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"I CAN'T BE NEW" TOP TEN ALBUM OF 2004
- PORTLAND OREGONIAN
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press release
SUSAN WERNER Sets “New Standards” with Marian McPartland on NPR ’s Piano Jazz
Special Guest Performance to Bow Week of Nov. 29 in National Syndication
“Werner has begun to turn heads among jazz and classic pop aficionados… Who is this woman who writes so cogently and with such flirtatious wordplay?” - Boston Herald
“Delightfully crafty and concise tunes that place classic pop mood-making in a contemporary light. In fact, if Bennett and k.d. lang ever collaborate in the studio again, they might want to consider some of the tunes here."
- Washington Post
“Susan Werner, a clever songwriter and an engaging performer, brings literacy and wit back to popular song.” - New Yorker
CHICAGO – Songwriter SUSAN WERNER is about to be included among the ranks of some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians and composers – if only for an hour – when she appears as the featured guest on National Public Radio’s Piano Jazz, the prestigious interview-performance show hosted by celebrated jazz icon Marian McPartland. The program will begin airing November 29 in national syndication. (Check local listings for stations and show times.)
It’s quite unusual for a songwriter to be included with the likes of Tony Bennett, Toots Thieleman, Bobby Short, Shirley Horn and Dave Brubeck, but the honor follows on the heels of the release of I CAN'T BE NEW (Koch Records), Werner’s universally acclaimed CD of all original compositions in the style of the Great American Songbook.
Werner performs the title track from I CAN'T BE NEW on Piano Jazz, along with other originals No One Needs to Know and “Let’s Regret This in Advance” (currently in rotation on Sirius Satellite’s “Disorder 24” Channel), and joins McPartland for "The Very Thought Of You" and Thelonius Monk's “Blue Monk,” among others. Marian hears Werner move effortlessly from piano to guitar, from song to song, and style to style, and remarks: "Your bag's just full of tricks, isn't it?"
“It was an especially fantastic treat to sing while Marian accompanied me on piano,” says Susan, who taped the show in Manhattan. “Her great patience in playing each song, in telling its story, her inventiveness with chords and arrangements are all world class, so the whole experience was an education and a thrill.”
Susan now adds Piano Jazz to a burgeoning list of national TV and radio appearances (including NPR’s Morning Edition and A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts) in conjunction with the release of I CAN'T BE NEW, which debuted at #1 on Amazon.com and was named one of 2004’s Top 10 albums by the Portland Oregonian. The New Yorker, New York Daily News, Village Voice, Boston Globe, Washington Post and LA Weekly also have praised I CAN'T BE NEW.
Her Carnegie Hall performance as part of Michael Feinstein’s special tribute to Irving Berlin tops an ongoing list of the nation’s most prominent festivals, clubs and concert stages Susan has played. Susan’s upcoming dates include the Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA; the Portland Jazz Festival in Portland, OR; the Triple Door in Seattle and Joe’s Pub in New York. Susan recently completed a West Coast tour of performing arts centers with multiple Grammy-winning contemporary bluesman Keb’ Mo. Tune into Piano Jazz and find out why SUSAN WERNER is considered one of the most compelling songwriters working today.
Booking:
Tim Drake
The Roots Agency
201.263.9200
[email protected]
Management:
Lawrence M. Goldfarb
Golden Guru Entertainment
(610) 891-9766
[email protected]
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"(Werner) has written all the songs that appear on 'I Can't Be New,' including several delightfully crafty and concise tunes that place classic pop mood-making in a contemporary light. In fact, if Bennett and k.d. lang ever collaborate in the studio again, they might want to consider some of the tunes here." - Washington Post
"Her new songs feel like they were pulled straight from the American songbag, shimmering with melodic elegance, urbane romanticism and sly, sexy wit." - Boston Globe
"Susan Werner may have bombed at opera, but that loss has enriched the cabaret scene, which the folk-pop singer songwriter's new CD of original tunes, 'I Can't Be New' proves." - LA Weekly
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bio
SUSAN WERNER
I CAN'T BE NEW
George Gershwin. Cole Porter. Richard Rodgers. Billy Strayhorn. The Golden Age of Popular Song. A bygone era. No one can write tunes like that anymore.
Or has Susan Werner added a new chapter to the Great American Songbook?
I Can't Be New (Koch Records), is Werner's fourth nationally released recording, and while chartering somewhat new territory in style, it offers the same high quality writing that her fans have come to expect. Werner performs 12 original compositions in the songbook style. And in this nod to the composers of standards, she's breathed new and brilliant life into the popular song tradition, one that many thought was a closed book.
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tour dates
Don't Miss Susan Werner On Tour..
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DATE |
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VENUE |
CITY |
| Jan. 13 |
Fri. |
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts |
Brookfield, WI |
| Jan. 14 |
Sat. |
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts |
Brookfield, WI |
| Jan. 28 |
Sat. |
The Blue Moon Coffeehouse |
Bloomington, IL |
| Feb. 2 |
Thu. |
Watercolor Cafe |
Larchmont, NY |
| Feb. 3 |
Fri. |
Iron Horse |
North Hampton, MA |
| Feb. 4 |
Sat. |
A Joyful Noise Coffeehouse |
Lexington, MA |
| Feb. 11 |
Sat. |
Alberta Bair Theater (w/ John Gorka!) |
Billings, MT |
| Feb. 14 |
Tue. |
Fitton Center for the Creative Arts |
Hamilton, OH |
| Feb. 17 |
Fri. |
The Triple Door |
Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 19 |
Sun. |
Portland Jazz Festival |
Portland, OR |
| Feb. 24 |
Fri. |
The Ark |
Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 11 |
Sat. |
Schuba's Tavern |
Chicago, IL |
| March 24 |
Fri. |
Eddie's Attic |
Decatur, GA |
| March 25 |
Sat. |
Sautee-Nacoochee Arts |
Sautee-Nacoochee, GA |
| March 31 |
Fri. |
The Pump House |
LaCrosse, WI |
| April 1 |
Sat. |
Wil-Mar Center |
Madison WI |
| April 8 |
Sat. |
The Barns of Wolftrap |
Vienna VA |
| April 21 |
Fri. |
Westside Folk Coffeehouse |
Lawrence, KS |
| April 22 |
Sat. |
Manhattan Arts Center |
Manhattan, KS |
| April 23 |
Sun. |
Old Settlers Inn |
Moundridge, KS |
| May 7 |
Sun. |
The Howmet Playhouse |
Whitehall, MI |
| May 12 |
Fri. |
Tupelo Music Hall |
Londonderry NH |
| May 13 |
Sat. |
Club Passim |
Cambridge, MA |
| May 18 |
Thu. |
Black Rock Center for the Arts |
Germantown MD |
| May 20 |
Sat. |
Music at the Mission |
West Milford, NJ |
| May 28 |
Sun. |
Concert Under the Stars |
King of Prussia PA |
| Sept. 15 |
Fri. |
Outpost in the Burbs |
Montclair, NJ |
| Oct. 15 |
Sun. |
The Ice House (w/ John Gorka!) |
Bethlehem, PA |
| Nov. 18 |
Sat. |
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse |
Franklin, MA |
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website
www.susanwerner.com
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