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KAREN SAUNDERS recently recorded her debut CD I WANNA BE AROUND: The Songs of Tony Bennett, which features a full orchestra.and such classic Bennett songs as “Just in Time”, “Maybe This Time” and “Make Someone Happy.” Produced and arranged by renowned Jazz artist Kenny Werner (Betty Buckley), the live concert features a trio and includes many classic Bennett tunes. In addition to karen's "Bennett" show, other concerts available include "Standards" featuring such classics as "Stormy Waether", "You Can Have My Husband" and "Some People." This international concert performer is one of the most versatile and dynamic artists performing today. Whether singing standards in an intimate club or belting out songs with the 85 piece Colorado Springs Orchestra or The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Karen is at home. Beyond her great singing voice, she has personality plus. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Backstage Bistro awards and is listed in the International Who's Who of Musicians. In New York, Karen starred in the 25th anniversary production of JACQUES BREL… where she stopped the show every night. Every note packed a wallop with critics who used words such as hypnotic, spellbinding and electrifying to describe her performance. She has headlined at New York's Carnegie Hall, The Bottom Line, Merkin Concert Hall, The Supper Club and Michael's Pub. In other parts of the world, Karen has performed at The Plush Room, The Gardenia and in such places as Thailand, Alaska, Japan, Chicago, Florida and many others. In concert, Karen has shared the stage with Billy Crystal, Jay Leno, Jackie Mason, Rodney Dangerfield, Paul Reiser, Robert Klein, Rita Rudner and Joy Behar to name but a few. Karen has appeared on the CHARLES GRODIN SHOW and GOOD DAY NEW YORK. In addition to her current solo release, Karen can be heard on the recording of Martin Charnin's MATA HARI as Pistolette, the 2001 recording of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S and on BOSOM BUDDIES, a LIVE duet CD with Broadway's Carol Woods.
And The Critics Said....
“Many
singers have voices that are "instruments"; Karen Saunders has an entire
orchestra. With her four octave range, she can sound like a mellow cello one minute
and explode like a sassy brass section the next. She's got a voice to beat the
band."
"Karen
Saunders has reached that rare place at which true artistry, emotional honesty
and rare sensitivity combine"
"...When
Karen Saunders stepped to the mike and let out all the stops, I made a note: There
is a voice. She rides a song like a brilliant, enthusiastic bicyclist, uphill,
down dale, deep and slow, hot and fast, joyous, conspiratorial, deadly serious,
wickedly funny, but always -- always -- with the fullest intelligence. Or, if
you like, a high, exciting, concentration…She's funny, engaging and warm,
dealing with a crowd of strangers as though they were all friends at a small party
in her living room. "
"Sexy,
irreverent, revealing and totally captivating."
"Stage
appeal and musical magnetism."
“Saunders
sings like a woman possessed of multiple personalities, each with it's own voice.
Go expecting the unexpected and you won't be disappointed."
"Karen Saunders is remarkably
versatile and her choice of material reflects that… the music she chooses
becomes distinctly her own by the time she is through with it. She blew the audience
away…Loose and comfortable, she is as likely to knock them dead with a song
that offered a dazzling display of her vocal flexibility while never sacrificing
her honest emotionality all of which only begins to define this complete and complex
artist."
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