From the December 2015 recording sessions for the syndicated NPR holiday special "Joy to the World: A Holiday Spectacular" at OPB Studios in Portland, Pink Martini performs "Ocho kandelikas" ("Eight little candles"), a counting song for Hanukkah. Featuring Pink Martini's lead vocalist China Forbes, co-lead vocalist Storm Large, regular guest vocalist NPR's Ari Shapiro, and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, "Ocho kandelikas" is an upbeat gem from the band's seminal holiday album "Joy to the World." The song was written by Flory Jagoda in the rarely heard language of Ladino, a Judeo-Spanish language mixing elements of Old Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish, and other languages common to the Iberian Peninsula in the 16th century.
LYRICS:
Hanukah linda sta aki Ocho kandelas para mi Hanukah linda sta aki Ocho kandelas para mi
Ouna kandelika, dos kandelikas Tres kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas Sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas Siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi
Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kon alegria i plazer Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kon alegria i plazer
Los pastelikos vo kumer Kon almendrikas i la myel Los pastelikos vo kumer Kon almendrikas i la myel, O
Ouna kandelika, dos kandelikas Tres kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas Sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas Siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Beautiful Hanukkah is here Eight candles for me Beautiful Hanukkah is here Eight candles for me, oh
One little candle, two little candles Three little candles, four little candles Five little candles, six little candles Seven little candles, eight candles for me
There will be a lot of parties With joy and happiness There will be a lot of parties With joy and happiness
We're going to eat little pastries With small almonds and honey We're going to eat little pastries With small almonds and honey, oh
One little candle, two little candles Three little candles, four little candles Five little candles, six little candles Seven little candles, eight candles for me
Ocho kandelikas - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes, Ari Shapiro, Storm Large and Cantor Ida Rae CahanaPink Martini2020-12-09 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2022! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
From the December 2015 recording sessions for the syndicated NPR holiday special "Joy to the World: A Holiday Spectacular" at OPB Studios in Portland, Pink Martini performs "Ocho kandelikas" ("Eight little candles"), a counting song for Hanukkah. Featuring Pink Martini's lead vocalist China Forbes, co-lead vocalist Storm Large, regular guest vocalist NPR's Ari Shapiro, and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, "Ocho kandelikas" is an upbeat gem from the band's seminal holiday album "Joy to the World." The song was written by Flory Jagoda in the rarely heard language of Ladino, a Judeo-Spanish language mixing elements of Old Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish, and other languages common to the Iberian Peninsula in the 16th century.
LYRICS:
Hanukah linda sta aki Ocho kandelas para mi Hanukah linda sta aki Ocho kandelas para mi
Ouna kandelika, dos kandelikas Tres kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas Sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas Siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi
Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kon alegria i plazer Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kon alegria i plazer
Los pastelikos vo kumer Kon almendrikas i la myel Los pastelikos vo kumer Kon almendrikas i la myel, O
Ouna kandelika, dos kandelikas Tres kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas Sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas Siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Beautiful Hanukkah is here Eight candles for me Beautiful Hanukkah is here Eight candles for me, oh
One little candle, two little candles Three little candles, four little candles Five little candles, six little candles Seven little candles, eight candles for me
There will be a lot of parties With joy and happiness There will be a lot of parties With joy and happiness
We're going to eat little pastries With small almonds and honey We're going to eat little pastries With small almonds and honey, oh
One little candle, two little candles Three little candles, four little candles Five little candles, six little candles Seven little candles, eight candles for me
#PinkMartini #OchoKandelikas #HappyHolidays #JoytotheWorld #JoytotheWorldAlbum #HolidaySpectacular #JoytotheWorldHolidaySpectacular #ChinaForbes #AriShapiro #StormLarge #CantorIdaRaeCahana #IdaRaeCahana #FloryJagoda #Hanukkah #Ladino #Hebrew #Turkish #IberianPeninsula #countingsong #EightLittleCandles #OregonPublicBroadcasting #OPB #Portland #PortlandOregon #Portlandband #HolidayMusicUna notte a Napoli - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Pink Martini World HQPink Martini2024-10-16 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Performed and filmed at Pink Martini's World Headquarters in Portland, Oregon, in September 2020, while the band was unable to tour due to the pandemic. "Una notte a Napoli" featuring lead singer China Forbes, is one of the band's most popular original songs, first heard on the album Hang on Little Tomato. The song was written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes, and their friends Johnny Dynell and Alba Clemente, in Italian, and has also been released, in a Spanish cover version by Santana, on their album "Corazón" (as "Una Noche en Nápoles").This version features Thomas Lauderdale on piano, China Forbes on vocals, Nicholas Crosa on violin, and Gavin Bondy on trumpet.
LYRICS
Con lui volando lontano dalla terra Dimenticando le tristezze della sera In paradiso oltre le nuvole Pazza d’amore come le lucciole
Quanto tempo puo durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite?
Quando ami Da morire Chuidi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l’amore scompare E la danza finira!
Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto
Ma quando il cuore mi ha spezzato Ed in cielo mi ha abbandonato Adesso sulla terra son tornata Mai più di amare mi sono rassegnata
Quanto tempo può durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite?
Quando ami da morire Chiudi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l'amore scompare E la danza finirà!
Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Flying with him far above the earth Forgetting the sadness of the evening In heaven, beyond the clouds Crazy from love like fireflies
How long can this last? How many nights to dream? How many hours, how many days? And infinite caresses?
When you love so much You want to die Close your eyes and don't think Time passes, love is fleeting And the dance will end
One night in Naples With the moon and the sea I met an angel Who could no longer fly
One night in Naples We forgot about the stars And even without wings He took me to the sky
Sadly everything Must come to an end But when he broke my heart And abandoned me in the sky
I fell back to earth And promised Never to love again But look up!
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Gavin Bondy, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Reinhardt Melz, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion
#PinkMartini #UnaNotteaNapoli #ChinaForbes #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #Santana #UnaNocheEnNapoles #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ChinaForbesFullCircle #ChinaForbesRise #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #whitelotus #whitelotussoundtrack #whitelotusseason2Una notte a Napoli - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Bella Madrona - 2022Pink Martini2024-10-02 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
"Una notte a Napoli," featuring lead singer China Forbes, is one of the band's most popular original songs, first heard on the album "Hang on Little Tomato." The song was written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes, and their friends Johnny Dynell and Alba Clemente, in Italian, and has also been released, in a Spanish cover version by Santana, on their album "Corazón" (as "Una Noche en Nápoles").This performance, filmed at Bella Madrona ("The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley"), in Sherwood, Oregon, was part of a charity concert the band gave in front of a small group of donor-supporters to help raise money to preserve this beautiful sanctuary (which inspired Pink Martini's song "The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley")
LYRICS
Con lui volando lontano dalla terra Dimenticando le tristezze della sera In paradiso oltre le nuvole Pazza d’amore come le lucciole
Quanto tempo puo durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite?
Quando ami Da morire Chuidi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l’amore scompare E la danza finira!
Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto
Ma quando il cuore mi ha spezzato Ed in cielo mi ha abbandonato Adesso sulla terra son tornata Mai più di amare mi sono rassegnata
Quanto tempo può durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite?
Quando ami da morire Chiudi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l'amore scompare E la danza finirà!
Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Flying with him far above the earth Forgetting the sadness of the evening In heaven, beyond the clouds Crazy from love like fireflies
How long can this last? How many nights to dream? How many hours, how many days? And infinite caresses?
When you love so much You want to die Close your eyes and don't think Time passes, love is fleeting And the dance will end
One night in Naples With the moon and the sea I met an angel Who could no longer fly
One night in Naples We forgot about the stars And even without wings He took me to the sky
Sadly everything Must come to an end But when he broke my heart And abandoned me in the sky
I fell back to earth And promised Never to love again But look up!
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Timothy Nishimoto, percussion and backing vocals Jimmie Herrod, percussion and backing vocals Edna Vazquez, backing vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Tom Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Brian Davis, percussion Reinhardt Melz, percussion Andrew Borger, drums
#PinkMartini #UnaNotteaNapoli #ChinaForbes #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #Santana #UnaNocheEnNapoles #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ChinaForbesFullCircle #ChinaForbesRise #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #whitelotus #whitelotussoundtrack #whitelotusseason2On a Clear Day - Pink Martini ft. Jimmie Herrod | San Francisco - 2021Pink Martini2024-09-18 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Filmed live during the Pink Martini concert residency at SFJAZZ, on December 3, 2021, Pink Martini's regular guest singer Jimmie Herrod performs "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever", a song written by Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) for the 1965 Broadway musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and made famous by Barbra Streisand in her 1970 recording of the song. Featuring Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano.
LINEUP:
Jimmie Herrod - vocals Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano
#pinkmartini #streisand #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #briandavis #danfaehnle #philbaker #miguelbernal #tombarber #thomasbarber #antonisandreou #piano #singer #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #liveperformance #portlandoregon #portland #portlandor #portlandmusic #portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #sanfrancisco #sanfran #sanfranciscomusic #sanfranciscomusic #jazz #sfjazz #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #πινκμαρτινι #핑크마티니 #пинкмартини #일하기싫은 #jazz #jazzmusic #bigband #classicalmusic #livemusic #instrumental #instrumentalmusic #instrumentalbeats #guitar #bass #uprightbass #jazz #congas #violin #bigband #guitarsolo #congassolo #basssolo #trumpet #trumpetsolo #trombone #trombonesoloPiensa en mi - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Peralada - 2022Pink Martini2024-09-04 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
From Pink Martini's July 23, 2022 concert at the Festival Castell de Peralada in beautiful Peralada, Spain, "Piensa en mi" is a song written in 1935 by accomplished Mexican composers Maria Teresa Lara and Agustín Lara, who were brother and sister. Pink Martini recorded the song for its 2009 album "Splendor in the Grass" with the legendary Chavela Vargas on lead vocals, but the band only very rarely perform the song in concert.
