CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: "MARCOS VALLE & STACEY KENT LIVE" AT BIRDLAND
To celebrate his 50th career anniversary as a Songwriter, Arranger, Instrumentalist, and Singer, Brazilian artist Marcos Valle, joins American singer Stacey Kent's sweet beautiful voice to express a repertoire of half a century of successes at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Saturday, December 9th through 13th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. This reunion of these two artists has resulted in a CD titled "MARCOS VALLE & STACEY KENT LIVE", which was released by Sony, in USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia, in November 2014. This unique collaboration comes to Birdland to present this incredible music accompanied by Marcos on piano and the Brazilian band of Jesse Sadoc on trumpet and flugelhorn, Marcelo Martins on sax and flute, Alberto Continentino acoustic bass, and Renato Massa on drums. Associate Producer is Pat Philips. The performance also includes the special participation of Jim Tomlinson, Stacey's long-time musical partner, husband, and Producer of all of her recordings. Produced by Valle and Tomlinson, each track on the CD presents an aspect of Marcos Valle's various musical facets, mixing genres and rhythms, placing Pop, Jazz, Bossa Nova, World Music, and MPB music side by side. Marcos Valle, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1943, started his music career in 1963, at the age of twenty. His first LP, Samba Demais, reached the stores in April, 1964. He is one of the major songwriters of Brazilian Popular music with songs recorded by Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Jay-Z, Diana Krall, Chicago, Johnny Mathis, Astrud Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Sergio Mendes, to name a few. He has toured the world many times to sold-out audiences. Valle has received several major awards, including the Special Citation of Achievement by BMI for 2 million broadcast performances of his song SUMMER SAMBA. Marcos has had big success on the European dance floors since 1990 with both his original recordings and the re-recordings and re-mixings of his music by other artists as Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Pusha T and by DJ's not only in Europe but also in Japan and China. Stacey Kent is today one of the most prominent jazz singers in the world. In a 14-year recording career, she has released ten albums, including her Platinum-selling album, 'Breakfast On The Morning Tram', which was nominated for a Grammy in 2008, as well as 'The Boy Next Door' (2003) and 'Raconte-Moi' (2010), both of which achieved Gold status. Stacey has received various awards, including the 'BBC Jazz Award' for best singer in 2002, the 'Back Stage Bistro Award' for the best live performance. There is a $45 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: JON BATISTE & STAY HUMAN AT THE BLUE NOTE
Jonathan Batiste is the founder and leader of The Stay Human Band, a modern jazz ensemble noted for their world-class music, high energy and uplifting spirit will perform at THE BLUE NOTE (131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Thursday, December 9th, 10th & 11th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Jonathan Batiste is an iconic artist, unique in this generation. With his voice on piano and dapper sense of style, he has ignited the NYC music scene. He is from a celebrated lineage of musicians. He has performed in over 40 countries, has appeared in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Concertgebouw, has released several CD's, among them "Times In New Orleans", "Live In New York: At The Rubin Museum Of Art", and "MY N.Y.", and EP's "The Amazing Jon Batiste EP" and "In The Night EP". On T.V. he has been featured in the NBA All-Star Game Half-Time Show 2008, the HBO series "Treme", and BET. He has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Prince, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Connick Jr, Roy Hargrove, Cassandra Wilson, The Gilt Groupe fashion line, and filmmaker Spike Lee among others. He is a "Movado Future Legend" award recipient and a "Steinway Performing Artist". As a role model, Batiste motivates the next generation of musicians. In his role as co-director and music curator at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, he has programmed year-long educational workshops for hundreds of students. He is a traveling ambassador for the NY based non-profit organization "Music Unites" founded by Michelle Edgar. He collaborates on various projects with Edgar throughout the year dedicated to bringing music education to children. As an international educator and humanitarian, Batiste has conducted clinics and master classes worldwide. There is a $20 cover.
NYC: CHARLES MCPHERSON QUINTET AT DIZZY'S
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