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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

SF: TIM HOCKENBRRY & FRIENDS ONE NIGHT ONLY

SF: TIM HOCKENBRRY & FRIENDS ONE NIGHT ONLY

RRAZZ ROOM at THE HOTEL NIKKO (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-394-1189) will present a very special concert event with "America's Got Talent" finalist TIM HOCKENBERRY on Tuesday, September 25th at 8:30 pm. Having shared stages with stars such as Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray and Steve Miller, Hockenberry has established himself as one of the most compelling artists in the Bay Area scene today. In addition to touring with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and with Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Tim has performed at high-profile venues all over Northern California, such as The RRazz Room, The Fillmore, the Great American Music Hall, Bimbo's 365 Club, The Napa Valley Opera House,, the Luther Burbank Center for the Performing Arts and the 142 Throckmorton Theater. He has also headlined at a multitude of festivals including the Robert Mondavi Summer Concert Series, the Clearwater Jazz Festival and the Mill Valley Arts Festival. There is a $30 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY: THE STREISAND SONGBOOK

NYC: ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY: THE STREISAND SONGBOOK

Platinum Award Winning singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway celebrates the music of one of America's most powerful and enduring musical artists at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) Tuesday through Saturday, September 25th through 29th at 8:30 pm, with late shows on Friday & Saturday, at 11:00 pm. Singing timeless classics from five decades of Barbra Streisand's multi-faceted career, Callaway crafts a loving musical portrait of the icon who once described herself as being "simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven." The Tony-nominated actress puts unique pop/jazz spin on unforgettable songs from Barbra's Broadway years (Funny Girl) to her film works (A Star Is Born), from her early pop albums (People) to her later concept albums (Higher Ground) which debuted at number 1 on Billboard and featured Ann's original peace anthem "At The Same Time." Callaway weaves humorous and inspiring anecdotes of how Streisand began as such a role model for her and evolved as a mentor, recording Ann's songs on six of her recent CD's, including "I've Dreamed Of You," the song that Streisand sang on her wedding day. In a night of soaring songs and stories, Callaway promises us a performance that not only celebrates the extraordinary career of Barbra Streisand, but also reminds us of "the way we were." There is a $30-$40 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

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NYC: BOUNCIN' WITH BUD: MUSIC OF BUD POWELL

NYC: BOUNCIN' WITH BUD: MUSIC OF BUD POWELL

Bouncin' with Bud: Music of Bud Powell featuring Tim Hagans (trumpet), Greg Osby (alto sax), Matt Wilson (drums), Dan Tepfer (piano) and Lonnie Plaxico (bass) will be presented at BIRDLAND(315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) Tuesday through Saturday, September 25th through 29th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Along Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pianist Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 - July 31, 1966) is considered to be one of the creators of the style of modern jazz known as bebop. Despite his tragically short life, including bouts of mental illness, alcoholism and a self-imposed period of exile in Paris, Powell helped to define modern jazz piano technique while his brutal life story went on to inspire the Oscar winning film "'Round Midnight." This all-star birthday tribute will feature influential bebop compositions that Powell left behind including "Bouncin' with Bud," "Dance of the Infidels," "Budo," "Tempus Fugit," and "Un Poco Loco." There is a $30-40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.

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NYC: "DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR" BY WASHINGTON DC'S CLOWN CABARET

NYC: "DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR" BY WASHINGTON DC'S CLOWN CABARET

The critically acclaimed and very popular Clown Cabaret will bring its particular blend of theater, comedy and clown nonsense to the New York Clown Theater Festival at theTHE BRICK THEATRE (579 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY - 718- 907-6189) on Tuesday, September 25th at 7:00 pm & Wednesday, September 26th at 8:30 pm. The troupe's current show, "Delusions of Grandeur," explores the thin line between success and failure while paying homage to Vaudeville, Shakespeare, Film Noir, French Surrealism and Steve Martin. Along the way, the show explores the past, present, and future of the Clown. Creators Rich Potter, Matthew Pauli and Karen Beriss formed Clown Cabaret in 2010 as a laboratory for physical comedy in the Nation's Capital. In the show, three well-meaning, but misguided, clowns attempt to create epic theatre. The show devolves into Shakespeare, pies, and laughter. This brainchild of the three producers of Clown Cabaret's monthly show is a new narrative about reaching for the stars and spectacular failure. Tickets are $25.

