THE GROUPRouge has concertized at Panida Theatre in Idaho, Grand Valley State University Michigan, Everett Performing Arts Center, Benaroya Founders Hall, San Juan Theatre & Arts Ctr., CenterStage Spokane, Mercer Island Music in the Parks, Kenmore Concert Series, Juan de Fuca Festival of Arts, Art on the Green Couer D'Alene, Choochokam Arts Festival, Portland's Viscount Ballroom, and the KBCS Stage at NW Folklife Festival.
Rouge has opened major exhibits at LA's Red Cat Theatre of the Walt Disney Concert Complex, Denver Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, MaryHill Art Museum at the Columbia Gorge, and Holter Art Museum in Montana.
Corporate parties, auctions, and weddings have included Microsoft, American Heart Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, St. Joseph's Hospital Idaho, Columbia Towers, The Ruins, Sunset Club, Sheraton, Westin, Olympic Four Seasons, and many others.
THE MUSICIANS:
Janet has performed all over the USA and Europe. She began singing solos at 9 and vocal training at 11 years old. Originally primarily an actress and dancer who sang, Janet switched back to music in 1995 when she rediscovered French cabaret music. Though Rouge's French music is "home," Janet performed the comedy mime role for Seattle Opera's 2008 "Pagliacci," sang Witch Daintymouth for a Northwest Opera in the Schools Etc. tour, periodically fronts the swinging "Ruby Slippers," and is also a professional stilt-dancer. Besides a full performance schedule, she especially loves to teach voice and socially dance.
Violinist Ruthie Dornfeld recently returned from performances in France.
For twenty years, she's played thoughout the US, Europe, Russia, and Brazil as
a soloist & with groups including the American Cafe Orchestra, Boston City
Limits, and New York step dancer Ira Bernstein. Her playing is informed by
strong classical training, jazz, and traditional fiddle styles ranging from celtic
to Eastern European. She appears on numerous recordings and also plays
original, Brazilian choros and tango duos with musical partner John Miller and Freshet including concerts in Finland and Denmark.
Accordionist Steve Rice is well known in the Northwest for his coloristic
improvisation style, good humor, and fine musicianship. He has toured and
recorded extensively with Klezmer, Cajun, and Folkloric groups including "The
Mazeltones," "Bochinche," and "Shawn's Kugel." He won the Oscar Peterson
Award at Berklee College of Music for jazz piano and tours internationally with
The Harry James Orchestra. A published composer, he contributes, among others, to "Rouge," "Tony & the Goombas," and "Club Brulant."
Bassist Cary Black's performance and recording credits include work with Ernestine Anderson, The Kingston Trio, Dan Hicks, Laurie Lewis, Laurindo Almeida, Frankie Avalon, Tex Beneke, Cheryl Bentyne
(Manhattan Transfer), The Boys of the Lough, Bob Brookmeyer, Cyd Charisse,
Nokie Edwards (Ventures), Mitzi Gaynor, The Grand Ol' Opry, Richard Harris,
Garrison Keillor, Frankie Laine, Laura Love, Rose Maddox, Mark Murphy, Mollie O'Brien, Van Dyke Parks, Johnny
Ray, Joan Rivers, Diane Schuur, Kay Starr, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Ernie
Watts, and Glen Yarbrough. At home in so many musical genres, Cary, also a producer and teacher, has been described by Alan Senauke in "Sing Out!" magazine as "a musician's musician"!
Guitarist Dave Bartley is a composer who also plays mandolin, cittern, and bouzouki.
He has played with the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, and all over the world with various bands including KGB, Bag o'Tricks, Tricky Brits, Ruby Slippers, Pangeo, Pasatempo, and Gina Sala. He has many recordings to his name and plays a wide variety of genres.
Violinist Paul Elliott has toured with Michelle Shocked and his recording
credits include film, television, radio and CDs, including Scott Nygaard's "No
Hurry" on Rounder Records and his original jazz recordings with"Catwalk."
