CABARET
NEWS
LOS ANGELES - PALM SPRINGS AREAS
SWANK COMES TO THE GARDENIA
Geoffrey Leigh Tozer & His Swank Pharaohs present "A Night of Pure Swank
Music" at THE GARDENIA (7066 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood,
CA - 323-467-7444 - http://www.cabaretwest.org/gardenia.htm
) on Monday, February 5th at 9:00 pm. All who attend the show will receive
a free CD featuring Geoffrey and the band.
Born with a martini in one hand and a grand piano in
the other music and swank have always been central in Geoffrey's life.
Given a deep grounding jazz and blues by his father, he absorbed the
masters: Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer and Warren Zevon.
After mesmerizing the Manhattan piano bar crowd he oozed West to California
convinced that palm trees and swank could thrive together very nicely.
Writing music and songs for movies (Car 54 Where Are
You?, Sensations, 9 1/2 Ninjas, When The Party's Over among others)
he realized he'd have to perform with a band to be fulfilled. The
Swank Pharaohs were born and the sly crooner has never looked back.
Once he gets behind a piano you've practically got to pry him out
of there. Languid bluesy crooning over sultry bongo funk lounge music
has become his trademark. James Taylor meets Etta James. Informed
by the dry wit of Elvis Costello and Mose Allison his lyrics tell
wry love stories with a twist. Song titles like "Baby I'm Strange
For You", "Mr. Lucky" and "Dr. Peculiar" offer a glimpse of the intriguing
tableau fermenting in his mind.
It all comes together in his radio show "The Jazz Diaries
of The Sly Crooner" also available through iTunes as a podcast. Stories
gleaned from many nights in many clubs on both coasts inform these
modern day urban fairy tales with wit and heart and charm.
There is a $7 cover and a 2-drink minimum. Dinner available
at 6:00 pm.
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