Harry Mayronne & Anais St. John perform at Carousel Bar
Hotel Monteleone Welcomes Special Guests for Carousel Bar Performance
Carousel Bar to welcome Harry Mayronne & Anais St. John on February 18, 25 and March 4, 2010. The music series is free and open to Carousel Bar patrons, with featured performances from 5:00-7:00PM and John Autin to follow at 9:00PM each night.
Harry Mayronne
A pianist, composer, musical director, producer and puppeteer, Harry Mayronne Jr. was raised by artists and music lovers; his late father was a graphic artist who also managed the Olympia Brass Band and owned a talent booking agency. His mother is the grandchild of English Music Hall performers. Harry was exposed to an eclectic mixture of music, and began his classical piano training at age six. As a teenager, Harry was drawn to the music of Kurt Weill after seeing Lotte Lenya in Cabaret and later, in her final performance in The Threepenny Opera in Florida. An oil portrait of Lenya which hangs in Harry’s French Quarter home is a memory of that trip. Just a couple of years later, an argument with his roommate over the proper way to chop onions led to his first job as a musical director. The production was The Threepenny Opera. Later, in 2000, Harry produced Kurt Weill New Orleans Style at Le Chat Noir in New Orleans, presenting some of Weill’s compositions in their classic form, and re-arranging others for a jazz audience. “Mack The Knife” received five different interpretations in each performance.
Anais St. John
Anais St. John is a native New Orleanian who has worked in the music industry for the past ten years. After she earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from Xavier University, she received a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of New Orleans. Anais has appeared on stages with Tulane Summer Lyric Theater, the New Orleans Opera Association, Le Petit Theater, Jefferson Performing Arts Society, and the Living History Project. Following in the footsteps of her father, jazz alto saxophonist Marion Brown, Anais is featured regularly in famous New Orleans jazz institutions. Mrs. St. John made her festival debut at the French Quarter Festival in 2007, and has performed every year since then. She also made her debut at Satchmo Festival in the Summer of 2009. After being awarded a spot at the prestigious Cabaret Conference at Yale University, Mrs. St. John has found a home on the stage of the cabaret theater, Le Chat Noir. In addition to being named one of New Orleans Magazine’s “People To Watch,” and most recently featured as one of their “Personas,” Mrs. St. John has also been given a “L’Image” Award from Gambit Weekly. Anais St. John makes a living as a music educator in Orleans Parish.
The Carousel Bar, Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal Street, French Quarter
The Carousel Bar, which is celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, has been home to an exciting array of musical acts over the years and continues to showcase the city’s most talented musicians and entertainers. A long time favorite of both locals and tourists, the Carousel Bar is the only bar in New Orleans that revolves around the room and overlooks famous Royal Street through large fan windows.