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NYC: MURRAY HILL AND LINDA SIMPSON PRESENT DRAG BINGO!

NYC: MURRAY HILL AND LINDA SIMPSON PRESENT DRAG BINGO!

The new Tuesday game show says it all: Drag Bingo! featuring wacky prizes, loads of laughs and dance music with New York's Drag legends and favorite Bingo duo—Queen of Wit Linda Simpson and King of Comedy Murray Hill at XL NIGHTCLUB, CABARET & LOUNGE (512 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-239-2999). Happy hour starts at 6:30 pm, and at 7:30 pm let the games begin! For years, wisecracking Linda and Murray have been making dreams come true downtown with their unique spin on America's favorite (and easiest) game of chance! Now, for the first time, they bring their Bingo shenanigans uptown time for their gayest adventure yet at XL! This ain't your Grandma's Bingo! Stop by after work, meet a pal from Grindr, play some games with your closest gal pals or make new friends. Drink, play and win! No cover ($2 bingo cards).

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NYC: SHARRON MATTHEWS SUPERSTAR AT THE FLUTE BAR

NYC: SHARRON MATTHEWS SUPERSTAR AT THE FLUTE BAR

One part comedian and one part chanteuse, the inimitable Sharron Matthews serves up her own unique brand of uproarious entertainment atTHE FLUTE BAR (40 Rast 20th Street, NYC - 212-529-7870 ) on Sunday through Tuesday, September 23rd through 25th at 8:00 pm. Sharron has been earning raves from audiences and critics alike. In 2011, Sharron traveled from Toronto to Joe's Pub in New York to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for three weeks, to London's Leicester Square Theatre, back to Toronto for more concert and Global TV's hit televison series Canada Sings. In 2012, Sharron returns to NYC and Flute Gramercy direct from 21 sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Tristan Bates Theatre. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO'S BITTER: FORTY YEARS OF FOOLISHNESS

NYC: LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO'S BITTER: FORTY YEARS OF FOOLISHNESS

Toby Blackwell turned 40 this summer - and what better excuse is there to put on a cabaret show? The result: LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO'S BITTER: Forty Years of Foolishness, which will be presented on Tuesdays, September 25th and October 9th at 7:00 pm at THE WEST BANK CAFE/LAURIE BEECHMAN THEATRE (407 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-695-6909). Brian J. Nash serves as musical director with Video & Show Direction by Jason Courson. This show has all the elements Toby loves to include: comedy, parody, great singing, fun videos, and a wide variety of songs, many of them in great mashups. Oh, and costume foolishness and diva madness. Blackwell has performed five full-length cabaret shows at venues in New York City, as well as performing sets and full length shows throughout the United States and Asia. He blends stand-up comedy, original song parodies, and stories from his rich life experiences with music from contemporary musical theater and pop, and has gained an audience of fans around the world. He was recently seen in RENT: THE BROADWAY TOUR, alongside original cast members Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal, as the Collins/Benny understudy and a male swing. Other theatrical highlights include his three regional theater performances as Coalhouse Walker, Jr. in RAGTIME. He currently holds the title Busiest Unemployed Person Ever (B.U.P.E.), which he won because he made it up himself. There is a $15 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.

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A Clown Festival? Yes, you read it right.

