Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Weekly 411 (12.26.10)

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PRESS RELEASE
December 26, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Lisa Bautista of JFM Presents
Social Media, Marketing & Publicity
jfmpresents@gmail.com
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:
415.394.1189 (the RRazz room)
kris@therrazzroom.com


Media:
Lisa Bautista, Entertainment Publicist
510.967.1109
jfmpresents@gmail.com

Media Upda
tes In Red:
PAULA WEST & THE GEORGE MESTERHAZY QUARTET
Annual RRazz room San Francisco Engagement ~ Eight Weeks in 2011!
Tuesdays: Jan 18, Mar 1 @ 8pm $35
Wednesdays: Jan19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9, Feb 16, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9 @ 8pm $35
Thursdays: Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mat 10 @ 8pm $40
Fridays: Jan 21, Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 @ 8pm $45
Saturdays: Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5 , Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 5 @ 8pm $45
Saturday, Feb 12 @ 7pm & 9:30pm $45
Saturday: Mar 12 @ 7pm & 930pm $45
Sundays: Jan 23, Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 20, Mar 6, Mar 13 @ 7pm $40
Sunday, Feb 13 @ 5pm $40.00
♥ Monday, Feb 14 @ 7pm $65
♥ Includes complimentary chocolates and a complimentary glass of champagne!

Tuesdays: Jun 21, Jun 28, Jul 5 & Jul 12 have been canceled. New schedule:
KIM NALLEY SINGS NINA SIMONE
Tue-Sat, Jun 14-Jul 18; Sun, Jun 19, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jun 22-25, 8pm; Sun, Jun 26, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jun 29-Jul 2, 8pm; Jul 3, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jul 6-9, 8pm; Sun, Jul 10, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jul 13-16, 8pm; Sun, Jul 17, 7pm
$35-37.50


Original date: Mar 15. Rescheduled date below:
SHEPLEY METCALF
Sings Fran Landesman:
New songs by the lyricist of "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most"
Tue, Jun 21, 8pm
$20


THIS WEEK:
Special Offer:
Join Puccini and Pinetti for dinner before the show, and they will send your table a complimentary bruschetta appetizer, if you mention this offer.

For reservations, please call 415-392-5500 or visit: http://www.pucciniandpinetti.com/
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WALLIN & BARRETTA

A Tribute To Italian Singers
feat. The Kelly Park Quartet

Mon, Dec 27, 8pm
$25

Wallin & Barretta have been one of the most requested duos paying tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Louie Prima, Bobby Darin, Frankie Avalon and many others. They have performed together throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas and Palm Springs for over 15 years.
#greatamericansongbook #tributetoitaliansingers
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/wallin_barretta.html

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LEANNE BORGHESI, JESSICA COKER and SOILA HUGHES
B.O.O.B.S.! Defying Gravity
Tues, Dec 28, 8pm
$25
Join Leanne Borghesi, Jessica Coker and Soila Hughes in a 90 min titillating musical journey as Busty, Outrageous, Over-the-Top, Broads, Singing defy the gravitational pull of life with class, sass and powerhouse vocals! Fall into the musical cleavage of this year's hottest comedic cabaret experience with the musical styling of: The Graham Sobelman Trio! An evening of harmonies, shimmy shakin' talent and a variety of music to tantalize, "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want a pair of your own!"
#comedy #cabaret
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/b.o.o.b.s.html

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KIM NALLEY
Let The Good Times Roll
Wed-Thu, Dec 29-30, 8pm, $35;
Fri, Dec 31, 7:30pm, $60;
Fri, Dec 31, 10:30pm, **$135
Sat, Jan 1, 8pm $35
Sun, Jan 2, 7pm $35

**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 #soul #holiday #newyearseve #NYE2011
http://therrazzroom.com/10Artist/KimN10B.html