LYRICS:
Si tienes un hondo penar, piensa en mí Si tienes ganas de llorar, piensa en mí Ya ves que venero tu imagen divina Tu párvula boca que siendo tan niña Me enseñó a pecar
Piensa en mí cuando sufras, cuando llores También piensa en mí, cuando quieras Quitarme la vida, no la quiero para nada Para nada me sirve sin ti
English translation
If you feel a deep sorrow, think of me If you feel like crying, think of me You see that I worship your divine image Your childlike mouth, while being so small, Taught me to sin
Think of me when you’re suffering When you’re crying… also… think of me When you want to take away my life I don’t want it… not at all It is worth nothing without you
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals
#pinkmartini #chinaforbes #timothynishimoto #dondeestasyolanda #thomaslauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #liveperformance #philbaker #danfaehnle #nicholascrosa #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #miguelbernal #briandavis #reinhardtmelz #antonisandreou #pansychang #martinzarzar #anthonyjones #kylemustain #derekrieth #derekriethfoundation #stormlarge #portlandoregon #portland #portlandmusic #portlandbandTempo Perdido - Pink Martini feat. China Forbes | Live from Brasov, Romania - 2024Pink Martini2024-08-21 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live July 2024 concert at Piața Sfatului in Brasov, Romania. Pink Martini's arrangement of "Tempo perdido" was originally heard on the band's third album, Hey Eugene! The song was written in Portuguese by the Brazilian musician and composer Ataulfo Alves, and was originally sung in 1934 by the superstar Carmen Miranda. This version features Thomas Lauderdale on the piano, China Forbes on vocals, with a trombone solo by Antonis Andreou.
Mesmo derramando lágrima Eu não te posso perdoar Chega, eu que tenho sofrido Todo o meu tempo perdido Nunca mais eu quero amar
Hoje vivo procurando Esquecer tua maldade Vou viver no abandono Pra fazer tua vontade Apesar de ser sincera Tu me fizeste chorar Não faz mal, segue o destino Que o mundo vai te ensinar (Mas, mesmo assim...)
Mesmo derramando lágrima Eu não te posso perdoar Chega, eu que tenho sofrido Todo o meu tempo perdido Nunca mais eu quero amar
English translation
Even as these tears are shedding I cannot forgive you Enough, I who have suffered All my wasted time I never want to love again
Today I live looking To forget your cruelty I will live in abandonment Just as you wished Despite being sincere You made me cry Never mind – destiny follows That the world will teach you (But even still …)
Even as these tears are shedding I cannot forgive you Enough, I who have suffered All my wasted time I never want to love again
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals Tom Barber, electric bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Mihail Iossifov, trumpet Antonis Andreou, trombone Reinhardt Melz, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion
#pinkmartini #tempoperdido #chinaforbes #thomaslauderdale #amadomio #philbaker #danfaehnle #nicholascrosa #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #briandavis #reinhardtmelz #timothynishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #stormlarge #jimmieherrod #ednavazquez #portlandoregon #portland #portlandoregon #portlandmusic #portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #dancemoves #dancePata Pata - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes & Storm Large | Live from Brasov, Romania - 2024Pink Martini2024-08-07 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live July 2024 concert at Piața Sfatului in Brasov, Romania, "Pata Pata" is the exuberant song written and made famous by South African singer Miriam Makeba, which was covered by Pink Martini on the band's album "Je dis oui!". This performance features lead singer China Forbes and special guest singer Storm Large, belting it out for an enthusiastic Romanian crowd who stayed strong throughout the rainy concert, and a special whistling solo by Pink Martini's trombonist Antonis Andreou!
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama Nants’ iPata Pata Yiyo mama, yiyo mama Nants’ iPata Pata
******************************************* English Translation:
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata... So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata… That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata…
Pata Pata is the name of the dance We do down Johannesburg where And everybody starts to move As soon as Pata Pata starts to play
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata... So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata… That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata…
Every Friday and Saturday Night It’s Pata Pata time! The dance keeps going all night long Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata... So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata… That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata…
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Storm Large, guest vocals Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals Tom Barber, electric bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Mihail Iossifov, trumpet Antonis Andreou, trombone (and whistling) Reinhardt Melz, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion
#pinkmartini #patapata #chinaforbes #thomaslauderdale #amadiomio #philbaker #danfaehnle #nicholascrosa #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #briandavis #reinhardtmelz #timothynishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #stormlarge #jimmieherrod #ednavazquez #portlandoregon #portland #portlandoregon #portlandmusic #portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #edgefield #michaelmoloi #dancemusic #dancemoves #danceAşkım bahardı - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes & Storm Large | Live from Portland, Oregon 2021Pink Martini2024-07-24 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini performs "Aşkım bahardı" featuring lead singers China Forbes and Storm Large.
Pink Martini, with China Forbes and Storm Large on vocals, performs "Aşkım bahardı (Askim bahardi)," a classic song in Turkish from the band's most recent full studio album "Je dis oui!". The song was written by Yıldırım Gürses, and made famous by the legendary Turkish singer Belkıs Özener.
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield, just outside of Portland, OR, recorded in August 2021.
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Storm Large, guest vocals Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals Ari Shapiro, backing vocals Jimmie Herrod, backing vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
#PinkMartini #Aşkımbahardı #Turkish #JeDisOuiAlbum #ThomasLauderdale #ChinaForbes #StormLarge #RobertTaylor #GavinBondy #PhilBaker #TimothyNishimoto #BrianDavis #NicholasCrosa #DanielFaehnle #PansyChang #piano #vocals #trombone #trumpet #bass #percussion #violin #guitar #cello #Bend #Oregon #BelkısÖzener #turkey #Askimbahardi #AGT #AGT2021 #AmericasGotTalent #AmericasGotTalent2021 #AmericasGotTalentContestant #AmericasGotTalentContestantsAnd Then Youre Gone - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large | Portland, Oregon 2021Pink Martini2024-07-10 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live 2021 concert at Edgefield in Portland, "And Then You're Gone" is a popular original song for Pink Martini, first heard, sung by China Forbes, on the band's fourth studio album, Splendor in the Grass. In recent years it has become a staple in Storm Large's performances with the band. Co-written by Thomas Lauderdale and Splendor in the Grass producer Alex Marashian, with China Forbes and Derek Rieth, the music was inspired by the first movement of Franz Schubert's lovely Fantasie in F minor for Four Hands D940. Thomas and pianist Hunter Noack, creator of the acclaimed "In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild" piano series, treat the audience with an extended opening duet of the Schubert work, at this concert, to open the song.
LYRICS: My dear Lorenzo You take my hand And understand The tears that I have cried
We light the candles And pour the wine And laugh as if you’ll never leave my side
You take me In your arms and tell me That I’ll always be the only one – And then you’re gone!
You come to see me On a Saturday Presenting peonies Knowing just what to say
We dance until The break of dawn I turn my back And then you’re gone
I’m swirling in a sea of stars Twirling to the strum of guitars No one tangos quite the way you do But now my dancing days with you are through
You think I miss you Each time you disappear Maybe I used to But it’s becoming clear
I know your tricks I’ve heard your song You swear your love And then you’re gone
Remember last time It was a perfect day You took me sailing And then you sailed away
Now here you are Outside my door You want back in Just like before
Well save your breath Don’t make me yawn You’ve had your chance Now just be gone
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader Storm Large, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Reinhardt Melz, drums Andrew Borger, percussion Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
#PinkMartini #AndThenYoureGone #StormLarge #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #ChinaForbes #singerChinaForbes #SplendorintheGrass #SplendorintheGrassalbum #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #guestvocals #guestvocalist #ThomasMLauderdale #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #AlexMarashian #AndThenYourGone #FranzSchubert #FantasieinFminorforfourhandsD940 #FantasieinFminor #Fantasie #Schubert #LotharioLorenzo #ButNowImBack #AriShapiro NPR #AllThingsConsidered #PinkMartiniAtHome #PinkMartiniHomeConcert #PinkMartiniWorldHeadquarters #PMWHQ #PMHQ #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra # #virtualconcert #virtualperformance #chorus #liverecording #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #featuringStormLarge #AGT #StormLargeAGT #AmericasGotTalent #IveGotYouUnderMySkin #AGTGotYouUnderMySkin #NYE #NewYearsEve #NewYearsEveConcert #GoodRiddance2020Concert #GoodRiddance2020Over the Valley - Pink Martini featuring China Forbes | Portland 2021Pink Martini2024-06-26 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield in Portland, "Over the Valley" is a Pink Martini original song, with lyrics inspired by the view from China Forbes's home. It first appeared on the band's fourth studio album Splendor in the Grass. Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, this performance features lead singer China Forbes, violinist Nicholas Crosa, and bandleader/pianist Thomas Lauderdale, a peaceful moment from an epic 3-hour concert that was also broadcast to the band's fans online.
LYRICS:
Over the valley I saw a silver cloud With a pink lining I said it right out loud There’s no denying You are my one and only love And we’ll see over the valley The moon rise above
Over the valley This house among the trees Where we’ve been hiding Making our memories And I’m deciding You are my one and only love And we’ll be over the valley As the moon shines above
The autumn breezes carry all the bluebirds Down to where the sun still shines If we could hold this day In our hearts someway We would never roam Ever far from home
Over the valley Just above the fray The sun is setting And when we’re old and grey I’ll still be betting You are my one and only love And over the valley The moon shines above
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Michael Moloi, guest vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Andrew Borger, drums
#PinkMartini #OverTheValley #ChinaForbes #SplendorInTheGrassAlbum #ThomasLauderdale #DanFaehnle #TimothyNishimoto #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #NicholasCrosa #NickCrosa #PansyChang #BrianDavis #PhilBaker #DerekRieth #Stuttgart #JazzOpen #BigBand #Jazz #JazzMusic #BigBandJazz #LiveMusic #cafejazz #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #AntonisAndreou #PansyChang #KyleMustain #DerekRieth #DerekRiethFoundation #StormLarge #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #PortlandbandPână când nu te iubeam | Pink Martini featuring Storm LargePink Martini2024-06-12 | Come join the party! Pink Martini is celebrating its 30th anniversary! 2024 TOUR tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini's performance of the heartbreaking Romanian song "Până când nu te iubeam", originally made famous by the great Maria Tănase, was first recorded by Pink Martini on the album Splendor in the Grass with singer Storm Large. Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, this video is excerpted from an epic 3-hour concert. This performance also features violinist Nick Crosa, Dan Faehnle on guitar, and bandleader and pianist Thomas Lauderdale.
