 This week on Pakele Live! with Tony Solis we’re celebrating the release of Brittni Pavia’s new CD, “Tell U What,” with special guest Tom Scott!
At 23 years of age, Brittni is the preeminent female `ukulele player from Hawaiʻi. Affectionately referred to as the `ukulele darling, Brittni is a native of Hilo, on the Big Island. She is a multi-award winning, multi-instrumentalist with a prodigious gift who is wholeheartedly embraced by a global audience.
When she was just 15 years old, Brittni self-produced her award-winning debut recording. Titled “Brittni x 3,” her first outing won the prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award from the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts in 2005 for Most Promising Artist of the Year. Everything you hear on this album is Brittni. The title of the 14-track CD emphasizes her deft lyrical abilities on the `ukulele, slack key guitar, and the bass.
Brittni and her ʻukulele are a brilliant match: both are humble in nature, small in size, and very powerful with proper delivery. Brittni and the ʻukulele in general have gained notoriety, no longer confined by stereotypes about the instrument. There’s a global resurgence in the instrument’s popularity and she is part of the trend.
“Tell U What” is Brittniʻs 5th CD, produced by the legendary Grammy® and Emmy® award winner Tom Scott, who personally requested to play with her at a concert last year and who thinks Paiva is the “real deal” because of her ability to play all kinds of music without losing her identity. “She plays it like a guitar, giving her a wide range of possibilities. She adapts tunes to this instrument, and makes them sound full and rich. She’s doing a great job and has a great future…She’s got a really unique voice in music,” he raved.
 Scott is a renowned composer, arranger, producer, musical director and saxophonist. His thirty-one solo recordings have earned three Grammy® Awards and fourteen Grammy® nominations. Tom’s career as a guest artist spans more than 450 recordings—by such diverse artists as Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Thelonius Monk, the Blues Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Aerosmith. His numerous contributions as a player and arranger include Joni Mitchell’s “Court And Spark,” and Steely Dan’s “Aja”; hit singles like Carole King’s “Jazzman,” Paul McCartney’s “Listen To What The Man Said,” Rod Stewart’s “Do You Think I’m Sexy” and “Soulbook,” Blondie’s “Rapture,” the Captain & Tenille’s “Do That To Me One More Time,” and Whitney Houston’s “Saving All My Love For You.” His credits on movie soundtracks include Taxi Driver, Bladerunner, Heaven Can Wait, Sea Of Love, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc.
Scott also composes film scores, including Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Uptown Saturday Night, Stir Crazy, Hanky Panky, The Sure Thing, Just One Of The Guys, Soul Man and Shakes the Clown. His television composing and conducting credits include the themes for Family Ties, Starsky & Hutch, Square Pegs and background scores for Baretta, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Streets Of San Francisco, National Geographic Explorer, and numerous TV specials and network movies. He has served as Musical Director for the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Celebration at Ford’s Theater, the People’s Choice Awards, Comic Relief, the Carol Burnett Show, the Pat Sajak Show, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Olivia Newton-John, and the GRP All-Star Big Band, among others--and has toured five continents as leader of his own group. He is also active as a clinician throughout the U.S. and Canada, performing and teaching Master Classes in Woodwinds, Arranging & Film Composing.
In addition to Scott, Pavia’s “Tell U What” also features some other well known, award-winning guest artists including: Michael McDonald, Arturo Sandoval, Ray Parker, Jr., and Chuck Findley. Says Scott, “We've put Brittni Paiva and her ukulele in a variety of new and different settings--Jazz, R & B, Pop, Funk, Reggae and even Classical. You will be amazed at the beauty and versatility of this instrument in her very capable hands. With the release of this CD, Brittni will have earned a place among the finest instrumental soloists of today.”
Join host Tony Solis for Pakele Live! Thursday, June 28 from 6:30-8:30pm HST at the Willows Restaurant (901 Hausten St., Honolulu). Those who are unable to attend can watch the live stream on our new site at http://new.livestream.com/pakele (if you “join” Livestream – it’s free – you can sign up to be notified via email or text when we go live! You do not need to “join” through Facebook – you can simply enter your email address and a password.)
Admission is free and all ages are welcome. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. (Doors open at 5:30. Validated valet parking is $3.) Guests may choose from the full nightly buffet ($34.95) or an affordable family-style a la carte menu with prices topping out at $16. Happy hour drink specials are also available.
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Brittni Paiva & sp. guest Tom Scott!!! (Pakele)
Posted - 06/26/2012 : 6:04:17 PM
