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| Lisa Occhino Performs at Manhattan's The Bitter End on Memorial Day Live music lovers can enjoy discovering up-and-coming artists on Memorial Day weekend when Manhattan's legendary rock club, The Bitter End, will feature singer/songwriter Lisa Occhino backed up by indie rock band Sea Rhapsody on Sunday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the popular Singer/Songwriter Sessions. Lisa will be premiering new original songs as well as tracks from her EP, Discovery. Her invited guest musicians will perform alternative, indie, and acoustic originals. The Bitter End, located at 147 Bleecker Street, admits guests 18 and up until 8:00 pm, then 21 and up for the rest of the night. Lisa returns to The Bitter End after her first appearance on Memorial Day weekend in 2010. She is an award-winning pianist, songwriter, singer, and music entrepreneur who enjoys writing in pop, rock, R&B, alternative, jazz, and Latin genres. A Songwriting and Composition Scholarship recipient at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Lisa has performed live on television and radio, as well as at private and company functions, concerts, music venues, and non-profit events. She will also be performing on June 21 for the annual Make Music New York (MMNY) festival at Court Square Park in Queens, New York; at the Stamford Town Center Plaza's Bluesday Tuesday series on July 12; and at the North Star Restaurant in Pound Ridge, New York, on July 20. For more information, visit LisaOcchino.com. Lisa's music ranges from playful songs to ballads evoking feelings of inspiration, encouragement, and coping. She has broadened her musical interests to include guitar, harmonica, ukulele, marimba, xylophone, and other mallet instruments. In April 2011, her song, "The Pain Behind Your Eyes, " was featured in a compilation titled Love Conquers All: Music for Japan with 46 Berklee College of Music songwriters who are donating 100% of the proceeds to Save the Children's disaster relief for Japan. On her EP, Discovery, she performs all of the lead vocals, harmonies, and piano and donates 20% of every purchase of a hard copy to benefit the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic Outreach music program. Lisa is also slated to have her original song, "I Do It Better, " on the 2011 Music Xray Hit Song Compilation: Great Tracks from Independent Acts, Pop-Rock Vol. 1 produced by Flicknife Records, an independent record label in the United Kingdom. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |