Monday, December 6, 2010

The Weekly 411 (12.06.10)

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PRESS RELEASE
December 6, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Lisa Bautista of JFM Presents
Social Media, Marketing & Publicity
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510.967.1109
The Weekly 411 @ the RRazz room **at Hotel Nikko
**Except:
the RRazz room Concert Series @ At The Historic Castro Theatre
Joan Rivers ~ Sat, Mar 12, 2011
the RRazz room at Hotel Nikko
222 Mason Street (at Ellis)
San Francisco, California 94102
www.therrazzroom.com

Tickets Now Available:
800.380.3095
http://therrazzroom.com/eventlist.html

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General Inquiries:
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kris@therrazzroom.com


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Just Added:

JERRY "THE ICEMAN" BUTLER
Only The Strong Survive
Wed-Fri, Aug 24-26, 8pm; Sat, Aug 27, 7 & 9:30pm; Sun, Aug 28, 7pm
$40-45
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/jerry_b.html

THIS WEEK:

Linda Kosut_small
LINDA KOSUT

By Any Other Name
Mon, Dec 6, 8pm
$25
BMI/BISTRO AWARD WINNING VOCALIST, LINDA KOSUT in "By Any other Name" pairing songs with the same name from different genres and decades. Linda will present songs w/the same title mixing up jazz, pop & folk in unpredictable ways. Songs like "All By Myself" written by Irving Berlin and Eric Carmen; or "Sweet Dreams" written by John Bucchino and by Annie Lennox. The band: John Simon, piano; Tom Shader, bass; John Mader, drums; Tony Malfatti, horns.
#jazz #pop #folk #cabaret
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/LindaK10C.html

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BARB JUNGR
US Tour In Support Of New CD "The Men I Love"
Tue-Wed, Dec 7-8, 8pm
$25 ($35 Limited VIP)
The British Edith Piaf and internationally acclaimed singer, song stylist and performer makes her SF debut with "The Men I Love: The New American Songbook," a joyous collection of some of the best songwriters of the last 40 yrs including Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan. Critics have called her "one of the best nightclub singers in the world," "casually virtuosic" and "sensational." "Barb Jungr has that Joni Mitchell hipness. Her interpretations are like vocal poetry."
#uk #edithpiaf #newamericansongbook #pop #cabaret
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/BarbJ10.html

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SOLD OUT!!!
LENNY WILLIAMS

Former Lead Singer for Tower of Power
Thu, Dec 9, 8pm
$35 ($45 Limited VIP)
California native Lenny Williams possesses one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music. With his rich, passionate vocal style, he is rightfully regarded as one of R & B's most influential soul men. Williams began his musical career making records that have subsequently become R & B and Pop classics, tunes like the mega-hit "Cause I love You" (recorded on his solo album), "You're Still A Young Man," "So Very Hard To Go" and "What Is Hip" (lead vocalist with Tower of Power 1972-1974).
#towerofpower #classicsoul #rnb #pop
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/LennyW10.html

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THE PETE ESCOVEDO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
feat. JUAN ESCOVEDO AND PETER MICHAEL ESCOVEDO

Heat Up The Holidays Escovedo Style
Fri-Sat, Dec 10-11, 8pm; Sun, Dec 12, 7pm
$35-40

Heat up the holidays Escovedo style! The RRazz room is honored to have Bay Area-native return. Legendary Percussionist Pete Escovedo is an artist who broke down the barriers between Smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. His name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years. Pete Escovedo believes that there is healing through music and has donated his time to numerous charity events to help children around the world by teaching the importance of music.
#latinjazz #smoothjazz #salsa
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/PeteE10Dec.html

NEXT WEEK:
TereseGenecco_small
TERESE GENECCO
Sings Elvis Presley '56
Mon, Dec 13, 8pm
$25 ($35 Ltd VIP)
"Frisky, retro fun!"- Time Out New York
"The Love Child of Dean Martin and Judy Garland!" ~The San Francisco Examiner. "Terese Genecco sings Elvis Presley's debut ground-breaking album from start to finish in a ground-breaking live performance. I warn you; this is not your mother's Elvis. Every song is sung to a different beat than the original. Whether you are a devout Elvis fan, or a devout Terese Genecco fan, or both, this is a great show not to be missed!" - www.NitelifeExchange.com NYC
#lgbt #cabaret #elvistribute #pop
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/TereseG10.html

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FAITH WINTHROP
At The Mercy Of Mercer
Tue, Dec 14, 8pm
$27.50
In celebration of Johnny Mercer's invaluable contribution to the world of music, Faith lovingly sings the lilting and irrepressible lyrics of this master tunesmith. And then, there is Mabel Mercer, a"singer's singer" and legend, for whom Cole Porter and Bart Howard wrote songs for her to introduce. Homage is paid to her, as she was one of Faith's own musical mentors. Rounding out an already marvelous mix, Faith introduces several of her own new songs, making for a full evening of song.
#greatamericansongbook #jazz #cabaret
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/Faith10B.html


