Une Soiree Musique D’Amour…

A French bistro, on a cool night… the candles flicker, the music swirls, and romance is in the air…
 
Open Space invites Vashon to SLIP into a romantic MOOD with Une Soiree Musique D’Amour, an evening of love songs. Cabaret seating by candlelight and an intimate setting will whisk the audience away. The stage will be graced with special guest Chanteuse Robin Pluer, joined by stellar Vashon musicians Jack Barbash on piano, Steve Meyer on bass, Fletcher Andrews on drums, and Van Crozier on saxophone.
 
Vintage French ballads, Edith Piaf classics and jazz tunes create the sultry sounds of a French cabaret for the perfect date night. From Edith Piaf’s La Vie En Rose to a hot, French version of Summertime and innovative renditions of jazz standards, this group’s music is as good as a plane ticket to "Pareee..."
 
A perennial WAMI award winner {Wisconsin Music Awards} Robin Pluer is a sultry, soulful singer, who has toured extensively and recorded for the Shanachie record label with Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans. Robin has performed on Prairie Home Companion, at Chicago Symphony Hall, and in France, Indonesia, England, Poland, and New York City. In NYC, Robin learned her French repertoire through the many Russian and French accordionists that would frequent the L’Alliance Francaise. Now making her home in Milwaukee, she continues to sing French chanson like no one else. She has performed at the Bastille Days fest for 20 years , and gives a tip of her lovely hats to Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Charles Trenet, Patachou, and a touch of Je ne sais quoi.
 
Island Fusion (also known as IF) formed in the late 1990’s after Vashon musicians Steve Meyer (upright bass), Jack Barbash (piano) and Fletcher Andrews (drums/percussion) came together to explore and celebrate the music of Pat Metheny and other notable progressive jazz instrumentalists. In their arrangements of these epic orchestral jazz compositions (as well as a few of their own originals), the band discovered a unique sound and an ability to convey the passion of these rarified melodies within the spare format of an acoustic trio. It’s all about honoring the music. Island Fusion has performed at various island events such as Vashon Allied Art openings, festivals, and numerous private engagements
 
WHERE: Open Space for Arts & Community; 18870 103rd Ave SW, Vashon
WHEN: Saturday, October 5; 8pm, Doors open at 7:30pm
TICKETS: $10 Advance, $12 Day of Show; available at www.brownpapertickets.com, Vashon Bookshop
www.openspacevashon.com or 206.408.7241