8/27 Bethlehem, PA - 22pc Esquivel big band show - Tiki Music

MH Mr. Ho Tiki Socialite Boston, MA Joined: Oct 09, 2005 Posts: 488	MH Mr. Ho Posted posted on Thu, Aug 4, 2011 5:34 PM Artsquest presents the Exotica Lounge! Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica's 22-pc Esquivel big band–-recently named a 2011Downbeat Rising Star Big Band and a "marvelously flexible unit" (Boston Globe)--will come Bethlehem, PA for the first time ever to present the exciting space-age pop sounds of Juan Garcia Esquivel (video). In addition to our headlining concert, custom cocktails will be served, vintage fashions will be modeled, and an art gallery featuring the space-age artwork of SHAG will be on display. Tickets are on sale now, in stereo! ABOUT THE BAND: "...deliciously demented and entertaining in equal parts." –Wall Street Journal Led by percussionist, vibraphonist and composer Mr. Ho (Brian O’Neill), Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica is the only 22-piece big band in the world that presents the lost, supersonic, space-age bachelor-pad sounds of Juan Garcia Esquivel live in concert. Esquivel was a studio orchestra arranger in the ’50s and ’60s who was known for his use of blistering brass, boisterous Latin percussion, wordless vocals and mid-century Hollywood sound. Best known as one of the original exploiters of the stereo (two-channel) sound format, Esquivel was a masterful arranger who’s big band manuscripts were lost after his return to Mexico in the 1970s. As a result, no ensembles since Esquivel’s own touring days performed his wild big band arrangements until Mr. Ho came along in 2004 and began to transcribe his music back into paper from the original records, reviving his music for fans and introducing it to new generations of listeners. In 2010, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica released its debut tribute-to-Esquivel CD, The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel, which kicked off its new Exotica for Modern Living series that Tiki Magazine called "absolute must-haves..." The album received four stars from the Sunday Times London, became a Top CD for 2010 by AllAboutJazz, and is currently playing in Starbucks stores worldwide. Tickets/Details: http://orchestrotica.com/show.cfm?gig=216 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240090002692102
APTL A. Panda's Tiki Lounge Member Bethlehem PA Joined: Apr 26, 2011 Posts: 40	APTL A. Panda's Tiki Lounge Posted posted on Sat, Aug 13, 2011 6:49 AM We're getting very excited about this show here in Bethlehem!

Artsquest presents the Exotica Lounge! Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica's 22-pc Esquivel big band–-recently named a 2011Downbeat Rising Star Big Band and a "marvelously flexible unit" (Boston Globe)--will come Bethlehem, PA for the first time ever to present the exciting space-age pop sounds of Juan Garcia Esquivel (video). In addition to our headlining concert, custom cocktails will be served, vintage fashions will be modeled, and an art gallery featuring the space-age artwork of SHAG will be on display. Tickets are on sale now, in stereo!

ABOUT THE BAND:
"...deliciously demented and entertaining in equal parts." –Wall Street Journal

Led by percussionist, vibraphonist and composer Mr. Ho (Brian O’Neill), Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica is the only 22-piece big band in the world that presents the lost, supersonic, space-age bachelor-pad sounds of Juan Garcia Esquivel live in concert. Esquivel was a studio orchestra arranger in the ’50s and ’60s who was known for his use of blistering brass, boisterous Latin percussion, wordless vocals and mid-century Hollywood sound. Best known as one of the original exploiters of the stereo (two-channel) sound format, Esquivel was a masterful arranger who’s big band manuscripts were lost after his return to Mexico in the 1970s. As a result, no ensembles since Esquivel’s own touring days performed his wild big band arrangements until Mr. Ho came along in 2004 and began to transcribe his music back into paper from the original records, reviving his music for fans and introducing it to new generations of listeners.

In 2010, Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica released its debut tribute-to-Esquivel CD, The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel, which kicked off its new Exotica for Modern Living series that Tiki Magazine called "absolute must-haves..." The album received four stars from the Sunday Times London, became a Top CD for 2010 by AllAboutJazz, and is currently playing in Starbucks stores worldwide.

Tickets/Details: http://orchestrotica.com/show.cfm?gig=216

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240090002692102