BWW's 12 Days of Christmas with Jennifer Ashley Tepper- Lindsay Mendez Does a Christmas Scat

By: Dec. 20, 2015
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Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a special countdown. This year we've invited Director of Programming at Feinstein's/54 Below and author of The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1 and Volume 2, Jennifer Ashley Tepper to share her favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made her list!

This thrilling, scat-heavy interpretion of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" was arranged by Lynne Shankel, for maximum jazz impact by Lindsay Mendez. Who can do what she can do? If you are looking for a Christmas gift of music for a Broadway-lover in your life, look no further than Lindsay Mendez & Marco Paguia's recording, "This Time"... their smooth style and interpretations will make you want to curl up with a glass of wine and a blanket by the Christmas tree, but you'll be drunk on music before you can be drunk on alcohol. (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-time/id648778423) It is truly one of my favorite albums. And go see the talented Lynne Shankel's work on Broadway - her orchestrations and arrangements can be heard in Allegiance!
Still on the hunt for a great holiday gift for a Broadway-lover in your life? Tepper's The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available now and will look perfect under the tree this year!

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