2023 Award Winner: Melissa Errico

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Concept Recording Melissa Errico is honored to receive a Bistro Award. A Tony Award–nominated actress, singer and author, she’s starred in musicals on Broadway and Off, including My Fair Lady (Eliza), High Society, Amour (Tony nomination, Best Actress), Les Misérables (Cosette), Finian's Rainbow (three times), and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. She’s...

2023 Award Winner: Danny Bacher

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Singer/Instrumentalist Danny Bacher is an award-winning singer, saxophonist, and songwriter—and an entertainer in the fullest sense of the term. He’s not only a master of the demanding soprano sax, but he also combines his virtuosity on the instrument with a talent for comedy and narrative storytelling. In addition to a solid career in jazz, cabaret, and...

2023 Award Winner: Daryl Sherman

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Enduring Artistry Part of the New York City jazz and cabaret scenes since the mid-1970s, Daryl Sherman is one of the rare singing pianists equally talented in both musical genres. Since her early stints at Sinatra hangouts like Jilly’s, Jimmy Weston’s, and Eddie Condon’s, there’s hardly been a jazz joint,...

2023 Award Winner: Ronny Whyte

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ASCAP-Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award Ronny Whyte spent his first six years of life in a log cabin that his father built on the outskirts of Seattle. He would pet the deer and beavers on his way to the outhouse. That’s a far cry from Ronny’s world today. He is now considered a premier interpreter...

2023 Award Winner – Brandon James Gwinn

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Ira Eaker Special Achievement Award Brandon James Gwinn (he/they) is a Drama League nominated and Richard Rodgers Award winning composer-lyricist, performer, pianist and producer. A LiveNation artist, Brandon opened for Trixie Mattel’s North American Tour and appears in Moving Parts on Netflix. Solo albums: Bullit (Queer Global Arts Festival Winner), Not Too Late. Music producer: Two...