Features

Cabaret Setlist: “Let’s Not Talk About Love” – Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

Repertoire for the Once and Future American Songbook Article #24 in this ongoing series. In 23 installments of...

“The Real Ambassadors”: New Book Recalls an Anti-Segregation Jazz Musical Starring Louis Armstrong and Carmen McRae

Say, show tune lovers—did you ever hear of The Real Ambassadors, a musical developed by famed jazz pianist...

Paying Tribute: Various Approaches One Can Take When Celebrating the Work of an Artist

Performers paying tribute to a singing icon or big name writing-composing team usually work within a clearly defined...
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Club Reviews

Club Review: Deborah Stone’s “Take Me Back—Joan, Joni, Dylan, and Others”

Back in the day, you couldn’t walk around the West Village without finding a folk club on every...

Club Review: Linda Purl’s “This Could Be the Start”

Linda Purl is a true working actor: whether you’ve seen her on Happy Days or The Office, on...

Club Review: “Ann Hampton Callaway Sings Peggy Lee and the Songs of the ’70s”

Ann Hampton Callaway is a seasoned jazz artist, songwriter, an interpreter of the American Songbook, and an entertainer...
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Album Reviews

CD Review: Ann Kittredge’s “reIMAGINE”

Even if its arrangements and vocal interpretations weren’t bursting with an inventiveness that leaves one awestruck, vocalist Ann...

CD Review: Sean Patrick Murtagh’s “The Mario 101! A Celebration of the Mario Lanza Songbook”

While tenor Sean Patrick Murtagh’s debut album, The Mario 101! A Celebration of the Mario Lanza Songbook, is...

CD Review: Celia Berk’s “Now That I Have Everything”

A wondrous singer, Celia Berk provides the perfect autumn album with her new CD, Now That I Have...
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