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—Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
gmousty ENTERTAINING. A vibrant, warmhearted saga."
Kosin's newest CD,
Mid-Century Modern,
features songs first
—Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press
recorded between
CHAZZ
the 1940s and early 1960s.
scene. Was introduced her to free-style
jazz.
"I began writing R&B and pop
music for various groups and moved
on to jazz with the idea that I would
pitch those songs to established art-
ists," Kosins explains. "Instead, I
wound up using them for my first CD,
All in a Dream's Work.
For a time, Kosins sang with Johnny
Trudell's band and then moved on to
work with the J.C. Heard and Nelson
Riddle orchestras. Later, she decided
to become a bandleader and hire
musicians as she got bookings around
the country.
An opening act for the likes of
composer-pianist Marvin Hamlisch,
pop/jazz-singing quartet Manhattan
Transfer and jazz greats Cassandra
Wilson, James Moody and the late
Maynard Ferguson, Kosins' 30-year
career has included bookings at the
Detroit International Jazz Festival, •
Tanglewood Music Festival and the
Ocean Beach Jazz Festival in San
Diego.
"Because I was doing the legwork
getting the bookings, I developed a
class called 'Gainful Employment and
the Art of Hustling the Gig;" says the
artist-performer, invited to lecture for
colleges and entrepreneurial organiza-
tions. "It's not enough to practice. We
have to know how to go out and find
work."
Kosins asserts she inherited her
selling skills from her late father,
popular men's clothier Harry Kosins,
and is using those skills to market her
most recent CD, Mid-Century Modern,
on Mahogany Jazz Records.
"I did the recording in Los Angeles
with Eric Harland on drums, Larry
Koonse on guitar, Tamir Hendelmen
on piano and Bob Hurst on bass;'
Kosins says.
"I sought obscure jazz songs that
haven't been done to death, and I
found songs first recorded between
the 1940s and early 1960s, including
`You Better Love Me While You May;
`You Fascinate Me So' and 'Social Call.'"
Kosins, who defines herself as a
wandering Jew too nomadic for mar-
riage, is working on a new show that
spotlights songs associated with an
animated film character, Betty Boop,
created by Jewish brothers Max (pro-
ducer) and Dave (director) Fleischer
in the 1930s.
"The title of the show will be The
Songs of Betty Boop, but I will not be
emulating the style presented on film,"
Kosins says. "I will have a revue with
singing supplemented by talk about
the music trivia that go along with
each number.
"During 10 years of research, I've
found wonderful songs that were
written for and performed in many
Boop films. Because of the influence of
Jewish songwriters, I hope to present
this show at Jewish venues."
When she is not working on music
or painting, Kosins likes tending
to her garden, cooking and hosting
friends. Her green thumb brought a
beautification award from the city
of Ferndale, where her home is filled
with Modernist furnishings.
"I'm attracted to the Modernist era
in all phases of my life because of
the minimalist — with sometimes
contrasting intricate — qualities in
each work;' says Kosins, who soon will
be appearing at the Folly Theater in
Missouri. "Whether in song, artworks
or the comfort of home, Modernism
clearly expresses who I am!'
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