A Jazz Christmas with John Simon

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS




TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

CABARET THEATRE on the campus of the College of the Florida Keys A Jazz Christmas with John Simon and Friends December 20, 2024

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS


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May 23 & 24, 2025

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Grammy-nominated producer John Simon, the musical mastermind

behind The Band, Janis Joplin, and Leonard Cohen, is bringing the holiday cheer to the Tennessee Williams Theatre with “A Jazz Christmas.” This one-night-only extravaganza on December 20th promises a jazzy twist on your favorite Christmas classics.

Grammy-nominated producer John Simon, the musical mastermind

“BIG FUN”

(a program note from John Simon) JAZZ is a ramshackle, cobbled-together thing, ranging from tightly woven orchestrations to the unbridled freedom of spontaneous improvisation. Applying that varied fabric to the well-known repertoire of Xmas music was exciting to me. Each selection seemed to inspire a different approach. The complex parts of “The Carol Of The Bells” suggested a super-modern, avant-garde approach while “Jingle Bells” slipped so easily into relaxing Dixieland. To deliver this lineup to you, I looked for folks whom I knew would bring something wonderful to the show. My wife, C.C. Loveheart, and I have been writing and performing our goofy material all over hill and yon. Acclaimed vocalist Libby York, band-leader and educator Joe Dallas and super-saxist Mark Rose are Key West locals. Trumpet king Stuart King comes down from Miami. And the dynamic duo of Keith Snyder on bass and Ryan Ptasnik on drums motored all the way from North Carolina. So it promises to be a real adventure sailing on the good ship, “Big Fun”. Here we go. Cast off!

“BIG FUN”

White Christmas

I’m dreaming of a White Christmas Just like the ones I used to know, Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow. I’m dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write. May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases be white. Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh O’er the fields we go, laughing all the way. Ha ha ha. Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright. What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. Oh, Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

White Christmas





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