The Music of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin & Kermit the Frog!

It's my fantasy, a one-woman show (accompanied by piano and upright bass, of course):

"Judy Chamberlain sings the hits of George Gerswin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin & Kermit the Frog"

Hmmm...and maybe Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Harry Warren & Kurt Weill.

Yes, definitely.

Actually, performing this music is not a fantasy -- because it's what I do.

Calling it a "One Woman Show" is though, and I'm ready for the challenge.

Because it's time to do just that. The intimacy of this music is an extraordinary element. This is music that can make us laugh and cry for all the dreams left undone, all the people who left us too soon... and remember all the blessings that we do have in our lives. Our partners, families, friends and children.

And the music.

I like performing this music best in a salon setting, where I can focus my attention on the audience.

We kick off in high gear with songs like "Swanee," "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and the fine Harold Arlen paon to Winston Churchill, "My Shining Hour."

Midway through the evening, a Kermit song -- sung very sparely and not always in green face paint, either. My favorite is The Rainbow Connection."

I mean,...

Cole Porter in Hollywood: What A Swell Party It Was

Cole Porter, the musical toast of Peru Indiana, Paris and New York City, also had a profound effect on Hollywood and the movies.

Like his peers Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Oscar Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart and Richart Rogers, his songs brought Broadway and Hollywood together...

Corporate Event Entertainment with Vintage Live Music

I love the old adage, "say it with music!"

It's the title of a song, and a lovely thought.

How many times have we wanted to express an emotion or feeling but were at a loss for words?

Music reaches the deepest places in our hearts.

Vintage music, especially,...

Corporate Event Bands with Rat Pack Spontaneity

Frank Sinatra, the ultimate corporate event band entertainer who turned large amphitheaters into intimate settings, would not be amused by today's trend toward viral media. YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, eek! Handy for looking things up, but a royal pain in the ass when it comes to...

Diary of an American Jazz Singer: Words and Music

A group of composers were sitting around a few years ago planning a birthday party for one of their peers.

"Call Judy Chamberlain," someone said. "She's the only singer in California who sings the songs right."

Words...and music, the way the composers wrote them. Swinging jazz.

These things...

Modern Vintage Music for Weddings & Events

Modern vintage music is a glamorous, stylish backdrop for sophisticated weddings and events.

Especially when it's MODERN vintage music, played with originality and improvisational showmanship by a live band that specializes in weddings and events ...and plays an enormous repertoire taht spans every style and decade...

Live Music for Weddings: Destination Moon!

The Guests Danced Before They Sat Down For Dinner!

I recently had a terrific time collaborating on a first dance with a dance instructor and a lovely couple whose wedding took place in late December in Arizona. There wasn't a lot of time for dance lessons,...

Wedding Bands & Musicians: The Great American Songbook

We never play anything the same way once!

That's a joke, ok?

But being something of an "original," the standards we play are not at all in the "cover band" category.

To us, happiness is no longer having to apologize for not being a "Top 40" band. Evidently,...

Rat Pack Weddings: Go Vintage with Live Music

We're saving the planet, one Cole Porter tune at a time.....

Everybody loves glamorous modern vintage retro Old Hollywood music.

For weddings, parties and events there is nothing more engaging, romantic, fun and exciting that the music of the mid-Twentieth Century. Liike the furniture, clothing and movies...

Unforgettable Vintage Live Wedding & Event Music

One of the nicest things about the magnificent styles of vintage Twentieth Century music -- including retro, deco, mid-century moderne, early swing, big band swing, Old Hollywood and the Great American Songbook is that it's perfect music for the most memorable wedding and events.

Even...