ConFunkShun
ConFunkShun FEATURING MICHAEL COOPER
Holiday Funk And Ffun
Wed-Thu, Dec 15-16, 8pm; Fri-Sat, Dec 17-18, 7 and 10pm; Sun, Dec 19, 7pm
$35-37.50
Beginning in 1976, Con Funk Shun released eleven albums over a span of ten years. The group's 1977 LP, Secrets, was certified gold in the US, as were 1978's Loveshine, 1979's Candy, and 1980's Spirit of Love. They scored a string of top ten hits on the Billboard black singles chart, including 1977's "Ffun" (#1), 1978's "Shake and Dance with Me" (#5), and 1979's "Chase Me" (#4). Con Funk Shun continues to receive airplay on US soul radio stations.
#classicsoul #rnb #funk #holiday
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/Confunkshun10.html

IN TWO WEEKS:
Connie Champagne as Judy Garland
CONNIE CHAMPAGNE as JUDY GARLAND
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas & Live CD Recording
Mon-Tue, Dec 20-21, 8pm
$30
What's Christmas without Judy Garland? Come & celebrate this season the Garland-way, with an evening of holiday songs, special guests and Santa Claus!--in the spirit of Judy's 1963 television special.
#lgbt #theatre #pop #holiday
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/ConnieC12-10.html

Russ Lorenson
CHRISTMAS IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH RUSS LORENSON & FRIENDS:
Carly Ozard, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy & Veronica Klaus
Wed, Dec 22, 8pm
$30

Skip the Christmas caroling this year and spend a cozy winter's evening with Russ Lorenson and his special guests Carly Ozard, Veronica Klaus, and Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, as they celebrate five years of jazzy Christmases, San Francisco style!

Heard each year on "The Bay Area's Official Christmas Station - 96.5 KOIT-FM" with his recording of "Christmas in San Francisco," Russ Lorenson has established a reputation as one of the San Francisco Bay Area's leading interpreters of jazz standards.

#lgbt #theatre #jazz #greatamericanstandards #holiday
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/RussL10.html

Kim Nalley_Gospel Christmas
GOSPEL CHRISTMAS WITH KIM NALLEY & TAMMY HALL
Thu, Dec 23
$35
This yearly Christmas tradition features acclaimed vocalist Kim Nalley performing all your favorite holiday songs accompanied by the swelling soulful Hammond B-3 Organ played by the incomparable Tammy Hall with Michael Zisman (electric bass) and Kent Bryson (drums). Expect several special guest and a few sing-a-longs in at this rollicking joyous concert.
#lgbt #gospel #soul #holiday
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/KimN10.html

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BUD E. LUV
Annual Bud E. Luv Christmas Show
Sat, Dec 25, 8pm
$30
The RRazz room is proud to present a man who has graced stages worldwide for over 30 years. The themes from the movies. The songs from the Broadway shows. Let's bring him on right now. The King of Swing. The Father of Folk. The man who put the Boss in the Bossa Nova. Ladies and Gentlemen, he's not having a perfect hair day, he's having a perfect hair decade. Would you welcome to the stage the world's greatest entertainer and San Francisco's own ....THE FABULOUS BUD E. LUV
#lgbt #lounge #comedy #pop #holiday
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/BudELuv10III.html

Kim Nalley_NYE2011
KIM NALLEY
Let The Good Times Roll
Sun, Dec 26, 7pm, $32.50;
Wed-Thu, Dec 29-30, 8pm, $35;
Fri, Dec 31, 7:30pm, $60;
Fri, Dec 31, 10:30pm, **$135
**Includes party favors, champagne toast at midnight, 2011 countdown & post-show buffet
If you are not in a bon ton roulette frame of mind, then you've come to the wrong show, because feisty songstress Kim Nalley gives a jazz/blues thrill to New Years Eve that few performers can match, in the Bay Area or anywhere. San Francisco Chronicle says she has "pipes to burns and works the stage like she means it." A powerful blues singer, a jazz stylist who can put her stamp on American songbook standards, a soul drenched vintage R&B master, Nalley defies all categorization.
#lgbt #jazz #blues #holiday #newyearseve #nye2011
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/KimN10B.html

DECEMBER

WALLIN & BARRETTA
A Tribute To Italian Singers
feat. The Kelly Park Quartet

Mon, Dec 27, 8pm
$25

LEANNE BORGHESI, JESSICA COKER and SOILA HUGHES
B.O.O.B.S.! Defying Gravity
Tues, Dec 28, 8pm
$25


