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Terese appeared at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City last night where she performed and received the MAC Award for Best Recording (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) for her debut CD, "Drunk With Love!" Congratulations to all of the MAC award nominees and winners!

Terese LOVES these guys. David Coolidge interviews Terese and they get into some really good stuff about Terese's artistic origins, background, and inspiration! Check it out at:

http://www.gettheprogram.com/teresegeneccospotlight.asp

What a fantastic arts organization! Go to www.fracturedatlas.org for general information about this community of artists, musicians, actors, theater companies, etc. Terese has been a member for a couple of years and this month, she is the featured member! Here's the link to go directly to her profile:

http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/blog/2008/04/15/153

As voted on by the members of Cabaret Hotline Online: Terese's debut CD, "DRUNK WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE!" recorded live at NYC's Metropolitan Room in October of 2006, has won another award! CHECK OUT THE CD at CDBABY.com and Apple iTunes!

On Tuesday, March 25, 2008, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs announced this year's official MAC Award Nominations at a press conference at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble store in NYC. Terese Genecco is nominated in two categories: BEST FEMALE VOCALIST and BEST RECORDING! See Terese perform at the MAC Awards on May 6, 2008 at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City! Go to the calender section for links to buy tickets. Listen to the MAC Award Nominated CD Right here online on the "MUSIC" page!

She's done it again! Terese has been voted one of the Top Ten Best Cabaret Performers of 2007 by the members of Cabaret Hotline Online. This is a great honor, as the members of Cabaret Hotline Online are mostly entertainers in their own right. Terese is thrilled at this award from her peers and colleagues. The other winners are (in alphabetical order) :
Barbara Brussell
Ann Hampton Callaway
Liz Callaway
Cynthia Crane
Baby Jane Dexter
Marilyn Maye
Lennie Watts
Julie Wilson
Kristine Zbornik

Check out the website at www.cabarethotlineonline.com.

Terese and her *little big band* opened at San Francisco's newest nightclub, THE RRAZZ ROOM in the Hotel Nikko on Saturday, February 23rd. Don't miss these shows! Different guest artists and band roster each week. The first weekend starred the legendary Latin Percussionist, JACK "Mr. Bongo" COSTANZO! This Saturday, March 22nd, NYC Jazz Singer SHAYNEE RAINBOLT will share a tune from her upcoming new CD, and there a chance that the legendary KEELY SMITH will sit in, since she'll be playing with Terese's *little big band* all week! Additional dates: March 29, April 12, 19, and 26; May 3, 10, and 24 with additional dates to be announced soon. ALL SHOWS ARE AT 10:30PM. $25 cover. 2 Drink Minimum - 2 Ballad Maximum!

Check out this nationally distributed monthly publication! Terese is the featuried artist in the March Issue of WOMEN IN ENTERTAINMENT on newstands in NYC, Chicago, and LA. Online at www.womeninentertainment.com.

"Red-hot and invigorating, Terese Genecco's sensational debut CD is a live recording of her super-high-spirited act, channeling and saluting the late iconoclastic nightclub entertainer Frances Faye. Brash, belty and bombastic, Terese comes out of the starting gate at a pace and energy some singers never even build up to, and she rarely slows down. With pulse-racing, smashing arrangements for a top-drawer band blaring away, they feed off each other, and the bravura celebration is truly exciting - and there's humor, too, in the offhand, cocky humor, too, a Faye trademark. Some of her one-liners and asides are in the patter. Terese has soaked up the raw style and "let's have fun" attitude, and it's contagious goodwill and good singing.

This performance of Drunk with Love took place at The Metropolitan Room where she returned a few months ago for the "sequel," with more splashy material from the Faye heyday. The CD is a triumph."

From Rob Lester's "SOUND ADVICE" column at www.TalkinBroadway.com

Check out the cover and feature article all about Terese in the January/February issue (on newsstands now!) of Cabaret Scenes Magazine! Go to www.cabaretscenes.org to order your copy/subsription! It's the only way to read the article. You'll want this one! It's HOT!

