Musical Scope For Good Times

BUDDIES & SOUL

An eclectic musical universe, tailored to envelop and enhance your evening according to your desires
— ranging from piano-vocal recitals to big band concerts—

Rhythm ‘n’n Blues, Funk, Rock ,n,Roll, Cabaret, Chanson Française, Lounge, Mash Up, Musical Theatre, Latin, Jazz…‘BUDDIES & SOUL’ is a refined yet dynamic musical cocktail, sometimes fiery, sometimes nostalgic, but always captivating.

With her experience and savoir-faire, Liza will design a one-of-a-kind performance tailored to the theme you define, meticulously crafting it to match the structure and style that best resonates with your evening.  For instance, when Bausch & Lomb, one of the world's largest suppliers of contact lenses, invited her to perform at the Duplex in Paris to celebrate the launch of their new coloured contact lenses, Liza curated a whole repertoire exclusively centered around the essence of their event: The Colour of Eyes…

With ‘BUDDIES & SOUL, Liza delivers a range of musical thematic universes tailored to suit your evening:

  • A Journey Around the Great Names of Music Hall:
    Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, Gene Kelly, Marlène Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Joséphine Baker , Maurice Chevalier, , …

  • A Flashback to 1920s Harlem: Jazz:
    Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne , Ella Fitzgerald , Stormy Weather , etc…

    And with the addition of Lindy Hop or Tap Dancers you’re in for a total immersive experience!

  • A Night of Sunny Rhythms:
    Bossa Nova, Samba, Salsa, Mambo, Rhumba, Chacha, ... a latin heatwave to sway all night long!

  • The Seventh Art Takes You to the Movies in Music:
    Hommage to the Golden Age of cinema with films like:
    Gilda, Orphéo Negro, New York-New York, Lamplight, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Some like it hot, Shaft, Fame, Sister Act, L’Ange Bleu, West Side Story, Blanche Neige, Hello Dolly, the Blues Brothers, the Commitments, Cabaret, …

  • Make a Bond with the Musical Universe of “the Man with the Golden Gun…”

  • Soul, Rhythm & Blues:
    James Brown, Ray Charles, the Blues Brothers, Stevie Wonder, the Jacksons 5, Jackie Wilson, and many others

  • A Musical Theater: Anthology
    Singin’ in the Rain, West Side Story, Cabaret, Hair, Hello Dolly, Sophisticated Ladies, Grease, …

  • An Anthology of Great French Chanson:
    Paris, its riverside cafes, its accordion music but also the French touch of Paris fashion... : Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, Joséphine Baker, Rose Rouge, Francis Lai, Michel Legrand, Maurice Chevalier, …

  • The Happy Days of the 50s.
    Elvis Presley, Bill Haley & the Comets, Ray Charles, Marilyn Monroe, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Grease, Happy Days,West Side Story, the Platters, etc…

  • What is this thing called love…
    The Many Splendored Songs to celebrate love in all its forms

  • Travel in Music

  • What will be the theme of your event?

‘BUDDIES & SOUL’ is an exclusively tailored services offer: Let’s expand this list by creating a repertoire that matches your evening, making it a one-of-a-kind exceptional event.

Sample Evening

Continuously throughout the dinner or in musical interludes between courses, spice up your dinner's rhythm with a tailored repertoire around your evening’s theme.
And to conclude your soiree at your leisure, why not take the option to dance the night away or savour a genuine concert experience?

Here is an example based on the theme "Nostalgia"  for the diner:

  • 8:30 PM: Cocktail hour to welcome your guests with instrumental by the Orchestra or DJ.

  • 9:00 PM: Start of the meal, 1st course.

  • 9:30 PM:

  • (Liza in golden dress + burgundy stole)

    1/ HELLO, DOLLY (B.O. film - Barbara Streisand)

    2/ GOLDFINGER (B.O. James Bond - Shirley Bassey)

    3/ ROUTE 66 (Natalie King Cole)

    4/ WHATEVER LOLA WANTS (Sarah Vaughan) 5/ CARAVAN

    6/ BESAME MUCHO

  • 9:45 PM: Service of the 2nd course.

  • 10:15 PM:

  • (Liza in black corset dress with pink feather neckline & small pink feathered headpiece)

    1/ J’AI 2 AMOURS (Josephine Baker) + PARIS, JE T’AIME (Maurice Chevalier)

    2/ DO NOTHING ‘TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME (Duke Ellington)

    3/ TICO TICO

    4/ SYRACUSE (Henri Salvador)

    5/ MON TRUC EN PLUMES (Zizi Jeanmaire)

    6/ LA VIE EN ROSE (Edith Piaf)

  • 10:30 PM: Service of the 3rd course.

