Before you catch this show in New York, you can hear a taste of it tonight…..Kirsten is stopping at Lannie’s on her way out to New York.  No, she won’t be performing the Broadway show, but instead Kirsten will be singing songs and telling stories about our favorite blonde, British bombshell, Dusty Springfield.  Dusty, the most respected and beloved blue-eyed soul singer of them all.

In this one-of-a-kind evening of entertainment, powerhouse singer, KIRSTEN HOLLY SMITH,  transports you back to 1969 and channels the great Dusty Springfield – complete with the beehive, the go-go boots, and the spectacular outfits.  And of course, Kirsten’s high-octane performance of some of the most exciting music ever recorded – the sensational sounds of Dusty!

Including the hits…

• SON OF A PREACHER MAN
  
• YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME
  
• DANCING IN THE STREET
  
• THE LOOK OF LOVE
  
• WISHIN’ AND HOPIN’             …and many more!

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:

“Kirsten Holly Smith does a smashing Dusty Springfield!  Smith captures both the soulfulness and the sultriness of the British chantoozie…By the end, you’re in love with TWO top-notch singers.”   – Michael Musto, Village Voice

 ”Kirsten Holly Smith was excellent in the role of Dusty.  Looked like Springfield, sang and talked like her.” – Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere

“Springfield’s signature songs…  (are) sung with passion and verve by Smith…”  – L.A. Weekly

www.stayforeverdusty.com

 SHOWTIME AND TICKETS

Sunday, August 5th at 7:30pm
Doors open at 6:30pm  

Tickets: $20

We are proud to host an evening with some of the best young jazz artists in Colorado. Gen-Y Jazz Quintet is a group of young college students, 5 of the most talented and dedicated young artists we’ve come across.  Their last appearance at Lannie’s was a sell out, standing room only show of jazz lovers and music fans. 

They will present two sets of music, funk, blues, jazz standards, and some amazing Gen-Y Jazz originals.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Frontman, IAN LEVY, plays saxophone, flute and clarinet. He is currently studying with renown jazz saxophonist, Keith Oxman.  Ian was selected as lead tenor in the 2012 Colorado All State Jazz Band.  In the summer of 2011, he was selected to play in the Monteux Jazz Festival with the Denver Jazz Club Youth All Stars.  Currently, Ian plays in the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts in the top jazz combo under the direction of Eric Gunnison.  In 2013, he made the Colorado All State Jazz Band.

BOBBY FERGUSON is an active percussion and drum set player, playing, recording and educating around Denver.  He is a versatile player, gaining experience from many live gigs and his high school ensembles.  As a performer, Bobby has played in the Blue Knights World Percussion Ensemble and the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars.  He traveled to Switzerland in July of 2011 to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

JAKE ALVAREZ plays guitar and was selected to play in the 2012 Colorado All State Jazz Band.  Jake received an instrumental soloist award at the UNC Greeley Jazz Festival in 2011 and received a best rhythm section soloist award at the Legacy Jazz Festival in 2010.  Jake has had the privilege of playing with 20+ CCJA combos over the years, since his 8th grade year.

CONNOR DeFEHR plays bass and tuba.  He performs with The Midnight Kites, Nonsense in the Woods, the CU basketball band, Tonescape, Tuturu Jazz Orchestra, The Twinberries, and Zac Hicks. Connor teaches tuba, bass, and beginning guitar and is studying Music Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

JORDAN RUDMAN plays keyboard.  He has been an active pianist since the third grade when he began accompanying his school choir.  Jordan currently plays with the Colorado Conservatory for Jazz Arts, freelance gigs, and has been an accompanist with the Rocky Mountain Children’s Choir for the past eight years.  In 2010 and 2011, Jordan studied at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, performing with guest artists Ron Blake and Xavier Davis of the Julliard School.  He currently studies with Denver pianist and composer, Reggie Berg and attends East High School in Denver.

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

MILES LUJAN has been playing the trumpet since the 7th grade.  He has been actively playing and performing with his high school ensembles and, this year (his senior year), he plays with The University of Northern Colorado’s Lab 3 and their Symphonic band.  Miles participated in the Colorado All State Jazz Band in his sophomore, junior, and senior years in high school.  He also played in the Colorado All State Symphonic Band his junior and senior years of high school.  After a life changing lesson in April of 2012, with the great Jon Faddis, he has taken music and trumpet playing very seriously.  Miles currently studies with Greg Gisbert, Brad Goode, Al Hood, John Adler and William Pfund.  He has also had lessons with the great Clark Terry.  Miles is going to pursue his love for music at The University of Northern Colorado this fall and plans on moving to New York to pursue a master’s degree.