Yep, that's right! Time Out New York has named Terese's newest show, "Drunk With Love: The Sequel!" to it's annual Top Ten List of the Best Cabaret Shows of the year! The original "Drunk With Love" hit the Top Ten list in 2006, and here they are back on the top in 2007 as well!

Here's the link to the list:
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/music/25135/the-best-cabaret-of-2007

Three more hot nights in the cool city! T and the band (this time, including almost all of the San Francisco roster-Barry Lloyd, Daniel Fabricant, Randy Odell, Tony Malfatti, Rich Armstrong, and Max Perkoff) plus newcomer Mayra Casales on Latin percussion) rocked the Met Room for three nights with their new show, "Drunk With Love: The Sequel!" There was a standing ovation after the blistering version of "Frankie And Johnny" that they pulled off on the final night of the run! Find out what you missed in L.A. and San Francisco in 2008! Go to the calendar for all of the gigs we've booked for T and the band next year!

Terese and her *little big band* kicked it up again in NYC this fall! She was on stage at Jazz At Lincoln Center as a featured guest performer at the Mabel Mercer Foundation's annual Cabaret Convention on Wednesday, November 7, 2007. Joining her on stage were BARRY LLOYD on piano, DANIEL FABRICANT on bass, RANDY ODELL on drums, and TONY MALFATTI on tenor sax. They performed a three song tribute to the legendary KATE SMITH, at the request of producer DONALD SMITH. T brought the house down at the close of the first act with the beautiful ballad, and Kate Smith's signature song, "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain!" Yep. She did it again!

Hey San Francisco - Bay Area Fans!! The Plush Room just booked Terese and the *little big band* for a sneak preview of her brand new show, "Drunk With Love: Volume 2!" before it hits New York City in November! Come on out to the 10:30 PM show on Saturday, October 27, 2007 and catch the very first glimpse of T and the new material! They're in rehearsals now, and they can't wait to get this thing up and in front of their hometown fans. The lovely SONY HOLLAND holds down the early show at 8PM, so by all means, come and enjoy both and spend the night at the York Hotel! It's a great way to spend your pre-Halloween weekend! Get tickets early...this show will most definitely SELL OUT!

Hey everyone! We just updated our calendar to include the new venue in Hollywood for Terese's CD RELEASE CONCERT THERE on AUGUST 30, 2007! We weren't able to get the band together for the Catalina gig on 8/22, so we rescheduled at the very hip restaurant/nightclub ~ M BAR ~ in HOLLYWOOD! Check out the calendar section for details! Tickets are $25 in advance/$30 at the door. Order by phone at 800.838.3006 or go online to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/17163. Remember, your dinner reservation must be made separately by calling the club at 323.856.0036. Doors open for dinner at 7PM. Showtime is at 8PM. There is a $10 food minimum, even if you don't make a dinner reservation. FEATURING THE JACK COSTANZO *little big band!*

Well, better known as the Shawn Skank Redemptions...or as Terese likes to say, The Shawnettes...she will be appearing at The Herbst Theatre as a back up vocalist in Shawn Ryan's concert extravaganza, this Friday, August 24th. You can still get tickets, although, based on today's "Pink Section" in the SF Chronicle, they might be sold out soon! Go to www.cityboxoffice.com to get yours, and see the only Bay Area appearance for the next few months for both of these phenomenal performers! Terese will be doing her CD release concert in Hollywood on August 30th. If you haven't gotten your tickets for THAT show yet, you might be too late! But please try to get in by going to the ticket purchase website at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/17163. You'll be sorry to miss any of these shows! See you OUT there! BUG:OUT:MUSIC

The 2007 Back Stage Bistro Awards were announced on March 1st, and Terese WON for her fabulous show, "DRUNK WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE!" Terese performed at the Bistro Award Show, at Gotham Comedy Club in NYC, on April 9th, along with lifetime achievement award recipient Betty Buckley!

Terese just finished up a round of performances in April in NYC, at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM. She debuted her brand NEW show, "ALONE TOGETHER," which is an intimate celebration of the music of ARTHUR SCHWARTZ. ("Dancing In The Dark," "You And The Night And The Music," "By Myself," "That's Entertainment") Terese was accompanied by her Musical Director, BARRY LLOYD.

