Cyro Baptista Concert - Poster

April 15th,  Sunday at 7pmConcert With 

Cryo Baptista

Grammy Award Winning Percussionist

and

Todd Clouser's Jazz Fusion Band " A Love Electric"

 One Night Only at

Teatro Luna Azul

plus
DRUMMING WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH (free)
4 pm Sunday, April 15

Every adult who buys a ticket for the concert (Cost:  150 pesos) makes one youth eligible

to see the concert for free. Bring the youth to the drum workshop, and be a part of this 

extraordinary experience also.

Tickets 150 pesos at Tecolote Bookstore

www.cyrobaptista.com

Coming April, 2012, legendary percussionist Cyro Baptista (Sting, John Zorn, Yo-Yo Ma) and Neo jazz-rock burners A Love Electric will combine for a tour of Mexico that will serve as part philanthropy, part record release, and part creation. For two weeks, A Love Electric (Clouser, Hecht, Cruz, Aanderud, Allen) and Cyro will be traveling through the country, providing workshops to area youth, performing in some of Mexico's most celebrated venues, and recording two pieces of music highlighting their interaction with children of all socioeconomic backgrounds and experience as "musicians". Each performance will feature a set of music from Cyro (40 min), a set of A Love Electric (60 min), and culminate in a collaborative performance (20 min). Workshops will take place throughout the tour at selected schools, culture and charity centers, and feature an engaging, inclusive, and spirited opportunity for all children to discover and develop their own voice through sound.  The tour confronts the traditional model of bands out on the road, leaving behind a "perform and sell" approach for an interactive experience for communities as well as the musicians, all working towards the creation of the final product of new music.

Since arriving in the U.S. in 1980 from his native country Brazil, Cyro Baptista has emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the United States and abroad. Coinciding with the rise in the public’s interest of world music, Cyro has managed to record and tour with some of music’s most popular names. His mastery of Brazilian percussion and the many instruments he creates himself, have catapulted him into world renown.

With his own project, the percussion and dance ensemble known as 'Beat the Donkey' Cyro gives free reign to his imagination, mixing his tremendous musical skills, his natural humor and theatrical ways with instruments from Brazil, Middle East, Indonesia, Africa and US.

Cyro's credits read like a "Who’s Who" of modern music. He toured extensively with Yo-Yo Ma's Brazil Project, Trey Anastasio's Band (of Phish), John Zorn's Electric Masada, Herbie Hancock's Grammy award winning "Gershwin’s World" , Sting and Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the Saints". (www.cyrobaptista.com)

   A Love Electric embodies the international spirit of the creative music scene, featuring players from Mexico, the United States, and Argentina, touring throughout Latin America, the USA, and Europe. The band, led by guitarist Todd Clouser, and their unique brand of groove inflected jazz rock have risen from a small club act to being signed by renowned Ropeadope Records and on to Royal Potato Family Records (New York, NY) in just one year. The A Love Electric concert is a must see for any fan of creative music, the 5 musicians, all masters of their craft, creating an energy explorative and driving. The infectious live show has taken A Love Electric to stages from Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA to Jazz Dock in Prague, Czech Republic to Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. 

   A Love Electric will be releasing two new records as part of the tour, the cover's-centered "20th Century Folk Selections, featuring songs by 60's protest singer Malvina Reynolds to the Beastie Boys, and the all-original "Entre". Both albums feature Cyro Baptista as a guest. (www.aloveelectric.com)

" A blistering neo-jazz rock quintet" - The Prague Post, June 15 2011 

 "An impressive modern outfit that takes its cues from fuzzed-out acid rock and laid-back vintage funk." - TIME OUT NYC, Dec 2011

 Todd Clouser en LA RAZON - http://www.razon.com.mx/spip.php?article74563

"(Cyro is)…The man the stars call when they want that otherworldly flavor in the mix…" - Time Out New York

Cryo Baptista - Grammy Winning Percussionist, April 15th!

April 15th,  Sunday at 7pm

Concert With 
Cryo Baptista
Grammy Award Winning Percussionist
Y La Orchestra Antropofagica del Amor

With  Jazz  Band "Love Electric"

 One Night Only at

Teatro Luna Azul

plus
DRUMMING WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH (free)
4 pm Sunday, April 15

Every adult who buys a ticket for the concert (Cost:  150 pesos) makes one youth eligible

to see the concert for free. Bring the youth to the drum workshop, and be a part of this 

extraordinary experience also.

