Coffee Music Live

Welcome to the Grand Opening of the Virtual Coffeehouse!

Brooke starts things off with a musical interrogation of an inveterately impunctual paramour, singing Louis Jordan's "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (My Baby)"

After more than ten years of preforming together, the virtual coffeehouse sees jk and Brooke's first ever duet: Irving Berlin's 1950 "You're Just n Love." Cringe along to the avuncular "rub down with the velvet glove;"

Kurt O, a great friend and great vibes player from Berkeley Square days, joined Brooke and I for a few tunes -- including one of my favorites: Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come To."

Kurt O joins Brooke and I for Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk's "Mean To Me."

Kurt O is in the house!!! Tearing it up on Ray Henderson/Mort Dixon's "Bye Bye Blackbird."

The last of the Kurt O sessions: Cole Porter's "All of You."

I miss him already -- we'll have to get him back.

Brooke and I have been doing this tune for ten years -- you'd think I'd remember the changes. Ah well, the singing is great...

Brooke and I play a medly of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Corcovado," affectionately known as Fly Me Corky."

A great favorite of ours: Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Dindi." I sang this at Brooke's wedding reception -- but she does it better.

If I have a favorite song, it is Johnny Mercer/Hoagy Carmichael's "Skylark."

Yes, that is the namesake dog at the end: Skylark.

My Berkeley Square brother, Kurt O, sends in a great guest video this week, Billy Strayhorn's Take the A Train

Brooke and I are joined by my great friend Mike on Randy Newman's "Guilty"

For guest videos during our first anniversary extravaganza, I'm going to post some favorites from the early days. Brooke does a great job on Louis Jordan’s' "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?"

Our friend Mike is back in the coffeehouse as we take on "Damn Your Eyes" as recorded by Ms. Etta James.

The Mike & Brooke & jk sessions come to a sad but powerful close today with John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery"

Reaction has been great, we'll have to drag those two back.

One year after our grand opening: here is one of my faves.

Kurt O and Brooke on Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To."

One from the archives this week. This one was an actual hit by virtual coffeehouse standards.

After more than ten years of preforming together, the virtual coffeehouse sees jk and Brooke's first ever duet: Irving Berlin's 1950 "You're Just n Love." Cringe along to the avuncular "rub down with the velvet glove;"

Skylark went to doggie heaven last week. Everyone reminisced about recording with her percussive nails and distracting smile.

Here's an outtake from the vault -- see what we mean?

'Tis the Season!

Brooke is back in the Coffeehouse -- and gets to wear the hat!

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin - Ralph Blane)

Happy New Year from Brooke, Kurt O and jk at liveatthecoffeehouse.com!

Originally posted Dec 31, 2009