Antoinette Montague Heats Up Valentine’s Weekend with Concert at Kitano Jazz Lounge in NYC

Jan. 31, 2011 - PRLog -- Jazz and blues vocalist Antoinette Montague (www.antoinettemontague.com) will perform “Love Stories and other tales from the Deep Blue Sea” to a house of romantics at the Kitano Jazz Lounge, Valentine’s Weekend, Feb. 11th and 12th with sets at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM.  The Kitano is located at 66 Park Ave. at E. 38th St., New York City.  
   Performing with Montague will be world-class reedman Bill Easley, Jay Hoggard, vibes, Tommy James, piano, Hassan Shakur, bass, and Payton Crossley, drums.  “Our Valentine’s show will include some standards but with our own unique interpretation,” said Montague.  “We promise this will be a performance for any one loves music, single or together, is in love or might be falling in love. There will be something for everyone.”
   Montague will also perform her original composition “Behind the Smile,” the title song of her newest CD.  “In many ways, this song is a reflection of my life,” explained Montague.  “I could not find an existing song to express all that I wanted to, so I wrote it myself. What a blessing it was to be able to communicate to others the music that, initially, only I could hear. A group of versatile and interpretative musicians gave it life and helped me turn it into a recording and live performance piece.”
                    Montague said the inspiration for writing the song came from a roller coaster of emotions that she experienced in recent years. “We all smile to mask the anger, joy, and sometimes even the ‘nasty’ energy going on inside our hearts and heads.  From my very happy loss of more than 80 lbs of fat to the very sorrowful loss of my beloved sister and a best friend and co-worker, and the bittersweet ending of my marriage, sometimes even my best stage smile could barely camouflage the emptiness that I was feeling.  ‘Behind the Smile’ captures all of these emotions,” said Montague.  “But it’s a song of passion, not sadness. We’re going to put our audience in the mood for love this Valentine’s Weekend!”
                    Seating at Kitano Jazz Lounge is limited.  There is a $25 cover, plus a minimum $15 food and drink tab per person.  The Kitano Hotel has also created a special package reducing their room rate of the hotel and including two tickets to the show. For reservations call: 212-885-7119