Broadway star Julie Benko—direct from Broadway’s Funny Girl and Harmony—will appear with her band Euphonic Gumbo on Monday, February 12 at 7:00 PM at Birdland. Benko will march her band out to celebrate Mardi Gras with six instrumentalists, including her [...]
Julie Benko Returns to Birdland with Euphonic Gumbo on Monday, February 12
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The Debonair Steve Ross, The Crown Prince of Cabaret, Answers Six Questions
Sophisticated singer-pianist Steve Ross, dubbed The Crown Prince of Cabaret, was born “forty-five minutes from Broadway” in New Rochelle, NY, and raised in Washington, DC by an opera-loving father and piano-playing mother who played the [...]
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With Moonlight and Love Songs, Steve Ross Hit Even Higher Realms of Excellence, at Birdland
By Marilyn Lester***To say that master storyteller and raconteur Steve Ross has never been better is to put the singer-pianist in the realm of what Duke Ellington classified as “beyond category.” Well, indeed, this rightly-dubbed [...]
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Hilary Gardner’s “On the Trail with The Lonesome Pines” at Birdland Was a Delicious Taste of the Old West
By Andrew Poretz ***Vocalist Hilary Gardner is best known as a jazz singer and also a member of the vocal trio Duchess. In an inspired pandemic project, Gardner explored a type of Americana music for [...]
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Victoria Shaw Appears in “Under the Covers” on Monday, March 18 at Birdland
Singer/songwriter Victoria Shaw returns to Birdland in a new edition of her award-winning show Under the Covers on Monday, March 18 at 7:00 PM. Shaw’s special guests will include Peter Cincotti, Josh Turchin, Ruby Locknar, [...]
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Karen Mason Returns to Birdland with “Just in Styne: Karen Sings Jule” on Monday, March 25
Broadway, concert and recording star Karen Mason debuts a new show, Just in Styne: Karen Sings Jule—honoring Jule Styne, one of her favorite songwriters—on Monday, March 25 at 7:00 PM at Birdland. She will be [...]
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Jeff Harnar’s Cole Porter Show at Birdland Was Simply De-Lovely
By Bart Greenberg***Vocalist Jeff Harnar. Songwriter Cole Porter. A match made in Shubert Alley heaven. With the invaluable assistance of music director Alex Rybeck, the singer has returned this thrilling show to Birdland jazz club [...]
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Linda Purl and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra Present “Big Band Romance” on Monday, April 1 at Birdland
Singer and actress Linda Purl will be joined by the DIVA Jazz Orchestra for Big Band Romance on Monday, April 1 at 7:00 PM. The concert will celebrate of some of the extraordinary songs that [...]
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Who Was Who! Jazz and Cabaret Performer John Minnock
Editor’s Note: Although he’s not a performer from the past, we remember John Minnock (1959-2024) now to celebrate his posthumous album release on April 26 via Dot Time Records. The recording, A Different Riff: Minnock [...]
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Karen Mason: A Marvelous “Just in Styne” In Words and Photos
By Maryann Lopinto***Broadway star Karen Mason returned to Birdland jazz club with a brand new show Just in Styne: Karen Mason Sings Jule Styne, encompassing his songs from both the movies and Broadway, both classics [...]
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