It was definitely a highlight of my year to sing with one of my favorite singer songwriters, the amazing James Taylor. He and his wife Kim were super laid back and cool. One of his sons kicked my but at pool but other than that it was a dream come true.

Various clips of songs from a Jesters Of Jive concert at the Yonkers amphitheater. Part of their Jazz and Blues at Dusk Summer music series. Song segments include: "In These Shoes", "Mambo Italiano", and "Bloodshot Eyes"  With Sean Mahony on Trombone and vocals, Steve Einerson on Piano, Rosa Avila on Drums and Adrian Mooring on Bass

I got to have a 'bucket list" "dream come true moment" getting to sing with this great 17 piece big band at the newly restored Edison Ballroom in the heart of times square. Very Swanky! Here is part of "World On A String". The sound is not great cuz it was shot by a friend in the crowd so it is a bit noisy but it was a wonderful night.

I chose the little know Cole Porter gem, "I'm In Love With a Soldier Boy" to sing at Birdland with three Fabulous Marines that I picked up on the street for my Memorial Day tribute to our Men and Women in the armed forces.

A sultry turn on this Easter favorite. Recorded at Birdland, April 13th 2009 with Jordan Clawson on piano, Steve Doyle on bass and Steve Bakunas on drums.

“Every Night I Sleep With An Angel” is wonderful "chick song", as my son puts it, written by gifted songwriter, Tom Andersen. It is one of my favorite Love songs. I recorded on my first CD and dedicate it here to the memory of one of my idols, the great Blossom Dearie.
Happy Valentine's Day!

A Combination of a Louis Jordan and a Fats Waller tune.

A brief chronicle of my adventures playing the pre-game parties for the 2009 Orange Bowl and BCS national Championship games at Dolphin Stadium and the Hard Rock Hotel. A brief chronicle of my adventures playing the pre-game parties for the 2009 Orange Bowl and BCS national Championship games at Dolphin Stadium and the Hard Rock Hotel.

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Filmed live at Birdland December 2008, Joan sings a poignant Dar Williams holiday song called The Christians And The Pagans in a cool vintage dress!

 

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Joan performs the original lyrics to this song made popular by The Animals. Recorded live at Birdland, NYC 2008

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Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead with a burning arrangement and a bad wig. Funny Jazz Chick pod cast by Joan Crowe taped live at Birdland in NYC October 2008.

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Joan goes on a spooky trip with a shot of Love Potion # 9 and a dash of the Beatles.

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Joan re-imagines this Big Bopper classic Halloween song in a Louis Prima Jump Jive kind of groove(with a dash of Prince). Filmed Live at Birdland October 2008

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Joan dons her Lederhosen and lots of innuendo as she celebrates Oktoberfest with a song about the Joys of "Yodeling All Alone."  She also pays tribute to the passing of world-renowned yodeler Ruedi Rymann.

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What do Cleveland, Woodstock, Indianapolis and Chicago all have in common? They were all invaded by the Funny Jazz Chick this summer! What do Cleveland, Woodstock, Indianapolis and Chicago all have in common? They were all invaded by the Funny Jazz Chick this summer!

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A new version of the White Girl Blues by Sue Mstsuki. Taped at Cast Party at Birland in NYC June 9th '08 (Happy Birthday Jaime!)

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This haunting song by bass player and songwriter extraordinaire, Jay Leonhart is one of my favorites from this live performance of In The Key Of Comedy at the Metropolitan Room in NYC, March 2008.

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From her show, "In The Key Of Comedy" at the Metropolitan Room in NYC, Joan tries her best to make Bass player Jay Leonhart blush. The flirty song "Boom Boom" was written by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich.

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Playing off a suggestion for a song from one audience member and a groove from another, "Stars Fell On Alabama" mets Metalica-very scary!

It is hard to "kill your babies" as they say so I made a little memorial "LOSERS REEL" which commemorates the podcasted songs that didn't make the cut into the show; In The Key Of Comedy. No Hookah? No Musical saw? Say it isn't so!
The people have spoken!

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  Tim DePasqua and Tom Andersen's delightfully arrogant song "I'm Here!".  Filmed at Birdland February 18th, 2008

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...taken away from their RV's and their pick-up trucks by heavenly Electro-Lux on super suck, and I'm stuck here in sinner’s company; Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfield and me. That's the chorus. It's a feel good country romp!

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 Joan performs one of her all time favorite Christmas songs. Tom Brown's "It Could Be Christmas", a funny song about a woman trying to get her husbands attention during the Christmas season to no avail.(more) 

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A promo for Joan's show, Jazz In The Key Of Comedy

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    I had the amazing good fortune to go to Hong Kong for a Fabulous Colin Cowie event as a direct result of my Podcast: FunnyJazzChick.com.

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In honor of Oktoberfest, Joan gets her Dirndl out of mothballs and sings about the joys of "Yodeling"

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Guys and Dolls set in the Island? Why not? Joan puts a reggae groove on this classic show tune giving it a whole new spin.

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This travelogue chronicles the end of summer trip of Joan Crowe and her family on their end of summer trip of Joan Crowe to London, York, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. London, York, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

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Hi friends...

Well...whenever the owner of Birdland requests a favorite song...you do it!  So here's another version of "White Girls Can't Sing the Blues"...I hope you like it. 

