BLOWIN' IN THE WIND: Ready for a Seawind reunion? It's coming, later this year. The popular jazz ensemble is putting the finishing touches on a new CD, "Seawind Reunion," which features mellow jazz fave Al Jarreau on several tracks (singing, too!) and veteran vocalist Pauline Wilson in new and old tunes. The fresh include "Hold On," a likely favorite with Jarreau's imprint, and an updated rendering of the Seawind signature, "Follow Your Road," with Wilson's trademark pipes intact. "Nearly the whole gang is back," Wilson said about the reunion. "Everyone except Jerry Hey." But Hey's son, Andrew, has been doing music, too. The disc will be supported initially with a tour to Japan, then relaunches here. ...

SHOW BREEZES: With so little time and so much to choose from, I was able to take in only the Thursday "The Most Romantic Songs Ever Written" concert at the Hawai'i Theatre, which was part of the week-long "Return to Romance" festival. What a treat! Charismatic Broadway crooner-actor Brian Stokes Mitchell was the consummate actor-trouper, singing "Some Enchanted Evening" sans microphone, the way veteran stage stars did at the time the Hawai'i was built, validating the integrity of the hall. Stoke, as his pals call him, sprawled on the floor, delivering a song directly to a front-row woman, generating cheers. Lucie Arnaz, a workhorse with stage and club credits (and show biz pedigree — parents were Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz), did a crowd-warming, impromptu chirping of "Na Ali'i," again charming the audience. I was sitting next to her spouse, actor Laurence Luckinbill, who said she learned it years ago from Patti Swalley, who is the mother of singer Hoku Ho, through the Don Ho Show. Jordan Segundo was the evening's neophyte, offering youthful charm, some tunes in duets with the seasoned Rocky Brown. And Robert Cazimero distinguished himself outside of his Hawaiian realm, particularly on the Rosemary Clooney hit, "Tenderly." Nina Keali'iwahamana added a smidgen of Hawaiian to one of her lovely ballads — providing a pronunciation challenge for Nick Clooney (Oscar winner George's dad, brother of Rosemary), who co-hosted with wife, Nina, whose wry humor was delightful. Of course, the artistry — orchestral as well as vocal — of festival co-founder Matt Catingub was the thread that kept this lei of song fragrant and enrapturing. ...

And singer-actress Cathy Foy brought a lei for Mitchell — to thank him for his hospitality when she first met him backstage on Broadway. ...

Local resident Mabel Slear, who was secretary for Lucille Ball at Desilu Productions and who last saw Lucie in 1964, managed to reconnect with the songstress. "I am still living and able to witness 'young Lucie' reaching her mother's status as star," said the 82-year-old Waikiki resident. ...

HAPPY TALK: Andreas Delfs, new principal conductor of the Honolulu Symphony, clearly is making the right strides to head the local orchestra. At his welcome party last week at the Halekulani hotel, Delfs was clad in a dapper Tori Richard "Sun Fest" aloha shirt, from Tori's 2007 men's collection, a white cotton-linen blend with an ornate embroidered sun on the back. You can see the shirt at www.toririchard.com (click on men's, then collection). Let the sun shine in. ...

Tom Gulick, the symphony's executive director, also donned a Tori Richard. Great minds think alike. ...

WHEE, THE PEOPLE: When "Lost" actors did that Honolulu Theatre for Youth play-reading benefit at Tenney Theatre recently, they truly adored the opportunity to support local theater via roles they don't get to do much anymore. Take Jorge Garcia, who portrayed the titular character in "Ferdinand the Bull," in which Daniel Dae Kim played a matador. Instead of a customary bullfight, the scene hit the right chords when the actors shared a lovely waltz. HTY now is $20,000 richer as a result of the "Lost" crew's involvement. Ole! ...

And that's Show Biz. ...

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