MW: SHANNON FORSELL RELEASES TRIBUTE CD TO HOAGY CARMICHAEL
Indiana native and managing director of THE CABARET AT THE COLUMBIA CLUB, Shannon Forsell, presents a tribute to one of the great composers of popular song, Indiana's own Hoagy Carmichael ("Stardust," "Georgia On My Mind," "The Nearness of You.") on Saturday, January 15th with performances at 7:00 & 9:00 pm at THE JAZZ KITCHEN (5377 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN - 317-253-4900). The show will kick-off the national release of Forsell's new CD, The Nearness of You, on LML Music, an independent label dedicated to distributing the finest in Cabaret, Jazz and Broadway vocals. The 11-song new release celebrates the music of Indiana's Hoagy Carmichael and showcases Forsell as she expands her cabaret vocal prowess to the jazz arena. Produced and arranged by international jazz artist, Rob Dixon, the recording blends several of Carmichael's most well known songs ("The Nearness of You," "Stardust," "Georgia On My Mind") along with his less-recorded musical gems. Backed by critically acclaimed jazz musicians Zach Lapidus: piano, Rob Dixon: saxophone, Frank Smith: bass, Greg Artry: drums, P J Yinger: ukulele and trumpet, the recording blends straight ahead jazz with a contemporary twist, demonstrating the timelessness of the music of one of the American Songbook's great composers. There is a $15 cover.
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