EPK: Live Show Formats
Steve March-Tormé has an extraordinary vocal talent that stands on its own regardless of his famous last name. He moves audiences with his stirring vocals and dazzles with his technical facility. Steve’s live shows feature some of the most enduring, well-crafted songs ever written, beautifully arranged to appeal to the most nostalgic listener and to thrill the most sophisticated. Steve has electrified audiences in settings from intimate jazz clubs to Performing Arts Centers to festivals worldwide. His engaging personality, quick wit, and comfortable showmanship make the evening a thoroughly enjoyable experience for his audiences, but the star of the evening is always his voice.
Our Songs
Steve delivers Our Songs, an evening of music audiences love from Ray Charles, Cole Porter, Lennon/McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald, Aretha Franklin, Harry Warren, and so many more. With that voice, these songs, and a virtuoso quartet, this is an exhilarating show, made even more captivating by Steve’s charisma, ease and humor. Songs like "Until You Come Back to Me," "You Don't Know Me," “I Only Have Eyes for You," “Blue Moon,” "We Can Work It Out," "What a Fool Believes," "Every Time We Say Goodbye,” and more, including Steve's original music. Please enjoy the following sample videos of musical selections from this show.
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Video Sample: Steve's original "Swingin' at the Blue Moon Bar & Grille."
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Video Sample: "What a Fool Believes," written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins.
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Tormé Sings Tormé
Tormé Sings Tormé is a son's extraordinary homage to his legendary father. This very special tribute features the same hip, timeless arrangements that the brilliant Marty Paich wrote for and with Mel when the Velvet Fog recorded them. These arrangements were written and voiced specifically for ten pieces (or "dek-tette"), giving them much more of a flexible, versatile sound than that of a standard 17-piece big band. Accompanied by all-star musicians, Steve blazes nimbly through numbers including "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing" and "Sweet Georgia Brown," and gorgeously croons favorites such as "Born to be Blue" and "Wishing/When You Wish Upon a Star." Steve at times breaks down the dek-tette into a quartet or just piano accompaniment to showcase some of Mel's signature songs such as "Blue Moon" and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Steve's Tormé Sings Tormé is an exciting musical evening, complemented by engaging stories and archival family photos and video, including footage of a live performance of Mel and Steve trading scat passages on "Lulu's Back in Town." This lively and loving tribute is simply not to be missed. (This show can be staged with or without the backdrop of photos and video, depending on the venue's capabilities and preference.)
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Archival video sample: Mel and Steve singing "Lulu's Back in Town."
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Song sample: "Born to be Blue," written by Mel Tormé, and recorded by Steve for AIX Records' Tormé Sings Tormé DVD.
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Uncovered: The Singer-Songwriters
Uncovered dives heart-first into music by some of the most renowned and beloved singer-songwriters, including James Taylor, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Sam Cooke, Kenny Loggins, Hall & Oates, Stevie Wonder, Jon Mayer, and more. Listeners of Steve's popular radio shows will recognize his signature style of delivering the stories behind the songs. Sample selections include "Big Yellow Taxi," “Rich Girl," "Overjoyed," "Hit the Road Jack," "Stop This Train," "Take Me to the Pilot," "Shower the People," and more.
For Symphony
The Glory of Love: Music from Bacharach to the Beatles, from Mercer to Mel
Original orchestrations by Steve’s musical director, Steve Rawlins, are rich and meaningful for musicians, as well as moving and accessible for audiences. Samples of musical selections include “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” (Rodgers/Hammerstein), “Blues in the Night” (Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen), “The Beatles Medley: For No One/In My Life/Eleanor Rigby/She’s Leaving Home” (Lennon/McCartney), “You Don’t Know Me” (Eddie Arnold/Cindy Walker; made famous by Ray Charles), and more.
"Steve’s musicality, not only vocal but instrumental, is full of artistry, charisma, and character that touches each and every person in the performance venue.”
- Brian Dollinger, Music Director, Muscatine Symphony
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Rhythm section rehearsal with Muscatine Symphony
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For Symphony
For Kids from One to Ninety-two
Steve also does a seasonal tour of his holiday pops symphony concert, which includes lush, original arrangements of classics like “Winter Wonderland,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride,” and, of course, pays tribute to his father’s timeless “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting...).”
“It is a conductor’s delight to make music with Steve March-Tormé ... [His] show is a sure fire, grand slam home run!!”
- Maestro Francis T. Wada, Charlotte Symphony
For Kids from One to Ninety-two
Steve also does a seasonal tour of his holiday pops symphony concert, which includes lush, original arrangements of classics like “Winter Wonderland,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride,” and, of course, pays tribute to his father’s timeless “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting...).”
“It is a conductor’s delight to make music with Steve March-Tormé ... [His] show is a sure fire, grand slam home run!!”
- Maestro Francis T. Wada, Charlotte Symphony