Beegie Adair
Jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her “inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody.” Michael Feinstein calls her“a marvelously understated player whose interpretations of standards are just brilliant," Christopher Louden of Jazz Times magazine says Adair is “an accomplished artist with a delicate touch.” The Los Angeles Times calls her music “Elegant.” Entertainment News writes, “Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world” while guitarist Anthony Wilson says “Beegie has the confidence and wisdom to dispense with anything that would interfere with the telling of her story, so what she communicates feels very direct, very honest.”
Beegie Adair’s sophisticated jazz performances have made her recordings among the biggest sellers in the jazz genre. With over 2 million albums sold and sold out performances internationally, the Beegie Adair Trio is one of the most successful working groups in the world.
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring CELINE PETERSON (Part Two)
Premieres Friday, May 28 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 3/3.
Producer, Artist Representative (and daughter to legendary pianist Oscar Peterson) Céline Peterson has presented concerts and given inspiring speeches all over the globe (including Canada, The United States, Denmark, Barbados, Switzerland, and South America), and manages some of the most exciting jazz artists on the scene today. She is a producer of the Kensington Market Jazz Festival, which takes place every September in the heart of downtown Toronto and over the course of 3 days and presents over 400 local artists in 24 venues to 5000+ patrons. Céline has also worked extensively with Coalition Canada and their Youth4Music initiative as an Ambassador. Céline has always been a proud ally to the up-and-coming generations of musicians, and along with her work at the Coalition, has done workshops at various schools including Durham College, and The Chicago Academy for the Arts.
We talk with Celine about all of the exciting things she's doing to support live music and musicians, her love and stories of her father and so much more.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant & producer
Roger Spencer: Bassist, Beegie and Monica's traveling and drinking buddy
George Tidwell: Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Pun Master, everyone's dear friend and iced tea drinking buddy.
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey ❤️
Song Selections:
"If You Love Me" - Shirley Horn with John Williams and The Boston Pops (1993)
"Hymn to Freedom" - Oscar Peterson & Oliver Jones (2004)
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring CELINE PETERSON (Part One)
Premieres Friday, May 14 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 3/3.
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/98NnO8aCNGs
Producer, Artist Representative (and daughter to legendary pianist Oscar Peterson) Céline Peterson has presented concerts and given inspiring speeches all over the globe (including Canada, The United States, Denmark, Barbados, Switzerland, and South America), and manages some of the most exciting jazz artists on the scene today. She is a producer of the Kensington Market Jazz Festival, which takes place every September in the heart of downtown Toronto and over the course of 3 days and presents over 400 local artists in 24 venues to 5000+ patrons. Céline has also worked extensively with Coalition Canada and their Youth4Music initiative as an Ambassador. Céline has always been a proud ally to the up-and-coming generations of musicians, and along with her work at the Coalition, has done workshops at various schools including Durham College, and The Chicago Academy for the Arts.
We talk with Celine about all of the exciting things she's doing to support live music and musicians, her love and stories of her father and so much more.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant & producer
Roger Spencer: Bassist, Beegie and Monica's traveling and drinking buddy
George Tidwell: Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Pun Master, everyone's dear friend and iced tea drinking buddy.
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey ❤️
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring BILL SAMUELS, JR. (Part Two)
Premieres Friday, April 16 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 2/24.
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/OR0IZNASOpo
Bill Samuels, Jr. is the chairman emeritus of Maker’s Mark Distillery, Inc. Previously, Samuels, Jr. was president and CEO of Maker’s Mark for 35 years. He assumed leadership of Maker’s Mark in the mid-1970s.
Samuels has chaired the board of more than 25 different non-profit organizations over the course of his career. He has been recognized as Kentucky’s Entrepreneur of the Year on three occasions and was named Louisville’s 2004 Citizen of the Year.
Samuels was honored by Ernst & Young as Kentucky’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Entrepreneur, was inducted into the Kentucky Business Hall of Fame in 2006, and was part of the inaugural class of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2001.
Mr. Samuels studied at UC Berkeley under Dr. Edward Teller and helped design the fuel injector nozzle for Polaris IIA. Mr. Samuels studied Rocket Science and Solid Propellants at college at Case Western Reserve University. He later received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
We talk all things whisky and jazz with Bill and he shares a marvelous cause to support food service workers around the country during COVID. Watch with us!
