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NYC: SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH WITH GABRIELLE STRAVELLI
Bistro Award winning vocalist, Gabrielle Stravelli, returns with her Sunday Jazz Brunch on August 11th at LE PESCADEUX (90 Thompson Street, NYC - 212-966-0021), a French restaurant in the heart of Soho. They will play three sets from 12:30 to 4:00 pm. She will be joined by Saul Rubin on guitar and Pat O'Leary on bass in this charming boite that offers a great, well-priced menu and cozy atmosphere. Award-winning vocalist Gabrielle Stravelli has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal following through her unique take on material from the new American songbook as well as classic standards by artists as varied as Pink Floyd and Duke Ellington, Dolly Parton and Johnny Mercer. A trained actor, Gabrielle has a soulful sensitivity for the story in the lyric. Gabrielle has performed on stages from Amsterdam to New York including Carnegie Hall, Iridium Jazz Club, Birdland, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Reservations are strongly suggested. No cover, no minimum.
NYC: SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH: MIHO HAZAMA & M_UNIT
Miho Hazama & M_Unit will perform at THE BLUE NOTE(131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592 - ) on Sunday, July 13th at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm as part of the club's Sunday Jazz Brunch series. A winner of the 2011 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award, Ms. Hazama has worked with the Metropole Orkest, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vince Mendoza, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yosuke Yamashita among many others not only as a composer but also as an arranger. Her works have been performed in the US, the UK, Japan, Poland and the Netherlands. Recently, Ms. Hazama received the 24th annual Idemitsu Music Award, the first time in the award's history for a jazz composer to win. With private instruction from Jim McNeely and Phil Markowitz, Ms. Hazama completed her master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music in Jazz Composition in 2012. There is a $29.50 cover. **Price includes brunch, music and a drink.**
TORONTO: NAMASTWAY: ALEX WALDIN & GEORGE CROTTY
Namastway, an emergent instrumental duo from Toronto, will perfotm at THE JAZZ BISTRO (251 Victoria Street, Toronto, ONT, CA - 416-363-5299 - ) on Sunday, July 13th at 12:30 pm as part of the club's Sunday Brunch Series. With contrasting careers that converged at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, they offer a unique, candid soundscape drawing from Jazz, concert music, and Fusion. Alex Waldin has been actively involved with the Toronto music scene for the past six years, working with such artists as Feist, Broken Social Scene, and Akon. He previously studied with Juno award winning and nominated musicians, producers and engineers including guitarist Ulf Wakenius, starting with violin from the age of three and later transitioning to guitar at the age of thirteen. George Crotty is a multi-instrumentalist, and multi-media artist who aspires to redefine the term cellist. He has discovered and embraced a variety of genres including rock, world music, and jazz. He recently performed with George S. Clinton, Tracy Silverman, and Guinga; in April 2013 he also performed for Pope Francis at the Vatican. He has had the privilege to study with Canadian cellist and producer Kirk Starkey, as well as American cellist and composer Eugene Friesen. No cover.copyright 2014 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
