Lynn DiMenna. A
multitalented artist at so many levels. She did it all, as an actress,
a media personality, a stunning singer and as an interviewer
extraordinaire. Lynn DiMenna was, for nearly ten years, host/producer
of Welcome to the Club, a radio show heard on WRTN-93.5FM and
WVOX-1460AM in Westchester, N.Y. She recently moved to WVOF-88.5FM in
Fairfield, Ct. as co-host with Jeffrey C. Williams, of a new show
called At the Ritz! covering swing, big band, jazz, cabaret,
Sinatra and more.
Lorna Dallas with Queen Mum in
London.
Lorna Dallas. The International Herald Daily News called her: “The grandest American diva.” Cabaret Ville magazine said: “Lorna Dallas is America in music.” The New York Monthly Herald said: “Lorna Dallas is the essence of vocal virtuosity, mega talent and class.” Soprano, Lorna Dallas, from Illinois, went from winning a national talent contest in high school (the finals in Town Hall in New York) to Indiana University to the Metropolitan Opera National Company (her debut was as Susannah in The Marriage of Figaro) to London to star as Magnolia in the record-breaking revival of Show Boat with Dame Cleo Laine.
Mary Black. An
Irish icon. Mary Black's ethereal voice with a down-to-earth bleeding
beauty and divine sparkles made her one of the world’s best
interpreters of both folk and contemporary music. She was named "Best
Irish Female Artiste" in the Irish Recorded Music Awards Poll (IRMA)
for two consecutive years. Mary Black’s
No Frontiers
album was released in Ireland in August, 1989, and climbed straight up
to the top of the Irish album charts (where it stayed on the Irish Top
30 for 56 weeks), and achieved triple platinum status.
Fiona Apple.
Over the course of six years, multiple producers, business struggles,
and life changes, she has maintained a clear sense of her musical
vision-and returned with a collection of songs that reconfirms her
place as one of the finest singer-songwriters of her generation.
Don
Grzanna is a composer, accordionist, pianist, vocalist and
teacher. He has a BA in Music Accordion; BA in Music
Composition – Piano; Masters in Music Education – Piano; Rizzo School
of Music; Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL. Don Grzanna has over
fourteen CD’s that have been recorded. His music is heard all over
the world with many songs in various films. “Southern Bird Dance,” was
used in a Los Angeles Latino TV show called Rosarito. The
movie Devils Cello, featured the songs “By the Fireside,” and “Latin
Nights,” both recorded by the Suzanne Grzanna Jazz Quartet. The movie
It is What it is, used his accordion solos, “Havin’ Fun” and “Romantic
Waltz.” National Lampoon Dorm Daze used “Santa’s Cheer,” recorded by
Suzanne Grzanna as well. Northwest Airlines featured some of his
music on their flights. Suzanne Grzanna has also recorded many of
Don’s original songs on her CD’s. Don has also received ASCAP Awards
from 1999 – 2007. Mr. Grzanna can perform many styles of music. On
piano, Don performs anything from classical piano to jazz. He also
loves to sing jazz favorites and perform various Ethnic music. On his
Accordion, Don specializes in German, French, Italian, Irish, and
Polka music. He has performed many concerts in Milwaukee, Chicago,
and New York. He is a well known performer, playing various events
from club dates to private parties. Don Grzanna’s life long goal is
to keep writing and performing his music around the world. List of
Recordings: “Original Accordion Music,” “April Dreams,” “Swinging
Favorites,” “German Dinner Music,” “Vienna Forever,” “One Man German
Band with Midi Accordion,” “German Memories,” “Holiday for Accordion,”
“Daybreak,” “Around the World,” “Polkas Galore,” “One Man Band,” “Old
Milwaukee,” and “ Polish and Proud.”
Paulette Attie
made her singing debut in a talent show at age 3 (and refused to get
off the stage). Since then, she has performed in over 1,000 concerts
from Carnegie Hall, the Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center
Outdoors, to the Hollywood Bowl.
To her credits (Just to name a few): Recipient of 6 consecutive ASCAP, Silver Globe Award, Woman of the Year, one of the 100 greatest American women of the year and songwriter awards 2000-2004. Paulette played the leading roles in the musicals Gypsy, Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, and Sensations, the operas and operettas The Bald Soprano, The Old Maid and the Thief, The Merry Widow, and La Vie Parisienne, and the plays Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Red Peppers, You Know I Can’t Hear You, and The Perfect Party. She is the only American to have appeared with Le Theatre de France, where she was directed by and performed with Jean Louis Barrault at New York City Center and toured with the company in the U.S. and Canada.
Marc Anthony is
the most influential artist of his generation. And indeed the most
eclectic, becoming not only the biggest selling salsa singer of all
time, but a great theater and film actor and a producer as well. Born
Marco Antonio Muñiz, he grew up listening to the salsa heroes of the
70s.
Christina Aguilera.
One of the most accomplished performers of the last decade, Christina
Aguilera has sold well over 25 million albums worldwide and cultivated
a fan base that crosses generational, racial and gender lines. Awards:
2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, Best Female Artist 2004, MTV Asia Award,
Favorite Female Artist 2003, MTV Europe Music Awards, Best Female
2003 Grammy Award, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Paula Abdul.
Rarely in the history of entertainment has there been an artist
equally recognized, awarded and celebrated in front of the camera as
well as behind the camera, as is Paula Abdul. Abdul’s extraordinary
music career encompasses worldwide album sales exceeding 40 million
records, two #1 Albums, six #1 Singles, a Grammy Award, seven MTV
Awards, 3 American Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, two People¹s Choice
Awards and two Kid’s Choice Awards.