BAILEY GROGAN is an active jazz singer in Denver.  She has been singing jazz and classical music since she was 6 years old.  In 2001, she was in Young Voices of Colorado and the Colorado Children’s Chorale.  In 2012, Bailey was selected to be a part of the Colorado All State Jazz Choir and selected again for the 2013 All State Jazz Choir.  Most recently, she sang with the Union Street Jazz Choir and is currently working as a freelance jazz artist locally.  Bailey will continue to pursue music and jazz vocals in college.

SHOWTIME AND TICKETS

Sunday, June 23rd at 7:30pm
Doors open at 6:30pm

Tickets:  $12

A show like you’ve NEVER SEEN BEFORE!! 

Two gorgeous, talented gals will entertain you with stories, songs and humor for an evening you will never forget!!

Two of Australia’s finest contemporary solo artists have formed a partnership through a love of music and the ‘grand’ piano in their debut American Tour.  TWO GRAND, I’M YOURS is a fusion of classical, folk and pop genres.  Starring Trysette,  the sensual enigma with the husky voice and Fiona Joy Hawkins, the elegant lady of ivory.  A match made in sexy, delicious, melodic heaven!

Featuring enchanting solo piano and mesmerizing vocals…genres collide, styles merge, notes fly and voices soar.  Notes will dance like bubbles of joy!  The girls are intuitively melodic and intelligently sensual.  These ladies have something to say!

“The performance enthralled the audience, left them speechless, the final number brought to a close a night of superb music”…The Brisbane Jazz Club  “It was brilliant”… - Glasshouse Port Macquarie

“One of the brightest lights in the contemporary instrumental genre Fiona Joy Hawkins is poised to move into stardom.”  – Will Ackerman (Windham Hill Records)

“Trysette captivates her audience into a pin drop silence.” – Bob Malone (John Fogerty)

THE PERFORMERS

FIONA JOY HAWKINS, pianist/composer, produced by Will Ackerman (founder of Windham Hill Records), is an ARIA Finalist in Australia and winner of the ZMR Lifestyle Music Awards for Album of the Year. With over 43 awards across 9 countries, Fiona has worked with artists including T-Bone Wolk (Hall & Oates), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Jeff Haynes (Pat Methany), and Eugene Friesen (Paul Winter Consort) to name a few.

TRYSETTE, a classically trained pianist turned singer/songwriter, she grew up on the north coast of NSW Australia.  Though unique and distinctive, she is often likened to the voices of Taylor Swift, Jewel, and Emmylou Harris.  A blend of folk and pop, Trysette has attitude.

Opening the show is Colorado Favorite –

 Lisa Downing, Guest Artist 

Lisa is a multiple award winning, international concert artist that is re-defining the genre of solo piano.  As she plays her heartfelt and technically impressive original compositions, your soul will be touched, your memories revived and your deepest thoughts can be heard as you listen to Lisa expressing shared human experiences through the piano.

Lisa is a compelling storyteller as she describes the inspiration for the music she writes for piano.  She performs all over the world with performers such as Liz Story, David Lanz, Suzanne Ciani, and Peter Kater, to name a few.  From Spain to Argentina to right here in the United States, Lisa’s audiences are entranced by the intense music that describes our lives!

“Lisa’s performance will blow away all your previous assumptions about solo piano…” – Colorado Music Buzz/August 2010

“…her mastery of the piano is effortless and vividly expressive.”  – Kathy Parsons/MainlyPiano.com

“Downing has been compared to Liz Story and Peter Kater and rightly so… engaging arrangements, lyrical melodies, and rapturous chords!”  – Raj Manoharan/Reviewer

ENJOY THESE MUSIC VIDEOS

OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES

YOUTUBE VIDEO – LISA DOWNING

Lisa Downing – Universe Maker

YOUTUBE VIDEO – FIONA JOY HAWKINS

fiona joy hawkins

YOUTUBE VIDEO – TRYSETTE

Trysette, That Face

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SHOWTIME AND TICKETS

Sunday, August 26th at 2pm

Doors open at 1pm

TICKETS:  $20 day of show

In 1980, Joe Piscopo was chosen to join a newly formed ensemble (along with Eddie Murphy!) and charged with one of the most difficult tasks in TV history, replacing the original cast of Saturday Night Live.  By the time he left the show in 1985, Joe had left his mark on the program, thanks to his wide range of hilarious original characters and celebrity impersonations, from The Sports Guy and Doug Whiner to David Letterman and, of course, Frank Sinatra (who endorsed Joe’s portrayal of him, referring to Joe as “The VICE-Chairman of the Board”).

