Roger Cairns

Who is this man? A blues singer? A jazz singer? John Laine? If there’s one thing people who know Roger will agree on, it is that he is a chameleon. He can move seamlessly between styles and genres, between blues, jazz, ballads, and swing; between musical eras, like the show tunes of the 30s and 40s, through the lush ballads of the 50s and early 60s, to the revived rhythm and blues of the 60s, and the fusions of the 70s.

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1962 & 1999

Hi everyone,
I received an email the other day from Jose Luis Ajzenmesser. Jose Luis is a DJ in Buenos Aries with a national radio show that has been on the air for 25 years and he'll be featuring my music next Saturday, August 13 from 9.00-10.30 am US Pacific Time (5-6.30 pm UK time). Instructions for listening are translated below thanks to Google, and here is the station link. (expired link)
Hope you might have an opportunity to listen to some of it.
Thank you for all your generous support.
With kindest regards,
Roger

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Hi All,
Thanks so much for being here, I really appreciate your support and am delighted that you enjoy my music.
This week's #5 in N1M's US jazz listeners' chart is our take on T. Bone Walker's 'Stormy Monday'. I hope you enjoy it.
My very best wishes to you and your family.
Kindest regards,
Roger
http://www.numberonemusic.com/charts?geo=local&country_id=225&state_id=6&genre_id=42&query=&my=0&song_id=257378

Hi All. This is a slide show of Pics taken in 2012 by Curt Sletten at a gig in Little Tokyo, LA. The tune is Leonard Bernstein's 'Lonely Town' from the movie, 'On The Town'. (expired link)

Hi folks.
This week, Feb 10, 2016, it's number 2 in N1M US listeners' Top 100 Jazz Chart with 'My One And Only Love'. I hope that maybe one day I'll be able to do this again. Thank you as always for being there.
Kindest regards,
Roger
http://www.numberonemusic.com/rogercairns

Hope all is well with you. Thought I'd touch base and attach a link to our Peter Gunn adaptation. Have a great weekend. Roger. (expired link)

Hope you're all having a great day and doing what you love to do. I'm just fine and still wresting with the voice problem but am blessed to have the great support of family, medical professionals, you, and all my other wonderful friends out there.
Hope I'll be back in business performing again before too long. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this wonderful Sam Lewis and J. Fred Coots classic which is Number 3 this week in the N1M Jazz listeners' chart. "I'll hold out my hand and my heart will be in it." - Taken out of context, sounds kinda ghoulish. Anyway, nice to see folks are liking it. God bless.

Hi All,

Imagine that? No. 1 in N1M listeners' jazz charts again! This week it's Pretty Butterfly! Thanks again everybody!

- Roger

http://www.numberonemusic.com/song/247732?utm_source=tw

Hi All,
Just a line to thank everyone for your love and support in making 'Pretty Butterfly' Number One Music's number one again this week.
Have a beautiful day,
Roger

Hi All,
This is a vocal adaptation of Oscar Peterson’s arrangement of the Harold Arlen classic. If you listen to Oscar’s version you’ll immediately note the tempo difference. I maintain that it’s physically impossible to articulate lyrics at that speed. I’m only human, after all! Also, aficionados will note the absence of the verse. Well, take a listen to Oscar’s ‘Shout Chorus’ (ending). I mangled Ted Koehler’s lyric for the verse to create a vocalese fit for said Chorus ending. Still with me? Either way, ‘hope you enjoy it.
Needless to say, Gary Fukushima’s genius made it all work.
Happy Christmas/Hanukkah to all, and good health and happiness for 2015.
http://www.numberonemusic.com/charts?song_id=257387&genre_id=42&geo=local&country_id=225&state_id=6&pos=73&page=8&utm_source=top

Hi Everybody,
I hope you are all well and that life is going the way you dreamt it would. If not, keep going and never give up on your dreams.
For all of you in the US, I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you were able to spend some time with family and friends.
I just had a message that 'Where Do You Start' is at Number 3 in the California Jazz Chart, US.
I hope that you might have an opportunity to have a listen.
Thank you for all your love and support; its really, really appreciated.
Roger
http://www.numberonemusic.com/charts?song_id=249563&genre_id=42&geo=local&country_id=225&state_id=6&pos=3&page=1&utm_source=top