MAKER'S MARK MAKES THEIR BOURBON CAREFULLY. PLEASE ENJOY IT THAT WAY.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant & producer
Roger Spencer: Bassist, Beegie and Monica's traveling and drinking buddy
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/OR0IZNASOpo
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring BILL SAMUELS, JR. (Part One)
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/rY8TQ5IXT9Q
Premieres Friday, April 2 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 2/24.
Bill Samuels, Jr. is the chairman emeritus of Maker’s Mark Distillery, Inc. Previously, Samuels, Jr. was president and CEO of Maker’s Mark for 35 years. He assumed leadership of Maker’s Mark in the mid-1970s.
Samuels has chaired the board of more than 25 different non-profit organizations over the course of his career. He has been recognized as Kentucky’s Entrepreneur of the Year on three occasions and was named Louisville’s 2004 Citizen of the Year.
Samuels was honored by Ernst & Young as Kentucky’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Entrepreneur, was inducted into the Kentucky Business Hall of Fame in 2006, and was part of the inaugural class of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2001.
Mr. Samuels studied at UC Berkeley under Dr. Edward Teller and helped design the fuel injector nozzle for Polaris IIA. Mr. Samuels studied Rocket Science and Solid Propellants at college at Case Western Reserve University. He later received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
We talk all things whisky, jazz and Kentucky basketball with Bill. There's even a great Maker's Mark recipe video for you!
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant & producer
Roger Spencer: Bassist, Beegie and Monica's traveling and drinking buddy
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring HOLLY FOSTER WELLS (Part Two)
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/7_C0k56hEBA
Premieres Friday, March 19 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 12/9.
As the granddaughter of singer/songwriter Peggy Lee, Holly Foster Wells had a colorful childhood. Though her home base was in Sun Valley, Idaho, Holly spent each summer, spring and holiday break with her grandmother, accompanying her as she toured some of the greatest performance venues both in the U.S. and abroad.
Holly made a switch from the world of music to the world of television. She worked for the Carsey-Werner Company as a coordinator in production design on shows such as “Roseanne,” “The Cosby Show,” “Cybill” and “Third Rock From The Sun.”
While with Castle Rock Entertainment, Holly was thrilled to work on the final seasons of “Seinfeld” and “Caroline In The City” before moving over to NBC to work on the first season of “Will and Grace.”
During the summers when the shows would go on hiatus, Holly would continue her adventures on the road with her grandmother, accompanying her to engagements in New York, Las Vegas and Washington D.C., the latter for a performance at the White House for then President Reagan and his guest, President Mitterand of France.
In between her travels and studio work, Holly majored in Communication Arts at California Lutheran University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1996.
In 1998, Holly left the world of television and began the job she’d been prepped for since childhood. As President of Peggy Lee Associates, LLC, Holly works with her “Peggy Lee team” on perpetuating the musical legacy of her grandmother.
In addition to handling the licensing of Peggy’s recordings, she also manages Denslow Music, Inc., the publishing company the Peggy Lee started in the 1940s with her then-husband and Holly’s grandfather, David Barbour.
“It is a real honor to work with my grandmother’s music and make sure it continues to be heard by the next generation of listeners. I love coming to work every day and hearing her sing. Each time I make a special deal or complete a project, I think of how it was her dream that I would do this. With her music and my passion for it, even with her gone, I know we are doing this together.”
Holly resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Dan, and their two sons. She has already started training them for the day that they will take over the family business.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant and producer
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey
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Premieres Friday, March 5 at 7pm central. Live-chat with us!
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/qV8-TWvHmFQ
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TONIGHT at 7pm central! HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring Marvin Stamm & George Tidwell (Part Two)
This video was pre-recorded on 11/2.
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring Marvin Stamm & George Tidwell (Part Two)
Premieres Friday, February 19 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 11/2.
WATCH WITH US: https://youtu.be/mIIN9jPJWeE
Throughout his distinguished career, Marvin Stamm has been praised for both the art and the craft of trumpet playing. Leonard Feather stated that Mr. Stamm is an accomplished performer whose technical skill is used as a means to stimulating original ends.
