Bangkok--11 Oct--The Conrad Hotel
The Diplomat Bar at The Conrad Hotel, welcomes a new jazz diva “Mandy Gaines” from USA, to The Diplomat Bar!
Mandy’s performances are refreshing, soulful and exciting, with more than 10 years of professional experience, entertains and delights audiences throughout the world.
Meet Mandy on Mondays to Fridays from 19:30 hrs., and Saturdays from 21.45 hrs., from now until 6 January 2007. Diplomat’s Happy Hour “Pay 1 Get 2” daily from 16.00 — 18.00 hrs. and Friday Happy Long Hours from 12:00 — 18:00 hrs.
For reservations, please call 0 2690 9999 , Email : [email protected]
About Mandy
Mandy began singing early in high school, and further developed her voice and stage presence in college, community and professional theatre. She continues to improve and grow through her gifted interpretations of jazz, pop, R&B and soul classics, as well as writing and performing original works.
In 1988 Mandy was recruited by Coca-Cola Taiwan to join MIT, an original recording and performing group. With MIT she toured island-wide to promote their release, "We Can Be One." She also recorded with several Asian pop stars, and maintained a spot as an on-air radio personality at ICRT, Taiwan's number one English-Chinese radio station. After leaving MIT, Mandy started her own jazz trio and continued to perform in Taiwan until her departure in 1991.
Upon her return to the United States, Mandy was hired as a featured vocalist at the Oldenberg Dinner Theatre Entertainment Complex of Cincinnati, followed by two years with her jazz and R&B trio on the Star of Cincinnati, a floating restaurant and club on the Ohio River.
In 1995 Mandy began travelling to Europe. Upon meeting local musicians, she began to perform regularly throughout Belgium and France in local clubs and at concerts and festivals. She continues to be invited back annually.
In the fall of 1996 Mandy was selected to perform in Munich as a member of the SisterCity Cultural Exchange Program and the following year she was selected to perform the same program in Zurich. She was also invited to entertain the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, to commemorate the inaugural flight and joint venture of Delta and Sabena airlines.
Back in Cincinnati, Mandy was chosen to be the opening act for Herbie Hancock and shortly after that, was nominated Best R&B vocalist in Cincinnati's annual music award show, the Cammys.
Upon returning to Asia to perform in clubs in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand, in 1998 Mandy sang as back-up vocalist for Taiwan's top male vocalist Harlem Yu and recorded with Taiwan pop star Emil Chou.
June 2002 saw Mandy receiving an invitation to Diego Garcia Military Installation in the Indian Ocean to sing the British and American national anthems and perform with JazzEx, her quartet of New York-based jazz musicians.
In August 2002 Mandy returned to Taiwan for her own major concert accompanied by Blaze, the number one jazz group from Austin, Texas.
In October 2002, Mandy performed at the international jazz club "Storeyville" in Helsinki, Finland and was invited back in January 2003 to perform in the club's anniversary concert accompanied by an international all-star sextet.
Mandy returned to perform for the American and British troops at Diego Garcia Military Installation in February 2003. She performed as Artist in Residence from March 2003 through June 2004 at the Regent Hotel, Singapore.
Following her Artist in Residence stay in Southeast Asia, Mandy made a European tour in August 2004, performing in clubs in Paris, Brussels and Helsinki. She was then invited to perform at the European Chamber of Commerce Gala Ball in Taipei, Taiwan.
Visit Mandy website at http://www.mandygaines.com
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