A Clown Festival? Yes, you read it right. I just found out about it last week, when some of the clown acts began sending me press releases. The NY Clown Theatre Festival is happening right now - it opened on September 7th - it is New York's preeminent annual, international Clown Theatre festival since its inception in 2006. THE BRICK THEATER (579 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY - 718- 907-6189) was the presenter of the first festival of Clown Theatre in New York in over 20 years in 2006, and has brought the festival back this fall as the 2012 New York Clown Theatre Festival, performing through Sunday, September 30th. And it closes on September 30th with the traditional closing day Funeral, with clowns weeping and wailing in the streets of Williamsburg.

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Simon Taylor invites you to Do It In A Dress!

Simon Taylor invites you to Do It In A Dress! Award-winning entertainer Simon Taylor performs "1 Man Debate", a brand new comedy show that redefines manhood, at RUE BEBELONS (267 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, AUS - 03 9452 0070) as part of the 2012 Melbourne Fringe. Performances are Tuesdays through Sundays, September 26th through October 14th. On Wednesday, October 3rd, Taylor will perform his show about manhood while wearing a dress. Why? To raise money for young girls in Sierra Leone to afford schooling. (find out more at http://www.doitinadress.com/ ). Male audience members are encouraged to join in wearing a dress on the night of the show.

Monday, September 24, 2012

SF: THE TOMMY IGOE BIG BAND AT THE RRAZZ

SF: THE TOMMY IGOE BIG BAND AT THE RRAZZ

The Tommy Igoe Big Band will perform at RRAZZ ROOM at THE HOTEL NIKKO (222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA - 415-394-1189) on Mondays September 10th & 24th at 7:30 pm, featuring 15 of the Bay Area's finest musicians, including members of Tower of Power, Santana and The Doobie Brothers. Drummer Tommy Igoe's Big Band is the hottest big band in NYC, and has been playing to sold out audiences every Friday night at the famed BIRDLAND for the past five years. He brings the same musical acumen to San Francisco, and endeavors to change the face of nightlife on Mondays. Igoe brings his big band pedigree (his father Sonny Igoe was the drummer for Benny Goodman and Woody Herman during the 40s-50s) to create a big band for the 21st Century. This is not nostalgia, but a forward-looking spin on a uniquely American format. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: DOWNTOWN DARLING COLE ESCOLA AT 54 BELOW

NYC: DOWNTOWN DARLING COLE ESCOLA AT 54 BELOW

For his debut performance at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551), downtown darling Cole Escola will show you what it looks like for a white trash girl-boy from the backwoods of Oregon to be drunk with power in a cabaret venue. His show is on Monday, September 24th at 9:30 pm. Kitten-sized singer/character actress Cole Escola tries to steal his own show as he performs comedic original songs like they're old-timey showstoppers and old-timey showstoppers like they're nobody's business. From racist Irving Berlin toe-tappers to angsty Taylor Swift tearjerkers, Cole Escola at 54 Below will provide something for everyone, and then take it away from you. There is a $5-$15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: DARLENE LOVE ONE NIGHT ONLY AT 54 BELOW

NYC: DARLENE LOVE ONE NIGHT ONLY AT 54 BELOW

Darlene Love will perform at 54 BELOW(254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551) on Monday, September 24th at 7:00 pm. Love's thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock-n-roll as Eric Clapton's guitar or Bob Dylan's lyrics. From her first number one recording, He's a Rebel, through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector (including Da Doo Ron Ron, He's Sure the Boy I'm Gonna Marry and Christmas Baby, Please Come Home), to the countless songs for which she sang backup (for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher and Aretha Franklin), Darlene Love has blazed a trail of success in the music industry that has recently led to her induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. And all of this is to say nothing of her acclaimed Broadway performances in Leader of the Pack, Carrie, Grease and Hairspray. There is a $40-$50 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

