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May 15th at 9:30
Entrance : 10€
Swan Bar,
The American Jazz Bar in Montparnasse
165 bd du Montparnasse, 75006
Subways : Vavin, Raspail, Port Royal
close to the famous "Closerie des Lilas"
http://www.swanbar.fr
http://www.myspace.com/swanbar
The Swan Bar is very happy to present for the first time the talented Ursuline Kairson, tonight with Christopher Culpo on piano and Peter Giron on bass.
Ursuline Kairson, born in Chicago,has a background in musical comedy theatre which spans Broadway, Paris and the West End in London. She has performed leading roles in "Two Gentlemen Of Verona with the New York Shakespeare Festival, "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Purlie," and Bubbling Brown Sugar." It was the latter show that brought her to Paris, First to the Theatre de Paris then to the Casino de Paris. She subsequently appeared at the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo in Revues directed by Andre' Levasseur who had years earlier produced and directed shows of Josephine Baker. She was engaged to become the Chanteuse Vedette at one of Paris's leadind cabarets, the Paradis Latin.She performed for the duration of several shows; "Paradisiac", "Champagne", "Hello Paradis" and "Viva Paradis" Miss Kairson has been invited to sing on several occasions at the American Embassy in Paris; performed at the Theatre du Rond Point in "Galaxie U.S.A.--- From Broadway To Hollywood", "Ursuline Sings Broadway" at the Auditorium Des Halles and "From Josephine To Edith Piaf, Songs of Paris" at the residence of the French ambassador in Washington, D.C. She has just returned from her third tour in Africa for the U.S. State Department, promoting cultural exchange and understanding through music.