ABOUT THE SHOW

Joe brought down the house at his last appearance at Lannie’s in August 2012.  He had 2 sold out nights and non-stop standing ovations.  His humor, warmth and talent are a given, but on top of that, we all fell in love with him…he’s just an all around great guy!

He’s back!  This time with a more intimate, up-close performance.  He will tell stories of his life in show biz (and about some of those folks he worked closely with) sing songs, and bring his inimitable Sinatra to life (Sinatra himself said it was the BEST impersonation of him EVER!).

Joe Piscopo is one of those rare talents who can “do it all.”  His shows and performances are nothing short of brilliant.  We all know what a terrific comic and impressionist Joe is, but I bet you didn’t know what a great singer and musician he is.

Television may have served him well in gaining a certain amount of notoriety, but it didn’t do him justice in displaying the breadth of his abilities.

Joe will be backed by a trio of talented musicians led by Lannie Garrett’s band leader and pianist, Justin Adams.  This will be a great night out for anyone, but especially for those that want to see one of those rare, old-school performers — one of those who: “can do it all” up close in our intimate showroom.

MORE ABOUT JOE

His work on SNL naturally led to Hollywood, and starring roles in such smash hits as WISE GUYS (with Danny DeVito) and JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY (with Michael Keaton). Other film credits include:  DEAD HEAT, SIDEKICKS, and the independent feature films, TWO BITS AND PEPPER, Roger Corman’s, DEMOLITION DAY and a dramatic, critically acclaimed performance in Jonathan Parker’s BARTLEBY.

Piscopo has long been one of America’s most popular comedy concert attractions, filling arenas and casino showrooms from coast to coast and in Canada (including the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival!).  Joe tours with his own original Big Band tribute to Frank Sinatra, as well as his multimedia comedy show.

Joe’s saxophone and guitar provided courtesy of Flesher-Hinton Music, 3936 Tennyson St., Denver   www.flesherhinton.com 

Flesher Hinton Music

SHOWTIME AND TICKETS

ONE SHOW ONLY!   

Sunday, April 28th at 7:30pm

TICKETS:  $35

The Mother Folkers (the most carefully pronounced name in show business) are a gang of gals that have been packing Colorado concert halls and nightclubs for over 25 years.

Known affectionately as the “MOFOS,” these gals offer up tight (and beautiful) vocal harmonies, superb musicianship and a GREAT live show.  Their performances are diverse and eclectic as they swing, bop, pop, croon, and belt through a repertoire of songs from Motown to DooWop, Gospel, Celtic, Blues and more. You’ll be treated to mostly original songs written by the band members themselves and you’ll also hear favorites by Joni Mitchell, Marcia Ball, James Taylor, Michelle Shocked, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and much more.

Each musician leads a song and creates their own unique arrangement AND these gals play instruments to boot!  Saxophone, mandolin, stand-up bass, hammer dulcimer, guitar, harmonica, banjo—

COME ON!  This is real deal talent!

After a 10 year hiatus, the MOFOS are back as strong as ever. They’ve been selling out concerts across the front range and now we have ‘em for ONE NIGHT ONLY at Lannie’s.

You will love their charisma and sense of fun and we promise they will have you stomping your feet and clapping along–they’ve been known to bring audiences to their feet over and over again.

THE MOFOS ARE:
Ellen Audley
Bonnie Carol
Julie Hoest
Ellen Klaver
Rebecca Leonard
Eileen Niehouse
Suzy Nelson
Pamela Robinson
Deborah Schmidt-Lobis
Mary Stribling
and daughter of original member, Kathi DeFrancis, daughter (DoFo!) Angie DeFrancis

ENJOY THIS SELECTION OFF THEIR ALBUM “THE MOTHER FOLKERS Alive at 25″

The Legendary Mother Folkers – YouTube

SHOWTIME AND TICKETS

Saturday, August 11th at 8pm

Tickets:  $25

ALL NEW SHOW!

Lannie and her fabulous quintet, The Errand Boys of Rhythm, are at it again with a brand new tribute show that Lannie calls, “Beatles to Bacharach:  Songs of a Generation.”  Lannie pays tribute to the music legacy, the songs of, The Lennon/McCartney and Burt Bacharach and lyricist, Hal David, undoubtedly some of the most prolific and brilliant songwriters of the baby boomer generation and beyond.

ABOUT THE SHOW

In the first set, Lannie and the band give a nod to The Beatles’ songbook.  Lannie has chosen a collection of beloved tunes that range from ballad to country, from pop to rock.  Arranged by Lannie’s musical director/piano player, Justin Adams, the songs are new interpretations, but will still resonate with baby boomers, as well as young and old alike.  The lyrics, the melodies and the soul are all intact.  The music promises to warm your heart and bring back memories of the 1960s.

