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 jamie leonhart's Profile |
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CD RELEASE: Joe's Pub 10.10.07 9:00 PM |
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| Location: | new york, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 11, 2007 (322 days back) |
About Me |
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A brief personal description: I am a terrible tap-dancer, but a promising flamenco dancer (except not great at castanets.) I am great at details but sometimes miss the big picture. I am earnest. I love to read and draw, unless I feel uninspired or unoriginal. I love to sing. A brief musical history (the nitty gritty): First documented live recording: age three singing the alphabet song. Began playing the violin that same year. Joined orchestra at the age of seven experienced serious bass and cello envy, particularly because the girls got to wear pants, instead of ankle length skirts. First (un)documented theatrical production: Age seven: a two-girl re-enactment of A Chorus Line. No tits or ass to speak of, but a lot of verve. I never got the solos in chorus that I wanted, like the intro to When You Wish Upon a Star in 6th grade. Finally at the age of 13 had my voice heard in a jazz vocal ensemble. At 17, I figured out that I identified a lot more as a singer than a violinist, and gently put my violin into semi-retirement (coaxed with a drink and promise of beachfront property.) Sang all throughout college [while getting a degree in English literature] in clubs, dives and theatres, including a stint as a back-up singer for a group called Pet the Poodle. I was a poodette. Hmm. Met up with an old friend on a trip to Nashville and began writing songs, the first of which won a prize in the first International John Lennon Songwriting Contest. This songwriting team flourished into a band called Methuselah Jones that I recorded and performed with for four years. I also had the pleasure of working with talented producers such as Pat Dillett (They Might Be Giants, David Byrne) and Rob Stevens (Yoko Ono, John Lennon Anthology.) Going solo: By this time I was now performing as a soloist with the Metro Mass Gospel choir on the stages of Carnegie Hall and Avery Fischer Hall; was singing back-up with a handful of groups; and had begun to rekindle my romance with strings and orchestral arrangements. In search of creating my own version of pop music, I began leading a group under my own name in a style that many fans called chamber-pop-soul, and recorded my first solo ep area, that received praise from ASCAP Magazine and the Aquarian Weekly among other publications. Excited, but not yet satisfied, I was brought back to singing jazz and exploring my fascination with the hyper-theatricality of cabaret. And now, here I am, straddling the line between jazz, pop (my definition, see above) and quirky cabaret, redefining and refining as I go along. Latest musical endeavor: Forward Motion a dreamy, moody, sometimes frustrated but mostly hopeful 6-song ep, produced by Michael Leonhart (solo artist, Sunnyside Records, arranger and trumpeter, Steely Dan, Lenny Kravitz.) The arrangements draw on 50s cabaret, moody jazz and music hall and are heartbreakingly executed with an acoustic backdrop of piano/wurlitzer, harmonium, acoustic bass and drums, with a few lush orchestrations thrown in for good measure. My first full-length CD, "the truth about suffering" is almost ready for consumption. Yum. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 |
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Music:Member Since: 8/10/2005Band Website: jamieleonhart.com Band Members: Jamie: vocals/harmonium Michael Leonhart: wurlitzer Gary Wang: acoustic bass Joe Strasser/Marc Dalio: drums on forward motion: the above, plus: Steven Bernstein Peck Allmond Amy Kimball Mat Fieldes Influences: jon brion, serge gainsbourg, bjork, laura nyro, joni mitchell, the beatles, ella fitzgerald, sarah vaughn, nina simone, david bowie, elvis costello, mahler, nick drake, brad mehldau, andrew bird, sondre lerche, fiona apple, sparklehorse, dave douglas, michel legrand, stevie wonder, schoolhouse rock, the flaming lips... Sounds Like: Record Label: Sunnyside Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Jazz / Lyrical) |
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My Blog |
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Electroharmonix video mayhem |
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| My drug-free genius of a husband and his partner in crime Avi Bortnick have made a masterpiece of a demo video for Electroharmonix. I was cajoled into doing the voiceover. For all that is sacred, c... Posted by jamie leonhart on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:11:00 PST |
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Joe’s Pub Interview |
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| I did a little interview with Joe's Pub re: my upcoming show. Interviews make me nervous. I'm happy to report that I didn't make a complete fool of myself. Check it out:http://joespub.com/caltool/i... Posted by jamie leonhart on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:24:00 PST |
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collections of birds |
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| My friend e-mailed me asking if I knew that a collection of peacocks is called an ostentation.i did not (now I, and you, do)So I found some more. My current personal favorites:a parliament of owlsa f... Posted by jamie leonhart on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:44:00 PST |
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"the truth about suffering" |
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| new tune - the 4th of the 4 teases - is up. it's the title track for the new cd and definitely close to my heart and mind.xx jamiecomment intelligently for the chance to get a free cd... Posted by jamie leonhart on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:54:00 PST |
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Hush is up, Take Your Time down... |
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| ...for now at least. Just got a beautiful description of "hush" - a lullaby for the broken hearted - thanks Kristine!xx jamie Posted by jamie leonhart on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:36:00 PST |
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"area" uploaded - take a listen |
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| So, I decided I'd leave "take your time" up, and add "area." My prerogative (thank you Bobby Brown for showing me the way). I'm still counting comments -- the first 10 folks who say something interes... Posted by jamie leonhart on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:38:00 PST |
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My 20 month old niece sings Take Your Time - video |
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| My 20-month-old niece singing "Take Your Time." Crazy.... Posted by jamie leonhart on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:10:00 PST |
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Tuesday, 7/10 @ 9 PM Radio show airing on WVIA |
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| RADIO SHOW ON WVIA'S "HOMEGROWN" WILL AIR ON TUESDAY, 7/10 @ 9 PM (EST)My intrepid band (Michael Leonhart, Gary Wang and Marc Dalio) and I traveled down to WVIA to record a very late night live sessi... Posted by jamie leonhart on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:31:00 PST |
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TAKE YOUR TIME on myspace |
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| If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.- Henry David Thoreau, from ... Posted by jamie leonhart on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:28:00 PST |
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Shot a video for "Take Your Time" today |
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| I spent the day holed up in a friend's gorgeous apartment filming a video for the song "Take Your Time" - a track from my upcoming album.I'd like to take a moment to enumerate the greatness and value... Posted by jamie leonhart on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:56:00 PST |
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