与音乐家的圣诞节听起来像它一样甜蜜
For most of my adult life, plus my teenage years, I've celebrated Christmas at my aunt and uncle's home just north of Los Angeles. The vibrant energy, American South–meets–California menu, and magical shape of the day is as much a creation of those who've attended the holiday feast as it is our hosts themselves.
我的姨妈是帕特里斯·什根州，其数十年的多野生职业生涯跨越爵士，流行音乐和R＆B的最高次数。南部的中央L.A.本地和多功能爵士钢琴家和键盘，她已经无缝导航的是主管，音乐总监，电影作曲家或特色乐队成员，其中包括Stevie Wonder，Prince，Carlos Santana和Lee Ritenour。但大多数可能都知道她作为一个歌手的歌曲作者，富裕的1970年代和1980年代像“忘记我没有，”“提醒我”，“你没有听到”，“满足我的爱” - 撰写的无消调果酱来自Will Smith的单打的抽样骨干，Mary J. Blige，George Michael等。帕特里斯在行业中尊重她过去的音乐方向，艾美渊和Naacp奖（在所有情况下都这样做的女性），她的领导力赢得了昆西琼斯和艾瑞莎富兰克林等导师的尊重。
马克·圣路易,我的叔叔是一位著名的旅游等内容er who's worked with acts like Lenny Kravitz, Guns N' Roses, Jennifer Lopez, and LeeAnn Rimes. I like to play a game where I say a city or town, and he can tell me the main venues and their capacity. Marc has likely been responsible for at least one of your favorite musical acts getting to and from a live TV taping or concert venue, ensuring that all personnel, their gear, and instruments get where they need to be. Moving large numbers of humans around in entertainment is no easy feat, and, true to his decades-long role in the vast world of live-event production, Marc tends to prefer being behind the scenes. But in January 2020, singer-songwriter Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys posted on his Instagram congratulating Marc for winning the Parnelli Tour Manager of the Year award, the most esteemed honor in the field. I figure the cat's out of the bag.
For all of their talent beyond studio and stage, my aunt and uncle are among the most generous human beings I know. Christmas at their home means you are family, even when you bear no relation. You're encouraged to come as you are, eat as much as you want, be ready to laugh, know you will need to speak up to be heard because my family does not shy from politics at dinner, and please, God, take some leftovers home.
帕特里斯在圣诞节前一天开始在20英镑的火鸡上，干燥 - 将其干燥过夜，煮沸的一天。用她定制的芳烃，香料和更多大蒜擦拭比你相信，然后用干riesling或gewürztraminer对待，这取决于她的心情，帕特里斯的土耳其太柔软，无法从它的烤盘中删除整体。我的继父，乔，通常雕刻它，并在服务盘上呈现棕色皮肤的鸟。帕特里斯也从凯伦蔬菜开始，因为它们在坐在Potlikker一天后，深深的肉汤通过液体氨基尼，酱油和苹果酒醋的冲刺制成了丰富和明亮。她特别命令智利海低音, often the star of the show, and massages it with butter, dresses it with fresh-squeezed orange, ginger, soy, and ponzu, and then tops it with fresh cilantro. My mother, Angela, brings a beautiful ham.
Marc是我所谓的“按需”的责任，这是帕特里德需要让烹饪准备或客人接待处很好。在我最喜欢的生活中，全天都在观看他们的动态。这是“是的，亲爱的”，但具有真正的爱和尊重，只是正确的恼怒，通常有些人对我眨眼，“你能相信这个吗？”我总是在每个人的身边。
除了家庭长老牵着桌子的头部和跑来周围的家庭朋友的孩子们，多年来的客人列表已经包括帕特里德和马克的朋友，在音乐和歌手以及歌手玩家到生产者和舞台经理。谈话从道路上发生的事情蜿蜒曲折，以记住一个演出。我从帕特里德和马尔卡学到了，通过开发有意义的关系时，它很容易纠正你的餐桌。
The iconic drummer Leon "Ndugu" Chancler was a fixture at Christmas before he died in 2018. He was the drummer on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and played with the likes of Miles Davis and Tina Turner. Ndugu was like a brother to Patrice; they went to high school together and played on the same stages. He had a knack for asking me a pointed question that would get all up in my business within just minutes of arriving, in true uncle fashion.
The beautiful chaos of the day—the movement of vehicles, locations of multiple greyhounds, pouring of wine—has evolved over time, but certain things remain constant, like the importance of a stunning table, or how level-setting it is to approach a seat that's been dressed up just for you. Patrice and Marc's Christmas feast is always filled with music, some of which was written steps from the dining room. It's a soundtrack to which a room full of revelers can always sing along.