The second half of the show is all songs from the brilliant, Burt Bacharach.  From the literally hundreds of hit songs that Burt and his lyricist partner, Hal David have written, Lannie chose an assortment that will remind you of the prolific talent of this songwriting team.  She opens the set with a funky version of “Walk on By,” and closes the show with an audience shout out of “What the World Needs Now.”  You will hear familiar Bacharach tunes and a couple of his more obscure tunes that you might have forgotten.

As always, Lannie will weave stories and the history of the artists in between songs throughout the show.

MORE…

The costumes, the backdrop, and the stage have been specially designed by award winning designer and friend, Kevin Copenhaver.  The show will have a 1960s/’70s look and tone.

Join us for an evening of incredible songs and warm memories.  Whether you grew up with these songs or became a fan later on, their magic is sure to move you.

The show is open to ALL ages.

Written and produced by:  Lannie Garrett

Music arranged by:  Justin Adams

Costumes/Set designed by:  Kevin Copenhaver

SHOWTIMES AND TICKETS

Tickets: $35

As always, Naughty Pierre will be the hilarious host and master of ceremonies.  You won’t want to miss this exciting and fiery night of world dance performances!

Bella Diva Dance is Denver’s best live Carnivale show!  Not only will you be entranced by the sheer amount of shaking feathers, beads, and glitter, you won’t be able to stop tapping your feet to those Samba and Belly Dance beats!  Dripping in feathers, glitz, and glamorous over-the-top gorgeous costumes, (worth the price of admission just to SEE ‘em) these lovely dancers from the acclaimed troupe, Bella Diva Dance, will mesmerize you with scintillating & sensual dance numbers and “can’t sit still” rhythms and beats from all around the world!

Join us for a night of hip-shaking, sword-wielding, feather-popping ladies who know what it means to be a Diva!

“Just returned home from day one of PrideFest and ‘Holy Dancing Feathers, Batman,’  just when I thought I have seen it all. WOW!!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Bella Diva Dance!! These ladies are not to be missed!” - Brian D. Reed of Ah-Some Photography

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS – Matt. W. Smith and Westword Photographer, Jim Willis

SHOWTIME AND TICKETS

Wednesday, June 19th at 8pm

Wednesday, July 17th at 8pm

TICKETS:  $12

Doors open at 7pm – please arrive no later than 7:45 to claim your seats!

LAST SHOW OF THE SEASON:  FREE!

This is not your stale old “drag” show, but a night of ILLUSION and glamour rarely seen in Denver. The “gals” of Viva Las Divas will step up the game in a show that is glitter and glitz, comedy, camp and more.

This show is hosted by two of the most prestigious and talented female illusion artists this side of the Mississippi.  The beloved (and they’re best friends, too!), Alexandra Winters and Harley Quinn!

Whether performing like whirling dervishes, regular ole “hell on heels,” or dishing out quips and comebacks to their audiences, working a crowd is nothing new to these two pros.

Alexandra is best known in the “art of illusion” circuit for her spot on performances as the Divine Miss Midler and Harley has worked “her” magic on the gay rodeo circuit across America (albeit with more a Rodeo Drive touch).  Together they bring over 10 feet of comic timing and pageant queen sizzle to the stage.

Yes, you’ll see the classics like Cher, but also Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Drag Kings and even a national touring guest artist from time to time.

The night gives a nod and warm salute to all the incredibly talented illusion artists that have graced the stages of Las Vegas, New York and Paris.  VIVA LAS DIVAS!

There will be featured guest artists and stars who will perform variety numbers in diverse garb and drag.  Some of these guest artists include:

FELONY MISDEMEANOR (former Miss Gay El Paso) Whether it’s Beyonce, Janet Jackson or something completely unexpected, this drag superstar will keep you smiling.

“POP PRINCESS” – SASHA ANDREWS, the youngest, the rebel, brings a touch of Taylor Swift or Avril Lavigne to the show.

VENUS SEXTON really sings! Calling up Etta James and Billie Holiday or working a mean Mariah Carey.

KIERA SEXTON (former Miss Gay Colorado) is known for her glamorous nods to Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez.

MR. BOOTZY EDWARD COLLYNZ, the drag KING amongst the divas, will dance his way into your heart with Usher, Rick James or Chuck Berry.  Amazing!

PHOTO CREDITS:  9th Circle Photography and Norman Dillon Photography

SHOWTIME AND TICKETS:

Wednesday, September 12th at 8pm

TICKETS:  FREE!