SylviaBennett

So Much to Share

With Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, I didn't realize that it's been a year since my last post here!  I've been doing a lot of traveling in the past year both personally and professionally.  I released a single, Another Love Song,  from my upcoming CD, It's All About Love. I also have a new online store SmileGifts.com.

Every chance I get, I update my travel blog, Places to Make You Smile.  I like sharing my experiences and giving you a review of my favorite hotels, restaurants and destinations.  I also post pictures to give you an idea of what we have experienced on our trip.

One of the highlights of the past year is that Another Love Song has been on the RadioWave Monitor Top 100 Smooth Jazz Chart for 29 weeks!

The Sylvia Bennett Gift Collection has grown and has its own website at SmileGifts.com.  I now have jewelry, apparel, accessories and gifts along with my music CDs and CD greeting cards.  Make sure that you're on our mailing list; we will be having Black Friday specials.

As you can see, it's been quite a busy year for me and we're not done. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi Everyone,

I can’t believe that time is going by so fast.  We have been traveling since June and in less than two weeks we will be back in our favorite place: our home in Key Biscayne.  It’s been an extraordinary travel experience.  Some highlights include:

• Hiking the mountains in Beaver Creek and Vail Colorado.
• Attending the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
• Walking the Brooklyn Bridge and enjoying a hot dog in Coney Island.
• Enjoying the Jazz Trax Festival in Catalina Island (You must check out the Peet Project from Budapest.  They are terrific).
• Hiking the Napili Coast trail and kayaking on the Hanalei River in Kauai.
• Singing with Maggie Heron and Rocky Holmes at the Halekulani Hotel in Honolulu. 
• The Chihuly Exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden in Scottsdale.

Of course, one of my favorite things has been my weekly meetings with Janet, my assistant.  I am particularly excited about the response I have been getting on our new CD Greeting Card It’s Christmas Time.  We worked a long time in putting this together and it is very gratifying to see how everyone thinks it’s a great unique Christmas gift.  Not only has it been used as personal gifts for family and friends, it has also been used as corporate appreciation gifts for the holidays.

This time of year is a reminder of all that we have to be grateful for. I am grateful for all my friends, family and fans that make my life so much better every day.  I want to wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Sending you a Smile,

Sylvia

Places to Make You Smile

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer and are enjoying the changes that fall brings.  It’s been a while since my last newsletter.  Back in April, I went to Paris for my CD release show for C’est Si Bon at the Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel. It was one of the highlights of my wonderful career.  I have been blessed to be able to do what I
love and share it with so many wonderful people. 

Since then, I have been working on some projects and traveling.  We have finalized the details for some performance events for next year and completed a couple of projects that I have wanted to do for a very long time. Stay tuned; I’ll be sharing these with you in the upcoming days.

My husband and I started our summer travel back in June when we went to Europe and then to the west coast in August.  I have been fortunate to combine my two passions, traveling and singing, as I have been invited to be a guest performer.  A few of those performances were in Switzerland, Portugal, Beaver Creek, Colorado and, the most memorable, in the Artic.   You can read more about our favorite places to visit on my blog Places To Make You Smile.

I look forward to updating you soon and I hope you do follow me on Facebook and Twitter.

Sending you a Smile,

Sylvia

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Gstaad is a Beautiful Place

Videos from Paris

I'm back from my trip to Paris where I celebrated the release of my latest CD C'est Si Bon.  The Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero Hotel did an amazing job of creating a memorable event for everyone including myself. 

I was also lucky enough to have the crew from SmoothJazz.com Global Radio and Smooth Travel present and share this event with their listeners and viewers.

I have two video links that I want to share with you. The first link is a video of the event produced by the Renaissance Le Parc and the second link is a playlist of interviews from different must see locations from around Paris.

Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadereo Hotel Interview

Smooth Travel’s Sylvia Bennett Live in Paris Playlist

I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed performing and touring in the beautiful city of Paris.

Sending you a Smile,

Sylvia

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Music and Travel

We just came home from France and Switzerland and we are already preparing to leave on our next trip in a few days.  It was a fabulous adventure!  I was encouraged by my friends to start a travel blog.    If you haven’t seen it already, and would like to, here’s the link to Places To Make You Smile.   I wrote about the places my husband and I visited, the hotels we stayed at and where we dined. I also uploaded photos and videos of our travels. 

During this trip, not only did we visit all these great places including my favorite, Paris, but I did perform at two venues: Gstaad Palace in Switzerland and on the Viking Spirit River Boat from Paris to Normandy.  I also launched “Where In the World is Sylvia Bennett’s Stage?”  Since I love to travel and sing, I decided to combine the two.  You will see me perform snippets of songs that are inspired by my location.  You can view these on Photobucket.

