Pink Martini’s “Zundoko-bushi” Debuts

PINK MARTINI RELEASE SPECIAL 7” SINGLE

VINYL NOW AVAILABLE VIA NEW GENEROUS PAYMENT PLATFORM

INTERNATIONAL FALL/WINTER TOUR CONFIRMED

“Pink Martini is a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure…if the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” —Thomas Lauderdale

Pink Martini‘s first ever 7” vinyl single is available today as a pay-what-you-want sale. The single includes the A-side “Zundoko-bushi,” which was featured on the band’s acclaimed 2013 album Get Happy, along with a previously unreleased instrumental B-side, “Foxy Strut” (named after singer China Forbes’ dog Foxy). For the release, the band and their label, Heinz Records, have partnered with another Portland, OR-based company, Generous. Each purchase on the e-commerce platform benefits charity and allows fans to pay-what-they-want. In addition to the 7”, the Pink Martini Generous store will include the digital songs, a new Pink Martini T-shirt as well as signed copies of Get Happy. Visit the store here: https://genero.us/pinkmartini/zundoko-bushi.

The globally acclaimed “little orchestra” will continue their sold-out worldwide tour this fall and winter, including two special New Year’s Eve performances at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall. Additionally, the band is currently collaborating with renowned choreographer Nicolo Fonte on a special program in celebration of the Oregon Ballet Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Season. The performances, which run through October 18, feature the band playing their iconic songs, as well as new material, live on stage alongside the Ballet. See below for complete tour information.

2014 has been a seminal year within the world of Pink Martini. Now celebrating 20 years as a musical collective, the band released their eighth studio album in March to widespread acclaim. Dream A Little Dream features a special collaboration with Sofia, Melanie, Amanda and August von Trapp—the actual great-grandchildren of Captain and Maria von Trapp—as well as special guests Wayne Newton, Jack Hanna, The Chieftains and Charmian Carr (the original Liesl in the film version of The Sound of Music). Listen to a recent interview from NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday with The von Trapps, bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes and host Scott Simon here. Additionally, in June, Pink Martini was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame and, just earlier this month, were inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. Moreover, Lauderdale was recently honored with an “Oregon History Makers” award presented by the Oregon Historical Society.

Lauderdale—a Harvard graduate and classically trained pianist—founded Pink Martini in 1994 to play political fundraisers for progressive causes such as civil rights, affordable housing and public broadcasting. In the years since, the band’s albums have collectively sold over three million copies worldwide, all on the bands’ own label, Heinz Records.

Pink Martini band-members:
•Thomas Lauderdale (piano)
•China Forbes (vocals)
•Storm Large (vocals)
•Timothy Nishimoto (vocals and percussion)
•Robert Taylor (trombone)
•Gavin Bondy (trumpet)
•Phil Baker (bass)
•Dan Faehnle (guitar)
•Pansy Chang (cello)
•Nicholas Crosa (violin)
•Maureen Love (harp)
•Brian Lavern Davis (congas, drums and percussion)
•Anthony Jones (drums and percussion)

PINK MARTINI CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
October 11-18 Portland, OR Oregon Ballet Theatre at Keller Auditorium†
October 21 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg Rabozaal†
October 22 Brussels, Belgium Centre for Fine Arts†
October 23 Roubaix, France Le Colisée†
October 27 Coventry, United Kingdom Warwick Arts Centre†
October 28 Cardiff, United Kingdom Wales Millennium Centre*
October 29 Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge Corn Exchange*
October 30 London, United Kingdom Eventim Apollo*
November 1 Brighton, United Kingdom Brighton Dome*
November 2 Dublin, Ireland National Concert Hall†
November 3 Manchester, United Kingdom Bridgewater Hall*
November 4 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Usher Hall†
November 6 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus†
November 7 Geneva, Switzerland Theatre du Leman†
November 8 Aix-en-Provence, France Grand Theatre de Provence†
November 10 Toulouse, France Halle aux Grains†
November 12 Paris, France Théâtre des Folies Bergère†
December 5 Yountville, CA Napa Valley Performing Arts Center‡
December 6 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Performing Arts§
December 7 Escondido, CA California Center for the Arts‡
December 12 & 13 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall‡
December 19 & 20 Raleigh, NC Meymandi Concert Hall‡
December 31 Los Angeles, CA Walt Disney Concert Hall (2 shows)#

†with singer China Forbes
*with singer China Forbes and special guests The von Trapps
‡with singer Storm Large
§with singers China Forbes and Storm Large
#with singer China Forbes and special guests The von Trapps, Ari Shapiro and more