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Jazz and Other Four Letter Words
By Mark Winkler
Label: Cafe Pacific Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: My Idea of a Good Time; I’m Hip (with Cheryl Bentyne); Nice Work if
You Can Get It; Your Cat Plays Piano; I chose the Moon; Have A Good
Time; I wish I Were in Love Again (with Cheryl Bentyne); Jazz and
Other Four Letter Words; I Never Went Away; In a New York
Minute/Great City/Autumn in New York; Stay Hip.
Mark Christian Miller: Crazy Moon
by C. Michael Bailey
Southern California already has Mark Winkler. Some crazy critical mass is reached when considering vocalist Mark Christian Miller's Crazy Moon. Not because Miller and Winkler are so much alike...there is a bit of that, but more because they are so different. Both have performed on the Left Coast for the past 25 years, each building a ...
Mark Winkler: Jazz and Other Four Letter Words
by Bruce Lindsay
On Jazz And Other Four Letter Words songwriter and vocalist Mark Winkler explores themes of love and romance and also takes time to investigate hipness. Exploration and investigation succeed joyously, resulting in one of the year's finest releases. Winkler's aided and abetted by some fine musicians-- pianist Jamieson Trotter (who also arranged most of ...
Mark Winkler: Jazz and Other Four Letter Words
by Dan Bilawsky
Vocalist Mark Winkler has been something of a victim of his own talent: his work as a vocalist has often been routinely overlooked, largely eclipsed by his renown as a songwriter. But the tide seems to be turning for this cool school singer-of-note. With the critical success and positive public response to The Laura Nyro Project ...
Mark Winkler: Jazz and Other Four Letter Words
by C. Michael Bailey
Singer and lyricist Mark Winkler has been a common West Coast sight for many years. He has released seven releases, his previous one being the very well-received duet recording with {Manhattan Transfer}}'s soprano Cheryl Bentyne, West Coast Cool (Summit Records, 2013). That recording was right on the heels of Winkler's thematically motivated The Laura Nyro Project ...
Billy Childs: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
by Dan Bilawsky
The latter day jazz community, by and large, has embraced songwriting icons from the other side of the fence. Numerous artists associated with jazz have visited in on Bob Dylan's iconic work, explored the dark soul of Tom Waits, reshaped the poetic work(s) of Leonard Cohen, and/or tapped into the Joni Mitchell well. But what of ...
The Laura Nyro Project
By Mark Winkler
Label: Cafe Pacific Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: And When I Die; Stone Soul Picnic; California Shoeshine Boy; Time and
Love; Sweet Blindness; He’s a Runner; Emmie; Upstairs By a Chinese Lamp;
Buy and Sell; Save the Country; Billy’s Blues.
Path Ventures Presents The 8th Annual George Kahn Jazz & Blues Revue Fundraiser For The Homeless December 11, 2013
Let the holidays begin…with an evening of great Jazz that’s also a benefit for the Los Angeles homeless community. On Wednesday, December 11th, PATH Ventures will host their 8th Annual Holiday Jazz Revue, an unforgettable evening of dinner, music, and fun at the classic Catalina Bar and Grill. The event will take place from 6:30-10:00 PM ...
Cheryl Bentyne / Mark Winkler: Cheryl Bentyne / Mark Winkler: West Coast Cool
by Edward Blanco
In 2010, veteran Los Angeles singer/lyricist Mark Winkler joined forces with the Manhattan Transfer's lead singer, multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Cheryl Bentyne, playing the music of the '50s and '60s commonly known as West Coast Jazz at venues throughout California and elsewhere. West Coast Cool is this remarkable duo's music-only version of their live show, turning its ...
Mark Winkler: Peeling Back the Onion
by Scott Mitchell
Mark Winkler is a Los Angeles-based jazz singer, lyricist, and songwriter with over 150 songs to his credit and platinum records hanging on his wall. He has written songs with the likes of saxophonists Dexter Gordon, Wayne Shorter and Joshua Redman, as well as pianist David Benoit. Singers Randy Crawford, Dianne Reeves, Lea Salonga, Bob Dorough ...