Terese is currently on stage at San Francisco's world famous EMPIRE PLUSH ROOM ~ through JUNE 9th ~ with another Bistro Award winner, MIKE GREENSILL, at the keyboard!

This Saturday at The PLUSH ROOM (June 9th) Terese will be performing her Bistro-award-winning show, "DRUNK WITH LOVE: A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE!" with her 7-piece *little big band!*

Saturday, June 2nd, was the West Coast CD Release concert of "DRUNK WITH LOVE," featuring "Mr. Bongo" Jack Costanzo on percussion! Mr. Costanzo played on Frances Faye's "Caught In The Act" LP in 1958, and was the percussionist of choice of major entertainers the world over, including Nat "King" Cole and Peggy Lee!

"Drunk With Love" hits the Fillmore Jazz Festival in San Francisco on June 30th, then T takes off for Los Angeles and other cities around the country, beginning in August.

From July 13th through July 22nd, Terese will appear both weekends at The Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, CA, in "JUDY JUDY JUDY!", a tribute to the songs most closely associated with the legendary JUDY GARLAND. Terese is joined on stage by ML PARR, PAMELA BROOKS, and Musical Director, BARRY LLOYD.

Terese is also appearing again in NEW YORK CITY this November! She'll be at Rose Hall in the JAZZ @ LINCOLN CENTER complex on Wednesday, November 7th, as a featured artist of the Mabel Mercer Foundation's Annual Cabaret Convention. Then it's back to The Metropolitan Room for three 10:30 PM shows there, Wednesday through Friday, November 8 and 9! Check the calendar for updates and ticket information.

Terese was the recent headliner at San Francisco's St. Regis Hotel ballroom, for the annual VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY BENEFIT GALA. Also appearing were 33Jazz Recording artist SHAYNEE RAINBOLT, (in from NYC) and NBC's "America's Got Talent" semi-finalist, SHAWN RYAN (up from Los Angeles!)

Terese also recently took part in a stellar line-up at NYC's hottest nightspot, THE METROPOLITAN ROOM, in an OPRAH ANGEL NETWORK benefit concert. Opening the show was the legendary jazz chanteuse, ANNIE ROSS.

Terese gave the room a taste of New Orleans (the benefit was to raise funds for the still suffering survivors of Hurricane Katrina) with a rousing rendition of the "Basin Street Blues," and then a poignant arrangement of Bacharach/David's "A House Is Not A Home" which morphed into 33Jazz recording artist, Shaynee Rainbolt's version of John Bucchino's, "It Feels Like Home."

Terese is also in the recording studio, in the thick of the mixing process for the long-awaited, debut CD of her live show, "Drunk With Love: A Tribute To Frances Faye!"

The CD will be released at THE PLUSH ROOM in SAN FRANCISCO on JUNE 2nd, 2007.

Terese and her show, DRUNK WITH LOVE:A TRIBUTE TO FRANCES FAYE, was named one of the TOP TEN BEST CABARET SHOWS OF 2006 by Time Out New York Magazine!

Terese is in the esteemed company of Paula West, Leslie Kritzer, Eartha Kitt, Rebecca Luker, Ute Lemper, Jack Jones, Maude Maggart, Jane White, and Brandon Cutrell.

CONGRATULATIONS TERESE! Here's the link to the article online: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/Details.do?page=lxyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/587/music/the_best_cabaret_of_2006.xml

Terese was pleased to be asked back to the Young Actor's Theatre Camp as a Master Class instructor and performer during their Winter camp session, held at Camp Arroyo in the beautiful Livermore Valley, CA. Other master class instructors included Kristy Cates (Elphaba in the Broadway production of "Wicked",) the cast of the touring production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," and New York City-based, 33Jazz Records recording artist, Shaynee Rainbolt. The founder and co-director of the camp is Shawn Ryan, semi-finalist on NBC's "America's Got Talent." More information is available at www.youngactorstheatrecamp.org. Ages 8 - 18. Summer session is June 24-30, 2007.