FORIMMEDIATERELEASE17FEBRUARY2020
HAROLDSANDITENinIGOTRHYTHMSCRAZYCOQS–23and25April2020,7pm
Grabyourmaracasandbongos!!!Harold’sbackwithabrandnewshow!
Sincehislastsoloshowsixyearsago,HaroldSanditen, international cabaret favouriteandcharismatichostofhissmashOpenMicParty at Crazy Coqs, has been performingacross the globe, amassing new audiencesand absorbing new forms of musicalexpression - a smattering of country andwestern from his native Oklahoma, theromantic wheeze of a Parisian concertina,the rhythmic abandon of a bouzouki on abeach inMykonos, and the sexy sway of aBrazilian samba. In Sanditen's inimitablestyle, you'll hear each song in a new light,with exceptional and unique arrangements.This highly rhythmic celebration of lifeguaranteesirresistibletoe-tappingfun.
“Sanditenisatonceunderstatedandabitmischievous….hisattentiontothelyricsturnseachsongintoastorywhosemelodyisfamiliar,
butthetaleitselfisnewtoyourears.”FrontRowCenterInIGOTRHYTHMS,HaroldwillperformnewtwistsonsongsbyIrvingBerlin,JoniMitchell,DavidYazbek,TheBeatles,HoraceSilver,TheGershwins,BacharachandDavid,andJamesTaylor,amongstothers.Allarrangementshavebeenwrittenbyhislong-timecollaborator,MichaelRoulston.
“Sanditen’shoney-tonedvocals,alongwithRoulston’sstunningarrangements,makethisajoy!”CabaretScenes
HaroldisbestknownastheoriginatorandhostofHaroldSanditen’sOpenMicParty,CrazyCoq’slongest-runningshow,nowinits8thyear.Sinceitsinceptionin2013,alongwithbeginners(orasSanditenreferstothem,“virgins”),starssuchasAnitaGillette,PennyFuller,AnnHamptonCallaway,BillyStritch,MarilynMaye,LindaPurl,SteveRoss,KimCriswell,XFactor’sSteveBrooksteinandPeytonhaveperformedandmanymorehaveattended:MichaelFeinstein,RowanAtkinsonandAmandaMcBroom,amongothers.
“TheremaybequiteafewopenmicnightsinLondon,butfewhaveeitherthecachet,classorcamaraderiethatemanatesfromthiscentralLondonvenue….
therangeanddiversityofthetalentisfascinating….slick,self-assured,andthankfully,fairlyunpredictable.”MusicalTheatreReview
AnOklahomanative,SanditenmovedtoLondonin1987wherehebecameasuccessfultheaterproducer,presentingmorethan40showsintheUKandNewYork.After20yearsofworkingwithactorsrangingfromBAFTAandAcademyAwardwinners(JessicaLange,VanessaRedgrave,CliveOwen)toup-and-comers(OliviaColman,LesleyJoseph,CeliaImrie!!!),Sanditendecidedtofollowhislife-longdreamtosing.Heburstontothecabaretandjazzscenein2008,andsincethenhascreatedandperformedsixoriginalshowsandoneduoshow(withBroadwaylegend,AnitaGillette),playingtopackedhousesfromLAtoMykonosatsuchvenuesasCrazyCoqs,ThePheasantry,PizzaonthePark,RonnieScott’sUpstairs,Wilton’sMusicHall,St.JamesTheatre,ClubRaYé(Paris),ThePianoBaratMontparnasse(Mykonos),MBar(Hollywood),RockwellTable+Stage(Hollywood),MartinisAboveFourth(SanDiego),SocietyCabaret(SanFrancisco),Davenports(Chicago),OklahomaJazzHallofFame(Tulsa),BuddiesinBadTimes(Toronto),MetropolitanRoom,Don’tTellMama,TheDuplexandmore.Sanditenisnotableforhisgreatstyle,anadoptedBritishwitandsuperbmusicalarrangements,whichhesingswithcharm,clarityandease.
“AbettermatchthanHaroldSanditen,hisvocalsandhiselegantpanache,wouldbehardtofindanywhere.”LATalkRadio
In2013HaroldmadehisprofessionaltheatricaldebutinLondon’sWestEndinCaféSocietySwing,playingtheroleofthelate,real-lifeimpresario,BarneyJosephson.SanditenhasrecordedthreeCDs:TakingFlight(2010),ShadesofBlue—LiveatThePheasantry(2013),andFlyin’HighLiveattheCrazyCoqs(2015).HaroldwillbejoinedonstagebyMusicDirector,MichaelRoulston;Bassist,RobertRickenberg;andondrums,Jonathan“Kitch”Kitching.IGOTRHYTHMSisdirectedbyBarryKleinbort.AfterLondon,IGOTRHYTHMSwillbepresentedattheOklahomaJazzHallofFame,Tulsa,on3rdMay2020,asabenefitforCureAlzheimer’sFund,acharitydedicatedtofundingresearchwiththehighestprobabilityofstopping,slowingandpreventingAlzheimer’sdisease.LISTINGSINFORMATION:Dates:Thursday,23rdandSaturday,25thApril2020Time:7pmLocation:CrazyCoqsatBrasserieZédel,20SherwoodStreet,LondonW1F7EDTickets:bit.ly/IGotRhythmsor02077344888Price:£22PRESSCONTACT:[email protected]
