New Reviews: Live at Vitello’s and the “Let’s Misbehave” Album

Live at Vitello's: Kevin Axt, Cheryl Bentyne and Wayne Johnson

Live at Vitello’s: Kevin Axt, Cheryl Bentyne and Wayne Johnson

Some great new reviews came in! The first is of a recent show at Vitello’s. Here’s an excerpt:

“Up Close & Personal” was the title Cheryl gave her performance. And it was right on target: Kevin Axt on bass, Wayne Johnson on guitar, and Cheryl in the center. No drums, no piano, no horns. None of which were needed in two sets of exquisite songs performed with intimate lyrical and musical clarity. One couldn’t have asked for more.

Read the full review.

I also got some good ink on my latest record, “Let’s Misbehave – The Cole Porter Songbook.” In his review in The International Review of Music, Brian Arsenault wrote:

With that cultured, shining voice that sparkles like late summer sun setting on a rippling sea, she brings us all the varied and rich life of those songs. Life — romance, passion, love, misbehavin’ — is at the core of Porter. And Bentyne as well.

Read the full review.

That’s it for now. Back to work!

CB

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City of Hope’s All Star Jazz Benefit at Catalina Jazz Club

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Celebrate with Cheryl Bentyne and FRIENDS as she performs the music from her new Summit CD release, Let’s Misbehave. Celebrate life, benefit City of Hope, enjoy Cheryl’s new CD and do some finger snapping to an all-star jazz line up! For complete lineup of friends who will be performing each night click here.

Catalina Jazz Club
6725 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
TEL. 323 466 2210

www.catalinajazzclub.com

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Gig Update

Hey, Gang… My show on New Year’s Eve with the The Elliot Deutsch Big Band had to be postponed (but I’ve been told that New Year’s Eve will still be on December 31st). Speaking of the calendar… Heads-up for a gig on September 18, 2012 at The Rrazz Room in San Francisco.

I am temporarily off the road to deal with a surprise illness… please support Margaret Dorn, who is filling in with The Manhattan Transfer. She is doing the impossible, learning all our shows and doing a great job with my partners. Love to you all, and thank you for all the wishes of love and recovery… I shall return!!!

cb

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Swinging In The New Year with The Elliot Deutsch Big Band

New show on December 30th at Old Town Temecula Community Theater in Temecula, CA with the Elliot Deutsch Big Band! Visit the Upcoming Shows page for details and tickets.

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New Gigs This Fall!

CB goes Big Band… at last!!!!!!

Sitting in with the Scott Healy Big Band Sept. 19, 2011 at Vitello’s 4349 Tujunga Ave. Studio City, Ca. (818) 769-0905

CB with the Elliot Deutsch Big Band October 9, 2011 at Catalina bar and Grill 6725 Sunset Blvd. L.A. (323) 466-2210

CB may be sighted at various jazz clubs with Massimo Farao and trio in Italy this Oct. 19-26… (proceeding the Transfer tour in Europe). More details coming.

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A Nice Feature in TheScreamOnline

Please check out my feature on the popular website TheScreamOnline for art, photography, literature, music and film. It is groundbreaking!…cb

Click here to read the feature.

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Radio Show Time Slot Announced

The Cheryl Bentyne Show on The Jazz Groove debuts on Sunday, June 12 from 7pm to 11pm, PDT. See you Sunday nights on the radio!

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My Own Radio Show!

I’m hosting my own radio show!!! My new radio show debuts in June on a commercial free jazz station you can listen to online. Its called The Jazz Groove. Check it out at http://thejazzgroove.com.

They play laid-back, elegant jazz from artists like Miles Davis, Shirley Horn, Wes Montgomery, Wynton Marsalis, yours truly, and hundreds of other artists. My show will air on Sunday nights from 7pm to 10pm PST. I’ll let you know the exact Sunday in June soon!

In the meantime I’m putting together my playlists and would love hear any and all song suggestions, dedications and requests! Feel free to email me whatever ideas you have on chilled out, mellower songs from your favorite jazz artists – my email address is cheryl@thejazzgroove.com.

Links:
The Jazz Groove
The Cheryl Bentyne Show announcement
The Jazz Groove on Twitter (@thejazzgroove)

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Governess Bentyne

I just got elected to be a member of the Board of Governors of NARAS (The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences)!

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