Tickets 150 pesos at Tecolote Bookstore

www.cyrobaptista.com

Coming April, 2012, legendary percussionist Cyro Baptista (Sting, John Zorn, Yo-Yo Ma) and Neo jazz-rock burners A Love Electric will combine for a tour of Mexico that will serve as part philanthropy, part record release, and part creation. For two weeks, A Love Electric (Clouser, Hecht, Cruz, Aanderud, Allen) and Cyro will be traveling through the country, providing workshops to area youth, performing in some of Mexico's most celebrated venues, and recording two pieces of music highlighting their interaction with children of all socioeconomic backgrounds and experience as "musicians". Each performance will feature a set of music from Cyro (40 min), a set of A Love Electric (60 min), and culminate in a collaborative performance (20 min). Workshops will take place throughout the tour at selected schools, culture and charity centers, and feature an engaging, inclusive, and spirited opportunity for all children to discover and develop their own voice through sound.  The tour confronts the traditional model of bands out on the road, leaving behind a "perform and sell" approach for an interactive experience for communities as well as the musicians, all working towards the creation of the final product of new music.

Since arriving in the U.S. in 1980 from his native country Brazil, Cyro Baptista has emerged as one of the premier percussionists in the United States and abroad. Coinciding with the rise in the public’s interest of world music, Cyro has managed to record and tour with some of music’s most popular names. His mastery of Brazilian percussion and the many instruments he creates himself, have catapulted him into world renown.

With his own project, the percussion and dance ensemble known as 'Beat the Donkey' Cyro gives free reign to his imagination, mixing his tremendous musical skills, his natural humor and theatrical ways with instruments from Brazil, Middle East, Indonesia, Africa and US.

Cyro's credits read like a "Who’s Who" of modern music. He toured extensively with Yo-Yo Ma's Brazil Project, Trey Anastasio's Band (of Phish), John Zorn's Electric Masada, Herbie Hancock's Grammy award winning "Gershwin’s World" , Sting and Paul Simon's "Rhythm of the Saints". (www.cyrobaptista.com)

   A Love Electric embodies the international spirit of the creative music scene, featuring players from Mexico, the United States, and Argentina, touring throughout Latin America, the USA, and Europe. The band, led by guitarist Todd Clouser, and their unique brand of groove inflected jazz rock have risen from a small club act to being signed by renowned Ropeadope Records and on to Royal Potato Family Records (New York, NY) in just one year. The A Love Electric concert is a must see for any fan of creative music, the 5 musicians, all masters of their craft, creating an energy explorative and driving. The infectious live show has taken A Love Electric to stages from Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA to Jazz Dock in Prague, Czech Republic to Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. 

   A Love Electric will be releasing two new records as part of the tour, the cover's-centered "20th Century Folk Selections, featuring songs by 60's protest singer Malvina Reynolds to the Beastie Boys, and the all-original "Entre". Both albums feature Cyro Baptista as a guest. (www.aloveelectric.com)

" A blistering neo-jazz rock quintet" - The Prague Post, June 15 2011 

 "An impressive modern outfit that takes its cues from fuzzed-out acid rock and laid-back vintage funk." - TIME OUT NYC, Dec 2011

 Todd Clouser en LA RAZON - http://www.razon.com.mx/spip.php?article74563

"(Cyro is)…The man the stars call when they want that otherworldly flavor in the mix…" - Time Out New York

Cyro Baptista y A Love Electric, girando juntos.

En el próximo mes de abril del 2012, Cyro Baptista legendario percusionista Brasileño (Sting, John Zorn, Yo-Yo Ma) y A Love Electric, banda explosiva de Neo Jazz-Rock, realizarán juntos una gira por México, la cual tendrá tres facetas, una filantrópica, el lanzamiento de un nuevo disco de estudio y un espacio para la creación. A Love Electric (Clouser, Hecht, Cruz, Aanderud, Allen) y Cyro, viajarán por México durante dos semanas, ofreciendo talleres para niños y jóvenes de escasos recursos, tocarán en los principales foros del país y grabarán dos piezas musicales destacando la interacción con los niños y los músicos experimentados.