JANUARY 2011
KIM NALLEY
Let The Good Times Roll
Sat, Jan 1, 8pm; Sun, Jan 2, 7pm
$35

MADS TOLLING TRIBUTE TO JEAN-LUC PONTY
The Evolution Of Violin In Modern Music
Wed, Jan 5, 2011, 8pm
$25

THE THREE DEGREES
"When Will I See You Again?"
Thu-Sat, Jan 6-8, 8pm: Sun, Jan 9, 7pm
$40-42.50

JUDY BUTTERFIELD
Under The Manhattan Moon
Sun, Jan 9, 3pm; Mon, Jan 10, 8pm
*$35 *Special 18 and under discounted tickets $17.50
MARTHA REEVES
Queen Of Motown
Tue-Sat, Jan 11-15, 8pm; Jan 16, 7pm
$40-45
PAULA WEST & THE GEORGE MESTERHAZY QUARTET
Annual RRazz room San Francisco Engagement ~ Eight Weeks in 2011!
Tue, Jan 18 - Sun, Mar 13
$35-65

VERONICA KLAUS
Lady Luck
with The Tammy Hall Trio

Tue, Jan 25, 8pm
$25
THE QUEEN OF GREEN HEDDA LETTUCE

Gives Great Hedda
Fri-Sat, Jan 28-29, 10:30pm
$25


FEBRUARY
KAREL STANDS UP V3.1
Uncensored, Unfiltered, Unhinged.
Tue, Feb 1, 8pm
$25
ERICH BERGEN
An Evening Of Music, Inappropriate Laughs and Awkward Pauses
Mon, Feb 7, 8pm
$20 (
$40.00 Ltd VIP includes a signed CD, meet and greet and champagne toast)
MARIA VOLONTE
Blue Tango
Tue, Feb 8, 8pm
$28.50
MARIA MULDAUR
Blues & Jazz Valentine Concert
Sun, Feb 13, 8pm
$35
SONY HOLLAND
Touring New CD "Sansoucci"
Sun, Feb 27, 3pm
$25
SHANA MORRISON
"Joyride" CD Release Party
Sun, Feb 27, 7pm
$20 ($25 door)

MARCH
JOEY ARIAS & SHERRY VINE
Together Once More
For Mature Audiences Only

Fri-Sat, Mar 4-5, 10:30pm
$27.50
the RRazz room Concert Series @ The Historic Castro Theatre Presents:
JOAN RIVERS

Uncensored, Unscripted And Unpredictable
Sat, Mar 12, 8pm
$35-76

Castro Theatre
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Tickets: 415.392.4400

LINDA PURL & KEVIN SPIRTAS
Rhapsody In Two
Sun, Mar 13, 3pm; Mon, Mar 14, 8pm
$35 ($40 Limited VIP)
SHEPLEY METCALF
Something Irresistible: Shepley Metcalf Sings Fran Landesman
Tue, Mar 15, 8pm
$20
AMANDA McBROOOM
An Intimate Night Of Pop And Show Tunes
Fri-Sun, Mar 18-20, 7:30pm
$35

CECE PENISTON
Mesmerizing, Sultry, Captivating, Soulful, Powerful, Diva, Icon...
Fri-Sat, Mar 18-19, 9:15pm

$35.00 ($45 Ltd VIP with private meet & greet)
LOUISE PITRE
La Vie En Rose
Sun, Mar 20, 5pm; Mon, Mar 21, 8pm
$30 ($35 Limited VIP)
MATTHEW MARTIN
All Singing, All Dancing, All Dead
with The Tom Shaw Trio

Tue-Wed, Mar 22-23, 8pm

$30

JON SECADA
A Special Intimate Evening With
Thu-Sat, Mar 24-26, 8pm; Sun, Mar 27, 7pm
$45 ($55 Limited VIP)
ASHFORD & SIMPSON
Exclusive Bay Area Appearance ~ The Real Thing
Tue-Fri, Mar 29-Apr 1, 8pm; Sat, Apr 2, 7 & 9:30pm; Sun, Apr 3, 7pm
$47.50-55

APRIL
JASON GRAAE
Magically Delicious
Sun, Apr 3, 7pm; Mon, Apr 4, 8pm
$30
EDNA WRIGHT & HONEY CONE AND MERRY CLAYTON
Thu-Sun, Apr 7-10, 7:30pm
$40-42.50
STEVE ROSS
An Evening With
Sun, Apr 10, 5pm; Mon, Apr 11, 8pm
$30 ($40 Limited VIP)
AUSTRALIA'S THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER
Prepare To Be Thunderstruck!
Tue-Thu, Apr 12-14, 8pm; Fri-Sat, Apr 15-16, 9:30pm; Sun, Apr 17, 7pm
$35 ($55 Ltd VIP)
MARILU HENNER
In Concert
Fri-Sat, Apr 15-16, 7:30pm
$40
LYNDA CARTER
Wicked Cool
Wed-Sat, Apr 20-23, 8pm
$45-55
JANE OLIVOR
Feel The Emotion ... The Return Of
Wed-Sat, Apr 27-30, 8pm; Sun, May 1, 7pm
$50-55
OLETA ADAMS
"Get Here" For An Evening Of Musical Brilliance
Thu-Fri, Apr 28-29, 8pm; Sat, Apr 30, 7 & 9:30pm
$49.50

