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April 6th, 2009 I can't believe the show is less than 1 month away! It's going to be a rockin', groovin', fun night. Maree, Juliet, and I have been rehearsing weekly since, gulp, September! Friday night is practically sold out and Saturday night is on its way. Other than being hard at work on the show, I've been...hard at work on the show! A few weeks ago I went to see the documentary film "Heart of Stone" which features about 30 seconds of my songCheek to Cheek. What a thrill! Even got to see my name up on the big screen. Thanks Beth Kruvant, filmmaker, for picking my song for her movie! See you all soon at Our High School Cabaret, May 1st and 2
October 26th, 2008 Exciting news! One of my songs is going to be featured in an upcoming
documentary called "Hard to be an Indian" on Newark's Weequahic High School. The director, Beth Kruvant, chose my version of Cheek to Cheek for the film. You can hear it on the trailer so check it out here: I'm also working on a new show which should be ready by late winter/early spring whose current title is: "Our High School Musical: 3 Mothers Flash Back to the 80s." It's going to be a hoot! Special discount if you went to Livingston High School! New audio clips from Blair's show Love, Lost & Found at the Metropolitan Room, May 1st, 2008. Check out Blair's review in cabaretscenes.org! Pete McGuinness, Blair's co-producer and arranger on Cheek to Cheek is nominated for a 2008 grammy award! Congratulations Pete! The word gets out for Blair's show! New York Magazine online features the January 19th show! http://www.dailycandy.com/kids/new_york/article/34386?media=print http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/calendar/?area=197&month=1&day=19#26465 CBS / Time Out New York Kids features "An It's Not Kids' Praise for Blair Casdin's new CD "Cheek to Cheek": Cookie Magazine reviews Blair Casdin's CD Cheek to Cheek: Sacramento News and Review on Blair's CD: "Working on this recording was a real treat. Blair Casdin is a singer of great depth and soul, and swings to boot! I am very pleased to have had the chance to work with such a fine musician, and know that her singing, and the recording as a whole, will bring joy to everyone who listens to it." Pete McGuinness, Producer, Composer-Arranger, trombonist, Band Leader of The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra
"Blair Casdin isn't just for kids. With great charts, a top-notch band and something for everybody, this mom is an R and B diva with a sultry, bluesy style. " Scott Healy NYC Producer and Composer, keyboardist on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Blair Casdin’s soulful rendition of each of these wonderful songs is at once timeless and refreshing. The CD is a marvelous way to introduce children to some terrific music."
"What a joy to be a part of this CD. We did it OLD SCHOOL: real music made by real musicians in the same room at the same time. Blair's fantastic interpretations and Pete McGuiness's sterling arrangements of these classic songs knock me out." Dan Levine, trombonist on Cheek to Cheek
"I just LOVE Blair's CD!!!! She has such a soulful voice, and her song selection is outstanding." Jennifer Thie, author of And Then Came Arthur, and mother of twins
"My kids won't stop dancing to Cheek to Cheek!" Angela Armitage, New York mom
January 31st, 2008 All three shows at the Triad were a big hit! The January show was standing room only! Thanks to all the parents and kids who came out, and to all the great musicians who performed--Adam, Paul, Tony, Pete, Benny, George, Stephen, and Scott! I am looking into other venues around town at this time and will keep you all posted. I continue to work with Adam Morrison on expanding the kids' show as well as putting together a grown-up cabaret show! Speaking of cabaret shows, Scott Healy and I led a fun class at The Brearley School in Manhattan called "Introduction to Cabaret" with the upper school girls. What a blast! MY CD Cheek to Cheek is reviewed in this month's Cookie Magazine and also on Finally, my gallery page is up and running--check out the photos from my CD release party as well as "An It's Not Kids' Music Music Show for Kids! (and their parents!) at the Triad.
November 18th, 2007 A great show at the Triad! The room was packed with families who came Time Out New York Kids is featuring my January 19th show in the
October 25th, 2007
The musical director is Scott Healy, founder of Blue Dog Music and the long-time pianist for the Conan O'Brien show. Contributors include talented singers me!, Maree Johnson-Baruch, Clare Gustavsson, and Sheree Evans, flugelhorn player Stephen Robinson, songwriter and filmmaker Marty Toub on guitar, violinist Kristen Krauss, and the Metropolitan Opera's David Krauss on trumpet. Over 30 children's songs are featured. I had a particularly fun time with my soulful rendition of Blackbird, a rockin version of I've Been Working on the Railroad, and a elegiac version of The Littlest Worm. You can get a copy of the CD by contacting Morningside Montessori 
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