Cada presentación ofrecerá un set musical de 40 minutos por parte de Cyro Baptista y uno de 60 minutos por parte de A Love Electric, culminando con 20 minutos de Cyro y A Love Electric juntos.

Los talleres ofrecidos durante la gira se impartirán en escuelas, centros de cultura y centros de caridad, de esta manera los participantes tendrán la oportunidad única de descubrir y desarrollar su propia voz a través del sonido. Esta gira romperá con el modelo tradicional de “Tocar y cobrar”, mediante el acercamiento a la comunidad y a los músicos, con el único objetivo de crear música.

Cyro Baptista Desde que Cyro Baptista arribó a los Estados Unidos en 1980 procedente de Brasil, su país natal, emergió como uno de los percusionistas más creativos y constantes a lo largo y ancho del territorio norteamericano. Cyro ha logrado grabar y hacer giras con músicos de gran calidad y renombre. Su maestría en la percusión brasileña y los instrumentos musicales que él mismo crea lo han catapultado a recorrer todo el mundo llevando su música. Con su proyecto de percusión y danza conocido como “Beat the Donkey”, Cyro da rienda suelta a su imaginación, combinando sus habilidades musicales, su natural sentido del humor y su faceta teatral, utilizando instrumentos musicales

de Brasil, Medio Oriente, Indonesia, África y los Estados Unidos. Cyro ha compartido giras mundiales con el proyecto brasileño Yo-Yo Ma´s, Trey Anastasio´s Band (of Phish), Masada de John Zorn, con Herbie Hancock, ganador de un grammy con “Gershwin´s World, además de colaborar con Sting y Paul Simon en “Rhythm of the Saints”. (www.cyrobaptista.com).

“(Cyro es….), el hombre al cual las estrellas llaman cuando quieren un sabor onírico en la mezcla…” -Time Out News

New actors in ...and Then There Were Nun

Tristan Bacon sparkles as Sister Vivien Leigh: 

Tristan is thrilled to be part of Blue Moon Productions show ' And Then There Was Nun'.  

On loan from Vancouver, Canada, Tristan is a director, actor and writer educated at Capilano University in Acting for Stage and Screen, currently serving as Artistic Director for workingclasstheatre, a theatre company started in 2009 to promote contemporary and new canadian works of theatre as well as the works emerging artists. Selected past acting credits include Forty-Deuce (Big Bone Equity co-op), Mobilis in Mobili (rice&beans), Sorkaboni & Musorika (RAOC), and A Christmas Carol (Spectral Theatre). Past directing credits include Out Of The Flying Pan, Little Brother:Little Sister and The School for Wives (workingclasstheatre). Tristan is returning home after the production to complete work on A Rope Of Sand and Hive:The New Bees, two original collaboative projects based in Vancouver. He would like to thank Isabel, Raul and the cast of the show for letting him do what he loves in paradise.




Marilyn Monroe Played by Actress Tara Miller

Tara Miller moved to Pescadero several years ago from British Columbia, Canada, where she was involved in local theater.  She has always had a secret passion around playing Marilyn Monroe.  As she says " I love a great persona as much as the next gal, and I've been looking forward to channeling Marilyn Monroe as long as I can remember. Theater is in my blood and I am thrilled to have this opportunity to be back in the spotlight.  Many thanks to Blue Moon Productions."

Last Performances at Teatro Luna Azul are:
Friday, March 9th and

Saturday, March 10th
Doors open at 6:30pm. 

Show starts at 7:30pm

Tickets: 200 pesos at Tecolote Bookstore

Will Call Tickets: contact bluemooninbaja@yahoo.com

Accommodations:  http://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/12/hotels-in-todos-santos.html

Directions:  ttp://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/11/directions-to-teatro-luna-azul.html

Barry Cloyd Coming March 6th and 7th!

Directions:  ttp://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/11/directions-to-teatro-luna-azul.html

 

Movie Stars, Mayhem & Murder...

Movie Stars, Mayhem & Murder
by Hedda Lauper   Photos by Laurie Bauer

If spending a beautiful Baja evening under the stars, sipping a toddy, laughing and enjoying Blue Moon Production 's latest play sounds like the perfect evening out, then  make sure you get yourself out to see 'And Then There Was Nun'.   Presented on the classically designed stage of Teatro Luna Azul in the the charming Pueblo Magico of Todos Santos, this is a unique destination that you must see.