THE MILLS BROTHERS feat. JOHN MILLS II and ELMER HOPPER of the PLATTERS
America's Greatest Singing Group ~ The Legacy Continues
Sat, Apr 30, 3pm; Sun, May 1, 5pm
$40

MAY
WESLA WHITFIELD & THE MIKE GREENSILL TRIO
Tuesdays-Saturdays, May 10-28, 7:30pm; Sundays: May 15, 22, 29, 5pm
$35-45

DEL SHORES' A SORDID AFFAIR
Fri-Sat, May 13-14. 9:30pm ; Sun, May 15, 7:30pm
$35 ($45 Limited VIP)
CARLY OZARD
Fri, May 20, 10pm; Sun, May 22 8pm
$25

JUNE
SHARON MCNIGHT
The First 30 Years ... From Moose Hall To Carnegie Hall
Mon-Tue, Jun 6-7, 8pm

$30

KIM NALLEY SINGS NINA SIMONE
Tuesdays-Saturdays, Jun 14-Jul 16, 8pm; Sundays: Jun 19, 26, Jul 3, 10, 17, 7pm
$35-37.50

AUGUST
AUSTRALIA'S THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER
Prepare To Be Thunderstruck!
Wednesdays-Saturdays, Aug 31-Sep 17, 8pm; Sundays: Sep 4, 11, 18, 7pm
$35 ($45 Limited VIP)

OCTOBER
JACQUI NAYLOR & HER TRIO

Back By Overwhelming Demand
Wed-Sat, Oct 5-8, 8pm; Sun, Oct 9, 7pm
$35
CARLY OZARD
Somebody To Love; My Musical Tribute To Freddie Mercury
Fri-Sat, Oct 22-23, 10:30pm
$20 ($30 Ltd VIP)

DECEMBER
MARLENA SHAW
California Soul For The Holidays
Thu-Fri, Dec 1-2, 8pm; Sat, Dec 3, 7 & 9:15pm; Sun, Dec 4, 7pm
$35-40
KATYA SMIRNOFF-SKYY
Katya's All New Holiday Spectacular
Tue-Wed, Dec 6-7, 8pm
$30
LONI LOVE

"America's Sister" and New Host of "The Gossip Queens"
Thu-Fri, Dec 8-9, 8pm; Sat, Dec 10, 7 & 9:30pm; Sun, Dec 11, 7pm
$25
FRANC D'AMBROSIO
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Tue-Sat, Dec 13-17, 8pm; Sun, Dec 18, 7pm
$30-40

SHARON MCNIGHT
Twisted Xmas; A Druid's View Of The Holidays
Tue-Wed, Dec 20-21, 2011, 8pm

$30


The RRazz room at Hotel Nikko is San Francisco's premiere nightclub, offering the finest in world-class Cabaret, Jazz, Comedy and Popular music entertainment. This intimate and acoustically perfect venue has been the home for past performers such as: Ashford & Simpson, Oleta Adams, Larry Carlton, Bobby Caldwell, Spyro Gyra, Hiroshima, Diane Schuur, Ben Vereen, Martha Reeves, Miki Howard, The Zapp Band, ConFunkShun, Pete Escovedo, Freda Payne, Sally Kellerman, Lil' Kim, Angela Bofill, Australia's Thunder From Down Under, Taylor Hicks, Marlena Shaw, Mary Wilson, Janis Paige, Stefanie Powers, Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics, Dame Cleo Laine, Jacqui Dankworth, Keiko Matsui, Ruben Studdard and David Campbell. Host-escorted seating assigned on a first come, first serve basis.
Doors open 90 minutes prior to show. The Rrazz Room is a two-drink minimum, all-ages venue, and tickets are non-refundable. Limited Club R VIP Memberships available: 415.394.1189 or Kris@TheRrazzRoom.com

Additional helpful information: the RRazz room Bar is open daily at 2pm. Dress Code is upscale casual. Inappropriate attire is: ripped jeans, flip-flops, baseball caps and jerseys. No audio nor video recording without prior approval. Please silence cell phones and refrain from use during performances. With a RRazz Room validation, parking at the Mason O'Farrell Garage is $12 (up to five hours). Enter the garage from Mason or O'Farrell Streets.

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