Ariana Savalas

Ariana Savalas is an American singer, songwriter, and burlesque performer. She is the daughter of Academy Award-nominated film and TV actor Telly Savalas. Savalas is a resident headlining performer and emcee for Postmodern Jukebox.[2] She was one of the original members of the group alongside Haley Reinhart, Casey Abrams, Robyn Adele Anderson, and Morgan James. She tours with the band and has appeared in a number of the group's YouTube videos, two of her videos in the top five most popular videos in the group's history.[3][4][5][6] She has been called the Dita Von Teese of music, fusing her original music with elements of traditional vaudeville and burlesque.[7] She was described by Las Vegas Magazine as "the musical burlesque queen" and "the mistress of the modern Moulin Rouge".[8]

Ariana Savalas
Ariana Savalas in 2017
Background information
BornLos Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
GenresAlternative, Indie-pop, Singer-Songwriter, Burlesque, Cabaret
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, Piano
Years active2013–present
Websitewww.arianasavalas.com

Early years

Savalas was born in Los Angeles but was raised in Minnesota following her father's death in 1994.[1] She attended an all-girls Catholic Convent school in her teenaged years before graduating early and moving to London to pursue a career in performance. She studied Shakespeare and acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and is a member of Playhouse West, a repertory theater directed by Jeff Goldblum.[9] Before turning to jazz, Savalas toured and recorded in Europe as a pop singer in her teens with European producer Jack White.[10] She made a guest appearance as Bobby Lainsford on the CBS hit drama Criminal Minds in 2010. Savalas began her music career in Los Angeles as a singer/songwriter playing venues on the Sunset Strip,[11] such as the Whisky a Go-Go and Hard Rock Cafe.

Debut Singles and EP

Her first jazz EP, "Sophisticated Lady", was a combination of Savalas' original compositions as well as two standards from the Great American Songbook, including the song Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, and Irving Mills which she named the record after.[12] Savalas was widely known in the cabaret world headlining in venues such as the New York Friars' Club and Michael Feinstein's late New York cabaret Feinstein's.[13]

Postmodern Jukebox

Savalas was introduced to Scott Bradlee in 2015 and began collaborating on online videos and touring with the band soon after. They have performed at venues such as Radio City Music Hall, The Greek Theater, and the O2 Academy in London.[14] Savalas was their first female emcee, and hosted the first-ever PMJ PBS special "Postmodern Jukebox: The New Classics".

Burlesque

Savalas began incorporating her own music into live shows, drawing influences from the Weimar Republic era of German Cabaret and the Moulin Rouge. Her 2019 live album, "The Ménage a Tour! Live from Las Vegas" was a showcase of music, songwriting, dance, comedy, and burlesque.[15] Savalas released a single and music video for her original song "Legendary Lover" in early 2020.

The Dead Dance

Savalas released her debut full studio record, "The Dead Dance", in early 2020. The album was released exclusively under Cargo Records in Germany and digitally worldwide. The first single, "Memory", features trumpet player Brian Newman.[16]

Discography
  • The Dead Dance
  • Legendary Lover (Single)
  • Sophisticated Lady
  • The Ménage a Tour! Live from Las Vegas
  • The Essentials - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Swipe Right for Vintage - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Top Hat on Fleek - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Selfies on Kodachrome - Postmodern Jukebox
  • PBS presents Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, The New Classics
  • Emoji Antique - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Historical Misappropriation - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Swing the Vote - Postmodern Jukebox
  • PMJ is for Lovers - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Jazz Age Thirst Trap - Postmodern Jukebox
  • Fake Blues - Postmodern Jukebox
  • New Gramaphone, who dis? - Postmodern Jukebox
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References
  1. Streeter, Leslie Gray (August 26, 2011). "Singer Ariana Savalas is proud of her dad Telly, but is making a name for herself". pbpulse.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  2. Sarah Barness (March 3, 2017). "Live Review: Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox". Varsity. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. "Fiona Apple's "Criminal" Sounds Pretty Incredible as a Vintage Torch Song". Slate magazine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016. The main reason this works, though, is singer Ariana Savalas, who matches Apple's pained, pirouetting vocals and adds her own jazzy grace notes to boot.
  4. Sarah Barness (June 10, 2014). "We Like The Way Postmodern Jukebox Covers Blackstreet's 'No Diggity,' All Vintage-y". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  5. Simon Collins (September 14, 2015). "Jukebox crew just the bee's knees". Yahoo! News. The West Australian. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  6. Weingarten, Rachel (May 15, 2015). "Postmodern Jukebox: Behind the Retro-Pop YouTube Sensation". Parade Magazine. New York: Athlon Media Group. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  7. BWW Team (January 30, 2015). "Postmodern Jukebox entertains in their O.C. debut concert". Broadway World. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  8. BWW Team. "Postmodern Jukebox entertains in their O.C. debut concert".
  9. BWW News Desk (March 1, 2010). "Ariana Savalas Comes To The Metropolitan Room 3/19". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 11, 2016. After touring Europe, Ariana was accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London to study Shakespeare and acting. Following her RADA training, she moved to Los Angeles to work with Robert Carnegie at the prestigious Playhouse West Theater, planning to return to London in the fall of that year. After just one month in Los Angeles, with no previous professional acting experience, she auditioned for and won the title role of Miriam Shafer in the feature film?Miriam,?a true story of a Lithuanian Holocaust survivor. The part required the 18-year-old Ariana to play a grueling range of emotions while portraying Miriam from age 15 through 50 years old. Her most recent film is Akrasia by Polish director Xavier Tatarkiewicz.?
  10. Heather Phares. "Ariana Savalas: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  11. Army Archerd (April 16, 2007). "Showbiz Second Generation". Variety magazine. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  12. admin (December 28, 2012). "Herb Alpert's Vibrato, Grill, Jazz, Etc. Presents Ariana Savalas – "Sophisticated Lady"". Arcadia Weekly. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016. Following in her father's footsteps, she also had a guest appearance on one of television's top cop shows CBS' "Criminal Minds." Ariana also appears on famed jazz harp player/pianist (and wife of Mike Stoller of renowned songwriting team Leiber & Stoller) Corky Hale's latest CD release, "Corky Hale…And Friends – I'm Glad There Is You," singing her rendition of the song, "I See Your Face."
  13. Mavis Manus. "Adriana Savalas embraces her musical roots" (PDF) (March 2011). Hellenic Journal. pp. 4, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  14. Radio City. "Ariana Savalas: Biography". RadioCity. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  15. Patrick Carone. "Ariana Savalas: Biography". Maxim. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  16. "Ariana Savalas - "Memory" feat. Brian Newman (Official Music Video)". February 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020 – via YouTube.
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