“Two Grand, I’m Yours” with Lisa Downing: Touring Show from Australia
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