Până când nu te iubeam (Before I Fell in Love with You) LYRICS (AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION):
Până când nu te iubeam Dorule, dorule Unde mă culcam dormeam Dorule, dorule
Dar de-acum că te iubesc Dorule, dorule Nu pot să mă odihnesc Dorule, dorule
Ies din casă să mă duc Dorule, dorule Nu ştiu încotro s-apuc Dorule, dorule
Săraca inima mea Dorule, dorule Te ating nu se mai ïa Dorule, dorule
English translation:
Before I fell in love with you My love, my love I slept like a baby My love, my love
Since I fell in love with you My love, my love I’ve been restless My love, my love
I leave my house My love, my love And I don’t know in what direction to head My love, my love
My poor heart My love, my love Do not break it My love, my love
My poor heart My love, my love Do not break it My love, my love
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano Storm Large - vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Reinhardt Melz, drums Brian Davis, percussion Andrew Borger, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
#PinkMartini #Pânăcândnuteiubeam #stormlarge #ThomasLauderdale #RomanianSong #theLittleOrchestra #LiveMusic #Edgefield #GetHappy #GetHappyAlbum #GetHappyalbum #GetHappy #GetHappyAlbum #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Edgefield #piano #trumpet #trombone #bass #uprightbass #guitar #violin #cello #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #livemusic #PinkMartiniLive #concertmusic #concertvideo #liveinconcert #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #concertmusic #concertvideo #liveinconcert #LivePerformance #PortlandOregon #Portland #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #piano #trumpet #trombone #bass #uprightbass #guitar #violin #cello #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #Romanian #RomanianMusic #RomanianSongHey Eugene - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Stuttgart - 2010Pink Martini2024-05-29 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. "Hey Eugene" is an original song by Pink Martini lead vocalist China Forbes and the title track to Pink Martini's third studio album. Featuring Gavin Bondy on trumpet, Robert Taylor on trombone, and Timothy Nishimoto on backing vocals.
LYRICS:
Hey Eugene! Do you remember me? I'm that chick you danced with two times Through the Rufus album, Friday night, at that party On Avenue A
Where your skinhead friend passed out For several hours on the bathroom floor And you told me, you weren't that drunk And that I was your favorite Salsa dancer You had ever come across in New York City
Eugene, Eugene, Eugene I said, "Hello Eugene, are you there, Eugene?"
Hey Eugene, then we kissed Once we lugged your friend into the elevator And went to write my number on a soggy paper towel And the car went down
And when we were finished making out We noticed that your skinhead friend was gone Long gone And you looked into my bloodshot eyes And said, "Is it too soon if I call you Sunday?"
Eugene, Eugene, Eugene I said, "Hello Eugene, are you there, Eugene?" I said, "Hello Eugene, Eugene, Eugene" I said, "Hello Eugene, are you there, Eugene?" I said, "Hello Eugene, Eugene, Eugene I said, "Hello Eugene, does any of this ring a bell, Eugene?"
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Timothy Nishimoto - backup vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Brian Davis - drums Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - percussion
#PinkMartini #Lilly #ChinaForbes #HangOnLittleTomato #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #GavinBondy #TimothyNishimoto #NicholasCrosa #PansyChang #DanFaehnle #PhilBaker #BrianDavis #DerekRieth #TheLittleOrchestra #PortlandOregon #HeinzRecords #GermanTV #JazzOpen #Stuttgart #festivalmusic #HangOnLittleTomatoAlbum #originalsong #songsaboutdogs #dogsFull Circle - China Forbes & Pink Martini | 2022Pink Martini2024-05-15 | The first single and title track from China Forbes's upcoming solo album, to be released globally on May 17, 2024, "Full Circle" is an original song by China Forbes that has become a regular part of Pink Martini's repertoire. This performance, filmed at Bella Madrona ("The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley"), in Sherwood, Oregon, was a charity performance the band gave in front of a small group of donor-supporters to help raise money to preserve this beautiful sanctuary (which inspired Pink Martini's song "The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley"). Vocalist and songwriter China Forbes is at the piano, and the song also features guitarist Dan Faehnle, with backup vocals by Jimmie Herrod.
LYRICS:
Anybody tell you This will be so easy Stay inside the lines And the blue horizon All I can tell you Heartbreak is worth it And there's nothing you can't get through Like you do
But you gotta wonder What you're really made of When you're falling under Some spell you don't understand So you get back up now Make a new beginning Suddenly you're back where you started again
We come full circle We go round-robin We go up We burn out We come down I go Hail Mary! You go half nelson Never know when this place comes back around
Anybody hurt you Like it doesn't matter When the love is over Was it just a dream? And you thought you'd left those Lonesome days behind you They came back around They came back around They're coming round...
We come full circle We go round-robin We go up We burn out We come down I go Hail Mary! You go half nelson Never know when this place comes back around
Don't let go of the wheel Give it up, you'll fall down Because nobody else Can turn your world around And life will sweep you off your feet Knock you off and drag you down Someday you'll find yourself back here again And you won't believe how far you've come And you won't believe how much you've done And you won't believe That you keep coming round Keep coming round
We come full circle We go round-robin We go up We burn out We come down I go Hail Mary! You go half nelson Never know when this place comes back around
LINEUP: China Forbes - lead vocals and piano Jimmie Herrod - backup vocals Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Thomas Barber - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Nicholas Crosa - violin Andrew Borger - drums
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. "Let's Never Stop Falling in Love" is an original song from Pink Martini's second studio album, "Hang on Little Tomato," featuring vocalist China Forbes. The song was written by bandleader Thomas M. Lauderdale and singer China Forbes. Featuring Gavin Bondy on trumpet and Robert Taylor on trombone.
LYRICS:
I wish a falling star could fall forever And sparkle through the clouds and stormy weather And in the darkness of the night The star would shine a glimmering light And hover above our love
Please, hold me close and whisper that you love me And promise that your dreams are only of me When you are near, everything's clear Earth is a beautiful heaven Always I hope that we follow the star And be forever floating above
I know a falling star can't fall forever But let's never stop falling in love
When you are near, everything's clear Earth is a beautiful heaven Always I hope that we shine like the star And be forever floating above
I know a falling star can't fall forever But let's never stop falling in love No, let's never stop falling in love
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums
#PinkMartini #Lilly #ChinaForbes #HangOnLittleTomato #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #GavinBondy #TimothyNishimoto #NicholasCrosa #PansyChang #DanFaehnle #PhilBaker #BrianDavis #DerekRieth #TheLittleOrchestra #PortlandOregon #HeinzRecords #GermanTV #JazzOpen #Stuttgart #festivalmusic #HangOnLittleTomatoAlbum #originalsong #songsaboutdogs #dogsBolero - Pink Martini | Live from Portland - 2021Pink Martini2024-04-17 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield in Portland, the band's inimitable arrangement of Ravel's famous "Bolero" was featured on the band's debut album "Sympathique," and has long been an audience favorite in concert. Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, this performance features a trombone solo by Robert Taylor, trumpet from Thomas Barber, and bandleader Thomas Lauderdale (who arranged this version) on piano. This video is excerpted from an epic 3-hour concert that was also broadcast to the band's fans online.
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Reinhardt Melz, drums Andrew Borger, percussion Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
#pinkmartini #amadomio #chinaforbes #ThomasLauderdale #amadiomio #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ChinaForbesFullCircle #ChinaForbesRise #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #portlandoregon #Portland #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #Edgefield #thelittleorchestra #rednotice #rednotice2021 #jazzmusic #mauriceravel #ravel #bolero #classicalmusic #frenchmusicBrasil - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Stuttgart - 2010Pink Martini2024-03-20 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. "Brasil" is the band's traditional closing concert encore, written by Brazilian composer Ary Barroso, and also heard on Pink Martini's debut album Sympathique. This performance features a trombone solo by Robert Taylor, and lead vocals from China Forbes.
LYRICS
Brasil... where stars were entertaining June We stood beneath an amber moon And softly murmured “someday soon” We kissed and clung together
Then tomorrow was another day The morning found us miles away With still a million things to say
And now when twilight dims the skies above Recalling thrills of our love There’s one thing I am certain of Return I will to old Brasil
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums
#PinkMartini #Brazil #ChinaForbes #Brasil #LionsofBatucada #LittleOrchestra #AryBarroso #Sympathique #SympathiqueAlbum #livemusic #pinkmartinilive #latin #latinmusic #Brazilian #BrazilianMusic #percussion #trombone #bateria #samba #carnaval #carnival #bigband #lounge #jazzband #NewYearsEve #HarveyRosencrantz #conga #congaline #StormLarge #Rosencrantz #theatre #Portlandband #PortlandOregon #PortlandOR #ThomasLauderdale #ThomasMLauderdale #ChinaForbes #TimothyNishimoto #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #NicholasCrosa #PansyChang #MaureenLove #DerekRieth #BrianDavis #DougSmith #MartinZarzar #piano #vocals #uprightbass #bass #guitar #trumpet #trombone #violin #cello #harp #drums #percussion #concert #AryBarroso #пинкмартини #핑크마티니 #πινκμαρτινι #küçükorkestra #ピンクマルティーニDan Faehnle fingers fly like a squirrel (the flying kind) #livemusic #guitar #pinkmartiniPink Martini2024-02-28 | We never get tired of these Flying Squirrel feature solos. Enjoy this blast from the past or come see one live during our March tour through Florida, Texas, and California! #flyingsquirrel #livemusicLilly - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Stuttgart - 2010Pink Martini2024-02-21 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. "Lilly" is an original song from Pink Martini's second studio album, "Hang on Little Tomato," featuring vocalist China Forbes. The song was written by bandleader Thomas M. Lauderdale and singer China Forbes. Featuring Gavin Bondy on trumpet and Timothy Nishimoto on backing vocals.