NEXT WEEK:
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FRANC D'AMBROSIO
Special Appearance For The "Live At The RRazz Room" CD Recording
Tue, Jan 4, 8pm
$40
Franc D'Ambrosio is best known as the "Phantom" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award winning Musical, The Phantom Of The Opera. Franc also starred as the opera singing son of Al Pacino in Godfather III where he sang the Academy Award winning theme song, "Speak Softly Love" (Brucia la Terra) both in the film and on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. His new show features more stories from Franc's colorful family, popular war songs from 1939-1946 and "Live At The RRazz Room" CD recording.
#lgbt #greatamericansongbook #cabaret #thephantomoftheopera
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/franc_d1-11.html

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MADS TOLLING TRIBUTE TO JEAN-LUC PONTY
The Evolution Of Violin In Modern Music







Wed, Jan 5, 8pm $25

France's own Jean-Luc Ponty has been at the forefront of jazz violin for decades. He has single handedly brought the electric violin and the European tradition of great jazz-violin playing to the U.S. Jean-Luc Ponty met Danish violinist Mads Tolling at Berklee College of Music and recommended Mads to Stanley Clarke, where he has been a 5-year member in the Stanley Clarke Band. Mads Tolling (violin), Mike Abraham (guitar), George Ban-Weiss (acoustic & electric bass) and Eric Garland (drums)
#jazz #progressiverock #cabaret #jeanlucponty #violin #denmark #france
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/mads.html

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THE THREE DEGREES
"When Will I See You Again?"
Thu-Sat, Jan 6-8, 8pm
Sun, Jan 9, 7pm
$40-42.50
Discovered by producer and songwriter Richard Barrett circa 1963, The Three Degrees garnered their greatest successes with Philadelphia International Records under Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The first song they recorded was with the studio band MFSB, entitled "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)," which was the theme song for Soul Train. Their third single "When Will I See You Again" was the one that hit mainstream. Today, the line-up consists of Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott and Cynthia Garrison.
#classicsoul #rnb #pop #soultrain #tsop #thesoundofphiladelphia
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/three_degrees.html

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JUDY BUTTERFIELD
Under The Manhattan Moon
Sun, Jan 9, 3pm
Mon, Jan 10, 8pm
*$35 *Special 18 and under discounted tickets $17.50
21-year-old Judy Butterfield recently received the coveted Julie Wilson Award at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Cabaret Convention. Currently in her second year at Barnard College at Columbia University, Judy uses the music of the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen, as well as Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan to examine the life that she's living in Modern Day Manhattan in contrast to the love story of her grandparents that took place on the same streets two generations ago.
#jazz #greatamericansongbook #cabaret
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/judy_b.html

IN TWO WEEKS:
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MARTHA REEVES

Queen Of Motown
Tue-Sat, Jan 11-15, 8pm
Sun, Jan 16, 7pm
$40-45

Named by Rolling Stone as one of music's "Top 100 Immortal Artists," Martha Reeves began her career singing at Detroit nightclubs, before Mickey Stevenson, head of A&R at a fledgling record company named Motown, discovered her. Reeves is the recipient of a Rhythm n' Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, and has been inducted in the Alabama, Soul, Rock and Roll, and Vocal Group halls of fame. Reeves will present an up close and personal show of her hits, along with jazz, blues and gospel selections.
#classicsoul #rnb #motown #detoit #halloffame #jazz #blues #gospel
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/martha_r.html

IN THREE WEEKS:
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PAULA WEST & THE GEORGE MESTERHAZY QUARTET
Annual RRazz room San Francisco Engagement ~ Eight Weeks in 2011!
Tuesdays: Jan 18, Mar 1 @ 8pm $35
Wednesdays: Jan19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9, Feb 16, Feb 23, Mar 2, Mar 9 @ 8pm $35
Thursdays: Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24, Mar 3, Mat 10 @ 8pm $40
Fridays: Jan 21, Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 @ 8pm $45
Saturdays: Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5 , Feb 19, Feb 26, Mar 5 @ 8pm $45
Saturday, Feb 12 @ 7pm & 9:30pm $45
Saturday: Mar 12 @ 7pm & 930pm $45
Sundays: Jan 23, Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 20, Mar 6, Mar 13 @ 7pm $40
Sunday, Feb 13 @ 5pm $40.00
♥ Monday, Feb 14 @ 7pm $65
♥ Includes complimentary chocolates and a complimentary glass of champagne!
With a particular dusky soulfulness, Paula West has captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike from coast to coast. Known and respected for her creative and distinct repertoire, West adds her own depth and drama to whichever song she chooses for the moment, creating whole new frameworks of meaning for American favorites. Without fail, the songs come from a place of sincerity. "In the end," she explains, "it's just getting the story across. To me, the words are the most important thing."
#jazz #greatamericansongbook #pop #cabaret
http://therrazzroom.com/11Artist/paula_w.html

