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Home > Crystal Ballroom > Calendar > "Splendor In The Grass" Record Release Concert
 Monday, October 26
"Splendor In The Grass" Record Release Concert
PINK MARTINI
7:30 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show | Advance: $30 floor (all ages), $40 mezzanine (21+) | All ages (21 and over in the mezzanine)
Pink Martini, the Portland based ‘little orchestra' that has traveled the globe and independently sold over 2 million albums worldwide, plays the Crystal in celebration of the release of its fourth album Splendor In The Grass.
Having just returned from a tour of the west coast that included a headlining concert at the Hollywood Bowl for over 16,000 fans, the band will perform US record release concerts in Portland and New York before departing for a European promotional tour with concerts in London, Paris, Istanbul, Bucharest and more…
Pink Martini's fourth studio album – Splendor In The Grass – encapsulates the band's history and spirit of global collaboration and inclusivity. Comprised of nine original songs and four covers (with songs in English, Neapolitan, Italian, French and Spanish), Splendor In The Grass was recorded in the band's hometown of Portland and produced by bandleader/pianist Thomas Lauderdale and longtime collaborator and muse Alex Marashian—a college cohort of Lauderdale and vocalist China Forbes.
Drawing inspiration from William Wordsworth, Walt Whitman and the Carpenters, the title track, "Splendor In The Grass" was written by Marashian and Lauderdale, and is a plea for a return to the land in classic 70's pop style and features Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols on electric guitar and the opening theme of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1.
Perhaps the most beautiful ode to the city of New York ever written, "New Amsterdam" was composed by Louis Hardin, aka Moondog, the Viking of Sixth Avenue. Here the Pink Martini brass section is joined by multiple saxophones, euphoniums, tubas, trombones and trumpets with China Forbes and the incredible Tsunami Singers of the Pacific Youth Choir … following the driving beat of the concert bass drum.
Visit pinkmartini.com for more information.
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