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TORMÉ SINGS TORMÉ, A Tribute To The Life And Music Of Mel Tormé
Napa, CA – Steve March Tormé, the son of legendary jazz singer Mel Tormé, stars in A Big Band Tribute to the Life and Music of Mel Tormé at the Napa Valley Opera House on Thursday, January 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 and $35.
The performance will feature Steve March Tormé singing some of his father’s best known songs, including the hits “Lulu’s Back In Town,” “The Christmas Song” and ”Mountain Greenery.” The songs will be interspersed with family photos and some never before seen Tormé video clips. Steve will be accompanied by a big band conducted by Steve Rawlins, performing many original musical arrangements by Marty Paich and by the “Velvet Fog” himself.
With his natural talent and famous fathers as role models (actor Hal March is Steve’s Stepfather), Tormé knew at the age of 12, that he wanted to be a singer/performer. He started singing professionally at the age of 13, forming the first of many pop-rock bands as a freshman in high school. He recorded his first solo album “Lucky,” for United Artists Records and a few years later, was the featured male singer for the Planet Records vocal group Full Swing. Steve has hosted and/or appeared in over 25 television shows, including three years as the featured vocalist on ABC TV’s “The New $100,000 Name That Tune.”
Steve’s affinity for his father’s music is evident on his 1999 release “Swingin’ at the Blue Moon Bar & Grille,” where he duets with Mel on “Straighten Up and Fly Right.” That disc also features a number of songs written by Steve (composing being another Tormé trait. And Steven’s most recent CD, “The Essence of Love” includes such classic standards as “Stardust,” Blue Skies” and “Just One Of Those Things.”
WHEN: Thursday, January 11 at 8 p.m.
WHAT: A Big Band Tribute to the Life and Music of Mel Tormé
WHO: Starring Steve March Tormé
COST: $40 & $35
WHERE: Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
PUBLIC INFO: (707)-226-7372, www.NVOH.ORG
CONTACT: Teri Stevens, teri@nvoh.org, 707-603-2338
WHAT: A Big Band Tribute to the Life and Music of Mel Tormé
WHO: Starring Steve March Tormé
COST: $40 & $35
WHERE: Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main Street, Napa, CA 94559
PUBLIC INFO: (707)-226-7372, www.NVOH.ORG
CONTACT: Teri Stevens, teri@nvoh.org, 707-603-2338
More than 30 years in the making, The Napa Valley Opera House, a national historic landmark, restored the Margrit Biever Mondavi Theatre in June 2003, a second-floor theatre that was originally constructed in 1879. The NVOH 2007 Fall Season marks the fifth year of programming in the intimate 500-seat theatre, the “Jewel of Napa Valley” located in the heart of downtown Napa. Patrons experience an eclectic array of performing arts including theatre, dance, comedy, jazz, blues, world music, and family programming in a world class setting.
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