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A Brief
History During the Spring of 1999, Steve Hawkins was singing Bass in the Sierra Madre Chorale, when the group attended a Los Angeles-Orange County Community Choral Festival. At the festival, a special vocal jazz group performed called Vocal Magic, a small ensemble from the Brea Community Chorale. The sound really captured Hawkins’s imagination and he decided to put a vocal group together to sing the same close harmony jazz style. The idea for Remember When was then conceived. Hawkins had spent 7 years as a Barbershop Baritone and really enjoyed the close harmony group style. "I was always a fan of the small groups, the Johnny Mann Singers, the Hi-Los, the Anita Kerr Singers, and Manhattan Transfer. I really loved that sound." He
originally envisioned a Sextet & initially recruited 5 members of the Sierra Madre Chorale to start Remember When. Patrice Yocum, Ursula Hawkins, Roger Moon & Katherine Dyden (as Musical Director &
accompanist) were all members of the Sierra Madre Chorale. Over time, Toni Enright,
Anna Vickson, Robin Winterheimer, Earnie Lochart, Kristine Kwong, Melissa
Benson, Gloria Denison, Leslie Ziff, Don Savage and Andrea Gayhart all
auditioned & joined the group later over the past 18 months. Currently, Remember When features 14 singers. "I am really pleased at our group’s sound and style. We all work together very well," said Hawkins. Tenor Roger Moon added, "We all really love this music." Remember When’s first public appearance was for the Los Angeles County Open House on October 5, 2002 at the Paseo Pasadena. The simple audition tape was not only accepted by the County’s Arts Commission, but the Pasadena Symphony as well. "It was quite an honor to be selected. The audience really responded well to our performance." Remember When specializes in vocal music of the ‘20's to ‘40's, Movie Musical Favorites, and Jazz standard tunes in a tight 4 part harmony style. The group performs mainly with big band sound tracks for a full orchestration sound. To contact Remember When for booking dates and special events, call Steve Hawkins at the phone numbers & E-mail below. A new web site is coming soon.
Steve Hawkins Phone: 626. 831.1920 Organizer Fax: 928.441.5857
E-mail: info@JazzVocalGroup.com
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Release Date: Oct 16, 2006
Remember When to Perform at the
West Mission Autumn Art Festival in South Pasadena
On Saturday, November 18, the Jazz Vocal Group REMEMBER WHEN
will perform live on stage for the First Time at the West Mission Autumn Art
Festival, a street festival located on West Mission Street, West of Fair Oaks in
South Pasadena. Remember When will be on stage Saturday, Nov 18 at 2:10 to
3:00PM. There will be other musical performers on stage from 11:00AM-6:00PM on
Saturday & Sunday.
Created in the style of many big band and vocal groups from
the past, Remember When is a performing Vocal Group, singing Big Band Vocals,
Jazz Standards and Movie Favorites in the greater Los Angeles area. The music is
presented in a close harmony four part (SATB) style. The group performs
a'cappella and with a big band sound tracks for a full orchestration of sound.
Remember When's musical selections features Jazz Standards,
Movie and Broadway favorites tunes and Big Band Vocals. Many of the tunes are
very familiar to the general public. All of their music is familiar to a various
age groups, and is performed in a unique multi-part jazz harmony style.
The group's musical style is reminiscent of the Pied Pipers,
the Modernaires, the Mills Brothers, The Four Freshmen, The Ink Sposts,
Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices.
This is the first performance of REMEMBER WHEN in South
Pasadena on an outdoor stage and is part of very busy fall and winter season for
REMEMBER WHEN. While the bulk of the schedule is for private events, all public
appearances will include plenty of advance public notice.
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Press Release For October 5, 2006
Remember When to Open On October 5
at
The Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena
On Thursday, October 5, The Jazz Vocal Group
REMEMBER WHEN will perform live on stage for the First Time at the Coffee House
Gallery, 2029 North Lake Avenue in Altadena. REMEMBER WHEN will open the
evenings entertainment for the evening headliner Brigitte DeMeyer. Show time is
8:00PM.
Created in the style of many big band and vocal groups from the past, REMEMBER
WHEN is a performing Vocal Group, singing Big Band Vocals, Jazz Standards and
Movie Favorites in the greater Los Angeles area. The music is presented in a
close harmony four part (SATB) style. The group performs a cappella and with a
big band sound tracks for a full orchestration of sound.
REMEMBER WHEN's musical selections features Jazz Standards, Movie and Broadway
favorites tunes and Big Band Vocals. Many of the tunes are very familiar to the
general public. All of their music is familiar to a various age groups, and is
performed in a unique multi-part jazz harmony style.
The group's musical style is reminiscent of the Pied Pipers, the Modernaires,
The Four Freshmen, The Ink Spots, Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices.
This is the first performance of REMEMBER WHEN at the Coffee Gallery Backstage
in Altadena and begins a busy fall schedule for REMEMBER WHEN. While the bulk
of the schedule is for private events, all public appearances will include
plenty of advance public notice.
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