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Jazz Vocalist Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room

Title: Jazz Vocalist Annie Ross (website)
Venue: Metropolitan Room (New York City, NY)
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50
Rating: 3.6 stars

Rated 3.6 by 16 members who went.

Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted," one of the most well known examples of vocalese, as well as "Farmers Market," "Jackie" and many others. She is a founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered one of the greatest jazz vocal ensembles of all time.
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Members Who Went Said:

4 Star Rating
Written on
Jul 18 2007

Anonymous Member

Nice venue, good show. The only drawback with the venue is it would be nice if food was available rather than just drinks. Especially when there is a two drink minimum, sometimes it's best to have something to soak up the drinks.

3 of 3 people found this review useful
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4 Star Rating
Written on
Aug 15 2007

unconditional laughter

Eric M.

unconditional laughter

It was a magical treat to see jazz legend Annie Ross perform in the beautiful Metropolitan Room. She has energy and humor and her musicians are terrific. And what a thrill to meet her, she is great.

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4 Star Rating
Written on
Aug 01 2007

Loretta Roth

Loretta Roth

The Metropolitan Room's staff was friendly and attentive seating us with organization and smooth transition acknowledging our Gold Star arrangements.
Annie's performance was swinging performed with premier professionalism. She and her band was gracious permiting photos, conversation and autographs after the show proving the legend that she is.

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Event Highlights

  • "Ms. Ross is a master class in how to sing jazz inside out, upside and down......Her sense of time and rhythm will fracture you...." -Rex Reed

More Details About This Event:

Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz:

Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted," one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market," "Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler.

Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.

As a child, Annie Ross entered a talent show on the radio accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which resulted an a six-month contract with MGM. She went to Hollywood at age eight where she appeared in "The Little Rascals" singing a jazz version of "Loch Lomond." At age eleven she appeared as Judy Garland’s sister in "Presenting Lily Mars." At age 14 she composed the song "Let's Fly," which was subsequently recorded by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford.

In Paris in the late 40’s, she met up with musicians involved in modern jazz, including James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Billy Strayhorn, and displayed an unerring ear and savvy sense of harmony, which was much appreciated. At 19, she recorded “Le Vent Vert” with Moody. Back in the U.S. at age 21 she recorded for Savoy, along with Clarke, Milt Jackson and Percy Heath. She worked on 52nd St. with Max Roach, Tommy Potter and George Wallington and subbed for Billie Holiday at the Apollo Theater. The original recordings of “Twisted” and “Farmer’s Market” were done in 1952 with Wallington on piano and Art Blakey on drums.

Annie Ross has continued to bring the essence of jazz to a broad spectrum of listeners internationally, by touring, through her recordings, conducting workshops, writing, and appearances in film, television and radio.

Currently, Annie Ross is living in New York and is still active as a jazz performer, having recently performed in New York, Scotland, and Spain as well as having recorded a new CD, Let Me Sing.

 

About Metropolitan Room:

The Metropolitan Room is housed in a landmark 1898 building. This vintage space now plays host to an updated take on the idea of a music club, combining state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems with old-world charm and style. Similar to the high-end equipment used in concert halls, these systems fill the room with crisp, clear sound to generate unparalleled cabaret and jazz performances.