Lannie is the consummate Big Band singer, alternately belting and crooning throughout this fast-paced show. You won’t be able to sit still when you hear the band’s version of Chick Webb’s “Play Me a Swing Song and Make Me Dance” or Stan Kenton’s/Anita O’Day’s, “Kick It.”

AnySwing Goes! will take you down memory lane with an updated version of Rosemary Clooney’s classic “Mambo Italiano,” and the band’s gorgeous version of the romantic, “Come Rain or Shine.” We guarantee your toes will be tapping to rockers like Big Joe Turner’s,“Roll ‘Em Pete,” Louis Prima’s, “Oh, Babe!” and the suggestive classic jump/jive tune, “Walk Right In, Walk Right Out.” Basie, Goodman, Ellington, Sinatra/Riddle, Harry James, and Louis Jordan. They’ll all be there!

Garrett, as Patsy, is backed by her incredible, 5-piece pedal-steel driven kick-butt country band. Patsy and the band will delight you as they rip and roar their way through classics by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys and many more.

Patsy always gets the audience rolling in the aisles with her irreverent take on all country fans hold sacred. Grown men have been known to cry with laughter when Patsy pokes fun at subjects ranging from plastic surgery, love and marriage, to re-hab and Elvis Presley. Filled with Patsy’s hysterical antics, parody songs and audience participation, this is the perfect show to lighten the mood of any event.

“In between her clowning fans get to hear a voice good enough to make the charts if anyone had the sense to sign Lannie up for real.”

Basie, Goodman, Ellington, Sinatra/Riddle, Harry James, Louis Jordan. They’re all here.

The musicians of Gypsy Swing Revue and Lannie began a musical partnership in 2004. “I have always adored this kind of music, but never found musicians that could play this difficult and very specialized style. Then I met elliot reed. This collaboration has been no less than joyous to me, “ says Lannie.

Lannie Garrett and Gypsy Swing Revue present Acoustic Swing in the style of Django  Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club of Paris. Great dance music! Joyous, uplifting, nostalgic fun! Visually pleasing in classy clothes from the 1940’s and stage presence that  lights up a room!

Great in a concert setting or as a swing dance party.  Violin, Stand up bass, rhythm guitar and virtuoso  guitarist, Elliott Reed.

Tunes include: “La Vie en Rose”, “Moonglow”, “Bie Mir  Bist Du Schoen”, “Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”, “Bye  Bye Blues”, “Cuban Pete”, “Plenty of Money and You” and many more.

“…sassy and amazingly good. These are musician’s musicians and sure to please.”
-Manager of the DNote, Arvada, Colorado

“This band will bring joy to any party. Lannie’s right on  vocals and charisma combined with such musicianship is rare and rewarding.”
–Client: Leopard Communications, Boulder Colorado

In this tribute, Lannie sings some of the greatest songs ever written and between the songs you’ll hear stories about the private life and very public persona of one of the most mercurial, misunderstood and fascinating American icons and singers, Mr. Frank Sinatra.

A fabulous evening of great music and nostalgia: American song classics like: One for My Baby, One for the Road, That’s Life, Fly me to the Moon, Luck be a Lady, All of Me and many, many more songs help to narrate the story of Frank Sinatra’s amazing life and career.

The band is dressed in 1960′s suits ala The Rat Pack and Lannie will step out in pure Sinatra style.

The best musicians in town make up a quintet of: Piano, bass, drums, guitar, sax.

Read what Colorado Drama says about this show:
http://www.coloradodrama.com/chick_sings_frank.html

“I’m a Woman,” draws on Lee’s steamy sexuality, for which she was famous. She was a pioneer in this regard in Caucasian culture, drawing inspiration from African-American songstress Lil Green. Lee’s 1943 recording of Green’s “Why Don’t You Do Right?” with Bennie Goodman was her first #1 hit, selling over a million copies. Lannie’s sassy singing along with Bob Rebholtz’s sizzling sax, keep things hopping.

Garrett’s trademark blues mastery shines in “Don’t Let My Love Grow Cold,” an aching tale that includes an awesome musical conversation between Denver’s favorite redhead and Mike Abbott’s red hot guitar. In addition to Rebholtz and Abbott, Justin Adams on keyboards, Robin Ruscio on bass, and Todd Reid on drums dazzle us with their versatility.

Among Lee’s signature pieces are “I Wanna Be Around,” “Fever,” “Sunny Side of the Street,” “See See Rider,” “Is That All There Is?”, “All Right, Okay, You Win,” and “I’ll Be Seeing You,” the finale accompanied by a sweet visual tribute.

The stage was set in black and white with only a touch of red in the flowers on the piano and in Lannie’s vintage costumes. A framed black and white photo of Gerswhin was highlighted by a pin-spot as it sat on the piano.

The show began with the haunting and familiar refrain from “Rhapsody in Blue”on alto saxophone and kicked into Lannie’s sultry entrance on “Fascinatin’ Rhythm.” It swung into the familiar “Let’s call the Whole Thing Off” and bossa nova-ed the beat on her version of “But not for Me.” The show-stopper was Lannie’s poignant, heart-wrenching rendition of, “I Loves You, Porgy” from Gershwin’s operetta, Porgy and Bess. 

The second half of the evening showcased  a collection of tunes by a group of America’s favorite composers, from Hoagy Carmichael to Johnny Mercer.

Lannie has since performed this show at many corporate events and a sold-out New Year’s extravaganza in 2008. 

“After seeing this show, I chose her to be our entertainer extraordinare for a special fundraiser. I can always count on her. As always, the audience loved her.” –Judy Wolf-Denver Social Activist/Patron of the Arts

Singing the classics from Arlen to Mercer, the memorable from Tom Waits to The Beatles, Garrett’s symphony show is eclectic and entertaining, sophisticated and elegant. Impressed with her critically acclaimed sell-out show at Boettcher Hall, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra asked her to open a summer season of concerts at beautiful, prestigious, Red Rocks Amphitheater.

Her musical scores are beautifully written and arranged by “The Moody Blues” conductor/arranger Larry Baird. Lannie can also custom design a symphony show for you around a special theme or composer. Big Band, Beatles or Broadway. 

“Your innate timing, warmth and magnetism added up to a great success in our concert presention with Bob Hope. Your arranger is a painstaking artist.” –Casper Events Center

“If I had the freedom to do any party, I’d rent Mile-High Stadium, invite 1000 friends and design a theme around the Denver Bronco Champions. Caviar, limos, black tie, the rock band Big Head Todd and Lannie Garrett backed by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.” –RM-News Article