Program Notes: Herb Alpert + Lani Hall

PROGRAM HENRY MANCINI Overture to a Pops Concert Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

INTERMISSION Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Program to be selected from the following: "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" "O Pato" "Fly Me to the Moon" HERB ALPERT AND LANI HALL

TJB Medley Brasil '66 Medley "Never Never Land"

Thursday, July 6, 2017 | 7:30PM

HERB ALPERT AND LANI HALL

"Come Fly With Me" "Viola For a de Moda / It Might as Well Be Spring" "Begin the Beguine / I've Got You Under My Skin" Jobim Medley

trumpet Herb Alpert vocalist and percussion Lani Hall keyboards, vocals Bill Cantos bass Hussain Jiffry percussion Michael Shapiro conductor Richard Kaufman

Performance at Embarcadero Marina Park South

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

’66, Stan Getz, Cat Stevens, Supertramp, The Carpenters, Carole King, Sheryl Crow, Peter Frampton, The Police and scores of others are evidence of the consistent quality and diversity of the A&M Records family.

Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist and philanthropist, HERB ALPERT is a man with a profound passion.

In 2006, Alpert and Moss were inducted into the Rock and Roll

Born in Los Angeles, the future trumpeter came of age in a

Hall of Fame in recognition of their accomplishments and are a

house filled with music. At the age of eight, he was drawn to the

part of the Grammy® Museum’s ”Icons of the Music Industry”

trumpet in a music appreciation class in his elementary school.

series. In 2013 Herb Alpert was awarded The National Medal

“I was very fortunate that I had that exposure to music and was

of Arts Award by President Barack Obama for his musical,

encouraged to stick with it. Years ago, when the arts programs

philanthropic and artistic contributions.

were cut out of our public schools, so many kids stopped having that kind of opportunity.”

Herb Alpert has continually explored other artistic ventures,

A legendary trumpet player, Alpert’s extraordinary musicianship

art in his creative process. A painter for over four decades,

has earned him five number one hits, nine Grammy® Awards

Alpert’s bold, abstract expressionist canvases have been

(the latest from his 2014 album, Steppin’ Out) 15 gold albums,

exhibited internationally. They are a part of the permanent

14 platinum albums and has sold over 72 million records.

collections of MoCA Museum in L.A. and the Tennessee State

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass propelled his sound into the

Art Museum in Nashville and have been shown in galleries

pop music limelight, at one point outselling the Beatles two

around the U.S. and Europe.

to one. In 1966, they achieved the since-unmatched feat of simultaneously having four albums in the top 10 – and five in the top 20. Herb Alpert also has the distinction of being the only artist who has had a No. 1 instrumental and vocal single.

Some of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ 14 Top 40 singles include “The Lonely Bull,” “Mexican Shuffle,” “Spanish Flea,” the Grammy® winners “A Taste of Honey” and “What Now My Love,” and the No. 1 hits “This Guy’s in Love with You” and “Rise.”

Shout! Factory recently released deluxe re-masters of the entire TJB catalogue plus Lost Treasures, a compilation of vintage rarities, and Rewhipped, featuring hot remixes of every track from Whipped Cream & Other Delights. In all, Alpert has recorded over 30 albums and produced for many other artists, including Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, Stan Getz, Michel Colombier, Gato Barbieri and Alpert’s wife, Grammy®-winning vocalist Lani Hall,

always acknowledging a connection between music and visual

A sculptor for over three decades, Alpert has put his lyrical sculpture and his massive bronze Totem sculptures on public display throughout Los Angles, New York City, Nashville Tennessee, and, most recently, Chicago.

Alpert explains, “There is a certain satisfaction and energy that comes from playing the horn – a feeling that I am really in my element. I am passionate about what I am doing, whether painting, sculpting or playing the trumpet. I am just trying to create whatever comes out in the spontaneity of the moment.”

Broadway theatre is another arena in which Alpert has enjoyed success. His producing credits include the Tony Award®/Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam, Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, August Wilson’s

to name a few.

Seven Guitars and The Boy from Oz.

As an industry leader, Alpert’s commitment to artists with

With his desire to bring the arts back to young people, the Herb

personal vision guided A&M Records (with partner Jerry Moss) from a Hollywood garage operation into one of the most successful independent record labels in music history. The label started in 1962 with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Stars including Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes & Brasil

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Alpert Foundation is helping to change the educational environment.

The Herb Alpert Foundation supports a number of educational, arts and compassion-oriented programs dedicated to serving

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city roots in Chicago and, for five years, performed throughout

productive, fulfilling lives and to support their unique creative

the world. While Lani’s singing career took her on the road,

energies and special talents. HAF guides young people to live

she also focused on her writing – committing to the page her

free from prejudice and, with its many programs, nurtures a

personal impressions of the world around her. Sergio Mendes

capacity for empathy, compassion, mutual respect, tolerance

further expanded her writing career by asking Lani to write the

and kindness.

English lyrics for many of the band’s Brazilian songs.

To keep jazz alive, the Herb Alpert Foundation, which he

In 1966, A&M Records signed Brasil ’66 and Lani met her future

oversees with his wife Lani Hall Alpert, has worked with the

husband, music legend Herb Alpert, who is also the co-founder

Theolonius Monk Institute at the UCLA Herb Alpert School

of A&M Records. Herb and Lani married in 1973.

of Music. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music focuses on cross-cultural experimentation and musical diversity with an

Lani has the distinction of recording more than 22 albums in

emphasis on music and influences from around the world. In

three different languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish),

an effort to prepare young musicians to succeed in a world far

and in 1983 she sang the title song for the James Bond film

different than the one he knew starting out, the school is part

Never Say Never Again. In 1986 Hall won with her first Grammy®

of Alpert’s vision of the transformative power of the

Award for Best Latin Pop Performance for her album, Es Facil

creative experience.