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More fun from Joan as she puts her foot down on this medley of a Louis Jordan tune and a Fats Waller stride classic.

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Joan's fresh and sexy take on this Mills Brothers classic in vintage Betsy Johnson. Taped at Birdland July 16th.

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This hilarious song by Zoe Lewis explodes the myth of working at Disney Land.New York based Jazz singer, Joan Crowe is on a mission to inject a little humor in to the world of jazz.

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A cute song about this under-rated body part written by Zoe Lewis and sung by New York based Jazz singer, Joan Crowe. Joan is on a mission to inject a little humor in to the world of jazz.

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Jazz vocalist Joan Crowe performs a flirtatious song about a woman who Loves Bass players-I mean look at the size of their instrument! With Kelly Friesen on Bass. Written by Marcie Heisler and Zina Goldrich.

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This funny song was written by Kevin Arruda. New York based Jazz singer, Joan Crowe is on a mission to inject a little humor in to the world of jazz.

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New York based Jazz singer, Joan Crowe is on a mission to inject a little humor in to the world of jazz. This hysterical song "White Girls Can't Sing The Blues" was recorded live at Birdland In New York City.

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I got the bird brained idea to sing the song "Ducks", a song by Jazz bassist and songwriter Jay Leonhart about the ever funny topic...the avian flu. Also cast your vote for the new Funny Jazz Chick Logo!

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This week the contender for the CD is The Bald Song by Marcie Heisler and Zina Goldrich. Proving that Bald men are the best!

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I was so touched when my friend,folk singer,Christine Lavin dedicated her Mothers's Day song to me and even went so far as to insert my daughter, Marie's name and mine into the song lyrics. What a great Mother's day gift. It was funny and touching all at the same time.

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This night was a trip. I had wicked allergies and severe dry mouth from the antihistamines I was on. I almost bailed on coming but I am so glad I did or I would have missed my first time experiencing Mark Rapp on the Digerridoo www.MarkRappMusic.com The purpose of this video pod cast is chronicle the “contenders” for my up coming CD, Gemini. Each Monday night at Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, the wildly popular Extreme Open Mic at Birdland, I will try out a new song for your consideration. www.JoanCrowe.com

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In this episode of "A Funny Jazz Chick Live From Birdland" I tried a New Orleans second line groove on the Randy Newman's classic, "Short People" Also featured is Christine Pedi sing "I Will Survive" as various divas from Eartha Kitt, to Bette Davis to Carol Channing to Joan Rivers, to Ethel Merman in what has to be seen to be believed-Brilliant! New York based Jazz singer, Joan Crowe is on a mission to inject a little humor in to the world of jazz. The purpose of this video pod cast is chronicle the “contenders” for her up coming CD,Gemini.

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There were so many great performances this evening but this one was by far the most surreal. Folk singer, Christine Lavin had an "idea" to do a parody of the Pete Seeger song, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, lampooning the current white-house administration. She emailed a few friends to come help her with it at Birdland that night and since Christine is the worlds most supportive person in the music industry, they all gladly showed up game for whatever. Her entourage included these wonderful performers that you should check out: Rob Langeder, Jenna Esposito, David Goldman, David Potts, at their respective names.com and David Ippolito at www.that guitarman.com and Jenny Lynn Stewart at ManhattanDiva.com. Damn I wish I had thought up that URL. The purpose of this video pod cast is to chronicle the “contenders” for my up coming CD, Gemini. It will be a double CD with one disc being the humorous songs that I am compelled to perform and the other disc will be the “saddest songs I know”. Each Monday night at Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, the wildly popular Extreme Open Mic at Birdland, I will try out a new song for the usually packed and star-studded audience. At the end of the series subscribers will be asked to vote for the 10 best songs, which will then be recorded, live for the CD. The pod cast will also feature highlights from other performers I deem worthy. So if you like Jazz with a sense of humor subscribe now!

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My featured guest is funny singer/songwriter and bass player Ritt Henn check him out at www.RittHenn.com The song he sang this night was perfect for tax time. The purpose of this video pod cast is chronicle the “contenders” for my up coming CD, Gemini. It will be a double CD with one disc being the humorous songs that I am want to do and the other disc will be the “saddest songs I know”. Each Monday night at Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, the wildly popular Extreme Open Mic at Birdland, I will try out a new song for the usually packed and star-studded audience. At the end of the series subscribers will be asked to vote for the 10 best songs, which will then be recorded, live for the CD. The pod cast will also feature highlights from other performers I deem worthy. So if you like Jazz with a sense of humor subscribe now!

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A song about a woman in lust with her bass player and his instrament.

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New York based Jazz singer, Joan Crowe is on a mission to inject a little humor in to the world of jazz. The purpose of this video pod cast is chronicle the “contenders” for her up coming CD, Gemini. It will be a double CD with one disc being the humorous songs that she is well known for and the other disc will be the “saddest songs I know”. Each Monday night at Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, the wildly popular Extreme Open Mic at Birdland, Joan will try out a new song for the usually packed and star-studded audience. At the end of the series subscribers will be asked to vote for the 10 best songs, which will then be recorded, live for the CD. The pod cast will also feature highlights from other performers she deems worthy. So if you like Jazz with a sense of humor subscribe now!

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