Gerry Geddes

Gerry Geddes joined BistroAwards.com in 2015 and is currently its senior critic. He is a regular contributor to the podcast, Troubadours and Raconteurs, and to National Public Radio. His lyrics have been performed in clubs throughout the city and on recordings – including the latest live CD/DVD by internet sensation Perpetuum Jazzile. He has conceived and directed several acclaimed musical revues including the Bistro and MAC award winning "Monday in the Dark with George," "Put on Your Saturday Suit" (words/music by Jimmy Webb) and "Fabulous First Fridays"monthly at Pangea, where he is an artist-in-residence. He directed solo shows for award-winning singers Andre de Shields, Darius de Haas, Helen Baldassare, and drag sensation Julia Van Cartier and has been active in the cabaret world since the late 70s. Gerry has produced numerous CDs, 2 of which received Outstanding Recording awards. His memoir of his life in NYC, "Didn’t I Ever Tell You This?," will be released in the Fall of 2023, and he is currently at work on his first novel.

Articles by this Author:

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 block; the sound of guitars and voices wafted into the streets wherever...

Club Review: Ronny Whyte’s “Swinging Sondheim”

The urbane sophistication and consummate musicality of singer/pianist/songwriter Ronny Whyte proved a perfect match for the artistry of Stephen Sondheim in the new show, Swinging Sondheim, which debuted this month...

Club Review: Danny Bacher Quartet

There is something special in the sound, the style, and the phrasing of a horn player who sings; I think back to my favorites of the past like Chet Baker,...

Club Review: Tawanda, Jazz Vocalist in Her NY Debut

Tawanda (Photo: Jeff Xander) For new young jazz vocalists beginning a performance career, the shadows of the giants that came before them can be intimidating and...

Club Review: Susan Neuffer’s “An Elpee’s Worth of Todd”

Back in the day, when I became a lifelong fan of singer/songwriter/producer Todd Rundgren, albums were not merely a collection of "pick & choose" streamable tracks.  They were an entity...

Club Review: Brandon James Gwinn’s “Four Pianos”

Bobby Short…Blossom Dearie…Frances Faye…Diana Krall.  Their names alone conjure images of sophisticated, exciting nightlife, of bôites inhabited by saloon singers on the ivories, of wonderful dreams of music and class...

Club Review: Stacy Sullivan, Todd Murray in “I’m Glad There Is You—The Musical Romance of Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee

What could go wrong?  One of New York cabaret’s warmest, most intelligent, and talented vocalists paired with a solid crooner in the classic mode whose rich, smooth sound and smart...

Remembering Jay Rogers

On October 28, 2022, we lost Jay Rogers, one of the most hilarious, talented, endearing clowns in New York cabaret and theatre, to cancer.  It is a tragic reminder of...

Club Review: Dorian Woodruff’s “The Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman”

In 1960, lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman secured their position in the Great American Songbook with Frank Sinatra’s recording of “Nice ‘n’ Easy” (Lew Spence) and, up until Marilyn’s death...

Club Review: “Lisa Viggiano Sings the Jane Olivor Songbook”

After she was discovered (and signed to Columbia Records) at her very first cabaret show, Jane Olivor released five albums between 1976 and 1982 that endeared her to many, particularly...