At this time, we are packing our suitcases, if you can believe it, to go on a five-month adventure that starts off at our usual fall destination- Carmel, California.  I will keep you posted as to where we go from there. I will continue my blog during this time to include all the places that make me SMILE.

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer.

Sending you a smile,

Sylvia

 

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Fans Make Songs Become Hits Become Part of Sylvia Bennett’s Street Team

It is you the fan that helps create number one songs! How? Call or email your favorite radio, satellite, and/or internet stations and request to hear your favorite Sylvia Bennett songs! Are you a member of Jango or Pandora? Request Sylvia’s music!

To find out more or to become a member of the Street Team, send an email with your name and contact information to [email protected].  The first 50 people to sign up for Sylvia Bennett’s Street Team will receive a 4 song download card.

 

January Newsletter

I'm still trying to catch my breath after a busy December and holiday season. No sooner had we gotten home when six days later we were invited to go to the Army Navy game that was played in Washington D.C. for the first time. It was freezing, but we enjoyed ourselves because we were with friends we hadn't seen in a long time.  


Now I'm in full musical swing; I'm working hard to get ready for the wonderful projects we have planned for 2012. I'm excited about singing at Mariposa Restaurant. I'm looking forward to our
three night engagement during Valentine's weekend. Mariposa is a hidden gem on the third floor of Neiman-Marcus in the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Florida. The food is delicious and the service is sensational.

Happy Valentine's Day! This is one of my favorite holidays, being the "hopeful" romantic that I am. I love celebrating Love and would love for you to join me.

Lots of Smiles,

Sylvia

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2012 Performance Season

February 4: Private Event
February 10: Mariposa
February 11: Mariposa
February 14: Mariposa
April 14: Mariposa

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FANS MAKE SONGS BECOME HITS

It is you the fan that helps create number one songs! How? Call
or email your favorite radio, satellite, and/or internet stations
and request to hear your favorite Sylvia Bennett songs! Are you a
member of Jango or Pandora? Request Sylvia's music!

Where is Sylvia Now?

We have lots to Smile about; Sonríe has gotten off to a great start.  Right from the beginning, Sonríe hit the charts.  As I mentioned last month, Sonríe debuted at #1 in the CMJ Most Added Chart.  It also charted at #46 in the World Jazz Album Charts and at #31 in the CMJ Ñ Alternative Chart.

 

This year we are excited to offer a special CD gift package in time for the holidays.  We have created the Smile and Sonríe CD Gift packages.  They come with a CD, gift wrapper and matching greeting card for $15.95 each (tax included) and if you order 7 or more you get the special price of $12.95.  You can call Janet at 786-205-1895 to place your order.

In our travels, we drove from Carmel to New Port Beach, California. We explored the delightful beachside communities of Balboa Island, Lido Island, and the Balboa Peninsula.  We also visited the Palos Verdes area with our friend Lynn from Philadelphia.  We are now in Scottsdale, Arizona and they are having a heat wave with temperatures reaching almost 100 everyday.  It’s just a little too hot, even for this Floridian. After traveling around the world for the past two months, we have enjoyed some downtime in Scottsdale.  We have been playing golf and tennis in this very hot weather.  It hasn’t just been all fun and games. Janet and I have been conducting our weekly calls getting ready for our return to Key Biscayne which we are starting to miss a lot.  We still have a few more weeks away but we’re looking forward to going home and seeing all our friends.

I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Lots of Smiles,

 

Sylvia

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GIFT GIVING MADE SIMPLE

The holidays are just around the corner, consider giving the gift
of music to your family and friends. Special gift packages
include your choice of Smile or Sonrie, gift wrapper and matching
greeting card available.

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2012 Performance Season

February 4: Private Event
February 10: Mariposa
February 11: Mariposa
February 14: Mariposa
April 14: Mariposa

October Newsletter

We have left Carmel and we are taking with us many wonderful memories. We had two sold-out dinner shows at Bistro 211. I felt so fulfilled because it seemed that everyone left with a little bit of romance in their hearts including myself! We traveled to Pleasanton where I performed at the grand opening of Nonni’s Bistro. I was really happy to perform out here in California. It added to an already great year celebrating the release of Smile. In addition to performing, I was able to spend a lot of time with my friends both old and new. Some of the highlights are the 16th Annual Chili Cook-off in Carmel Valley (It was really hard to vote for the best one because they were all fabulous!) and I got to perfect my golf game.

During this time, we have been working on updating the website. I partnered with Smooth Creative Services, SmoothJazz.com’s artist branding division to create a luxurious new look. It is up and running and I would love for you to check it out: SylviaBennett.com.

We are officially on the road again. Our first stop is New Port Beach, California. After that we will be traveling to many places across the country. I look forward to sharing my adventures with you next time.

Lots of Smiles,
Sylvia