March 21, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
Join JC Hopkins and his accomplished Biggish Band this Thursday night at the Slipper Room, featuring the beautiful and talented Queen Esther:
Thursday, March 24th The Slipper Room 167 Orchard St. @ Stanton Lower East Side, NYC 10pm / $8 http://www.slipperroom.com
Downtown NYC burlesque lounge, The Slipper Room welcomes songwriter JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band on Thursday, March 24th, performing original songs based in bop and swing. The band pulls together some of New York City's best working jazz musicians, featuring the vocals of Southern-bred, Harlem-based Queen Esther.
Queen Esther's strong, soulful sound is a hybrid of the music of her Southern childhood and what she heard on the free-form radio of her childhood: 1970's rock, sanctified gospel, and old-time country. An interest in American songs, not separated by race or class, has driven her musical collaborations from jazz and blues to alt-rock and trip-hop. Queen Esther's distinctive style earned her acclaim as a lead in George C. Wolfe's production of “Harlem Song" at the Apollo Theater. She has collaborated with jazz guitar icon James “Blood" Ulmer on projects including “The 52nd Street Blues Project" (Chesky, 2004). Her classic voice is instantly identifiable. Queen Esther articulates the original songs of the JC Hopkins Biggish Band with clarity and style, as the band's talented players swing behind her.
March 24th Players: JC Hopkins - vocals, piano, tunes Queen Esther - vocals, attitude Lewis “Flip" Barnes - trumpet, velvet pipes Chuck MacKinnon - trumpet James Zollar - trumpet Vincent Chancey - French horn J Walter Hawkes - trombone Cleave Guyton - alto sax Virginia Mayhew - tenor sax Claire Daly - bad*ss baritone sax Liberty Ellman - guitar Warren Smith - vibraphone Hilliard Green - bass Sunny Jain - drums
Upcoming Shows:
The JC Hopkins Biggish Band is pleased to announce a series of performances at the NYC Knitting Factory. Beginning Tuesday, April 12th, the band will play in the Tap Room on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, through August. Special guests will be announced!
The band returns to the Slipper Room on Thursday, April 28th. Bring your dancing shoes!
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
Join JC Hopkins and his accomplished Biggish Band this Thursday night at the Slipper Room, featuring the beautiful and talented Queen Esther:
Thursday, March 24th The Slipper Room 167 Orchard St. @ Stanton Lower East Side, NYC 10pm / $8 http://www.slipperroom.com
Downtown NYC burlesque lounge, The Slipper Room welcomes songwriter JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band on Thursday, March 24th, performing original songs based in bop and swing. The band pulls together some of New York City's best working jazz musicians, featuring the vocals of Southern-bred, Harlem-based Queen Esther.
Queen Esther's strong, soulful sound is a hybrid of the music of her Southern childhood and what she heard on the free-form radio of her childhood: 1970's rock, sanctified gospel, and old-time country. An interest in American songs, not separated by race or class, has driven her musical collaborations from jazz and blues to alt-rock and trip-hop. Queen Esther's distinctive style earned her acclaim as a lead in George C. Wolfe's production of “Harlem Song" at the Apollo Theater. She has collaborated with jazz guitar icon James “Blood" Ulmer on projects including “The 52nd Street Blues Project" (Chesky, 2004). Her classic voice is instantly identifiable. Queen Esther articulates the original songs of the JC Hopkins Biggish Band with clarity and style, as the band's talented players swing behind her.
March 24th Players: JC Hopkins - vocals, piano, tunes Queen Esther - vocals, attitude Lewis “Flip" Barnes - trumpet, velvet pipes Chuck MacKinnon - trumpet James Zollar - trumpet Vincent Chancey - French horn J Walter Hawkes - trombone Cleave Guyton - alto sax Virginia Mayhew - tenor sax Claire Daly - bad*ss baritone sax Liberty Ellman - guitar Warren Smith - vibraphone Hilliard Green - bass Sunny Jain - drums
Upcoming Shows:
The JC Hopkins Biggish Band is pleased to announce a series of performances at the NYC Knitting Factory. Beginning Tuesday, April 12th, the band will play in the Tap Room on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, through August. Special guests will be announced!
The band returns to the Slipper Room on Thursday, April 28th. Bring your dancing shoes!
For more information contact All About Jazz.
