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The Pfister Sisters

About Me

Formed in 1979, the Pfister Sisters have devoted the last 3 decades to delivering 3 part vocal jazz to the city of New Orleans. During that time, we've shared the stage with the Neville Brothers, Maxene Andrews (of the Andrews Sisters), Kermit Ruffins, Ernie-K-Doe, Banu Gibson. Leigh "lil Queenie" Harris, Marcia Ball, Henry Butler, Linda Rondstadt, Jimmy Buffet, and, most recently, the Dukes of Dixieland................................................... “Any one of these three could hold a stage in her own right. What they accomplish is dazzling. Don't miss them.” — Provincetown Magazine, .................................."Their voices melt together, their band really kicks, and they get the audience smiling and swaying in the timelessness that is the joy of music.” — Radio Free New Orleans Jazz Fest review .................................."one of the best examples of heritage still at Jazz Fest" --Gambit Weekly

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Member Since: 06/03/2006
Band Website: www.pfistersisters.com
Band Members: Yvette Voelker - high vocalsHolley Bendtsen - low vocalsDebbie Davis - mid vocals and one bitchin’ ukulele


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Influences: The Boswell Sisters, The Andrews Sisters, The Mills Brothers, The Comedian Harmonists, the Lollipop Guild, Eric Cartman, Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, Carol Burnett, The Marx Brothers, Marlene Deitrich and Elmer Fudd.
Sounds Like: Hot, sweet jazz!
Record Label: Mambo Goddess Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

It’s a girl!

Holley Bendtsen became a Grandmother this morning. Baby Miranda was born this morning around 6:30am after a great deal of huffing, puffing and vocalizing by her daughter, Jackie. Both mother and baby ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Day 3 in Ascona

to read an expanded version of this blog with more personal information from Debbie, pleas visit Debbie's myspace blog.   We had our first gig at the festival last night. There are four stag...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

News from Planet Pfister!

Dearest Pfister Pfamily, It’s been a long time, much too long, but after a hiatus from myspace and updates in general, there is much news.  We are pleased to announce, the impending releas...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:43:00 GMT

Rainy Day Saturday

Well, there had been talk of a picnic-barbeque at some friends' house further down La Charente, but the day dawned cloudy and rainy, so that got nixed in favor of staying in  we invited Trent, Sebast...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:29:00 GMT

Trents Birthday Party Day

Market day with both Trent and Armande  so much fun to do marketing with locals, they know which stalls grow their own, who has the best produce or fish or chocolate. . . Holley got oysters from mar...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:40:00 GMT

Trents Birthday Party Day

Market day with both Trent and Armande  so much fun to do marketing with locals, they know which stalls grow their own, who has the best produce or fish or chocolate. . . Holley got oysters from mar...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:40:00 GMT

Crepes and Gropes

On to rehearsal  it's even fun to rehearse here, because they give us an auditorium, all stone and vaulted ceilings  we brush up a few tunes, add another one with Karen.  Then off for the post-...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:59:00 GMT

Heaven on a spoon

Well, guess what, kids.  Le Tilleul it was, and oh, my.  I admit, I was nervous about going back, because I just couldn't believe that the soufflé de chocolat was every bit as good as I reme...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:10:00 GMT

Grasse Matinee

The final concert of the Festival du Saintes is Mahler  beautifully performed by the Paris Orchestre Champs Elysee, but still Mahler, sort of disconcerting.  Trent's there, and we stroll over to...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:22:00 GMT

Sunday in the Park with Wildgrass

The concert -  Huelgas Ensemble (or as Karen refers to them, the Wildgrass Ensemble) - is magnificent - all those crazy, drunk boys from the previous night at the cafe were buttoned up into their...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:19:00 GMT