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Suzanne Grzanna just released her second CD of Christmas music. |
 | By Bobby Tanzilo   Managing Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Bobby Tanzilo |
| Published Dec. 15, 2008 at 11:17 a.m. |
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What can she say? Singer and saxophonist Suzanne Grzanna just loves Christmas. That explains why two of her five full-length CDs -- including the latest -- are holiday affairs.
"I really enjoy the holidays and I love Christmas music," Grzanna says. "I know in the future I may record another Christmas CD."
Grzanna performs Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at The Baby Grand, 11302 W. Bluemound Rd., in Wauwatosa.
"Christmas Night," released by Grzanna's own Diva Records label, has eight snow-dusted tunes, and follows "My Santa Baby," released in 2003. Grzanna's non-holiday CDs include 1994's "The Cat's Meow," it's follow-up, "Fly Me to the Moon" and 2006's "Simply Sunday."
"I wrote a few Christmas songs on this CD including the title track," Grzanna says. "My children love this song. They sing it all the time. Also, my father has a few originals on the disc. I re-recorded 'By the Fireside,' and wrote lyrics for it. It is a great song.
"I also have a few standards that everyone loves to sing along to during Christmas. They are also on the CD."
"Christmas Night" was recorded at Dave Vartanian's studio (Violent Femmes, Jerry Harrison, Crash Test Dummies and others have recorded there) and Grzanna drew on the talents of pianists David Hazeltine and Scott Currier, bassists Hal Miller and Uganna Okegwo and drummers Andy LoDuca and Mark Johnson.
All of Grzanna's CDs are available online at CDBaby.com.
Some other gigs on tap in the second half of December include:
Shank Hall hosts a couple holiday bashes, including the annual Sleighriders Christmas on Monday, Dec. 15.
The roster of musicians includes Steve Grimm and his Bad Boy bandmate, Xeno, Eddie Butts, Steve Cohen, Warren Wiegratz, Greg Koch, Sigmund Snopek, Annie Dennison and representatives from Blue Hand, Crisis, Speakeasy, Dirty Ernie, The Boogie Men and a host of other local bands.
Doors open at 7 p.m., the admission donation is $10 and proceeds from the show benefit the SafeZone Community Arts Center.
On Boxing Day, Friday, Dec. 26, the club hosts the OnMilwaukee.com Regifting Extravaganza in support of Hunger Task Force. Bring your unwanted holiday gifts to exchange with other concertgoers and check out Milwaukee's own Testa Rosa, John Sieger and the Subcontinentals and kb. Showtime is 8 p.m. Cover is just $5.
Other holiday cheer at Shank includes The 5-Card Studs Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. with Joe Hite. Tickets are $8. Acoustic Christmas is Sunday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. and costs $10.
Meanwhile, former Ambrosia and Bruce Hornsby & the Range member Joe Puerta -- a Milwaukee resident -- leads Christmas Dreams with Maji on Sunday, Dec. 21 at Turner Hall at 7 p.m. Puerta has a host of guests, too, including Paul Cebar, John Sieger, Robin Pluer, Grace Weber and Barb Stephan. Cover is $12.
Jesse McCartney and Sister Hazel both play The Rave on Wednesday, Dec. 17, although in different rooms. McCartney's show starts at 6:30 and also includes Metro Station and Shontel. Sister Hazel's gig is at 8 and includes the Pat McGee Trio and Luke Mullholland.
Primer 55 plays The Rave on Friday, Dec. 19 at 7 with No Conviction and Life Since Death and Hinder, Trapt and Rev. Theory share the stage on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
11302 W. Bluemound Rd.
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 778-1577
Description: From New York -- Paris -- Japan -- Russia -- Los Angeles -- Chicago, Suzanne Grzanna has made a prominent world wide name for herself. Her unique talent of not only being a dazzling saxophonist but also a sultry vocalist…can make you melt in your seat. The sound of Grzanna Jazz is somewhat a hybrid of classic jazz, pop standards, original compositions, and funky tunes all clearly influenced by Suzanne’s unique and contemporary style, which began at age five when she studied piano and voice. She later added clarinet and saxophone. Her parents, Don and Maureen, are notable musicians who taught her the discipline of the craft. In 1994, Suzanne released her first album titled “The Cat’s Meow.” Her video “The Cat’s Meow,” also got rave reviews on BET on Jazz. Soon afterward, she released her next album titled “Fly Me to the Moon”, which received high marks in Billboard Magazine. In December of 2003, “My Santa Baby” was released followed by “Simply Sunday” in 2006. Suzanne will be releasing her new CD titled “Christmas Night” in 2008. Throughout the years Suzanne has shown her diversity in music recording of jazz, blues, classical, Christian, rock and contemporary music. She has had such sit-ins with players such as Frank Morgan, Dave Hazeltine, Bryan Lynch, Betty Carter, Ray Brown Jr., Charles McPherson, John Hurd and Jeff Goldblum to name a few. She also has been featured on the cover of the book “Entertainment Greats from the 1800s to the Present -- Cinema, Music, Divas, Legends” by Dr. Maximillien de Lafayette, an international bestseller, historian and stage producer. “Ms. Grzanna is one of the best female entertainers in the United States,” according to author Lafayette. World Art Celebrities magazine calls Suzanne Grzanna -- Diva of the Year!!
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