Glo's Week in Review - Vol. 3 - Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Let me start by thanking all of you who came to my Valentine's Day show at Twist 'N Olive. We had a standing room only crowd, thanks in part to the efforts of Tracy Anderson, who has been helping me with booking and promoting my shows!

Joel Freishinger was my accompanist for the night and with his skill and expertise, we were able to move seamlessly through many genres of music, including a hip-hop version of "My Funny Valentine! Thanks to Joel's drum machine and amazing left hand keyboard bass playing, our duo gig felt more like a trio gig!

The highlight, however, was when my friend from high school who I haven't seen for over 15 years walked in with her husband. Brenda (Humphrey) White and her husband Troy drove all the way from Chicago to Delafield, WI (which is almost an hour past Milwaukee) just to come to my show. It was such a pleasure to see her and it brought back so many awesome memories ... like when we used to color our hair with kool-aid! LOL! I'm not even joking.

On Sunday I had an impromptu performance at The Baby Grand in Brookfield. On Saturday, I forgot to bring Joel his pay for our gig so we arranged to meet at The Baby Grand where he was playing on Sunday. The event was a mix of Broadway and Jazz music, featuring Billy Kirchen (http://www.billykirchen.com/), Rachel Exner, Sue Russell & Gail Valenti. My main reason for going was to pay Joel, however, I was more than happy to join in the performance when so graciously asked to by Billy.

First, I sang "Fever" which has become one of my favorites to perform, and then Billy asked if I'd sing "Summertime" with him as a duet. Never one to turn down a chance to sing, I agreed and we did a fabulous, totally off-the-cuff version that was a beautiful mix of Billy's pure Broadway sound with my laid back Jazz styling that breathed new life into this classic song. Good times ...

In last week's newsletter I shared the Nick Name Guy's website with you and one of my fans, "Scuba Judy" shared her nick name story on their website and with me. Here's the address again if you want to check it out: http://www.thenicknameguy.com/.

My next performance is at Centennial Bar & Grille. Here are the details ...

The Gloria Miller Trio

Saturday, February 21 @ 9p

Centennial Bar & Grille

10352 N. Port Washington

Mequon, WI 53092

(262) 241-4353

My good friend Jeannine Rivers, an amazing singer in the Milwaukee area, asked me to fill in for her as she's recovering from vocal rest, so I get to work with her fabulous musicians. I've actually worked with John Hefter (piano) before, but this will be my first time working with Hal Miller (bass) and I'm thrilled.

So, if you looking for something to do this weekend and you're in the Milwaukee area ... I'd love to see you out!

Lastly, also this Saturday, February 21st, I'm meeting with my producer to start discussing my new CD due out later this year. Please stay tuned for updates on how the project is progressing!

Well, that's it for this week.

I welcome your comments, thoughts and/or rants. Or, if you just want to give a "shout out" I'd love to hear from you.

Until next time ...

Glo!