{"id":111414,"date":"2022-03-11T23:34:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T04:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111414"},"modified":"2022-03-11T23:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T04:34:10","slug":"local-jazz-singer-corinne-mammana-praised-by-jazztimes-for-superb-technique-makes-sellersville-theater-debut-with-a-jazzy-disney-songbook-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111414","title":{"rendered":"Local Jazz Singer Corinne Mammana Praised By JazzTimes for \u201cSuperb Technique\u201d makes Sellersville Theater Debut with \u201cA Jazzy Disney Songbook Concert\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lehigh Valley based jazz singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist and bandleader Corinne Mammana and her band will perform <em>A Jazzy Disney Songbook Concert <\/em>Friday, April 1st at 8pm at the <strong>Sellersville Theater<\/strong>. The concert will celebrate the Disney songbook via Mammana\u2019s jazzy arrangements of classic and modern Disney songs from the 1930s to present day. This marks Mammana\u2019s debut at this historic venue.<\/p>\n<p>Praised by JazzTimes for \u201csuperb technique\u201d and All About Jazz for her \u201csheer genius\u201d arrangements, Mammana is passionate about preserving the music of the past while placing her own personal spin on the American Songbook, as well as popular tunes from the past few decades. With creative arrangements sung in a sophisticated and soothing style, fans have described Mammana\u2019s voice as a cross between Norah Jones, Julie London and Stacey Kent.<\/p>\n<p>The band will feature legendary bass player <strong>Gene Perla <\/strong>(worked with Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, to name a few), <strong>Patrick Kerssen <\/strong>on piano, and <strong>Vernon J. Mobley <\/strong>on drums. Audience members can expect to hear reimagined Disney favorites, everything from <em>Cinderella, <\/em>to <em>101 Dalmatians, <\/em>to <em>Frozen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $21.50 to $29.50. Kids 12 and under $11.50.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More about Corinne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Corinne has released two albums\u2014 \u201cUnder an August Moon\u201d (2016 EP) and \u201cYes, No, Next\u201d (2020) which both received international praise.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Mammana opened for Grammy nominated jazz singer Cyrille Aim\u00e9e. In New York City, Mammana has performed at Birdland Jazz Club (<em>Jim Caruso\u2019s Cast Party)<\/em>, the Metropolitan Room and the Duplex Cabaret Theatre. She has also performed\u00a0 \u00a0at\u00a0 \u00a0Philadelphia\u02bcs\u00a0 \u00a0Chris\u02bc Jazz\u00a0 \u00a0Cafe,\u00a0 \u00a0the\u00a0 \u00a0legendary\u00a0 \u00a0Deer\u00a0 \u00a0Head\u00a0 \u00a0Inn, Musikfest and countless other clubs and concert halls on the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Mammana holds a Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University where she was classically trained in voice. She performed in professional theaters for many years before discovering her passion for jazz.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corinne is currently available for interview.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, please contact <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@corinnemusic.com\"><strong>info@corinnemusic.com<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corinnemusic.com\/\"><strong>www.corinnemusic.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lehigh Valley based jazz singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist and bandleader Corinne Mammana and her band will perform A Jazzy Disney Songbook Concert Friday, April 1st at 8pm at the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111414\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local Jazz Singer Corinne Mammana Praised By JazzTimes for \u201cSuperb Technique\u201d makes Sellersville Theater Debut with \u201cA Jazzy Disney Songbook Concert\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1024,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Corinne-Mammana.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=111414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/111415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=111414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=111414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=111414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}