  • 11:00 PM:

  • (Liza: in tails + top hat + black & white vest)

    1/ CABARET (B.O. film: ‘Cabaret’ - Liza Minnelli)

    2/ BIG SPENDER (B.O. film: ‘Sweet Charity’ - Shirley Bassey)

    3/ MEIN HERR (B.O. film: ‘Cabaret’ - Liza Minnelli)

    4/ MEDLEY MARLENE DIETRICH (piano-voix) (B.O. du film ‘L’Ange Bleu + Lili Marlene)

    5/ SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (B.O. film: - Gene Kelly)

    6/ FOR ME, FORMIDABLE (Charles Aznavour)

    7/HALLELUJAH, I JUST LOVE HIM SO (Ray Charles)

  • 11:15 PM: Service of Dessert.

  • 11:45 PM: until 2 AM-2:30 AM

  • (Liza: in Manga costume)


    TALKIN’ LOUD Incognito

    BABY WORKOUT George Benson

    SEX BOMB Tom Jones

    EASY LOVE/ YOU GOT TO PUMP IT UP

    LADY Modjo

    ANOTHER STAR

    SAMBA DE JANEIRO

    PASS THE PEAS The JB’s

    HOW GEE Black Machine

    WHY DID YOU DO IT Lock Stock

    LIVIN’ IN AMERICA James Brown

    SOUL TRILOGY Chukii Booker

    TURN ME LOOSE James Brown

    LA VIE EN ROSE Grace Jones

    ROCK WITH YOU Michael Jackson

    PICK UP THE PIECES

    BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE Jackson 5

    WALK THE DINOSAUR Was Not Was

    LONG TRAIN RUNNING Doobie Brothers

    SWEET HOME CHICAGO Blues Brothers

    SHAKE YOUR TAILFEATHER Blues Brothers

    EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY idem

    I’M SO EXCITED Pointer Sisters

    T’S RAINING MEN Geri Haliwell

    I WILL SURVIVE Gloria Gaynor

    FREE Ultra Net

    DON’T CALL ME BABY Madison Avenue

    GIVE IT TO ME BABY Rick James

To have a more detailed look at Liza Michael’s BUDDIES AND SOUL Repertoire, click here:

Repertoire

A Few References

MICROSOFT
Palais Schwartzenberg, Vienna, Austria
Theme: “On Broadway”
with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

MERCEDES-BENZ
Champs Elysée Show-room, Paris, France
Theme: “A Century Through Songs”

CARTIER
Maxim’s Restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland  
Theme: “The Golden Age of Music-Hall”

PARIS WALT DISNEY STUDIOS LAUNCH
Mr Michael Eisner & guests Private Reception
Marne La Vallee, France
Theme: “Cinema” - Piano-Vocal Recital

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Davos, Switzerland
Theme: “Pure Lounge/French Touch in Action
France: tradition & innovation”

BOUYGUES BATIMENT INTERNATIONAL
Grand Hôtel Intercontinental Opéra Reopening
Paris, France
Theme: “The Golden Age Of Music Hall” in Big band

CACHAREL
Launch of AMOR, AMOR Perfume
Deauville Casino
Theme: “A Piano for 2 Voices”

SHERATON
CDG SHERATON HOTEL REOPENING
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, France
Theme: “World of Zen”

L’OREAL
Gstaad, Switzerland 
Theme: “Nostalgia”

KUONI 
Release of the brochure “Emotions” 3rd edition
Paris, France
Theme: “Invitation to Poetic Strolling”.

GLAXCO
Pavillon Dauphine, Paris, France
Theme: “Cotton Club”

CHRYSLER 
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Theme: “The Golden Age of Music-Hall”

SANDOZ
Ritz Swimming Pool – Paris, France
Theme “Cabaret” - Piano-Vocal Recital

BAUSCH & LOMB
Duplex, Paris, France
Theme: “The Color of Eyes”

RENAULT
on board of the Royal Clipper in Corsica,
Theme: “Holidays” - Piano-Vocal Recital

ADISSEO
Hôtel du Lac, Enghiens-les-Bains, France
Theme: “Vitamin / Orange Dream”

PULVER MEDICA

PULVER MEDICA
Chapelle des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
Jazz Trio - Theme: “Cotton Club”

VALEO
Poitiers Futuroscope, France
Theme: “The Golden Age of Music-Hall”

CAISSE D’EPARGNE 
Convention - Paris Expo, France
Theme: “Lounge” + Piano-Vocal

ALCATEL
Palais Bulles - Mr P.ierre Cardin’s house
Cannes, France
Theme: “007… Licence to call” 

FNPC 33rd Congress
the National Federation of Real Estate Developers
Pavillon d’Armenonville, Paris, France 
Theme: “The Golden Age of Music-Hall”