LYRICS:
Lilly comes when you stop to call her Lilly runs when you look away Lilly leaves kisses on your collar Lilly, Lilly, Lilly, Lilly – stay
One day she passed him by A twinkle in her eye He said “she was meant for me!” But when he turned around He lost what he had found Oh where can his Lilly be?
He searched the city streets He tempted her with treats But nobody stopped to taste them Some are in his pocket Some are in a locket (He couldn’t bring himself to waste them)
Ever since she’s gone Some days he can’t go on She ruined him for another Pressed up against the glass He prays that she will pass (Now he’s living with his mother)
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums
#PinkMartini #Lilly #ChinaForbes #HangOnLittleTomato #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #GavinBondy #TimothyNishimoto #NicholasCrosa #PansyChang #DanFaehnle #PhilBaker #BrianDavis #DerekRieth #TheLittleOrchestra #PortlandOregon #HeinzRecords #GermanTV #JazzOpen #Stuttgart #festivalmusic #HangOnLittleTomatoAlbum #originalsong #songsaboutdogs #dogsWeve never stopped falling in love...Pink Martini2024-02-14 | Let's Never Stop Falling in Love then and now #valentinesdayGong xi (Congratulations) - Pink Martini | San Francisco - 2022Pink Martini2024-02-07 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's 2022 holiday residency at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco, "Gong xi (Congratulations)" is the band's first song in Mandarin, and is a song celebrating Chinese New Year. It was first heard on Pink Martini's holiday album, "Joy to the World," and features a duet with vocalists China Forbes and Timothy Nishimoto, with guitar accompaniment by Dan Faehnle. The song was written by Chen Gexin.
English translation of the lyrics:
On every avenue and in every lane On every person’s lips The first thing people say when they see you is “Congratulations, congratulations congratulations, congratulations to you!”
Winter has reached its last, This is really good news A warm spring wind is about to revive the land “Congratulations, congratulations Congratulations, congratulations to you!”
The silvery ice will melt away We’ll watch the plum trees blossom When this endless night is over We’ll hear the rooster’s crow usher in the dawn “Congratulations, congratulations Congratulations, congratulations to you!”
We’ve been through so much hardship We’ve endured so many struggles So many hearts have been longing Longing for news of spring “Congratulations, congratulations Congratulations, congratulations to you!”
#PinkMartini #Gongxi #ChineseNewYear #Congratulations #ChinaForbes #TimothyNishimoto #DanFaehnle #HolidayMiguel Bernal is a Flying SquirrelPink Martini2024-01-31 | ...Hang On Little Tomato - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Peralada - 2022Pink Martini2024-01-24 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
From Pink Martini's July 23, 2022 concert at the Festival Castell de Peralada in beautiful Peralada, Spain, this live performance features one of the band's most popular, indelible hits, "Hang On Little Tomato", a perfect hopeful anthem for our times. Written by bandleader Thomas M. Lauderdale, lead singer China Forbes, and their friend Patrick Abbey, the song was the title track of the band's second studio album, 2004's "Hang On Little Tomato," and has been an audience favorite ever since its debut. The song's concept and message were taken from a 1964 "Life" Magazine ad for Hunt's Catsup. This performance features Pink Martini trombonist Antonis Andreou playing the introductory solo, which was originally played on the album by clarinetist, former Oregon Symphony Pops conductor, famed jazz arranger, and dear friend Norman Leyden.
LYRICS
The sun has left and forgotten me It’s dark, I cannot see Why does this rain pour down? I’m gonna drown, in a sea... of deep confusion
Somebody told me, I don’t know who Whenever you are sad and blue And you’re feelin’ all alone and left behind Just take a look inside and you will find
You gotta hold on, hold on through the night Hang on, things will be alright, Even when it’s dark, and not a bit of sparkling Sing-song sunshine from above, spreading rays of sunny love – just
Hang on, hang on to the vine Stay on, soon you’ll be divine If you start to cry, look up to the sky Something’s coming up ahead To turn your tears to dew instead
And so I hold on to this advice When change is hard and not so nice If you listen to your heart the whole night through Your sunny someday will come one day soon to you
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Dimitar Karamfilov, upright bass Antonis Andreou, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion
VIDEO FILMED BY:
WAHOO PRODUCTION Executive Director - Frédéric Alain TV Director - Alain Labord Production Manager - Odile Carlotti
#PinkMartini #ChinaForbes #HangOnLittleTomato #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #trombonesolo #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ThomasBarber #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #AntonisAndreou #PansyChang #MartinZarzar #AnthonyJones #KyleMustain #DerekRieth #DerekRiethFoundation #ChinaForbes #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #duet #mashup #WolfTrap #liveconcert #Portland #PortlandOregon #2005 #1964 #LifeMagazine #LifeMagazine1964 #HuntsKetchup #HuntsCatsup #CatsupSong #KetchupSong #songsofhope #hope #hopefulmusic #HangonLittleTomatoAlbum #MinaSettembre #NormanLeyden #HangOnToTheVineCarioca #jazz #music #piano #music #livemusic #liveshow #pianomusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartiniPink Martini2024-01-17 | You asked for it on Youtube and here it is: the viral IG video of bandleader and pianist Thomas Lauderdale and Hunter Noack's mesmerizing performance of "Carioca" live at SFJazz in December 2023.Carioca - Pink Martini featuring Thomas Lauderdale and Hunter Noack | 2023Pink Martini2024-01-10 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Filmed live during the Pink Martini concert residency at SFJAZZ, on December 1, 2023, Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and pianist Hunter Noack, founder of the celebrated concert series "In a Landscape" are featured in a piano duo arrangement of the 1933 song "Carioca," by Vincent Youmans. The song originally appeared in the film "Flying Down to Rio" where it was danced to by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Hunter Noack's acclaimed concert series "In a Landscape" (inalandscape.org) features live classical performances by Noack on a 9' Steinway in beautiful and extreme wilderness areas, with audience members listening on wireless headphones as they wander in areas of natural beauty.
#pinkmartini #flyingsquirrel #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #inalandscape #hunternoack #fredastaire #gingerrogers #briandavis #danfaehnle #philbaker #miguelbernal #tombarber #thomasbarber #antonisandreou #piano #singer #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #liveperformance #portlandoregon #portland #portlandor #portlandmusic #portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #sanfrancisco #sanfran #sanfranciscomusic #sanfranciscomusic #jazz #sfjazz #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #πινκμαρτινι #핑크마티니 #пинкмартини #일하기싫은 #jazz #jazzmusic #bigband #classicalmusic #livemusic #instrumental #instrumentalmusic #instrumentalbeats #guitar #bass #uprightbass #jazz #congas #violin #bigband #guitarsolo #congassolo #basssolo #trumpet #trumpetsolo #trombone #trombonesoloThe Flying Squirrel - Pink Martini | San Francisco - 2023Pink Martini2024-01-03 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Filmed live during the Pink Martini concert residency at SFJAZZ, on December 1, 2023, Pink Martini performs their original instrumental concert favorite "The Flying Squirrel," which features solos from a number of the band's musicians, including Brian Davis on drums, Dan Faehnle on guitar, Phil Baker on bass, Miguel Bernal on congas, Tom Barber on trumpet, and Antonis Andreou on trombone.
#pinkmartini #flyingsquirrel #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #briandavis #danfaehnle #philbaker #miguelbernal #tombarber #thomasbarber #antonisandreou #piano #singer #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #liveperformance #portlandoregon #portland #portlandor #portlandmusic #portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #sanfrancisco #sanfran #sanfranciscomusic #sanfranciscomusic #jazz #sfjazz #pinkmartinilive #thomaslauderdale #πινκμαρτινι #핑크마티니 #пинкмартини #일하기싫은 #jazz #jazzmusic #bigband #classicalmusic #livemusic #instrumental #instrumentalmusic #instrumentalbeats #guitar #bass #uprightbass #jazz #congas #violin #bigband #guitarsolo #congassolo #basssolo #trumpet #trumpetsolo #trombone #trombonesoloTombe la neige - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from SFJAZZ - 2019Pink Martini2023-12-27 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Filmed live at the Pink Martini concert residency at SFJAZZ on December 12, 2019. "Tombe la neige" ("The Snow Falls") was written by the French/Belgian singer Salvatore Adamo in 1963, and became one of his most popular songs.
LYRICS: Tombe la neige Tu ne viendras pas ce soir Tombe la neige Et mon cœur s'habille de noir Ce soyeux cortège Tout en larmes blanches L'oiseau sur la branche Pleure le sortilège
Tu ne viendras pas ce soir Me crie mon désespoir Mais tombe la neige Impassible manège
Tombe la neige Tu ne viendras pas ce soir Tombe la neige Tout est blanc de désespoir Triste certitude Le froid et l'absence Cet odieux silence Blanche solitude
Tu ne viendras pas ce soir Me crie mon désespoir Mais tombe la neige Impassible manège
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano China Forbes - lead vocals Timothy Nishimoto - backing vocals Jimmie Herrod - backing vocals Edna Vazquez - backing vocals Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Gavin Bondy - trumpet Antonis Andreou - trombone Nicholas Crosa - violin Miguel Bernal - percussion Brian Davis - percussion Reinhardt Melz - drums
Filmed live during Pink Martini's 2023 holiday residency at SFJAZZ in San Francisco. Pink Martini's arrangement (created by bandleader and musical director Thomas Lauderdale) of the beloved carol "Little Drummer Boy" is a concert staple during the band's holiday tours! First heard on the 2006 Starbucks Holiday compilation "Santa Baby," the band also included the track on their beloved holiday album "Joy to the World." This performance features lead singer China Forbes, bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano, with percussionists Brian Davis, Miguel Bernal and Reinhardt Melz.
