New York City Photos Part II

 Women in boots, great food, entertainment....what would I do without New York City!!

Kalen, with the A-Listers....gettin ready to Rock the Room at Pianos....

         Kalen, kalenmusic.com

                                    "Sisters"...Clara Lofaro and Kalen...at Pianos!

                                      
                                                              Kalen....greeting fans after her gig!!

                      The Soros Media team was there to see Kalen!!
                                               Newman & Papa!

  Emily Wolf and I walked 60 blocks, Sunday night, check out the cool ear muffs!!

                                      ........Guess who fits the boots!!

                                              Amy Regan, Emily Wolf, Clara Lofaro...

            .......and me and CLo...went to dinner, and really had some fun!!

              
       ....Wherever Clara is, "On Stage", or just hangin, it's always a fun time!!

                                                   ...got more photos from NYC....Part III coming!

Photos...New York City, Part I

New York City women...none better!!

The first songstress I went to see this trip was the Angelic, Nicole Zuraitis, who is off to teach in India for two months!!

 

 

http://nicolezuraitis.com/

....Then to Caffe Vivaldi, to see Rachel Epp,

http://rachelepp.com/

 

                                   Rachel did a great set at Vivaldi...all original tunes!!



Saturday night we went to see "On" at Pianos...a duo recommended to me by Sarah Zar, they were a breath of fresh air, unique in every way...I'll have a review of their show and CD coming soon!!

Sarah Zar, and Naaran Barzilay of "On"

        Naaran Barzilay, and Adam Halfi...they are "On", the CD is "Box Of Costumes"


Then:    the "Sisters" got my attention.....to do a documentary film....we had a meeting?
              ...strictly business?

Notice: all the glasses are empty at this point!!

                                 Emily Wolf...Amy Regan...Clara Lofaro...."Sisters" all!



....then Clara and Amy packed up and headed west!!

......more photos coming from NYC!!!!!!!!!


 

Answer #6, Nine more to go...

Mary L, from Queens, NYC, gets this week's $15 ITunes gift card because I picked her question, I have nine more to give away, one a week!!

The question: "You say you are a non profit blog, why are there ad's on your blog?"

My answer:  Great question Mary, the answer is easy, I post them because they are either friends or places, venues or people who have helped make the blog the success that is.

The Avon ad is my dear friend Holly. The Katrina's ad is a venue that is not only a good place to go, but the owner, Katrina has live music every night and is truly trying help local artists. The Classic Soul Network is there because I love Classic Soul!...so take the 15 bucks and buy some music from the wonderful artists you see on Streetcred!!

Don't tell, but that's Ivete Sangalo!

Thanks Mary for taking the time!!

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Top Ten Sexiest Piano Players, #1, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh

She is spiritual, but belongs to no religion. She fights for woman's rights. I met her in 1988, did not know who she was.  She was involved in the Thelonious Monk piano competition in Washington, DC. I though she was a Princess from the 19th Century when I met her, after I heard her play I knew she was from the future.

....she asked the bartender if she had any honey, and stupid me asked "do you sing too?" 
...looking back now, I realize how dumb that must have sounded to her, this woman's voice is of another world!

Aziza, http://www.azizamustafazadeh.de/

listen: as she takes Gershwin to another level...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT5KOUirniI

...from Azerbaijan, nicknamed Jazziza, as a 2 year old, because she sang and danced to jazz....
...now known as "The Princess of Jazz", here is Aziza getting sounds a piano only makes when it is in love with the artist. Doing Gershwin

"for me the spiritual part of life is most important, minds must connect" 

                                                                         Aziza Mustafa Zadeh #1


                       

Top Ten Sexiest Piano Players, #3, Clara Lofaro

When I see her perform, every emotion I have gets a jolt. I wonder how such lyrics can be written by such a young songstress...poignant, universal words of love, heartbreak, joy, reminiscence, and optimism. Her work on the piano is just as explicit, completing the mystique, of this wonderful young artist...Clara Lofaro.

