Oct. 9, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EDITORIAL CONTACT: LISA WOSKE - 805/756-7110
TICKET SALES: 805/756-2787

Cabaret Singer Susan Werner at PAC Pavilion Oct. 28

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA – The Village Voice claims, “(Susan) Werner
is one of those singer-songwriter gems ... (Her) greatest asset is her ability to breathe new-fashioned originality into old-timey sounds.”

The Philadelphia Daily News concurs: “She conquers the cabaret jazz/pop
scene with sublime originals that sound like Great American Songbook
classics...(her) lyrics are pure poetry.”

Cal Poly Arts presents pianist/composer Susan Werner in an intimate solo
concert held at the Cohan Center Pavilion on Saturday, October 28, 2006.

Featuring an evening of original material – “Her new songs feel like
they were pulled straight from the American songbag, shimmering with
melodic elegance, urbane romanticism and sly, sexy wit” (Boston Globe) –
Werner will perform two shows: at 5 p.m. and again at 8 p.m.

The Pavilion concerts have cabaret seating. Food and beverages,
including beer and wine, will be available for purchase.

A compelling performer, Susan Werner has virtually added a new chapter
to the Great American Songbook, combining compassion and sensitivity
with sharp, funny, intelligent lyrics.

A breakthrough singer-songwriter in the mid-90s, Werner has been
applauded for bringing literacy and sophistication back to popular song.

Her fourth critically-acclaimed recording, “I Can't Be New” (Koch
Records), offers the high quality writing that her fans have come to
expect.

On her latest release, Werner performs 12 original compositions in the
songbook style and continues to breathe new life into the popular song
tradition.

"This is a songwriter's record. I'd describe the aim of this project as
Carole King's ‘Tapestry’ meets Ella Fitzgerald's ‘Cole Porter
Songbook’," Werner suggests.

In creating “I Can't Be New,” Susan Werner may have sparked something
very new -- a revival of interest in writing traditional pop songs.

However, Werner cautions, this isn't a record for jazz purists: "The
purists want old songs done in a new way,” Werner says. “These are all
new songs done in an old way."

With Werner's musical training and a Master's degree in classical voice,
writing and singing in such an intimate fashion is a bold departure from
her early days. But the woman on stage covers all the emotional bases.

"It's the economy of the Great American Songbook tunes that I admire the
most," she says. "That's the hardest thing to achieve -- to pack all of
this feeling, longing, heartbreak or desire into the tiniest song form.
It's deceptively difficult."

A nationally-touring artist, Werner has also performed with such
headliners as Joan Armatrading and Richard Thompson. Werner was also
featured on the “Peter, Paul & Mary Lifelines” PBS special.

Visit Susan Werner online at: www.susanwerner.com

Tickets for the Pavilion performance $34, with student discounts
available, and may be purchased at the Performing Arts Ticket Office, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by
phone, call 805/756-2787; to order by fax: 805/756-6088.

Order on-line at www.pacslo.org. For audio and video samples of Cal Poly Arts artists and events, visit www.calpolyarts.org.

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