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Antonis Andreou, trombone Miguel Bernal, percussion Brian Davis, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion Reinhardt Melz, drums
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From Pink Martini's December 2022 concert residency at SFJAZZ in San Francisco, Pink Martini performs "Ocho kandelikas" ("Eight little candles"), a counting song for Hanukkah. Featuring Pink Martini's lead vocalist China Forbes, and vocalist Timothy Nishimoto, "Ocho kandelikas" is an upbeat gem from the band's seminal holiday album "Joy to the World." The song was written by Flory Jagoda in the rarely heard language of Ladino, a Judeo-Spanish language mixing elements of Old Spanish, Hebrew, Turkish, and other languages common to the Iberian Peninsula in the 16th century.
LYRICS:
Hanukah linda sta aki Ocho kandelas para mi Hanukah linda sta aki Ocho kandelas para mi
Ouna kandelika, dos kandelikas Tres kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas Sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas Siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi
Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kon alegria i plazer Muchas fiestas vo fazer Kon alegria i plazer
Los pastelikos vo kumer Kon almendrikas i la myel Los pastelikos vo kumer Kon almendrikas i la myel, O
Ouna kandelika, dos kandelikas Tres kandelikas, kuatro kandelikas Sintyu kandelikas, sej kandelikas Siete kandelikas, ocho kandelas para mi
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Beautiful Hanukkah is here Eight candles for me Beautiful Hanukkah is here Eight candles for me, oh
One little candle, two little candles Three little candles, four little candles Five little candles, six little candles Seven little candles, eight candles for me
There will be a lot of parties With joy and happiness There will be a lot of parties With joy and happiness
We're going to eat little pastries With small almonds and honey We're going to eat little pastries With small almonds and honey, oh
One little candle, two little candles Three little candles, four little candles Five little candles, six little candles Seven little candles, eight candles for me
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, vocals Timothy Nishimoto, vocals Edna Vazquez, backing vocals Jimmie Herrod, backing vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Antonis Andreou, trombone Reinhardt Melz, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion
#PinkMartini #OchoKandelikas #HappyHolidays #JoytotheWorld #JoytotheWorldAlbum #HolidaySpectacular #SFJAZZ #JoytotheWorldHolidaySpectacular #ChinaForbes #AriShapiro #StormLarge #CantorIdaRaeCahana #IdaRaeCahana #FloryJagoda #Hanukkah #Chanukah #Ladino #Hebrew #Turkish #IberianPeninsula #countingsong #EightLittleCandles #OregonPublicBroadcasting #OPB #Portland #PortlandOregon #Portlandband #HolidayMusic #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ChinaForbesFullCircle #ChinaForbesRise #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #RedNotice #Netflix #RedNoticedancescene #NetflixRedNoticeTalj talj - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from San Francisco - 2022Pink Martini2023-11-29 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini performs an Arabic Christmas song made popular by the Lebanese superstar Fairuz. "Talj talj" (which means "snow snow") has not been recorded in the studio by the band, but is recorded here live during Pink Martini's December 2022 concert residency at SFJAZZ in San Francisco. Featuring lead singer China Forbes, with Thomas Lauderdale on piano, and Timothy Nishimoto, Edna Vazquez and Jimmie Herrod on backing vocals, the song has become a holiday staple for the band in concert in recent years. Happy holidays!
LYRICS:
تلج تلج عم بتشتي الدنيي تلج Talj talj 3am betshati eddini talj Snow is falling on the world و النجمات حيرانين و زهور الطرقات بردانيين W ennajmat 7ayraneen W zouhour etter2at berdanyeen The stars are perplexed and the flowers along the roads are shivering
تلج تلج عم بتشتي الدنيي تلج Talj talj 3am betshati eddini talj Snow is falling on the world و الغيمات تعبانين عالتلة خيمات مضويين W elghaymat ta3baneen 3attele khaymat moudouyeen The clouds are weary and on the hills tents are illuminated
و مغارة سهرانه فيها طفل صغير W imghayra sahrane fiha tifl izgheer There is a baby awake in the cave بعيونو الحلياني حب كتير كتير ba3younou el7alyani houbb ikteer ikteer And his sweet eyes are full of love
تلج تلج عم بتشتي الدنيي تلج Talj talj 3am betshati eddini talj Snow is falling on the world كل قلب كل مرج زهر فيه الحب متل التلج Kill 2alb w kill marj zahar fih el7oubb mitl ettalj every heart, every meadow, has flowered with love like snow
و جاي رعيان من بعيد W jay ra3yan min ba3eed The shepherds are coming from abroad وين الطفل الموعود؟ Wayn ettifl elmou3oud ? Where is the promised baby ?
هون يا رعيان من بعيد Hawn ya ra3yan min ba3eed Here, Oh shepherds from abroad هون الليل المنشود Hawn ellayl elmanshoud Today is the night we wished for
تلج تلج شتي خير و حب و تلج Talj talj shatti khayr w 7oubb w talj The snow has brought prosperity and love على كل قلب و على كل مرج 3ala kill 2alb w 3ala kill marj To every heart and every meadow ألفة و خير و حب متل التلج Ilfe w khayr w 7oubb mitl talj Friendship, prosperity and love are falling like the snow
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals Jimmie Herrod, backing vocals Edna Vazquez, backing vocals Antonis Andreou, backing vocals
#PinkMartini #TaljTalj #HappyHolidays #JoytotheWorld #JoytotheWorldAlbum #ChinaForbes #ThomasLauderdale #GavinBondy #AntonisAndreou #NicholasCrosa #DanFaehnle #PhilBaker #ReinhardtMelz #BrianDavis #TimothyNishimoto #MiguelBernal #SFJAZZ #SanFrancisco #California #Peace #Hope #HolidayMagic #Arabic #Fairuz #Fairouz #Feyrouz #FayrouzGoogoosh with Pink Martini in Paris - October 2023Pink Martini2023-11-15 | While Pink Martini was in Paris this October to perform two concerts at The Grand Rex, our "little orchestra" was surprised by a special visit from our friend Googoosh, the Iranian superstar vocalist, who was in Paris during her farewell concert tour. After a quick rehearsal, Ms. Googoosh joined us onstage for a performance of her song "Pishkesh" (by Mansour Tehrani and Hassan Shamaizadeh). We're in the early stages of working on an album featuring this incredible singer. Ms. Googoosh's team captured the event on video for us.Kaj Kolah Khan - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large | Live from Bend, Oregon 2017Pink Martini2023-11-08 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini with Storm Large on vocals performs "Kaj kolah khan", a song in Persian originally made famous by Googoosh.
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Les Schwab Amphitheater in beautiful Bend, Oregon, June 30, 2017. "Kaj kolah khan" is Pink Martini's cover of a song in Persian, originally made famous in the early 1970s by the Persian superstar Googoosh. The song appears on Pink Martini's 2016 studio album Je dis oui! and features Storm Large on lead vocals and bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano.
Music by Babak Afshar, lyrics by Touradj Negahban
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Don’t furrow your eyebrows at me I’m with the guy in the crooked hat I am beautiful, I am beautiful I’ve left many broken hearts in my path I am a lone rider, I’m a maverick I have no rival anywhere I love white stallions I am a very good jockey girl Long hair, like a lasso With endless waves and curls
To mesmerize you I’ve got locks for days From head to toe I’m a flirting machine
When I line up my gaze And mesmerize you with a look Even if you have heart of stone I’ll have your heart
LYRICS:
ابرو به من کج نکن کج کلاه خان یارمه خوشکلمو خوشکل دلها گرفتارمه یکه زن و یکه سوارم هیچ کجا رغیب ندارم عاشق اسب سفیدم دختری چابک سوارم گیسو نگو کمند والله چینو چینو بلند والله
پریشون دارم تا که پریشون بشی عشوه فراوون دارم از نوک پا تا به سر
وقتی خمار می کنم چشمامو تو اون چشات اونو شکار می کنم دل اگه سنگم باشه
Musicians: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader Storm Large, lead vocals Robert Taylor, trombone Gavin Bondy, trumpet Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Reinhardt Melz, drums Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals and percussion Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin
#pinkmartini #kajkolahkhan #stormlarge #googoosh #thomaslauderdale #nickcrosa #pansychang #danfaehnle #philbaker #reinhardtmelz #miguelbernal #timothynishimoto #briandavis #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #littleorchestra #ПинкМартини #persianlanguage #americasgottalent2021 #jedisouialbum #jedisouiTempo perdido - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Portland - 2020Pink Martini2023-11-01 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's virtual 2020 New Year's Eve concert, filmed at Pink Martini World Headquarters in Portland, Oregon, and broadcast on December 31, 2020. Pink Martini's arrangement of "Tempo perdido" was originally heard on the band's third album, Hey Eugene! The song was written in Portuguese by the Brazilian musician and composer Ataulfo Alves, and was originally sung in 1934 by the superstar Carmen Miranda. This version features Thomas Lauderdale on the piano, China Forbes on vocals, Gavin Bondy on trumpet, with a trombone solo by Robert Taylor.
