CABARET TONIGHT IN NYC: JAZZ VOCALIST SOFIJA KNEZEVIC AT THE MET
Recognized as one of jazz's pre-eminent vocalists, young Sofija Knezevic will perform at THE METROPOLITAN ROOM(34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440)on Sunday, November 24th at 9:30 pm. Sofija is one of the most significant singers in jazz today. While her singing is steeped in tradition, her improvisational virtuosity and creativity are breathtaking. Sofija graduated from University for Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, in the class of Dena De Rose . She has won many awards and scholarships including the Marianne Mendt Jazz Award, Unesco Scholarship for young talents, Golden Siren award, and was recently chosen in 2013 for the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program which identi?es outstanding, emerging jazz artists and composers. She's been based in New York since 2011, and teaching voice at the Music School of New York City since 2012. Sofija is included in newly published Jazz Encyclopedia `Serbian jazz, Bre`, and is writing two books of her own at the moment, one about vocal technique and the other one that includes her jazz arrangements of Balkan folk music. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.
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