can't be there, you can still hear this great CD. Talk
about coming "Round"!
"'Round
the Corner" is an all-instrumental album with harp, bass
and drums -- including the legendary Boston-area rhythm section
of John Lockwood and Bob Gullotti. This is a side of Deborah
audiences rarely hear these days: jazz 'standards' like "Take
Five," "Summertime," "Georgia On My Mind,"
"Swingin' Shepherd Blues," and others. This is a
great album for road trips, it's also a great "background
music" album -- and because it includes tunes many people
know, it makes a great gift.
REVIEWS:
UNITED
PRESS INTERNATIONAL: "If you've never heard
the harp swing, you've got a treat in store. In the musical
hands of Deborah Henson-Conant, the instrument becomes a true
jazz vehicle, capable of wonderful improvisations and musical
colorings...Bassist John Lockwood and drummer Bob Gullotti
are a vital part of this trio session, giving the harpist
a swinging, sometimes subtle rhythmic support, as on "Blue
Bossa" and "Swingin' Shepherd Blues"...The
dominant track is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
This splendid arrangement of the Harold Arlen classic, stretching
nearly nine minutes, begins as a wonderful Wizard of Oz medley
before waltzing its way into the wistful chestnut. The trio
closes things out with a reworking of George Gershwin's "Summertime,"
a haunting beauty on which Gullotti switches to the log drum."
BOSTON GLOBE:
"...an ideal tableau for the harp's swing capabilities
in her gifted hands. "Blue Bossa" sways so gentle
while "Swingin' Shepherd Blues," originally popularized
by a flute solo, is treated to Henson-Conant's chiming chords
and broad solo forays. "Over the Rainbow," actually
a masterfully interpreted medley from "The Wizard of
Oz" is the album's choice track, climaxed by the trio's
waltz approach to the wistful ballad, "Over the Rainbow."
Henson-Conant smartly salutes George Gershwin with a zesty,
refurbished approach to "Summertime.""
MIKE'S
REVIEW: I've worked for Deborah for nearly two years,
but just listened to "Round the Corner" for the
first time last weekend! It's great! Filled with upbeat melodies
to refresh you after a hot summer - perfect to curl up to
on the chilly Fall days ahead. All instrumental (no vocals),
the arrangements are lush and intricate, speaking volumes
with the pluck and verve of Deborah's harp and the fantastic
players who accompany her on "Round the Corner.""
DEBORAH'S
REVIEW: This was the last recording I made before
I landed on Charlie's Rose's TV show and was signed with GRP
records. It was the last time I played as a bandleader in
a standard jazz format with acoustic bass and drumset -- and
it was one of those wonderful recording experiences where
you go into the studio with great players and play each tune
live -- no overdubbing, no edits. You just play until you
get a take you love, with all the energy of a live performance.
John Lockwood
and Bob Gullotti are impeccable musical collaborators who've
played together for so long that it's like they have one creative
impulse. Getting to work with players like that has been one
of the great joys of my career, so of course I'm thrilled
to be playing with John again this coming weekend - but this
recording captures a moment, and a style, that was absolutely
essential in my growth as a musician, and a sense of joy and
freedom I'll never forget. I still love listening to this
CD, and love how people get this strange look on their faces
when they hear it and say ... "That's a ... a ... HARP??"
SALE
DETAILS:
DEADLINE:
Order
by MIDNIGHT on September 9th
HOW
TO ORDER: Just
go to our online
order page and order before the sale is over! No discount
code to remember! Read more about the products in our online
catalog. If
you prefer to talk to a real person, call 888-DEB-STUF.
TELL
YOUR FRIENDS! Forward
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E-Blast on our site.
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