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NYC: HEDDA LETTUCE IN HER SUMMER SERIES AT THE MET

NYC: HEDDA LETTUCE IN HER SUMMER SERIES AT THE MET

Hedda Lettuce brings her summer series show to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) on Monday, September 24th at 9:30 pm. Hedda Lettuce, accompanied on piano by the gifted Paul Leschen, will take you on a musical journey back to a time when women experimented with gender and wore their hair as big as their hearts, to a time when wearing blue eyeliner and gold lame was not a sin and when all a woman needed to feel safe were pair of shoulder pads, dynasty on the TV and can oftab. This will be an hour-long adventure honoring the songs that definedthe 80s generation and inspired Hedda to be the glamorous vixen she istoday. Songs from Annie Lennox, Tina Turner and Madonna laced with Hedda's artful reinterpretation and songs from other eras that cannot be overlooked. Lettuce, the six-time Drag Queen of the Year Award-winner (HX magazine), has received national acclaim for her poised characters, startling satire and original music. Hedda lures you into the funniest scenarios on stage with her ultra-candid, shimmering wit. Drag-debutant, Miss Lettuce, has established herself as New York City's premiere queen in classic cabaret venues such as Caroline's on Broadway, FEZ and her classic movie night at the Clearview Chelsea. She has worked on such networks as Comedy Central, MTV and HBO, and in a handful of off-broadway plays. Hedda's comedy projects include her stand-up tour deforce, The Hedda Lettuce Show; The Dixie Chicks with Dicks, the country-singing drag trio; and Lettuce Rejoice, the annual Chelsea holiday spectacular. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: JUST A GUITAR PART 2 KICKS OFF AT THE TRIAD

NYC: JUST A GUITAR PART 2 KICKS OFF AT THE TRIAD

On Monday, September 24th at 9:30 pm a gathering of some of New York's finest guitarists and vocalists will come together at THE TRIAD (158 West 72nd Street, NYC - 212-362-2590) for the 2nd installment of the "Just A Guitar Concert Series." In April 2012 the series debuted as benefit for the Grammy's MusiCares. This Just A Guitar Concert will be an eclectic evening of amazing music - featuring acoustic and electric guitar accompaniment only. Performers include Candice Marie Woods, Elijah Bland, Kevin Hunter, Laura Baron, Taharqa, Rhonda Ross and Host Lee Summers. As with all live entertainment events, cast subject to change without notice. There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: ANNE STEELE IN AN UNPLUGGED CONCERT WITH HER NEW BAND

NYC: ANNE STEELE IN AN UNPLUGGED CONCERT WITH HER NEW BAND

Ann Steele will perform for one night only at XL NIGHTCLUB, CABARET & LOUNGE (512 West 42nd Street, NYC - 212-239-2999) on Monday, September 25th at 8:00 pm. Steele is an award winning Cabaret and live performer from NYC. She is a three-time winner of New York's MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) Award and two-time winner of New York's Bistro and Nightlife Awards, both celebrating excellence in the New York cabaret community. She has been fortunate enough to perform in NYC at such famed places as Town Hall, Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, The Metropolitan Room, BB Kings, Symphony Space, Don't Tell Mamas, Laurie Beechman Theatre, Ars Nova, Brandy's Piano Bar. There is a $20 cover.

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NYC: THE NATE BIRKEY QUARTET AT 55 BAR

NYC: THE NATE BIRKEY QUARTET AT 55 BAR

The Nate Birkey Quartet (Nate Birkey - trumpet, vocals; Jim Ridl, piano; Bill Moring, bass; Marko Marcinko, drums) will play from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Monday, September 24th at 55 BAR (55 Christopher Street, NYC - 212-929-9883). Birkey has released seven albums for the California-based Household Ink Records. With the 2008 releases of Almost Home and Christmas - his first recordings made with his New York City quintet, Birkey takes another step upward and outward. Deftly mixing standards tastefully delivered, warm and imaginative originals in various genre leanings, and material from less-trodden sources, Birkey has an engaging way with a song, as a fluid improviser and vocalist of understated grace. There is no cover charge.