'And Then There Was Nun' combines a little of Agatha Christie and a lot of old Hollywood trivia amid the gutsy all-out performances of local actors.  It’s a fun, witty and campy ride with a star studded cast of Hollywood Icons.  Audiences love it, the cast is obviously having a blast and everyone leaves the venue feeling good!

The staging and costuming, all in some version of black and white art deco, is truly quite stunning.  Many of the props, beautifully crafted and detailed, were created by gifted artist Marilyn Doran. Greatly influenced by her grandmother and great-grandmother, Doran learned early on that she could make “something special out of discarded materials.”  Years later, as co-owner with husband Larry of a manufacturing plant that made high quality speakers for large venues, her access to various materials dramatically increased as they traveled the world.  Huge themed parties and fabulous productions for her kids’ schools all became an opportunity for Marilyn to utilize her versatile talents and visions.  

In ' And Then There Was Nun' , Doran’s props…among them a red herring, a plate of crackers/cheese, a loaf of bread…are so life-like that the actors marvel at the authenticity. Director/producer/actress Isabel Smyth emphasizes, “When the set, props and costumes are more authentic, the entire production is exponentially enhanced.”

Joining Katherine Hepburn (Isabel Smyth) on stage are Alfred Hitchcock (Robert Hall), Hattie McDaniels (Miriam Sanchez), Vivien Leigh (Jeanne Rogers), Joan Crawford (Vickie Butler), Bette Davis (Pat Raines), Gloria Swanson (Anita Harris), Tallulah Bankhead (Donna Schultz), Mae West (Kat Wilson), Marilyn Monroe (Valma Brenton/Tara Miller) and Judy Garland (Marilyn Martin).

For a mysterious, merry evening of local theater, plan to attend a performance of 'And Then There Was Nun' on February 17-18; March 2-3; or March 9-10.  Tickets can be purchased at Tecolote Bookstore for 200 pesos.  Out of towner's  can reserve 'will call ' tickets by contacting bluemooninbaja@yahoo.com.    Doors open at 6:30 PM (Yes, there is a well-stocked bar!); curtain is at 7:30 PM.

Dance Music (and Dinner Night) with Todd Clouser's Band

 ' Todd Clouser Real Blues Revue'  

Join us for a night of infectious, deep hearted blues guaranteed to get you dancing.  Serving Pasta dinner with organic salad from 6pm on and also a variety of drinks.

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

50 peso cover

Todd Clouser, Sebastian Dimarco, Sergio Hesting playing their energetic take on the music of the deep delta blues on through Chicago electric blues days. Clouser, a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, has made a name for himself on the international creative music scene with his jazz rock quintet A Love Electric, performing throughout Europe, Latin America, and the United States, but it is his love for the blues that roots his writing and unique voice as a guitar player which garner him acclaim. 

www.toddclouser.com

      

"A gem ... Clouser spices the All- American vibe of guitarist Bill Frisell with some Jimi Hendrix fire..." - The Philadelphia Inquirer, 8 - 7 - 2011  


Accommodations:  http://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/12/hotels-in-todos-santos.html

Directions:  ttp://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/11/directions-to-teatro-luna-azul.html

"And Then There Were Nun" Next Show Dates: FEb.17/18 and March 2/3

"And Then There Were Nun"


New 2012 Show Dates: 

Friday, January 20th 
Friday, February 17th 
Saturday, February 18th

Friday, March 2nd
Saturday, March 3rd 

Friday, March 9th and
Saturday, March 10th

Doors open at 6:30pm. 
Show starts at 7:30pm

Tickets: 200 pesos at Tecolote Bookstore

Will Call Tickets: contact bluemooninbaja@yahoo.com


Accommodations:  http://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/12/hotels-in-todos-santos.html

Directions:  ttp://tsbmp.blogspot.com/2011/11/directions-to-teatro-luna-azul.html


" And Then There Was Nun"

Here's what people are saying about this great new comedy after it's opening in December at Teatro Luna Azul: 

"We were mesmerized by the performance and drawn completely away into never, never land of slick one liners and stiletto insults. 

"Bravo, bravo, bravo for a job beautifully done.  We were thoroughly entertained and vicariously stars ourselves for the evening"

"A delightful play!...the parts played of famous movie stars of long ago were totally believable.  Even the voices sounded like the real historical actors!... Lots of laughs...Well done! "