JANUARY 2011
MEGAN HILTY
Mon, Jan 24, 8pm
$35
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
JONATHAN PORETZ
Night Beat at The RRazz Room
RRAZZurrecting the After-Hours Lounge Scene in the City by the Bay
Be There at 10:20 pm on the 4th Saturday of every month, beginning February 26.

Sat, Feb 26, 10:20pm
Sat, Mar 26, 10:20pm
Sat, Apr 23, 10:20pm
Sat, May 28, 10:20pm
Sat, Jun 25, 10:20pm
$25
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)

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
DENISE PERRIER
Bessie, Dinah and Me ... Denise Perrier
Tue-Wed, Apr 5-6, 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
Somebody To Love; My Musical Tribute To Freddie Mercury
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

Tuesdays: Jun 21, Jun 28, Jul 5 & Jul 12 have been canceled. New schedule:
KIM NALLEY SINGS NINA SIMONE
Tue-Sat, Jun 14-Jul 18; Sun, Jun 19, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jun 22-25, 8pm; Sun, Jun 26, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jun 29-Jul 2, 8pm; Jul 3, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jul 6-9, 8pm; Sun, Jul 10, 7pm
Wed-Sat, Jul 13-16, 8pm; Sun, Jul 17, 7pm
$35-37.50
Original date: Mar 15. Rescheduled date below:
SHEPLEY METCALF
Sings Fran Landesman:
New songs by the lyricist of "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most"
Tue, Jun 21, 8pm
$20


JULY
THE MARGA GOMEZ SHOW
Comedy, Music and Friends
Saturdays: Jul 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
10:15pm
$20
ANDREA MARCOVICCI
Two For The Road: Travels Of The Heart
Tuesdays: Jul 19 & 26, 7:30pm
Wednesdays: Jul 20 & 27, 7:30pm
Thursdays: Jul 21 & 28: 7:30pm
Fridays: Jul 22 & 29, 7:30pm
Saturdays: Jul 23 & 30, 7:30pm
Sundays: Jul 24 & 31, 5pm
$35-45

AUGUST

COUNTESS KATYA SMIRNOFF-SKYY
...Back In The USSR, A Voyage Into The Beatles' Songbook
Mon-Tue, Aug 22-23, 8pm
$30
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
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


NOVEMBER
THE SHIRELLES feat. Legendary Original Member & Co-Founder BEVERLY LEE
The Originators Of The Girl Group Sound Celebrate Over 50 Years Of Making Music Together
Tue-Sat, Nov 1-5, 8pm
Sun, Nov 6, 7pm
$40-47.50
LENNY WILLIAMS
Thanksgiving Weekend With The Most Distinct Voice In Contemporary Music & Former Lead Vocalist With Tower Of Power
Fri-Sat, Nov 25-26, 9pm
Sun, Nov 27, 4pm
$35 ($45 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, 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, Con Funk Shun, Pete Escovedo feat. Juan & Peter Michael Escovedo, Freda Payne, Cloris Leachman, Sally Kellerman, Kenny G, Lil' Kim, The Angela Bofill Experience, Australia's Thunder From Down Under, All-4-One, Taylor Hicks, Marlena Shaw, Mary Wilson, Janis Paige, Mark Curry, Stefanie Powers, Davy Jones, Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics, Dame Cleo Laine, Jacqui Dankworth, Keiko Matsui, Ruben Studdard, Eddie Money, David Campbell, Barb Jungr, Lenny Williams, Paula West and Kim Nalley. 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.

Media Contact:
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Social Media, Marketing and Publicity
510.967.1109
jfmpresents@gmail.com

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