While attending North Texas State University, Mr. Stamm was discovered by Stan Kenton. Upon graduation, he joined Kenton’s orchestra as his jazz trumpet soloist, touring with him in 1961-1962 recording five albums with the orchestra. In 1965-1966, he toured worldwide with Woody Herman.
Settling in New York in late 1966, Marvin Stamm quickly established himself as a busy jazz and studio trumpeter. New York was bustling with jazz activity during that period, and Stamm performed at key venues with many of the significant players in the business. He gained considerable recognition for his playing with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (1966-72) and the Duke Pearson Big Band (1967-70), as well as performing with Frank Sinatra (1973-74) and the Benny Goodman Sextet (1974-75) among others. Stamm was also a recognized first call studio player (1966-89), recording with Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, Duke Pearson, Thad Jones, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Bill Evans, Patrick Williams, Michel Legrand, Frank Foster, Paul Desmond, George Benson and many more.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant and producer
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey ❤️
Song Selections:
"They Say Its Wonderful," - George Tidwell with Beegie Adair, Roger Spencer (bass) and Chester Thompson (drums).
"Strike Up the Band" - Marvin Stamm with Beegie Adair, Roger Spencer (bass) and Jim White (drums).
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring Marvin Stamm & George Tidwell (Part One)
Premieres Friday, February 5 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 11/2.
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/LapFLGfBJok
Throughout his distinguished career, Marvin Stamm has been praised for both the art and the craft of trumpet playing. Leonard Feather stated that Mr. Stamm is an accomplished performer whose technical skill is used as a means to stimulating original ends.
While attending North Texas State University, Mr. Stamm was discovered by Stan Kenton. Upon graduation, he joined Kenton’s orchestra as his jazz trumpet soloist, touring with him in 1961-1962 recording five albums with the orchestra. In 1965-1966, he toured worldwide with Woody Herman.
Settling in New York in late 1966, Marvin Stamm quickly established himself as a busy jazz and studio trumpeter. New York was bustling with jazz activity during that period, and Stamm performed at key venues with many of the significant players in the business. He gained considerable recognition for his playing with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (1966-72) and the Duke Pearson Big Band (1967-70), as well as performing with Frank Sinatra (1973-74) and the Benny Goodman Sextet (1974-75) among others. Stamm was also a recognized first call studio player (1966-89), recording with Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, Duke Pearson, Thad Jones, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Bill Evans, Patrick Williams, Michel Legrand, Frank Foster, Paul Desmond, George Benson and many more.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant and producer
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey
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HAPPY HOUR with BEEGIE featuring Jeff Steinberg & George Tidwell (Part Two)
Premieres Friday, January 22 at 7pm central. This video was pre-recorded on 10/20.
Part two is a chance to really get to hear how close these three are. The conversation is relaxed, easy and rare for the world to hear. Enjoy!
After more than thirty-five years as a composer, arranger/orchestrator, pianist, producer and music educator, Jeff Steinberg's work continues to span the professional spectrum which includes spectacular Jazz, Big Band, and Orchestral recordings as well as original scores for advertising, television, and film.
Upon graduating from the Berklee School in 1969, he joined The Glenn Miller Orchestra under the direction of Buddy DeFranco and toured the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Japan. Since then, he has worked with such luminaries as Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Perry Como, and Michel Legrand, and produced and arranged music for the advertising campaigns of General Motors, McDonald’s, ALCOA, The Monsanto Company, TimeLife and others. He has arranged, conducted, and performed with and for The London Symphony, Scottish National Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestras of Nashville, Detroit and Tampa, as well as Randy Newman, Anne Murray, Art Garfunkel, Roberta Flack, Michael Feinstein, Olivia Newton-John, and Paul Anka.
Jeff & George go way back! Hear how they met, stories of their many memories and gigs together....and a world of laughs in between.
The Team:
Beegie Adair: Queen B
Monica Ramey: Queen B's manager, personal assistant and producer
Grover & Quigs: Co-Purrducers
Lena H., Alvin S. & Louis A. Ramey: Fur & Makeup
In memory of Sonny Ramey ❤️
Song Selections:
"That Face" - Monica Ramey and the Beegie Adair Trio featuring Denis Solee & George Tidwell
"America the Beautiful" - Mike Eldred, Erica von Kleist and Jeff Steinberg
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