Showing posts with label Instagram. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Instagram. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Day 18: Queen Esther & The Hot Five at the Kennedy Center!
On Saturday June 18th, the quintet and I performed a set of 1920s vaudeville blues on Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, then returned later that night to play 1930s swing music for Jason and Alicia Hall Moran's Forever Gershwin after party.
Our little road trip turned out to be a pretty fun adventure. We got to see Forever Gershwin, which included selections from Porgy and Bess, and later we noshed on sushi with that indefatigable showstopper Norm Lewis as well as the conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, whose enthusiasm while gliding the orchestra and the 168 person chorale through It Ain't Necessarily So was nothing short of contagious. I must say, it took the top of my head clean off to hear that many people scatting simultaneously. Thrilling, inspiring gut-wrenchingly brilliant stuff. I get goosebumps just thinking about it.
I miss singing in a chorale. More on that some other time.
I had to post this video to give you an idea of what I saw and heard. So lush! I don't know if I could ever get sick of this song...!
I'd say this newest addition worked out just fine, wouldn't you? I'm just relieved that it fits. There's nothing quite like buying something you can't try on before that point of purchase.
To see our entire set of vaudeville blues, click here.
Our little road trip turned out to be a pretty fun adventure. We got to see Forever Gershwin, which included selections from Porgy and Bess, and later we noshed on sushi with that indefatigable showstopper Norm Lewis as well as the conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, whose enthusiasm while gliding the orchestra and the 168 person chorale through It Ain't Necessarily So was nothing short of contagious. I must say, it took the top of my head clean off to hear that many people scatting simultaneously. Thrilling, inspiring gut-wrenchingly brilliant stuff. I get goosebumps just thinking about it.
I miss singing in a chorale. More on that some other time.
I had to post this video to give you an idea of what I saw and heard. So lush! I don't know if I could ever get sick of this song...!
I'd say this newest addition worked out just fine, wouldn't you? I'm just relieved that it fits. There's nothing quite like buying something you can't try on before that point of purchase.
To see our entire set of vaudeville blues, click here.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Träumerei über Deutschland
This snapshot is what happened when I couldn't keep up with Jorg and MPB as we wandered through the oldest part of Bremen. Berlin was way too much fun. More details later.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
Saturday, October 03, 2015
Pretty China Makes Breakfast Delicious
If you eat on pretty dishes, the food tastes better. (Try it. It's true!)
Here's a snapshot of my gal pal @chickinslacks and I at breakfast in Passau, Germany last month. I zipped through Europe for a few dates with my Black Americana outfit, lingered with friends for a week or so in Berlin and Bremen and had what can only be described as an adventure of epic proportions. More on that later.
Find more shots on my Instagram page.
Here's a snapshot of my gal pal @chickinslacks and I at breakfast in Passau, Germany last month. I zipped through Europe for a few dates with my Black Americana outfit, lingered with friends for a week or so in Berlin and Bremen and had what can only be described as an adventure of epic proportions. More on that later.
Find more shots on my Instagram page.
Monday, April 06, 2015
The last shot of the day
For more snapshots of my world, follow me on Instagram at @thisisqueenesther.
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