Home of
singer/comedian Laura Ainsworth, whose parody songs,
such as "Santa Baby (Help Me Through Recession
Tonight)" are heard on hundreds of radio
stations worldwide, including the "Mike Huckabee Show" on Cumulus Media...
Her acclaimed
debut CD, Keep It To Yourself,
and her new album, Necessary Evil
(coming in June), both
produced and arranged by
keyboard icon Brian Piper and featuring
some of the greatest jazz players in the
Southwest...
And Laura's
live musical/comedy and Great American Songbook
shows, including "Cole
Porter: Elegance & Decadence"
and "Keep
Young & Beautiful!," as
seen on Dallas Comcast Cable, the Las Vegas and
Dallas Comedy Festivals, Q TV's Jack E. Jett Show,the
Arkansas Governor's
Mansion and
many top clubs, theaters and corporate
events!
Laura's second album features a
dozen terrific songs from the 1920s to right now, on
the theme of love as a "necessary evil," in all its
forms -- from the longing of "My Foolish Heart" to
the self-delusion of "The Lies of Handsome Men;"
from the exotic fantasy of "Out of This World" to
the hilarious honesty of "Just Give Me A Man."
In the end, we learn that the only place where love
is always pure, true and eternal is in the great old
songs on the jukebox ("I'd Give a Dollar for a
Dime").
Produced and arranged by Brian Piper and featuring
some of the greatest jazz musicians in North Texas,
including an all-star 13-piece horn section on the
title track and the brand new big band "instant
classic," "Last Train to Mercerville!"
Available in late June through CDBaby.com, iTunes
and most major download sites, and orderable through
any record store.
Click
here to view the One-Sheet, with album info and
contacts for radio, press and interviews.
Click
here to read Laura's thoughts on each song on
"Necessary Evil!"
RADIO STATIONS: To
request a CD or sound files, email webmaster@lauraainsworth.com
and put RADIO: (Your Call Letters)" in the
Subject line. For CD requests, include
name and mailing address.
CD Release Party, Friday, June 28, at
Stoney's in Dallas!
Featuring Laura live, with Brian Piper
and John Adams! Click
here for details!
Early Review for
"Necessary Evil"
“Laura Ainsworth is an exceptional singer,
full of grace and color in her interpretations…Ainsworth
released, in 2011, her debut album Keep It to
Yourself,produced and arranged by Brian
Piper, and featuring the Brian Piper Trio. This time,
Ainsworth and Piper come back to the jazz scene with
this awesome jazz work, full of swing and pure jazz
essence. Necessary Evil was recorded with some
of the best jazz musicians of Texas with the
performance, arranging and production of Brian Piper
once again… Listening to the tracks, you can notice
Laura’s musical background; the themes have that night
club atmosphere, the songs keep the vintage scene and
the musical stage style lives…The popular song (of) the
‘30’s ‘One More Time’ could summarize the talent of this
woman. Her ability to express the elements of the most
classic jazz is incomparable; she is able to subtly
display sensuality, darkness, romanticism, naughtiness,
and feeling. Necessary Evil is a smart and
brilliant contribution to the world jazz scene; it is a
real, passionate and lovely tribute to the composers and
singers that some decades ago released these standards;
it is a tribute to some key moments in the history of
jazz.”
– Oscar Montagut, TheWorldMusicReport.com
To buy the CD or download it from CDBaby, click
here or on the photo to the
right! To download from iTunes, click
here!
Produced, arranged and featuring keyboards by
2011 Dallas Jazz Musician of the Year Brian
Piper, and guest-starring some of the top jazz
musicians in the Southwest! The CD debut
of Laura Ainsworth shows off both her
gorgeous, nearly three-octave voice and her
outstanding versatility -- from the
contemporary title track to obscure gems from
the '20s to '50s, to brilliant new takes on
the standards, including her steamy concert
showstopper "Love For Sale" and a haunting
rendition of "Skylark," recorded live in a
single take with guitarist Chris Derose. A fan on Jango
Radio online summed it up in one word:
"WOW!"
