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“‘TAINT— An Alt-Holiday Variety Show”
Tweed presents ‘TAINT (cause it 'taint Christmas, and it 'taint New Year’s)—An Alt-Holiday Variety Show to benefit Pangea, the terrific cabaret that serves as home to downtown performers and the best...
CD Review: Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert, “All the Girls”
When Rebecca Luker passed away recently it sent ripples of sadness through the theatre and cabaret communities. All the Girls, the new CD with Luker and Sally Wilfert, serves as a...
CD Review: Kenneth Gartman “We Need a Little Christmas”
There is an open-hearted, childlike simplicity and beauty to Kenneth Gartman’s sound that is quite endearing and a perfect match for We Need a Little Christmas, a holiday release filled...
CD Review: Susan Tobocman “Touch & Go”
Singer/composer/arranger Susan Tobocman has released her latest CD Touch & Go. It has an intriguing selection of songs that are terrifically performed and played. What is immediately unusual about the project...
Gay Marshall “Back on Boogie Street — Songs of Leonard Cohen”
Back in 2016 at the Cafe Carlyle, Judy Collins closed her wonderful show by sitting at the piano, alone on stage, and mesmerized us with Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne.” As we...
CD Review: Josie Falbo — “You Must Believe in Spring”
“You Must Believe in Spring” (Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy, Marilyn and Alan Bergman), the title song of Josie Falbo’s new CD, is going through a bit of renaissance at the...
CD Review: Diane Schuur “Running on Faith”
Diane Schuur (Photo: Tim Courtney) Sometime in the ‘90s, the Grammy Awards telecast decided to have all the nominees in all Jazz Vocal categories line up...
CD Review: Linda Lavin “Love Notes”
Linda Lavin’s new CD, Love Notes, is a timeless collection of terrific songs from the Great American Songbook that has the feel and sound of a classic album from the...
CD Review: Sue Anne Gershenzon’s “You Must Believe in Spring”
Rosemary Clooney famously said, “I am not a jazz singer. I am a singer who sings jazz songs.” On her new album, You Must Believe In Spring, Sue Anne Gershenzon...
CD Review “Robbie Rozelle’s “Songs From Inside My Locker”
Robbie Rozelle’s new album, Songs From Inside My Locker, captures his more recent show at Feinstein’s/54 Below. While there are some good ideas and a few good numbers to be...