LYRICS
Mesmo derramando lágrima Eu não te posso perdoar Chega, eu que tenho sofrido Todo o meu tempo perdido Nunca mais eu quero amar
Hoje vivo procurando Esquecer tua maldade Vou viver no abandono Pra fazer tua vontade Apesar de ser sincera Tu me fizeste chorar Não faz mal, segue o destino Que o mundo vai te ensinar (Mas, mesmo assim...)
Mesmo derramando lágrima Eu não te posso perdoar Chega, eu que tenho sofrido Todo o meu tempo perdido Nunca mais eu quero amar
*English translation*
Even as these tears are shedding I cannot forgive you Enough, I who have suffered All my wasted time I never want to love again
Today I live looking To forget your cruelty I will live in abandonment Just as you wished Despite being sincere You made me cry Never mind – destiny follows That the world will teach you (But even still …)
Even as these tears are shedding I cannot forgive you Enough, I who have suffered All my wasted time I never want to love again
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Gavin Bondy, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Brian Davis, percussion Reinhardt Melz, drums Timothy Nishimoto, vocals & percussion
#PinkMartini #TempoPerdido #ChinaForbes #HeyEugene #HeyEugeneAlbum #TheLittleOrchestra #PortlandOregon #HeinzRecords #ThomasLauderdale #ChinaForbes #TimothyNishimoto #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #NicholasCrosa #BrianDavis #Eugene #piano #guitar #trumpet #trombone #violin #cello #bass #percussion #harp #drums #trombonesolo #Portuguese #CarmenMiranda #AtaulfoAlvesAşkım bahardı - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes & Storm Large | Live from Bend, Oregon 2017Pink Martini2023-10-22 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini performs "Aşkım bahardı" featuring lead singers China Forbes and Storm Large.
Pink Martini, with China Forbes and Storm Large on vocals, performs "Aşkım bahardı (Askim bahardi)," a classic song in Turkish from the band's most recent full studio album "Je dis oui!". The song was written by Yıldırım Gürses, but made famous by the legendary Turkish singer Belkıs Özener.
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Les Schwab Amphitheater in beautiful Bend, Oregon, June 30, 2017. The song also features bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano.
#PinkMartini #Aşkımbahardı #Turkish #JeDisOuiAlbum #ThomasLauderdale #ChinaForbes #StormLarge #RobertTaylor #GavinBondy #PhilBaker #TimothyNishimoto #BrianDavis #NicholasCrosa #DanielFaehnle #PansyChang #piano #vocals #trombone #trumpet #bass #percussion #violin #guitar #cello #Bend #Oregon #BelkısÖzener #turkey #Askimbahardi #AGT #AGT2021 #AmericasGotTalent #AmericasGotTalent2021 #AmericasGotTalentContestant #AmericasGotTalentContestantsSplendor in the Grass - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Stuttgart - 2010Pink Martini2023-10-08 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. "Splendor in the Grass" is an original single, the title track from Pink Martini's fourth studio album, featuring vocalist China Forbes. The song was written by bandleader Thomas M. Lauderdale and his good friend Alex Marashian, the producer of the album, and features a famous instrumental melody from the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23.
LYRICS:
I can see you’re thinking, baby I’ve been thinking too Thinking that the time has come To start our life anew Maybe I’m a hopeless dreamer Maybe I’ve got it wrong But I’m going where the grass is green If you’d like to come along
Back when I was starting out I always wanted more But ev’ry time I got it I still felt just like before Fortune is a fickle friend I’m tired of chasing fame And when I look into your eyes I know you feel the same
All these years of living large Are starting to do us in I won’t say it wasn’t fun But now it has to end Life is moving oh-so-fast But I think we should take it slow Rest our heads upon the grass And listen to it grow
Going where the hills are green And the cars are few and far Days are full of splendor At night you can see the stars Life’s been moving oh-so-fast I think we should take it slow Rest our heads upon the grass And listen to it grow
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums
#PinkMartini #SplendorintheGrass #ChinaForbes #SplendorintheGrassALBUM #ThomasLauderdale #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #AntonisAndreou #PansyChang #MartinZarzar #AnthonyJones #KyleMustain #DerekRieth #DerekRiethFoundation #StormLarge #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #PortlandbandSympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler) - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | 2021Pink Martini2023-09-24 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
From Pink Martini's rainy September 2021 concert at Edgefield, near the band's hometown of Portland, Oregon, this live performance features one of the band's most popular songs, "Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)." The hit title track from Pink Martini's debut album, "Sympathique" is the song (nominated for best song of the year at France's Victoires de la Musique, the French equivalent to the Grammys) that launched the band's career in Europe. An original written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and lead singer China Forbes, the song is the band's most recognized tune worldwide, and is *not*, as many think, a cover of an Edith Piaf song! The song's alternate French title, "Je ne veux pas travailler", translates in English to "I don't want to work"; the song was a mantra for French workers' rights movements when it was first heard in France in the late 1990s. The lyrics were inspired by the poem "Hotel" by Guillaume Apollinaire.
Song credits and lyrics:
"Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)" Music and lyrics by China Forbes and Thomas M. Lauderdale Published by Wow and Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)
Ma chambre à la forme d’une cage Le soleil passe son bras par le fenêtre Les chasseurs à ma porte Comme les petits soldats Qui veulent me prendre
Je ne veux pas travailler Je ne veux pas déjeuner Je veux seulement oublier Et puis je fume
Déjà j’ai connu le parfum de l’amour Un million de roses N’embaumeraient pas autant Maintenant une seule fleur Dans mes entourages Me rend malade
Je ne suis pas fier de ça Vie qui veut me tuer C’est magnifique Être sympathique Mais je ne le connais jamais
Sympathique English Translation
My room is a cage The sun streams through the window The bellhops are at my door Like little soldiers Who want to take me away
I don’t want to work I don’t want to lunch I want only to forget And then I smoke
Long ago I knew the smell of love A million roses Couldn’t smell as sweet Now a single flower In my way Makes me sick
I am not proud of this Life that wants to kill me It’s lovely To be agreeable and nice and lovely But I have never known this
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion
#PinkMartini #ChinaForbes #Sympathique #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #IDoNotWantToWork #SympathiqueAlbum #French #France #FrenchLanguage #JeNeVeuxPasTravaillerJoli garçon - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | 2021Pink Martini2023-09-10 | Pink Martini's compilation of French songs, "Non ouais!", is finally available in Europe, on vinyl, CD and digital! Inquire at your favorite retailer, or stream here: https://bfan.link/non-ouais
From Pink Martini's August 11, 2021 concert at the legendary Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center near Washington DC, this live performance features one of the band's original songs in French, "Joli garçon," featured on the band's 2016 studio album "Je dis oui!" This song, written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and filmmakers Bavo Defurne and Yves Verbraeken, with contributions from lead singer China Forbes, was featured in the film "Souvenir," in which it was sung by the legendary lead actress Isabelle Huppert. The chorus lines "Je dis oui!" ("I say yes!") became the title of the band's 2016 album.
Song credits and lyrics:
"Joli garçon" Music and lyrics by Thomas Lauderdale, Yves Verbraeken and Bavo Defurne, with China Forbes Published by B & Y Defurne Music, Thomas M. Lauderdale Music, and Wow & Dazzle Music
Combien de nuits sans sommeil? Combien de jours sans soleil? Les jours sans amour c'est fini Tu souris et tu dis: Viens-tu au Pays des Merveilles? Veux-tu balayer le passé?
Joli garçon, je dis oui Bras de béton, je dis oui Coeur de bonbon, je dis oui Seul vit l'amour où vit l'envie
Oui, mon amour Cueillons les fruits Sans perdre un jour Ni même une nuit! mon chéri... Joie du retour Tu chasses mes ennuis Tu peins de ta main Les couleurs de ma vie
English Translation:
How many nights without sleep? How many days without sun? The days without love are over You smile, and you say: Will you come to Wonderland? Will you leave the past behind?
Pretty boy, I say yes Arms of concrete, I say yes Heart of candy, I say yes Love only lives where there is desire...
Yes, my love Let's gather the fruits Without losing a day Or another night! My darling... The joy of returning You chase away my unhappiness You paint with your hand The colors of my life...
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Ari Shapiro, backing vocals Timothy Nishimoto, percussion and backing vocals Edna Vazquez, backing vocals Sofia von Trapp, backing vocals Melanie von Trapp, backing vocals Amanda von Trapp, backing vocals August von Trapp, backing vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion
#pinkmartini #joligarçon #chinaforbes #thomaslauderdale #philbaker #danfaehnle #nicholascrosa #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #miguelbernal #briandavis #reinhardtmelz #timothynishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #liveperformance #portlandoregon #portlandmusic #portlandband #french #france #frenchlanguage #jeneveuxpastravailler #PrettyBoy #isayyes #jedisoui #vocals #souvenir #Souvenirmovie #Souvenirfilm #isabellehuppertNight and Day - Official Music Video | Thomas Lauderdale Meets the PilgrimsPink Martini2023-08-25 | "Night and Day", the Official Music Video for the second single from the long-awaited album "Thomas Lauderdale Meets the Pilgrims."
See Thomas Lauderdale Meets the Pilgrims live at five venues in Oregon and Washington State, opening for Pink Martini THIS WEEK, August 23 - 27! Details and tickets at pinkmartini.com/shows
25 years in the making! Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale's rumored collaboration with legendary surf rock sensations, Satan's Pilgrims, was lost in the mists of time. Now, this long-awaited album, recorded concurrently with Pink Martini's seminal debut "Sympathique," is finally seeing the light of day. Buoyed by Lauderdale’s sparkling piano fireworks atop the Pilgrims' iconic surf rock sound, the album features blazing interpretations of beloved standards such as “Night and Day,” “Malagueña” and “Rhapsody in Blue” alongside dazzling classic surf excursions, to create the perfect summer party record you can play all year round.
"Night and Day" was written by Cole Porter in 1932.
