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Pink Martini
Pink Martini is a band from Portland, Oregon. It is a 12-piece music band that was created by pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale in 1994. They are known for blending latin, classical, lounge, and jazz music.

Pink Martini was formed in order to play for political functions in Portland, Oregon. The band made its first European appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. Right up to 2003, the band toured many countries. These countries include Portugal, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Monaco, Taiwan, Lebanon and the U.S. where they performed with other musicians or on their own.

Sympathique, Pink Martini's debut album, was launched by their own label, Heinz Records. More than 1.3 million copies of this album were sold internationally.

By October 2004, Pink Martini launched their second album called Hang on Little Tomato. Pink Martini's CD release concert sold out quick enough for the band to announce a second live show night. When the band moved from their first to their second album, Pepe Raphael, their guest-singer, parted so that he could work with his other band Pepe and the Bottle Blondes. This allowed lead singer China Forbes to carry on writing songs with Lauderdale. This effort helped the band to maintain an original direction.

Pink Martini songs have grown to be quite well known. They have appeared in movies too. To name a few, their songs appear in films such as Josie and the Pussycats, In the Cut, Nurse Betty, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Tortilla Soup. Their songs have also been used for television shows. These would include The Sopranos, The West Wing, and Dead Like Me. The band's song "No Hay Problema" is used as background/setup tune for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003.Pink Martini performed live on New Year's Eve, 2005. This performance that was at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon was aired live on National Public Radio's Toast of the Nation. It is also available on DVD.With some help from Norman Leyden, the band began performing with other orchestras across the nation. This widened the bands fan base. On June 1, 2007, the bands members were guests on the BBC Two Later with Jools Holland TV music programme.

Pink Martini is described as a romantic Hollywood musical from the 1940s or 50s. however, it has a global perspective that reflects its modern touch. Founder and artistic director Thomas M. Lauderdale, says We bring melodies and rhythms from different parts of the world together to create something which is new and beautiful.

Thomas M. Lauderdale, the bands founder and pianist, says Both China Forbes and I come from multicultural families, and all of us in the band have studied different languages and music from different parts of the world. So inevitably, because everyone in the band contributes in the writing and arranging of songs, the repertoire is wildly diverse. At one moment, you feel like you're in the middle of a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro, and in the next moment, you are suddenly in a French music hall of the 1930s or in a palazzo in Napoli. It's like an urban musical travelogue.

Pink Martini is an outstanding orchestra, a group of the finest artists in America that has awed many thousands with its sensational live performances and its mind blowing albums. This awesome band originates from the city of Portland within the US state of Oregon. It plays music that is a mix of classical music, jazz, lounge music and Latin music. Pink Martini was founded in 1994 and has been entertaining Americans and many others all over the world since then. In the US, this awesome music outfit is signed onto the record label, Heinz, the label Naive in Europe and Wrasse within the UK. This min orchestra is made up of thirteen highly talented artists; China Forbes on vocals, Thomas Lauderdale on the piano, Robert Taylor playing the trombone, Gavin Bondy playing the trumpet, Brian Lavern Davis on percussion, Derek Rieth also on percussion, Martin Zarzar playing the drums, Phil Baker playing upright bass, Timothy Nishimoto on vocals and playing the percussion, Nicholas Crosa playing the violin, Pansy Chang playing the cello, Dan Faehnle playing the guitar and Maureen Love playing the harp.

This awesome orchestra, referred to as a little orchestra, plays music that is a mix of different genres from all over the world that also includes pop music. Pink Martini have played with some thirty of the greatest orchestras in the world and appeared at venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hollywood Bowl and the Kennedy Center. Their performances have been shown live on NPR and this band has appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman as well as on BBC. Thus, this is an orchestra to be seen live, something done in a click with Pink Martini Tickets.