Pink Martini All-Stars present A Season of Stars
About This Event
Pink Martini All-Stars brings the Portland-based ensemble's multilingual repertoire and orchestral arrangements to Brooklyn Paramount for A Season of Stars. Formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale and often fronted by co-lead vocalists China Forbes and Storm Large, the group's set moves among classical touchstones, Latin rhythms, traditional pop and French-inflected jazz, favoring arrangement and tone over spectacle.
About A Season of Stars
At Brooklyn Paramount, A Season of Stars hosts Pink Martini in a jazz-leaning program that treats the concert hall like a crossroads. Founded in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale and often led by vocalists China Forbes and Storm Large, the Portland ensemble moves through a multilingual songbook and orchestral-style charts that borrow from old pop, film music, and dance rhythms. The group has long been a fixture on New York stages rather than a premiere story, part of the city’s ongoing appetite for cosmopolitan repertoire. One clear takeaway is how deliberately the arrangements foreground ensemble color over solo display.
About the Artist
Pink Martini
Pink Martini is a Portland-based ensemble formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, often described by its members as a small orchestra built to move between classical touchstones, Latin rhythms, traditional pop, and jazz.