“Gifted with a
sultry, swoon-inducing croon, Ainsworth
can sing any words and command
attention…The whole album is among the
year's most consistently engaging jazz
releases, performed with class and
heartfelt passion.” – AllAboutJazz.com
Laura
Ainsworth is a featured artist at
AllAboutJazz.com! To download a free
MP3 of her steamy new version of the Cole
Porter classic "Love For Sale" from her
debut CD, Keep
It To Yourself,click
here!
Laura has also
recorded the Irving Berlin classic, "You'd
Be Surprised," with pianist Brian Piper and
bassist John Adams! It's not available
on any album, but fans can receive a FREE
MP3 NOW! Just click
here to join her email list and
request a copy!
To hear full-length streaming versions
of sample songs, including "Skylark,"
"Love For Sale" and "Fantastic Planet of
Love," click
here for Jango Radio
Online/RadioAirplay!
"Keep It To
Yourself"
"Skylark"
"My
Foolish Heart"
(Live version of a song that will appear in a full
band/studio version on "Necessary Evil")
Featured CD of the week on Public Radio
Exchange's nationally-syndicated
show, "The
Blues & Beyond!"
JazzWeek
Top Radio Airplay Chart! New CD of the Week on BluesJazzRadio.com! Featured
on KFSR's "Jazz Building
Blocks," "A
Voice, A Soul” on Punto Radio FM-Italy, The Jazz Lounge on
FMR (South Africa), and WJUB’s Nostalgia Radio Time! "You
can keep all those pop divas. The only one for me is
Laura Ainsworth...Ainsworth has beauty, brains,
sophistication and comic timing that make her the total
performance package...A wonderful modern interpreter of
the Great American Songbook, as well as thoroughly
modern styles." -- Eric
Harabadian, Jazz
Inside magazine
"Ainsworth’s voice is sublime as it caresses
top-notch musicianship by a slew of southwest jazz
players...It’s a very warm, elegant album with just enough big
stage flair." -- Mario
Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
"A unique gem... What she
does with Johnny Mercer’s 'Skylark' and Cole
Porter’s 'Love for Sale' is magic..." -- Rich Lopez,
Dallas
Voice
“A spectacular CD...Takes
the ambiance of the '40's and '50's supper
clubs/bands and elegantly mingles that feel
with modern day flair” – RadioIndy.com
The email list is just to
alert you to upcoming shows and record releases and share
free material from Laura. Your contact info will never be sold or
shared with anyone else for any reason!
Just drop us a line to join, and you'll receive a
FREE MP3 of the Irving Berlin classic, "You'd Be
Surprised!" ("The best voice for singing Irving Berlin
that I've ever heard, at least in this century!" - Jim
Compton-Schmidt, Jazz Building Blocks,KFSR-FM,
Fresno)
BOOKING: For booking information, click drop us a line,
or call Pat Reeder at 972-263-3381.
NEWS
& SHOWS!
Laura will perform at a CD release party
at Stoney's
Wine Lounge in Dallas on June 28th!
Special guests Brian Piper and John Adams! Click
here for details!
Album #2, "Necessary Evil," featuring a full big
band with some of the greatest jazz horn
players in Texas, is set for release in
mid-June! Get on the
email list or join
Laura on Facebook or Twitter to be notified when it's available!
"Keep It To Yourself" received a lead, rave review
in the January "Vocalists" issue of Jazz Inside
magazine. Click
here to read it.
Laura is a featured artist at
AllAboutJazz.com. To download a free MP3 of "Love For
Sale," click
here!
Tied with
Stanley Clarke and Lee Ritenour on JazzWeek's Top Radio Airplay Chart!
Laura's debut album, "Keep It To Yourself," is now
available at CDBaby.com!
and iTunes!
Featured CD on PRX's "Blues & Beyond!" Click
here to listen to the entire show!
"Keep It To Yourself" was the New Artist album of
the week on BluesJazzRadio.com!
Need a laugh right now? Read "Laura's
Diary" for her comments on plastic
surgery, cosmetics and other hilariously
depressing topics! Or read
Laura's Blogspot
site, where you can leave comments on
her posts!
Two interviews with Laura have been
added to Yahoo Health's site, featuring all
sorts of inspirational stories from real
women! View them here
and here!
