Cathy is a 30-year veteran teacher-composer-producer-performer. Critic Zan Stewart of the Los Angeles Times summed up her talent: "In Control: Jazz singer Segal-Garcia's style leans toward heavily melodic vehicles that show off her flowing, at-ease, rhythmic sense ? A voice that's soft and warm as cashmere." Visit her website: www.cathysegalgarcia.com
To be truthful, I'm going through a change in my perspective... I'm getting tired of crappy gigs! Gigs that are in a cold room, with no people listening, a bad piano, and no musical magic. I really want magic more than anything now.
After a long time of not singing I am now poised to start singing again...putting some musicians together, looking for places to play, doing it. pushing through my laziness and fears of crappy gigs, people not listening, nobody there...no money in it. So your article come at a PERFECT time. Ain't that always the way. There are no accidents. Thank you for your regular emails...which directed me to your blog. Am going to start showing up on Wednesdays and putting it out there. Like you say so well, It IS who we are and we HAVE to do it for our happiness. Pure and simple. And if the audience is small and not listening, you ride on the joy of the experience of making great music...and singing to that one person who is listening. Bless you.
Byron Walls
06/09/08 4:31 AM
Hello everyone. It's takin' whatever comes your way, the good AND the bad, that give life flavor. It's all the stuff rolled together that makes life worth livin'. I am from Taiwan and also now am reading in English, give please true I wrote the following sentence: "Spirit airlines carrier with limited service between." THX :), Aila.
Aila
Airline Tickets
03/14/09 2:02 AM
Cathy, Write a new blog and quit doing those crappy gigs! Otherwise you're a total inspiration! Keep the faith... Love, Paul K.
Paul Kreibich
Two Tall Productions
03/14/09 4:51 PM
Sure, I've had my share of those crappy gigs - but I've come to the conclusion that you have to MAKE your own audience. In other words, have a good E-mail distribution list, snd possibly an effective Web site. Most of these club owners expect you to promote an audience for them anyway. At least they'll be listening to your art. And, if the piano sucks (like it usually does) bring your OWN keyboard.
Bill Sinclair
Video Lighning
03/30/09 9:58 AM
My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has compelled me to almost compulsively reach for perfection in music, often -- in fact mostly -- at the expense of everything else in my life.
– Stan Getz
A young child says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I think I'd like to be a musician." She replies, "Well honey, you know you can't do both."
