New York, NY (Top40 Charts / JetBlue Airways) JetBlue Airways, New York's Hometown Airline, today proudly announces an exclusive live performance by singing star
Chris Isaak on Thursday, December 15 at 12:30 p.m. ET. The latest Live from T5 installment will be held post-security at Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and will be available to ticketed customers as part of the airline's entertainment-happy customer experience.
The singer-songwriter, musician, actor and talk show host is a perfect fit for JetBlue with long-running hits in his repertoire including "Wicked Game," "Forever Blue," "Baby did a Bad, Bad Thing," "Somebody's Crying." His music was also featured in the films "
Blue Velvet" and "Eyes Wide Shut."
Isaak himself has appeared in several films including "Little Buddha" "That Thing You Do," "Silence of the Lambs" among others. Isaak's newest album, Beyond the Sun, is a self-described labor of love paying tribute to the influential sound of Sun Records and the artists who helped shape Rock n' Roll.
"Chris Isaak's music epitomizes American culture, and providing a platform for the iconic artist to perform in our terminal this season is a perfect way to channel the holiday spirit with our customers," JetBlue's Coordinator
National Sponsorships Rick Pineda said. "We're pleased to introduce yet another great talent into our lineup as part of our Live from T5 Concert Series."
The music-loving airline is also running a local contest for 20 people and a guest to enjoy the intimate performance as well as a chance to meet Isaak.
Travelers choose JetBlue for its award-winning customer service and well-known product features, including live in-flight entertainment on personal seatback TVs with more than 140 channels of free programming (a) and reasonably priced first-run JetBlue Features movies (b). Customers also enjoy comfy, leather-clad seats that go easy on the legs with knee space that rivals any other U.S. airline in coach (c) and complimentary and unlimited snacks and drinks for the ride.
About Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak is a Grammy nominated singer-songwriter, musician, actor and talk show host with a career spanning over twenty five years. His iconic vocal style has garnered enormous acclaim and his songs have been featured in numerous films and television shows.
Isaak has more than a dozen acting credits including such films as "The Informers," and "A Dirty Shame." He has also starred in Showtime's The
Chris Isaak Show and the Biography Channel in The
Chris Isaak Hour. Beyond the Sun, Chris Isaak's Vanguard Records debut, is the record he has always wanted to make. Since he fell in love with his parents' 45s as a child, this passionate writer/artist has been obsessed with the glory days of Memphis' Sun Studio and the visionary artists who got their starts there—including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis—all of them discovered and nurtured by great Sun Records producer Sam Phillips. With Beyond the Sun,
Isaak recaptures the brilliance of Sun Studio, while also getting down to the heart and soul of his own deeply rooted musical identity.
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