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 as a gift to fans!
To receive a free MP3 of this terrific new track, click
here to join her email list!
"She has the best voice for singing Irving Berlin
that I've ever heard, at least in this century."
-- Jim Compton-Schmidt, host, "Jazz Building
Blocks," KFSR-FM,
Fresno
Also, click
here to enter RadioSwingWorldwide's contest to
win a copy of Laura's album "Keep It To Yourself," a
gorgeous personally-autographed poster and a CD
single of "Love For Sale/You'd Be Surprised!"
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!