Home
of singer/comedian Laura Ainsworth, whose parody
songs, such as
"Santa Baby (Help
Me Through Recession Tonight)" and "These Are The
Things That the
Taliban Banned" are heard on radio stations worldwide!
...Her terrific debut album, Keep It To Yourself,
produced
and arranged by Brian Piper and featuring the
contributions of some of
the greatest jazz players in the Southwest, including
Brian Piper, John
Adams, Mike Drake, Chris McGuire, Noel Johnston, Chris
Derose and Milo
Deering!
...And of Laura's live musical/comedy shows, including
"Keep
Young &
Beautiful!,"
as seen
on
Dallas
Comcast
Cable,
the
Las
Vegas
and
Dallas
Comedy
Festivals,
Q
TV's
Jack E. Jett
Show, and many top clubs, theaters and
corporate
events!
...and her Great
American Songbook shows,
such as "Cole
Porter:
Elegance
&
Decadence" with Michael Gott, as
seen
from
Bass
Hall's
McDavid
Studio
to
the
Arkansas
Governor's
Mansion!
("Dazzling! Sublime!
Magnificent
Entertainment!"
--
BroadwayWorld.com)
FREE MUSIC!
Laura Ainsworth is a featured artist at
AllAboutJazz.com!
To download a free
MP3 of her steamy new version of the Cole
Porter classic "Love For
Sale" from her debut CD, Keep It To
Yourself,click
here!
Laura
has
also
just
recorded
the
Irving
Berlin
classic,
"You'd Be Surprised," with pianist Brian Piper and
bassist John Adams! It's available only as a
gift to fans!
To receive a free MP3 of this terrific new
track, click
here to join her email list!
LAURA'S
DEBUT
CD,"KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!"
Laura Ainsworth's
critically-acclaimed debut album,
"Keep It To Yourself," is available at
CDBaby.com,iTunes
and other download sites, in Dallas at CD
Source
in
Old
Town, Bill's,Good
Records
and orderable through any music
retailer!
To buy the CD or download it from CDBaby, click
here or on
the photo to the right! To
download from iTunes, click
here!
To hear full-length streaming versions of
sample songs, including
"Skylark," "Love For Sale" and "Fantastic
Planet of Love," click
here for Jango Radio Online!
Produced, arranged and featuring
keyboards by 2011 Dallas Jazz Musician of the
Year Brian Piper, and
guest-starring some of the top jazz musicians
in the Southwest!
The CD debut of Laura Ainsworth shows off both
her gorgeous, nearly
three-octave voice and her outstanding
versatility -- from the
contemporary title track to obscure gems from
the '20s to '50s, to brilliant new takes on
the standards, including
her steamy concert showstopper "Love For Sale"
and a haunting rendition
of "Skylark," recorded live in a single take
with guitarist Chris
Derose that a fan on Jango Radio
online summed up in one word: "WOW!"
Featured CD of the week on Public
Radio Exchange's
nationally-syndicated show, "The
Blues
&
Beyond!"
Second
week on JazzWeek Top
Radio Airplay Chart! New CD of the Week on BluesJazzRadio.com! "You
can keep all those pop divas. The only one for
me is Laura Ainsworth...Ainsworth has beauty,
brains, sophistication and comic timing that make
her the total performance package...A wonderful
modern interpreter of the Great American Songbook,
as well as thoroughly modern styles." -- Eric Harabadian, Jazz
Inside magazine
"Ainsworth’s voice is sublime
as it caresses
top-notch musicianship by
a slew of southwest jazz players...It’s a very warm,
elegant album with
just enough big stage flair." --
Mario Tarradell,
Dallas Morning News
"A unique gem... What
she does with Johnny
Mercer’s 'Skylark' and Cole Porter’s
'Love for Sale' is magic..." --
Rich Lopez, Dallas
Voice
“A spectacular CD...Takes
the ambiance of the
'40's and '50's supper
clubs/bands and elegantly mingles that
feel with modern day flair”...An
“elegant and classy voice with a
sophisticated style...If you are a fan
of
Diana Krall or Ella Fitzgerald, then you
will truly appreciate (this)
outstanding CD." –
RadioIndy.com
CLICK
ON PHOTOS BELOW TO LEARN
ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC SHOW AND TO SEE VIDEO DEMOS!
For
information on
booking for clubs, concerts, private
parties, fundraisers or corporate events, or for
elegant
custom entertainment ranging from standards to
contemporary, and starring Laura Ainsworth with
recording artist
Michael
Gott or with Newport Jazz
Festival spotlight artist Brian Piper, call Pat
Reeder at 972-263-3381
or drop
us a line.
UPCOMING
PERFORMANCES
Laura is currently doing private
bookings and promoting her debut CD, "Keep It To
Yourself." More public shows will be
scheduled
soon! Laura and Brian Piper are also
recording some songs as free
giveaways! To receive the songs and be
alerted to upcoming
shows and other news, please get
on
her
email
list
or join her
Facebook
page.
The email list
is just to
alert you to upcoming shows and record releases and share
free material
from Laura. Your contact info will never be sold or
shared with
anyone else for any reason!
BOOKING:"Keep Young &
Beautiful" can be booked for
private parties and fundraisers, or as an
upscale
club or theater act.
The show is
also
available
as a corporate entertainment program. Its
clean humor, beautiful
music and inspiring message make it perfect for any
audience, but it is
especially appropriate for female-oriented
businesses such as the
cosmetics,
health and fashion industries, or as conference
entertainment for
spouses.
"Cole Porter: Elegance &
Decadence" is
a great
show for adults of any age, filled with some of the
greatest music and
wittiest lyrics ever written. If you have a
corporate
event or large private party that could use a
sophisticated touch, this
is the show
for you!
Laura
can
also work with her partners to provide you with custom
musical
entertainment, from an evening of great standards and
contemporary
ballads to comedy songs with custom parody
lyrics. If you want
elegant professional musical entertainment to make
your guests remember
your party, corporate event or fundraiser, just give
us a call for
information on scheduling and pricing.
For booking
information,
click
here,
drop
us a line,
or call Pat Reeder at 972-263-3381.
NEWS!
Laura is a
featured artist at
AllAboutJazz.com. To download a free
MP3 of "Love For Sale," click
here!
Laura's debut
album, "Keep It To
Yourself," is now available at CDBaby.com!
and iTunes!
Up 10 places
on JazzWeek Top Radio
Airplay Chart!
Featured CD
on PRX's "Blues &
Beyond!" Click
here to listen to the entire show!
"Keep It To
Yourself" was
the New Artist album of the week on BluesJazzRadio.com!
Need
a laugh right now? Read "Laura's
Diary" for her comments on plastic
surgery,
cosmetics and other hilariously depressing
topics! Or read
Laura's Blogspot
site, where
you
can leave comments on her posts!
Two interviews with Laura have been
added to Yahoo Health's site,
featuring all sorts of inspirational stories
from real women!
View them here
and here!
