Pink Martini is a "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale. They blend genres of music such as Latin, lounge, classical, and jazz. Their music has often been described as "vintage music"[who?], a description which reflects the content, style and period that inspires many of their songs. Band leader, Thomas Lauderdale describes the band's sound as "music of the world without being world music. It's kind of like urban symphonic crossed with Cuban/Brazilian street Carnival parade, Breakfast at Tiffany's/United Nations kind of thing. The goal was to create the kind of records with which one would hopefully never grow tired of. Records that could be played whether you were sad or gleeful. Cleaning, vacuuming around the house or seducing somebody's grandmother."
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Links
- Official homepage at pinkmartini.com
- Wikipedia article on Pink Martini
- MySpace at myspace.com/pinkmartinionmyspace
- Last.fm page on Pink Martini
- MusicBrainz entry on Pink Martini
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BBC Reviews 
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Splendor in the Grass 2009
Reviewed by Michael Quinn
An impeccably crafted blend of intimacy and exuberance.
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Hey Eugene 2007
Reviewed by Jamie Fisher
Pink Martini don’t like to do things by halves...
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Hang on Little Tomato 2004
Reviewed by Chris Moss
'..there's not a genre or pigeonhole anywhere that can diminish its originality and...
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