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NYC: SHARRON MATTHEWS SUPERSTAR AT THE FLUTE BAR

NYC: SHARRON MATTHEWS SUPERSTAR AT THE FLUTE BAR

NYC: BRONWYN'S FROLICS FOLLIES GAIETIES VANITIES AND SCANDALS

NYC: BRONWYN'S FROLICS FOLLIES GAIETIES VANITIES AND SCANDALS PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE SOIRE!

Bronwyn Rucker hosts "FROLICS FOLLIES GAIETIES VANITIES and SCANDALS" open-mic at IDO SUSHI(29 Seventh Avenue South, NY - 212-691-7177) every Monday night from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. On Monday, September 24th, Bronwyn will present another "Shakespeare Soiree!" with co-host Barbara Mundy, and Jerry Scott at the Piano. Shakespeare verse for all in the WillyTheShake and Speak Box! Take the Shakespeare challenge and relate your song or monolog to a Shakespearean character or theme! Theme this week: ROMEO AND JULIET, but any and all Shakespeare is perfect. Calling all singers, songwriters, actors, poets, comics, magicians, comics, madmen and lovers! Everyone is invited to drop in, sing a song, meet new friends and have a fun time in the Village. No cover.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

CHI: FRANCESCA AMARI PRESENTS GILDA RADNER TRIBUTE AT DAVENPORT'S

CHI: FRANCESCA AMARI PRESENTS GILDA RADNER TRIBUTE AT DAVENPORT'S

California-based cabaret vocalist Francesca Amari brings her acclaimed tribute show, "YOU MAKE ME LAUGH: A Love Song to Gilda Radner" toDAVENPORT'S (1383 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL - 773-278-1830) on Sunday, September 23rd at 7:00 pm. Amari debuted the show in 2011 at the first annual Gilda's LaughFest in Grand Rapids, MI (http://laughfestgr.org/), a 10-day festival of laughter, which included such notables as Bill Cosby, Betty White, Margaret Cho and more, to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Gilda's Club West Michigan. She's also presented the show at the acclaimed The Gardenia in West Hollywood and the Arthur Newman Theatre in Palm Springs, CA. Amari developed the show with the input of nationally-renowned cabaret star Marcovicci, who served as her creative consultant. The show highlights moments of Gilda's fascinating life, including her rise to stardom, her marriage to Gene Wilder and her struggle with cancer. Much of the material comes from Gilda's autobiography, "It's Always Something" and her Saturday Night Live (SNL) writing partner and friend, Alan Zweibel's account of their relationship, "Bunny Bunny." Also on the creative team for the show was Marcovicci's long-time collaborator, Shelly Markham, who serves as Music Director; and cabaret producer/director Clifford Bell and comedy writer Shelly Goldstein. The show features music from the Great American Songbook, pop music, Broadway and the cabaret world, and includes such gems as "Pure Imagination," Markham's "You Make Me Laugh," "My Pa" and "Honey (Touch Me With My Clothes On." Amari notes that she's often told she resembles Gilda Radner, and cites the star as one of her long-time heroes, since discovering her on SNL during her high school years. For the show at Davenport's, a portion of the ticket price will be donated to Gilda's Club Chicago, who will also have a representative available at the show to speak to the audience. There is a $15 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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RADIO: "EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW": MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES

RADIO: "EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW": MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES
CABARET ON THE RADIO - ON THE WEB

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN, on the Radio over WBAI 99.5 FM and on the Internet athttp://www.wbai.org/, usually heard from 9:00 to 11:00 pm on Sundays hosted by David Kenney. Each week David presents the usual blend of big-band jazz, swing, standards, showtunes, contemporary cabaret and celebrity interviews plus MEGA-MEDLEY MADNESS. This Sunday, September 23rd, David will present another 2 hours of recorded songs and live & recorded interviews from the worlds of cabaret & Broadway, featuring The Music of Ray Charles. David will also have an In-Studio Interviews with Anita Gillette (appearing at BIRDLAND, Mondays, September 24th & October 1st); Mel Miller of Musicals Tonight! (soon to start it's 15th season); and Steve Reineke, Music Director and Conductor of the NY POPS. For more information, see http://www.oldisnew.org/ . You are invited to e-mail your comments and suggestions for future shows to oldisnew@earthlink.net. You can listen to past shows at any time by going to the WBAI Archives at http://www.archive.wbai.org/ .

