"A REJUVENATING ACT OF FAITH 0" TH7 COvER IN THE POWERS OF ACTING AND STORYTELLING. is memoir has HEART, SPICE and HUMOR." Modernist from page C9 —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!' PALM1N Fisher Theatre • Nov. 25-Dec. 14. Tickets at Fisher Theatre box office & all ticketmaster outlets incl. 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