It is my distinct pleasure to be in tech week for Memorial Day Pops!…an enormous program of patriotic songs, show tunes and jazz pops music to be performed by the marvelous Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestra Sarah Ioannides Monday, May 25 at 7:30 pm at Zimmerli Amphitheater in Barnet Park, Spartanburg, SC. What a treat this performance will be! In addition to myself, the wonderful child soprano, Emma-Brooke Alley, will delight the audience with her lovely renditions of “Over the Rainbow,” “You Lift Me Up” and a medley from “Frozen.” Our two duets will be highlights of my evening… Jazz lovers will dig Chris Walden’s arrangements from my touring symphony pops show including “When I Fall In Love,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” “Cry Me a River” and “Nice ‘n’ Easy.” In addition to all that, there will be patriotic favorites and Gene Scheer’s wonderful “American Anthem” which I look forward to singing with the full orchestra. Following the concert a spectacular fireworks display will light up the Spartanburg sky! Admission is free, but your $5 donation helps offset the cost of this beautiful regional show. Thank you for your support of live music, and, wherever you are, let’s all say a prayer of thanks for those who have died for our freedom, as well as a prayer for those still in harm’s way serving our country… Wishing a blessed Memorial Day to all.

… and looking so forward to it! In June I return to Big City Recording Studios in L.A. to record once again with the greatest guitarist on the planet, John Chiodini. We (and our stellar band) are slated to record several original songs, and are considering extending the session to include some originals by friends of mine who are also composers. I have been wanting for several years to put an album (or EP) together featuring beautiful songs my highly talented friends in the business have composed, and my chance has finally arrived! If you are a songwriter and would like me to consider recording your songs, by all means, feel free to send me one or two of your best and I’ll consider them for this session… Next month I will have an update about the progress of the recording… In the meantime, we will be accepting album/EP orders in advance to help offset the cost of recording great original jazz works by contemporary composers! If you would like to reserve your copy, please send an email to contact@www.tishoney.com to indicate your interest and we will provide you with pre-payment instructions. Thank you very much for your support of live and recorded jazz!