#nightandday #night&day #officialmusicvideo #ernestoLecuona #lecuona #surf #satanspilgrims #surfmusic #thepilgrims #pinkmartiniSympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler) - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | 2021Pink Martini2023-08-13 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
From Pink Martini's August 11, 2021 concert at the legendary Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center near Washington DC, this live performance features one of the band's most popular songs, "Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)." The hit title track from Pink Martini's debut album, "Sympathique" is the song (nominated for best song of the year at France's Victoires de la Musique, the French equivalent to the Grammys) that launched the band's career in Europe. An original written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and lead singer China Forbes, the song is the band's most recognized tune worldwide, and is *not*, as many think, a cover of an Edith Piaf song! The song's alternate French title, "Je ne veux pas travailler", translates in English to "I don't want to work"; the song was a mantra for French workers' rights movements when it was first heard in France in the late 1990s. The lyrics were inspired by the poem "Hotel" by Guillaume Apollinaire.
Song credits and lyrics:
"Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)" Music and lyrics by China Forbes and Thomas M. Lauderdale Published by Wow and Dazzle Music (BMI) and Thomas M. Lauderdale Music (ASCAP)
Ma chambre à la forme d’une cage Le soleil passe son bras par le fenêtre Les chasseurs à ma porte Comme les petits soldats Qui veulent me prendre
Je ne veux pas travailler Je ne veux pas déjeuner Je veux seulement oublier Et puis je fume
Déjà j’ai connu le parfum de l’amour Un million de roses N’embaumeraient pas autant Maintenant une seule fleur Dans mes entourages Me rend malade
Je ne suis pas fier de ça Vie qui veut me tuer C’est magnifique Être sympathique Mais je ne le connais jamais
Sympathique English Translation
My room is a cage The sun streams through the window The bellhops are at my door Like little soldiers Who want to take me away
I don’t want to work I don’t want to lunch I want only to forget And then I smoke
Long ago I knew the smell of love A million roses Couldn’t smell as sweet Now a single flower In my way Makes me sick
I am not proud of this Life that wants to kill me It’s lovely To be agreeable and nice and lovely But I have never known this
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion
#PinkMartini #ChinaForbes #Sympathique #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #MiguelBernal #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #IDoNotWantToWork #SympathiqueAlbum #French #France #FrenchLanguage #JeNeVeuxPasTravaillerIch dich liebe - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large | Live from Portland - 2021Pink Martini2023-07-30 | Come join the party! Pink Martini's Summer 2023 TOUR tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini's popular concert favorite "Ich dich liebe" was, as bandleader Thomas Lauderdale reminds the audience, originally sung by Mamie Van Doren in the 1964 German Western "Freddy und das Lied der Prärie" ("Freddy and the Song of the Prairie"). Written by Lotar Olias, Max Kolpé and Karl Vibach, the song was recorded by lead singer China Forbes on Pink Martini's 2013 album "Get Happy." This performance, featuring guest singer Storm Large, was filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine. It features a string section from the Portland Youth Philharmonic, along with trumpeter Thomas Barber and trombonist Robert Taylor, performed at the midway point of an epic three hour concert in the band's hometown.
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader Storm Large, vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
#PinkMartini #Ichdichliebe #ChinaForbes #StormLarge #Freddy #GermanWestern #AllThingsConsidered #thelittleorchestra #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ChinaForbesFullCircle #ChinaForbesRise #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #EdgefieldUna notte a Napoli - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | 2010Pink Martini2023-07-16 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. "Una notte a Napoli" featuring lead singer China Forbes, is one of the band's most popular original songs, first heard on the album "Hang on Little Tomato." The song was written by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes, and their friends Johnny Dynell and Alba Clemente, in Italian, and has also been released, in a Spanish cover version by Santana, on their album "Corazón" (as "Una Noche en Nápoles").This version features Thomas Lauderdale on piano, China Forbes on vocals, Nicholas Crosa on violin, and Gavin Bondy on trumpet.
LYRICS
Con lui volando lontano dalla terra Dimenticando le tristezze della sera In paradiso oltre le nuvole Pazza d’amore come le lucciole
Quanto tempo puo durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite?
Quando ami Da morire Chuidi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l’amore scompare E la danza finira!
Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto
Ma quando il cuore mi ha spezzato Ed in cielo mi ha abbandonato Adesso sulla terra son tornata Mai più di amare mi sono rassegnata
Quanto tempo può durare? Quante notti da sognare? Quante ore, quanti giorni E carezze infinite?
Quando ami da morire Chiudi gli occhi e non pensare Il tempo passa, l'amore scompare E la danza finirà!
Una notte a Napoli Con la luna e il mare Ho incontrato un angelo Che non poteva piu volar
Una notte a Napoli Delle stelle si scordo E anche senza ali In cielo mi porto
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Flying with him far above the earth Forgetting the sadness of the evening In heaven, beyond the clouds Crazy from love like fireflies
How long can this last? How many nights to dream? How many hours, how many days? And infinite caresses?
When you love so much You want to die Close your eyes and don't think Time passes, love is fleeting And the dance will end
One night in Naples With the moon and the sea I met an angel Who could no longer fly
One night in Naples We forgot about the stars And even without wings He took me to the sky
Sadly everything Must come to an end But when he broke my heart And abandoned me in the sky
I fell back to earth And promised Never to love again But look up!
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums
#pinkmartini #unanotteanapoli #chinaforbes #hangonlittletomato #thomaslauderdale #nicholascrosa #pansychang #timothynishimoto #danfaehnle #philbaker #martinzarzar #derekrieth #briandavis #miguelbernal #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #heyeugene #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #portlandoregon #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #livemusic #liveperformance #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #portlandoregon #portland #portlandor #portlandmusic #portlandbandPata Pata - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes & Michael Moloi | Live from PortlandPink Martini2023-07-02 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2023! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield in Portland, "Pata Pata" is the exuberant song written and made famous by South African singer Miriam Makeba, which was covered by Pink Martini on the band's album "Je dis oui!". Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, this performance features lead singer China Forbes and guest singer Michael Moloi, a brilliant Oregon-based, South African-born singer and dancer who performed for years with Cirque du Soleil. This video is excerpted from an epic 3-hour concert that was also broadcast to the band's fans online.
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama Nants’ iPata Pata Yiyo mama, yiyo mama Nants’ iPata Pata
******************************************* English Translation:
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata... So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata… That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata…
Pata Pata is the name of the dance We do down Johannesburg where And everybody starts to move As soon as Pata Pata starts to play
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata... So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata… That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata…
Every Friday and Saturday Night It’s Pata Pata time! The dance keeps going all night long Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata... So we grooved and said: "Check it out!" This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata… That’s it, lady! This is the Pata Pata…
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Michael Moloi, guest vocals Storm Large, backing vocals Ari Shapiro, backing vocals Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals Jimmie Herrod, backing vocals Edna Vazquez, backing vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Reinhardt Melz, percussion
#pinkmartini #patapata #chinaforbes #thomaslauderdale #amadiomio #philbaker #danfaehnle #nicholascrosa #gavinbondy #roberttaylor #andrewborger #briandavis #reinhardtmelz #timothynishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #pinkmartinilive #heinzrecords #thelittleorchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #stormlarge #jimmieherrod #ednavazquez #portlandoregon #portland #portlandoregon #portlandmusic #portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #edgefield #michaelmoloi #dancemusic #dancemoves #danceAmado Mio - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Portland - 2021Pink Martini2023-06-18 | Pink Martini is on tour in 2024! Tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield in Portland, "Amado Mio" is the opening track on the band's debut album "Sympathique," and has long been an audience favorite in concert. Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, this performance of one of lead singer China Forbes's signature songs features a trumpet solo by Thomas Barber, an opening harp cascade by Maureen Love, with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings. This video is excerpted from an epic 3-hour concert that was also broadcast to the band's fans online.
LYRICS
Amado mio, love me forever And let forever begin tonight Amado mio, when we're together I'm in a dream world of sweet delight
Many times I've whispered "Amado mio" It was just a phrase, that I heard in plays I was acting a part
But now when I whisper "Amado mio" Can't you tell I care by the feeling there? 'For it comes from my heart
My one endeavor, my love, my darling Will be to hold you and hold you tight Amado mio, love me forever And let forever begin tonight
Many times I've whispered "Amado mio" It was just a phrase, that I heard in plays I was acting a part
But now when I whisper "Amado mio" Can't you tell I care by the feeling there? For it comes from my heart
My one endeavor, my love, my darling Will be to hold you and hold you tight Amado mio, love me forever And let forever begin tonight And let forever begin tonight And let forever begin tonight
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Reinhardt Melz, drums Andrew Borger, percussion Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
Recorded live on September 10, 2022, at Pink Martini's exclusive benefit concert at Bella Madrona, better known to the band's fans at "The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley." "Bitty Boppy Betty" is a Pink Martini original song, written by close friend of the band Alex Marashian, co-producer of the album "Splendor in the Grass," on which the song was first recorded. The story of a straight-laced DA who cross-dresses on the weekend, the song has become a fan favorite. This version features China Forbes and Jimmie Herrod on vocals, with bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano.
LYRICS:
Bitty, boppy Betty Bitty, boppy Betty Bitty, boppy Betty, boo-boo On weekends she's your honey Then comes Monday And that'll be "Sir" to you
Bitty, boppy Betty Better known as Billy He's the up'n'coming local D.A. A fearless crime fighter Political insider Sure to be mayor one day
But after work on Fridays Off comes his necktie And on come her diamonds and pearls You better get ready 'Cause now Billy's Betty Everybody's favorite girl
The underbelly of the city That's where you'll find Betty Friday to Sunday night Is she working undercover Or just a fun-lover? Either way, that's alright!