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NYC: MARK JANAS' SALON: "THAT FOREIGN MYSTIQUE!"

NYC: MARK JANAS' SALON: "THAT FOREIGN MYSTIQUE!"

SALON - that unique, Multiple Award Winning, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas returns toETCETERA ETCETERA(352 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-399-4141) on Sunday, September 23rd from 7:00 to 10:30 pm (sign-up begins at 6:15 pm). The optional theme for the evening is "That Foreign Mystique". Co-Host will be Parker Scott. Remember, any material, on or off theme, is always welcome at Salon. There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/ first served basis, with one intermission. There is a $10 cash cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.

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NYC: ARTURO O'FARRILL & THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

NYC: ARTURO O'FARRILL & THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill will be performing on Sundays through September atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) with shows at 9:00 & 11:00 pm. O'Farrill was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Son of the late, great composer Chico O'Farrill, Arturo was Educated at Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. He played piano in Carla Bley's Big Band from 1979 through 1983 and earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Turre, Freddy Cole, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte. After leading his late father's orchestra for many years, Arturo formed his own band, The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in order to explore his and other compositions in the panoply of Afro-Latin music. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.

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NYC: LINDA LAVIN WITH BILLY STRITCH AT 54 BELOW

NYC: LINDA LAVIN WITH BILLY STRITCH AT 54 BELOW

There's a new girl in town this September when Tony and Golden Globe winner Linda Lavin takes the stage on Sunday, September 23rd at 3:00 pm at 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street, NYC - 646-476-3551).New York audiences remember her from It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Broadway Bound, Collected Stories, The Diary of Anne Frank, Gypsy, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife and others, and the world over knows her as Alice Hyatt in the long-running hit TV series, Alice. A veteran of the cabaret stage, Linda began her career playing such NYC nightspots as The Showplace in Greenwich Village and midtown's Downstairs at the Upstairs. Recently, Linda released her very first CD, Possibilities." There is a $30-$40 cover plus a $25 food/drink minimum.

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NYC: SHARRON MATTHEWS SUPERSTAR AT THE FLUTE BAR

NYC: SHARRON MATTHEWS SUPERSTAR AT THE FLUTE BAR

One part comedian and one part chanteuse, the inimitable Sharron Matthews serves up her own unique brand of uproarious entertainment atTHE FLUTE BAR (40 Rast 20th Street, NYC - 212-529-7870 - ) on Sunday through Tuesday, September 23rd through 25th at 8:00 pm. Sharron has been earning raves from audiences and critics alike. In 2011, Sharron traveled from Toronto to Joe's Pub in New York to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for three weeks, to London's Leicester Square Theatre, back to Toronto for more concert and Global TV's hit televison series Canada Sings. In 2012, Sharron returns to NYC and Flute Gramercy direct from 21 sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Tristan Bates Theatre. There is a $25 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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NYC: GARY NEGBAUR IS "DIGGIN 'THE BEATLES"

NYC: GARY NEGBAUR IS "DIGGIN 'THE BEATLES"

After his acclaimed performances in January, pianist/ singer/ songwriter Gary Negbaur brings his innovative interpretation of the Beatles Songbook back to the THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440) for a four show run. Performances of the show, Diggin 'The Beatles: A Pianoman's Journey Through The Beatles Songbook, are scheduled for Sundays, September 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th at 7:00 pm. Expect an intermingling of the familiar and the surprising as this smooth singing master of the 88s travels through the songs of the greatest rock band of all time. He will be performing with his quartet (guitarist David Phelps, bassist Ritt Henn and drummer Nat Seeley). There is a $20 cover plus a 2-drink minimum.

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