Calabria Foti and Bob McChesney "In Concert"

Promotional Video for Vocalist Calabria Foti and Trombonist Bob McChesney
Concert clips and interviews.
www.CalabriaFoti.com
www.BobMcChesney.com

[@nancyreyes5219]

Beautiful voice and trombone playing❤❤

[@applejazz3410]

First class all the way!

[@ronaprea3669]

Beautiful!!!

[@williamharris1131]

The epitome of excellence in both of their musical worlds with a "wedding" of awesome musical sensitivity and taste!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

What amazing talents Foti and McChesney are -- nice that they found each other! I have several CDs of her singing and I love them. Happy to find her here! She is so right on pitch, has amazing breath control, and is so easy to listen to, just a lovely voice! I'd never heard her do scat before -- I was very surprised how well she coordinated with McChesney's fabulous trombone! I prefer her sensual ballads though. Thank you for posting!

[@terryfenwick]

This is incredible! Don't miss this. They are both delightful - and so easy to hear again and again.

[@BillyNP]

A Dynamic Duo if ever there was one. Two people so accomplished at what they do. The love they have for their music and each other comes out in each performance. Bob, the unsurpassed master of the trombone and Calabria, the multi-talented singer whose sensuous voice with crystal clear intonation, plus a formidible violin talent------------are the real deal. Together, they will provide the listener an evening of music that is quite literally...unforgettable

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Very nicely stated, BillyNP! I agree with every word! Such remarkable talent!

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

@@MJLeger-yj1ww I agree -- a perfect, concise summary of what makes this 'dynamic duo' the very best at what they do.

[@celinhavaz]

amazing musical perfection...

[@user-bh7nj6zg6r]

Bob McChesney СПАСИБО !!!

[@shaunmurphy562]

Beautifully done!!!

[@jacobruiz97]

That harmony at 3:11 is honestly amazing!

[@bwade8786]

You are right , it is incredible. Wow i love it

[@jaynemcknack2224]

She is the best I have ever heard! We could use an East Coast cconcert - please.

[@sarahannpace1609]

she is marvelous

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

There are very few singers whose voice I never tire of hearing. Sinatra and Peggy Lee top my all-time list in that category and -- so does Calabria Foti I feel certain that Sinatra (who once contributed liner notes praising his friend Dionne Warwick for an all- Cole Porter album like Calabria Foti's latest offering) -- certain Sinatra would have loved Calabria's gorgeous singing / musicianship. In fact, like Sinatra, Calabria has an 'artless' delivery: her flawless tone is so natural, so easy, yet so varied! No wonder fellow musicians are her greatest fans - including her trombonist virtuoso husband Bob McChesney. [Just as an aside, Bob's articulation on the slide trombone is astonishing: He is able to play virtuoso classical compositions as fast as any trumpet player. Think about that - and check him out on-line.] Bob McChesney's trombone solos are among the most beautiful - beautiful tone and tasteful content - of any jazz soloist I have ever heard. See if you don't agree! Like most of us, Johnny Mathis discovered Calabria's singing thanks to her 2007 album, “A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening” with its rave reviews from musicians including two of today's greatest composer/arrangers - Johnny (Shadow of Your Smile) Mandel - considered the 'dean' of living arrangers (he turns 92 this year and is still performing professionally) along with Mandel's Argentine-born protege, Jorge Callandrelli. First Johnny Mathis: “One of the greatest pleasures in life is listening to a beautiful voice and Calabria's [provides] some of the most beautiful and artistic music that I have ever heard. Her heart and mind are on display in every well-chosen song. It is a treasure. What a joy!” Johnny Mandel said, “Incredible! One of the best records I have ever heard. Calabria is truly a marvelous singer - in every way. She has all the technique and musicality you could want, and has the ability to tell a story and touch your heart.” Multiple Grammy-winning composer/arranger Callendrelli (who recently celebrated his 30 year working relationship with the ageless Tony Bennett on their 13th album -- Tony & Lady Gaga) said in amazement: “When I first heard Calabria, I felt I had discovered a hidden treasure!” Yes, the operative word there is “hidden.” As a friend said recently: “It's a crime that Calabria still isn't a household name!” Let's hope this latest album helps change that! Years before this “all Cole Porter” album, Calabria told friends and fans: “It's so easy for me to become lost in the emotions of a Cole Porter song. One of my favorite composers, his tunes are great, his lyrics so sensual.” ---- On her last album, “Lovely Way to Spend an Evening” Calabria was surrounded by top West Coast musicians - and a 27-piece string section. For this one, the instrumentation is more spare. Yet the effect remains lush and lovely, thanks to superb NYC engineering, and some of the greatest East Coast musicians - among them, guitar giant Gene Bertoncini (who turns 80 this year) and Eddie Daniels (now 75) - arguably the greatest living clarinetist. Daniels' own exquisite tone lends some gravitas to his personal appreciation of Calabria's incomparable delivery: “Her voice just 'flows' - like water!” On a personal note I spotted a unique musical allusion (to a song Cole Porter didn't write). It's heard twice - on the opening and the bridge of Calabria's EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE. One of NYC's “most sought-after cellists” Richard Locker alludes to a song Keely Smith introduced in 1957 - “I Wish You Love.” In the first 30 seconds, we hear the distinguished cellist playing verbatim the notes of that song's seldom-heard opening verse (Natalie Cole was the first important artist since Sinatra to include that minor-key, opening verse). From memory imperfect, that song's opening words (from a forgotten American lyricist set to a melody by an even more obscure French composer): Goodbye . . . no use leading with our chins. This is where our story ends: Never lovers, ever friends Again, as he solos on the musical bridge to Porter's “Ev'ry Time” cellist Locker repeats, verbatim those same notes from the opening verse of “I Wish You Love.” (Wonder if the musicians present spotted that? Perhaps the accomplished composer/arranger behind this album, Michael Patterson even suggested it?) p.s. I treasure my copy of Calabria Foti's previous CD “Lovely Way to Spend an Evening” (a masterwork that remains my favorite album by any vocalist since Sinatra). The Lady's inscription in silver ink, with a little heart sign, reads: “Hi Mark! To my biggest fan from the world's coldest city! God bless - Calabria.”

[@thaniasanz]

so Nice to discover you!!!

[@miguellion9121]

I ♥ CALABRIA .....!!!

[@anamariamartin4077]

I ❤ Calabria

[@golds04]

One of the best voices in 20 years. Paired with the brilliant BM - and no shows, tours , press. A shame.

[@mjlejer3241]

Foti is quite a musician! I have one of her CD's from a while back, heard her "This is a lovely way to spend an evening" and liked her instantly. She is not Ella, though she's not bad on scat, but don't try too many "twirlies" and going off the note like they do today, it just isn't needed, the song itself the way it was written, is far superior, especially if by Cole Porter! But this is nice for a change, and I really like her voice, it's easy to listen to and enjoy. And what McChesney brings out of that horn is also amazing!

[@daman7387]

they were at my school today

[@paulrodberg]

Hard to be better

[@peteralbano3288]

I Didn't know they were married!?

[@komorin6]

I’d like to know what concert it was

[@killmouse4563]

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