Bitty boppy Betty What a bouncy beauty So sophisticated and refined She's a boy who doesn't show it And though the guys all know it None of them seems to mind
When Betty starts a-boppin' The joint starts a hoppin' She can twist and bend The whole night through You really can't ignore her And if you don't adore her There might be something Wrong with you
On Mondays bright and early Betty's back to Billy Working hard on behalf of our town Upholding law and order Talking to reporters And keeping us safe and sound
If there's a moral to this ditty It's not to judge Betty Billy or anyone 'Cause life's a lot richer With a healthy mixture Not to mention lots more fun!
Bitty, boppy Betty Bitty, boppy Betty Bitty, boppy Betty, boo-boo On weekends she's your honey Then comes Monday And that'll be "Sir" to you!
LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano China Forbes - vocals Jimmie Herrod - vocals Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Thomas Barber - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Nicholas Crosa - violin Miguel Bernal - percussion Andrew Borger - percussion Reinhardt Melz - drums
Excerpted from Pink Martini's concert DVD release "Discover the World," this performance was filmed live in concert at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland Oregon on December 31, 2005. "Malagueña," by the great Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, has long been a concert staple for Pink Martini. This version was arranged by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, and features Thomas on the piano, along with Robert Taylor on the trombone. The song often opens Pink Martini concerts on tour, and has never been recorded in the studio by the band, though another composition by Lecuona, "Andalucia", was featured on Pink Martini's debut album "Sympathique."
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader and piano China Forbes - lead vocals Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Maureen Love - harp Derek Rieth - percussion Brian Davis - percussion Doug Smith - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums
#ThomasLauderdale #ErnestoLecuona #DiscoverTheWorld #PinkMartini #2005 #ArleneSchnitzerConcertHall #PortlandOregon #Portland #RobertTaylor #Trombone #Andalucia #HeinzRecords #PianoPerfidia - Pink Martini ft. Edna Vazquez and Katie Harman Ebner | Live from Portland - 2021Pink Martini2023-05-07 | Come join the party! Pink Martini's 2023 TOUR tickets are on sale now at: http://pinkmartini.com/shows
Pink Martini's epic 2021 concert from Edgefield, just outside of the band's hometown of Portland, Oregon, featured this rare concert gem, "Perfidia," a duet between the band's regular guest singer Edna Vazquez and special guest at this concert, former Miss America Katie Harman Ebner. a regular guest of the band on tour. This oft-recorded song was originally written by Mexican composer Alberto Domínguez in 1939 and became a hit for Xavier Cugat in 1940. This performance, filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, features Robert Taylor on trombone and bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano.
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader Edna Vazquez, vocals Katie Harman Ebner, vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Reinhardt Melz, drums Brian Davis, percussion Andrew Borger, percussion
25 years in the making! Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale's rumored collaboration with legendary surf rock sensations, Satan's Pilgrims, was lost in the mists of time. Now, this long-awaited album, recorded concurrently with Pink Martini's seminal debut "Sympathique," is finally seeing the light of day. Buoyed by Lauderdale’s sparkling piano fireworks atop the Pilgrims' iconic surf rock sound, the album features blazing interpretations of beloved standards such as “Night and Day,” “Malagueña” and “Rhapsody in Blue” alongside dazzling classic surf excursions, to create the perfect summer party record you can play all year round.
"Malagueña" was written by Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona in 1933.
#malagueña #officialmusicvideo #malaguena #ernestoLecuona #lecuona #surf #satanspilgrims #surfmusic #thepilgrims #pinkmartiniAspettami - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live - 2022Pink Martini2023-04-23 | The lovely original song "Aspettami" can be heard on Pink Martini's second album, "Hang on Little Tomato," and also in a piano & vocals version on the band's compilation "A Retrospective." This ballad was written by Pink Martini bandleader Thomas M. Lauderdale and lead singer China Forbes, and is here performed live in a stripped down version for just guitarist Dan Faehnle and China Forbes at Pink Martini's 2022 benefit concert for Bella Madrona, the "Gardens of Sampson & Beasley" in Sherwood, Oregon. "Aspettami" is Italian for "Wait for me."
LYRICS:
Aspettami Wait for me I've been lost Adrift at sea In your dreams Dream my way Someday I'll find my heart And come back to stay
Do you miss me my darling As I miss you Take my hand And pull me near And never let me go again my dear
There was a time I was safe in your arms And the stars fell away like diamonds Then we were young And our love was younger still Was it just an illusion
Aspettami Wait for me Close your eyes And you will see I'm coming home Every sky in my heart will be blue On the day I come back to you
I'm coming home Every sky in my heart will be blue On the day I come back to you
LINEUP: China Forbes - lead vocals Dan Faehnle - guitar
Anybody tell you This will be so easy Stay inside the lines And the blue horizon All I can tell you Heartbreak is worth it And there's nothing you can't get through Like you do
But you gotta wonder What you're really made of When you're falling under Some spell you don't understand So you get back up now Make a new beginning Suddenly you're back where you started again
We come full circle We go round-robin We go up We burn out We come down I go Hail Mary! You go half nelson Never know when this place comes back around
Anybody hurt you Like it doesn't matter When the love is over Was it just a dream? And you thought you'd left those Lonesome days behind you They came back around They came back around They're coming round...
We come full circle We go round-robin We go up We burn out We come down I go Hail Mary! You go half nelson Never know when this place comes back around
Don't let go of the wheel Give it up, you'll fall down Because nobody else Can turn your world around And life will sweep you off your feet Knock you off and drag you down Someday you'll find yourself back here again And you won't believe how far you've come And you won't believe how much you've done And you won't believe That you keep coming round Keep coming round
We come full circle We go round-robin We go up We burn out We come down I go Hail Mary! You go half nelson Never know when this place comes back around
LINEUP: China Forbes - lead vocals and piano Jimmie Herrod - backup vocals Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Thomas Barber - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Nicholas Crosa - violin Andrew Borger - drums
Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield in Portland, "Hey Eugene" is the title track to the band's third album, written by lead singer China Forbes. Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, the performance features Dan Faehnle on guitar, Thomas Barber on trumpet, Robert Taylor on trombone, and a host of the band's friends and guest singers on backup vocals. This video is excerpted from an epic 3-hour concert that was also broadcast to the band's fans online.
LYRICS
Hey Eugene! Do you remember me? I'm that chick you danced with two times Through the Rufus album, Friday night, at that party On Avenue A Where your skinhead friend passed out For several hours on the bathroom floor And you told me, you weren't that drunk And that I was your favorite Salsa dancer You had ever come across in New York City
Eugene, Eugene, Eugene I said, "Hello Eugene, are you there, Eugene?"
Hey Eugene, then we kissed Once we lugged your friend into the elevator And went to write my number on a soggy paper towel And the car went down And when we were finished making out We noticed that your skinhead friend was gone, long gone And you looked into my bloodshot eyes And said, "Is it too soon if I call you Sunday?"
Eugene, Eugene, Eugene I said, "Hello Eugene, are you there, Eugene?" I said, "Hello Eugene, Eugene, Eugene" I said, "Hello Eugene, are you there, Eugene?" I said, "Hello Eugene, Eugene, Eugene I said, "Hello Eugene, does any of this ring a bell, Eugene?"
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader China Forbes, lead vocals Storm Large, backup vocals Ari Shapiro, backup vocals Jimmie Herrod, backup vocals Edna Vazquez, backup vocals Katie Harman Ebner, backup vocals Ida Rae Cahana, backup vocals Sofia von Trapp, backup vocals Phil Baker, upright bass Dan Faehnle, guitar Pansy Chang, cello Nicholas Crosa, violin Thomas Barber, trumpet Robert Taylor, trombone Andrew Borger, drums Reinhardt Melz, percussion Brian Davis, percussion Miguel Bernal, percussion Timothy Nishimoto, percussion Maureen Love, harp
with members of the Portland Youth Philharmonic on strings
#pinkmartini #heyeugene #chinaforbes #ThomasLauderdale #PhilBaker #DanFaehnle #NicholasCrosa #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #AndrewBorger #BrianDavis #ReinhardtMelz #TimothyNishimoto #piano #vocals #singer #uprightbass #bass #guitar #violin #trumpet #trombone #drums #percussion #vocals #vocalist #backupvocals #mic #jazz #bigband #classical #jazzmusic #classicalmusic #PinkMartiniLIVE #HeinzRecords #theLittleOrchestra #livemusic #LivePerformance #ChinaForbesFullCircle #ChinaForbesRise #StormLarge #JimmieHerrod #EdnaVazquez #PortlandOregon #Portland #PortlandOR #Portlandmusic #Portlandband #ПинкМартини #핑크마티니 #Edgefield #TheLittleOrchestraEverywhere - Pink Martini | VIRTUAL SHOW SNEAK PEAK from The Gardens of Sampson & BeasleyPink Martini2023-03-19 | STREAM THE FULL TWO-HOUR CONCERT, recorded at the Gardens of Sampson and Beasley, from March 23 - 25! Details at https://ourconcerts.live/pinkmartini
The original song "Everywhere" from Pink Martini's third album "Hey Eugene" makes a lovely backdrop to a video introduction to Bella Madrona, in Sherwood, Oregon, a magical locale made famous by the Pink Martini song "The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley." This footage is the lead-in to Pink Martini's upcoming full 2-hour benefit streaming concert, performed at the Gardens in September 2022, and recorded for limited streaming on OurConcerts.live. "Everywhere" was written by the bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and vocalist China Forbes.
LYRICS:
Everywhere I go I know Everywhere I go will glow The sleepy summer sky The lovers passing by All the cities too Make me think of you
Everywhere I go I see A world designed for you and me I always realized with every new sunrise That you are with me everywhere
I've never ever known a love that lasted Beyond the thrill of a first kiss This love of ours has utterly surpassed it And now my bliss is this
Every time I'm far from home I am never quite alone Whenever we're apart You're always in my heart For you are with me everywhere