CABARET TONIGHT IN BOSTON & TORONTO - SCULLERS - REGATTABAR - JAZZ BISTRO
BOSTON: MATT DUSK & SARA GAZAREK AT THE REGATTABAR
Jazz vocalists Matt Dusk & Sara Gazarek will perform at THE REGATTABAR at the Charles Hotel (1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA - 617-395-7757) on Tuesday, November 19th at 7:30 pm. Like countless listeners and lovers around the world, Matt Dusk gets lost in the music of Chet Baker, calling it "the perfect soundtrack for an intimate evening together." Dusk's love affair with Baker's music that has lasted years. Dusk - whose romantic fifth studio album My Funny Valentine: The Chet Baker Songbook pays homage to the tragic balladeer and trumpet player - first fell hard for Baker's hauntingly unaffected vocals and lyrical horn work in the wee small hours of his teen years. Amongst a community teaming with startlingly gifted young singers, Sara Gazarek stands out as a particularly extravagant artist. Her first two albums introduced her singular sound and vision, steeped in the tradition of jazz but deeply informed by contemporary songwriters and performers. She won the prestigious Downbeat Student Music Award for Outstanding Collegiate Jazz Vocalist, a distinction that directly led to a spot on the Concord Jazz Festival Tour (with Oleta Adams, Karrin Allyson and Diane Schuur). But now, with three highly acclaimed CD's under her belt at the young age of 30, Sara is steeped in the jazz tradition, but is not afraid to embrace the music that moves her generation. There is a $25 cover.
BOSTON: CHRISTINE FAWSON AT SCULLERS
Vocalist and trumpet player, Christine Fawson, will be performing atSCULLERS JAZZ CLUB (400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston, MA - 617-562-4111) on Tuesday, November 17th at 8:00 pm. Christine has always loved performing classic jazz standards from the American Songbook. On her new album, My Side, she shows off her songwriting and pop singing abilities. The album, which features several great musicians, including fellow Berklee faculty member, guitarist and co-writer, Scott Tarulli, also showcases different timbres of Christine's vocal and instrumental skills. As one would expect, many of the songs on the album have a jazz influence but with an edge that goes along with her personal storytelling. That being said, this is not a jazz album, but one with catchy melodies and harmonies supported by serious groove. Dinner/Show: $60 Show only: $20.
TORONTO: BRYN ROBERTS / SEAMUS BLAKE QUARTET
The Bryn Roberts / Seamus Blake Quartet will perform atTHE JAZZ BISTRO (251 Victoria Street, Toronto, ONT, CA - 416-363-5299) on Tuesday & Wednesday, November 19th & 20th at 8:00 pm. The quartet, from NYC, features two players of note that formerly made Canada their home. Since moving to New York City, Winnipeg-born pianist/ keyboardist/ composer Bryn Roberts has appeared with many of the city's top jazz musicians, including Chris Cheek, Chris Potter, Lage Lund and Victor Lewis, to name a few. In recent years, Bryn has turned his talents to the world of rock, pop, R & B and folk music as well, performing with Juno award winning artist Serena Ryder (Atlantic Records), and touring widely with the acclaimed folk-pop singer Dar Williams (Razor and Tie Records). Born in England and raised in Vancouver, NYC-based tenor saxophonist/ composer Seamus Blake is a winner of several awards including the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition (2002). As the winner, he performed with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock; he has also worked with John Scofield, Victor Lewis and many others, and is recognized as one of the finest exponents of contemporary jazz. Also in the quartet are Matt Penman - bass and Jochen Rueckert - drums. There is a $15 cover.
TORONTO: JAZZ BISTRO YOUNG ARTIST SERIES: PATRICK HEWAN
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