Clara, claralofaro.com

...her CD, "Clara Lofaro" is wonderful, her single and Video "Just Smile" will be all over TV this spring...listen here to Clara's words and piano...I love this tune called "Wrinkled $"..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JVV0FYGfuU 

...get to know Clara a bit...with this interview...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycp46z4Ivqo

...this is the tune that Clara wrote for her dad..and dad's everywhere, a classic....."Daddy's Song"
the lyrics, melody, Clara's voice, and the piano are arrows through my heart...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvT6_xHiPGA 


                                                           Clara Lofaro #3


Clara will be at the Canal Room, NYC...January, 25th!!

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Top Ten Sexiest Piano Players, #4 Carly Simon

My home girl from the Bronx, Riverdale. I first saw her in a small theater in Newark, New Jersey. I guess 1969 or 70. When she sings she is taking my heart and bouncing it on the floor. Her words tell the story of my life. Watching her play the piano is like watching an act of nature, her left hand seems to be moved by a spirit. Carly Simon.

 ...some vintage, I mean timeless Carly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZmCJUSC6g


Talent crosses all gaps, gender, genre, language, and age: Carly is still magnificent.

I saw her do this tune (one of the greatest in the American song book) twice, on both occasions, half way through, uncontrollable tears would roll down her face...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux7HgO9QhAc
....after I saw the documentary film on her family, I knew why.....

                                                                           Carly Simon #4


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Top Ten Sexiest Piano Players, #5, Jade Simmons

Former First Runner Up Miss America, represented America as a webcast host of the  Tchaikovsky Competition, in Russia, in 2011, performed at the White House this Christmas.  Educator, entrepreneur, always helping young artists...#5  Jade Simmons.

 ...I love her tweets, they are hilarious, some of her tweets from Russia this summer were classics, they always make me smile!!

Jade Simmons

Here is a piece I call "Jade in Jeans"...actually it's a sound check!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nOReOi_-OY

...one of Jade's favorites is Rachmaninoff, this summer in Russia she had the honor of playing the very piano he composed on, in the very same room.

here is a review I did of her CD..."Revolutionary Rhythm"
http://streetcredmusic.blogspot.com/2011/05/jade-simmons-cd-revolutionary-rhythm.html

here is the "educator" side of this talented artist!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZoGGe0Y5hk

I love Jade and I was so disturbed when I saw this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3lpbERhm30

                                           Jade Simmons  #5.


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Top Ten Sexiest Piano Players, #6, Yula Beeri

Warning: A diva is a woman who is extremely talented. The term was originally used to refer to stars of the operatic world, and now more generally to talk about talented female musicians in all genres.

This term is Italian, taken from the Latin diva, which means “goddess” or “divine one.” The use of the term is meant to suggest that a woman is so incredibly talented that her voice in performance approaches the divine.

As we get closer to #1 I would like to add my definition to the above description.
A "diva" to me is a woman performer who takes my mind to a place it can not relax in.

When I'm watching her, I can not focus during the performance, I watch her face, her eyes, her feet,
the instrument she may be playing, the audience reaction, and the music just seems to float by.
And when the performance is over I want a "reply" button, to try to focus on other things I missed the first time around.
We are now in "diva" territory. Enter at your own risk!

                                                        *************

She can stand in front of the bandstand of her Ro/Punk band and talk shit to you, then she will sit at the piano, smile and take your heart away! She takes a rhythmic semi punk sound, surrounds herself with wonderful musicians and brings the genre to a universal acceptance.

Yula Beeri, thehivenyc.com

Yula is so much more than a pianist...leader, singer, composer, writer, actress and creator of all things good.

here is a sample and my favorite:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iqz9uRtOuY

...maker of Honey at The Hive, promoter of artistic events to improve her community, encouraging peace in life...

...here is a composition that best shows the simplistic charm of Yula...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wDMLdv6Qq8

..just added May 9th, Yula's latest:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b63Dgtk2jE

                                                        Yula Beeri, #6.


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