PS CLASSICS Presents Jessica Molaskey "A GOOD DAY"

INSPIRED BY PEGGY LEE AND THE MUSIC OF THE 1950s

FEATURING JAZZ GREATS JOHN PIZZARELLI, BUCKY PIZZARELLI, RAY KENNEDY, KEN PEPLOWSKI AND TONY TEDESCO

PS CLASSICS has announced the release of "A Good Day" (ps-311), the follow-up solo CD from jazz and theatre vocalist Jessica Molaskey, through http://psclassics.com/ and in stores nationwide. The all-star jazz band features her husband, guitarist-singer John Pizzarelli on guitar and vocals, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Ray Kennedy on piano, Tony Tedesco on drums and Ken Peplowski on clarinet. The arrangements are by John Pizzarelli, Ray Kennedy, Don Sebesky and Dick Lieb. The recording was produced by Allen J. Sviridoff and John Pizzarelli with Tommy Krasker serving as executive producer for PS Classics.

"A Good Day" is the eagerly awaited follow up to Jessica's first CD, "Pentimento" (ps-205), which was released last year to enthusiastic response. As "Pentimento" put a jazzy new twist on popular songs of the 1920s and 1930s, now Jessica sashays into the 1950s with a collection inspired by the song stylings of Peggy Lee and her own guitarist-husband Dave Barbour. The CD brings spirit and swing to numbers by Lee and Barbour ("It's A Good Day," "I Don't Know Enough About You"), new songs in style of the era by Molaskey and John Pizzarelli ("Adam & Eve," "I Wouldn't Trade You") and classic standards ("Side by Side," "Somebody Loves Me").

Jessica Molaskey has performed with the "First Family of Cool" - John, Bucky and Martin Pizzarelli - at venues around the world from FEINSTEIN'S AT THE REGENCY in New York City to the Montreal Jazz Festival. Jessica has also been featured at Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series, CARNEGIE HALL, JOE'S PUB, RAINBOW & STARS, and with orchestras and in concert venues across the country.

As a theatre actress, she was most recently featured at Lincoln Center Theatre's new musical "A Man Of No Importance" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Other major credits include the world premieres of the new musicals "3HREE," directed by Hal Prince and the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical "Wise Guys," directed by Sam Mendes. She was featured in the Tony Award winning musical "Parade," directed by Mr. Prince, at Lincoln Center and "Songs For A New World," directed by Daisy Prince, in which she introduced the new standard "Stars and the Moon."

PS Classics is helmed by Tommy Krasker and Philip Chaffin. Its celebrated solo CDs include Christine Andreas' "Here's to the Ladies" (named one of the Top 10 albums of the year by USA Today), Jessica Molaskey's "Pentimento," Darius de Haas' "Day Dream: Variations on Strayhorn," and Chaffin's own "Where Do I Go From You?" Cast albums range from Vincent Youmans' 1932 musical "Through the Years" to Ricky Ian Gordon's recent setting of Langston Hughes poetry, "Only Heaven." Recent releases include Lauren Kennedy's "Songs of Jason Robert Brown," the premiere cast recording of Michael John LaChiusa's "First Lady Suite" and "The Maury Yeston Songbook." PS Classics is distributed by Image Entertainment.

For more information, please visit http://www.psclassics.com/.

 

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