Tosco Music Party - Jan 2009
It's at times like this that I wish I had taken more writing courses in school - how to describe the aura of a musical presentation so diverse and rich? Fortunately a picture is worth a thousand words, and there are 160 photos at this link!
What started as a circle of friends jammin' in the living room has evolved over the past two decades into a musical production within an intimate 1,000 seat theater - but what has really changed is simply the size of the living room. John Tosco remains the host, the musicians remain the talented musician friends of the sort which have always been drawn to John's living room. The change is that these musicians now have a venue and audience that greatly improves their visibility and highlights their talents.
To give you a feel for the flow of a TMP show, here's the line-up for this nights event - eclectic and awesome!! (tip: a singalong involves all 1,000 people in "the living room" standing and singing a tune with the TMP singalong choir and band)
Singalong - "Mr. Sandman"
What started as a circle of friends jammin' in the living room has evolved over the past two decades into a musical production within an intimate 1,000 seat theater - but what has really changed is simply the size of the living room. John Tosco remains the host, the musicians remain the talented musician friends of the sort which have always been drawn to John's living room. The change is that these musicians now have a venue and audience that greatly improves their visibility and highlights their talents.
To give you a feel for the flow of a TMP show, here's the line-up for this nights event - eclectic and awesome!! (tip: a singalong involves all 1,000 people in "the living room" standing and singing a tune with the TMP singalong choir and band)
Singalong - "Mr. Sandman"
Derek Fulton - 14-year-old guitarist
Alan Black & Rachel Rudoi - Classical cellist and violinist
Jeanette Leardi - Ethnic vocalist
Ethan Uslan - Ragtime/Jazz pianist
Bill Averbach - New Orleans Jazz/blues trumpeter
Reinaldo Brahn - Brazilian guitarist-vocalist
Singalong - "L-O-V-E"
Desmond Myers - 16-year-old singer-songwriter
The Snyder Family Band - Bluegrass group
Vinx - Modern Jazz percussionist-vocalist
Patrick Landeza - Hawaiian slack-key guitarist-vocalist
Singalong - "Don't Bring Me Down"
Intermission
Singalong - "Right Back to Where We Started From"
The Polka Dots - Polka Band
Abigail Alvarez & Graciela Beltran - Mexican vocalists
Contagious Blues Band - Alternative blues-rock group
Abou Sylla - West African xylophonist
RJ Adams - Singer-songwriter
The Darin & Brooke Aldridge Quintet - Bluegrass/Gospel group
End of the program....
Cheers,
Labels: Charlotte, Monty Chandler, Tosco Music Party
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