Kathi Funston Speaks! » singer http://blog.kathifunston.com Thoughts from a happy writer/performer living in Los Angeles. Yes, there is such a person! Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:17:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bad As Jazz http://blog.kathifunston.com/2009/05/badass-jazz/ http://blog.kathifunston.com/2009/05/badass-jazz/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 22:31:27 +0000 admin http://blog.kathifunston.com/?p=198 I returned to my old stomping grounds last weekend to sing with the University of North Texas Jazz Singers in a concert honoring our musical director (also an amazing arranger, all-around musician, and general cool cat), Paris Rutherford. Paris is retiring this spring, and of course, he wanted to go out with a bang. So, he invited all of the Jazz Singers alumni to sing in a couple of numbers, including his incredible a cappella arrangement of “My Funny Valentine.” All I can say is WOWEE! The whole weekend was a whirlwind of rehearsals and get-togethers with friends both new and old. The sheer chops these fellow musicians have, what an amazing thing to be around again! We had a great time, and took a lot of good photos and videos (more to come). 

To top it all off, Paris invited me to sing on a small group number called “Splanky” and I don’t mind saying, we swung the hell out of that chart! Not only was the rhythm section smokin’, but the group was made up of some of the top singers from UNT, including my former bandmates Brandon Pedigo and Cathy Jensen-Hole. And as if that weren’t enough, Paris also gave me the honor of letting loose like a trumpet player who ate some bad meat. Here’s a picture of me getting down during the concert on May 2. What a night! It was so much fun and a slap-in-the-face reminder of why I love jazz music so much! I will never stop singing. Thank you for that, Paris.

Kathi Funston perfroms with the UNT Jazz Singers on May 2, 2009

Kathi Funston performs with the UNT Jazz Singers on May 2, 2009

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Xperimental Entertainment presents eXposure: Voices of a 2nd Generation Concert featuring All-4-One, Korean R&B sensation Wheesung, Sickstep, Far-East Movement, Team Masterz, the Asian-American Pop Star Top Ten Finalists, and Master of Ceremony, Dat Phan, winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

May 6th, 2006 @ 7pm
The Scottish Rite Auditorium
4357 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
 
Tickets available at www.enterxp.com.

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