CHI: ELIZABETH DOYLE IN SOPHISTICATED LADIES AT THE SHOWCASE
On Monday, May 7th, singer-pianist Elizabeth Doyle celebrates Peggy Lee's birthday month as part of the "Sophisticated Ladies" series atTHE JAZZ SHOWCASE (806 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL - 312-360-0234), with sets from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. To honor the life and lyrics of the woman Duke Ellington dubbed "The Elegant One," Doyle will be joined by special guests Jim Cox, Chris White, Frank Portolese and Tim Davis plus Peggy Lee sidemen, trumpet player Art Hoyle drummer Gerry Coleman,and pianists Larry Novak, Bobby Schiff and Frank Winkler. Lee wrote with such luminaries as the Duke, Cy Coleman, Michel LeGrand, Steve Allen, ex-husband and guitarist Dave Barbour, Quincy Jones, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mandel, Marian McPartland, Victor Young and many others. Lee's recording of Mirrors, a song suite by Lieber and Stoller, remains a landmark in concept recording projects and contains "Is That All There Is" and "Feelin' Too Good Today Blues." Along with Sinatra and Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee was one of few singers who had hits in the 1940s and continued to "make the charts" throughout the 1960s. There is a $15-$25 cover.
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