Amar. Hall picked up her second Grammy® Award as producer on Herb Alpert’s 2013 Grammy-winning album, Steppin’ Out.

Over the past 20 years, 100 mid-career, risk-taking artists have

Since 2006 Hall and Alpert have been touring with their band

received the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts in conjunction with

to sold-out performances.

Cal Arts, which also houses the Herb Alpert School of Music at Cal Arts.

After establishing a successful solo career in music and becoming a wife and mother, Lani began to explore new

In addition to his ongoing creative outlets in music, philanthropy

creative outlets for her writing. In the early 1980s, while singing

and the arts, Alpert owns the noted Vibrato restaurant/jazz club

in Mexico City, she started writing in short story form. Her

in Bel-Air, California. He also continues to perform and tour

writing process is similar to her singing process in so far as

across the country with his wife, Grammy®-winning singer

she can visualize a song/lyric unfold before her, as if she were

Lani Hall.

watching a movie.

His priorities derive from the same sense of generosity and

Her debut book, Emotional Memoirs & Short Stories, compiles

humility that has guided him through a long, illustrious career.

ten short stories from 30 years of writing short fiction and

In all of these ventures, there is a harmony not unlike Alpert’s

true stories from her life – all woven together by a connecting

music: a flowing of energy and sound, a dedication to quality,

personal narrative, with the city of Chicago as the backdrop.

which sustains everything Alpert does. With more than 40 years

Her characters are intelligent, modern women struggling to

of continuous philanthropic, musical and artistic activity, Alpert

navigate the uncertain waters of adultery, therapy, cosmetic

has established a legacy that reflects his firm belief that the arts

surgery, postpartum depression and their own sexuality.

can make a difference in the world and in the lives of

Lou Adler describes Lani’s book as “free-form as a jazz piece

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weaving in and out of intriguing situations and indelible characters. She writes as she sings, with emotion and passion.”

And now, with the release of her audio book, Emotional Memoirs & Short Stories, Hall has mixed her two creative expressions to

Grammy® Award-winning vocalist and producer LANI HALL

make one total experience. With her emotional narration at the

started her singing career in 1966 as the lead singer of Sergio

forefront, Lani has placed behind it a unique, musically scored

Mendes’s breakthrough group, Brasil ’66. She left behind her

soundtrack, creating an emotional landscape of music for all 10

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Some of the artists that Hussain has recorded, toured or

Memoirs & Short Stories gives us a rare glimpse at the double-

performed with include: Tom Scott, Michael Bolton, The Atlanta

edged sword that is the life of an artist.

Symphony, Lamont Dozier, David Foster, Michael McDonald, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, Crystal Gayle, Jack Jones, The

For more information, visit Lani’s website at

Four Tops, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Gloria Gaynor,

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Robben Ford, Phoebe Snow, Marty Stuart, Sam Moore, Steve Winwood, Whitney Houston, Tito Puente, Carol King, Melissa

Manchester, Al McKay All-Stars, Ignacio Berroa, Christopher Cross, Yanni, Sergio Mendes and Stewart Copeland. n

Herb and Lani’s keyboardist/vocalist BILL CANTOS also tours as a featured performer with Burt Bacharach. Bill’s songs have

been covered by Lea Salonga, Ramsey Lewis, Brenda Russell, Cheryl Bentyne, Helen Baylor, Flora Purim and Patti Austin.

MICHAEL SHAPIRO has enjoyed a successful 35-year career

He has also toured/recorded with Phil Collins, Alan Bergman,

as a drummer, percussionist, producer and educator. A self-

Dori Caymmi, Gal Costa, Kirk Whalum, Sergio Mendes, Deniece

taught musician from Washington D.C., Shapiro has performed

Williams, Leon Russell and Elton John. His most recent solo

with many legendary artists spanning multiple genres. Mike

album is Love Wins: New Standards for the New Millennium,

has worked with such noted artists as will.i.am from the Black

a collection of original songs written in the style of classic

Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake, Natalie Cole, Macy Gray and

standards. He was recently honored with a Distinguished Alumni

Dori Caymmi. With Sergio Mendes he has recorded many

Award from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is

albums, including 1993’s Grammy®-winning Brasileiro, 2006’s

currently working on new writing projects with his wife,

Latin Grammy®-winning Timeless and 2010’s Latin Grammy®-

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winning Bon Tempo. Currently working with the legendary Herb Alpert and wife, singer, Lani Hall, Mike has recorded,

co-produced and arranged several CD’s and toured the U.S. extensively. The last CD, Steppin’ Out, earned a Grammy® in

Since arriving in Los Angeles in 1988 from his native land of

the Best Pop Instrumental category. His movie soundtrack

Sri Lanka (via Europe), HUSSAIN JIFFRY has become one of

credits include, Shrek the Third, Rio, People Like Us, The Odd Life

the most sought-after bassists in Los Angeles. In the past 25

Of Timothy Green, Should’ve Been Romeo, Jersey Boys and The

years Hussain has gradually grown busier and more in demand

Peanuts Movie. Michael Shapiro currently teaches at UCLA. n

as his reputation has spread as a performer, writer, arranger, producer, engineer and music educator. He writes, arranges and produces various artists at his studio in Tarzana, CA. Hussain won a Grammy® in January 2014 for engineering Herb Alpert’s CD Steppin’ Out.

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