CABARET-JAZZ EVENTS FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR TONIGHT FROM CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
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NYC: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTENNIAL BAND
The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band aka David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band performs at BIRDLAND(315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald's Gully Low Jazz Band (also known as the Louis Armstrong Centennial Band) breathes life and passion into America's own great art form. Now in its 12th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city's best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/ vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more! There is a $25 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: CHITA RIVERA RETURNS FOR A ONE WEEK ENGAGEMENT
BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) is proud to announce the return of Chita Rivera in 'Chita's Back!' on Tuesday through Saturday, October 7th through 11th with performances at 8:30 pm, and added late night performances at 11:00 pm on Friday & Saturday. In the intimate setting of Birdland, 'Chita's Back!'K will feature Ms. Rivera performing some of her favorite songs, a special tribute to her dear friends John Kander and Fred Ebb, as well as recreating signature moments from her legendary career. She will be accompanied by her long-time music director Michael Croiter, associate music director/pianist Michael Patrick Walker and Jim Donica on bass. Universally regarded as an American national treasure, Chita Rivera is one of Broadway's greatest triple-threat talents. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom as well as the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor (the first Hispanic woman ever chosen to receive this award), she has won two Tony Awards as Best Leading Actress in a Musical and received seven additional Tony nominations. It was her electric performance as Anita in the Broadway premiere of West Side Story which brought her stardom. She is well known for her starring roles in the original Broadway productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Chicago, The Rink, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Dancer's Life, and the revivals of Nine and The Mystery of Edwin Drood among many others. There is a $40-$50 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: MISS COCO PERU: HAVE YOU HEARD?
After a sold-out appearance last spring, the Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce return of Miss Coco Peru in Have You Heard? at BIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Thursday, October 7th through 9th at 11:00 pm. Coco loves to reminisce. In fact, she's very good at it. In Have You Heard? Coco performs some of her favorite monologues and songs spanning her long career, as well as some new stuff too. Whether you've heard all of these stories, or if you're a Coco virgin, come experience the trailblazing Queen who elevated drag whilst still wearing sensible heels. Miss Coco Peru, aka Clinton Leupp, grew up in the Bronx and got her start as a downtown favorite in the cabaret world of New York City in the early 1990s. On screen, Coco is best known for her roles in the films Trick and Girls Will Be Girls. For Girls Will Be Girls, Coco shared the Best Actress Award with his co-stars at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and the Best Actor Award at LA's Outfest Film Festival. Coco has been seen on several reality shows on the BRAVO network and also has appeared on LOGO in two stand-up comedy specials: Wisecrack and Dragtastic. Coco hosts an on-going live series of shows at the Renberg Theater in Los Angeles called Conversations With Coco in which Coco interviews and celebrates the lives and careers of the GLBT community's favorite icons. Miss Peru's guests have included Liza Minnelli, Jane Fonda, Bea Arthur, Lily Tomlin, Karen Black, Lainie Kazan, Lesley Ann Warren, and drag legend Mr. Charles Busch. There is a $30 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.
NYC: LEE RITENOUR AT THE BLUE NOTE
Grammy award winning guitarist Lee Ritenour will perform at THE BLUE NOTE(131 West 3rd Street, NYC - 212-475-8592) on Tuesday through Sunday, October 7th through 12th with shows at 8:00 & 10:30 pm. Growing up in L.A. in the 60s, Ritenour received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz, rock and Brazilian music. From one of his first sessions at 16 with the Mamas and Papas to accompanying Lena Horne and Tony Bennett at 18, his forty year eclectic and storied career is highlighted by a Grammy Award win for his 1986 collaboration with Dave Grusin, Harlequin; 17 Grammy nominations; numerous #1 spots in guitar polls and the prestigious "Alumnus of the Year" award from USC. He has recorded over 40 albums, with 35 chart songs, notably the Top 15 hit "Is It You," which has become a contemporary jazz radio classic. In the 90s, Ritenour was a founding member of Fourplay, the most successful band in contemporary jazz, with keyboardist Bob James, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. The first Fourplay album in 1991 spent an unprecedented 33 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. Adding to this legacy is his latest CD Smoke 'n' Mirrors; the recently completed Grammy nominated recording Amparo, (a follow-up with Dave Grusin to their highly-successful 2001 Grammy Award nominated contemporary classical crossover CD) and producer of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band's latest CD Act Your Age (which is nominated for 3 Grammys. There is a $20-$35 cover.
NYC: DAN BLOCK QUINTET: MARY LOU WILLIAMS & BENNY CARTER MEET HARD BOP
The Dan Block Quintet (Dan Block, saxophone; Alvester Garnett, drums; Jennifer Vincent, bass; Adam Birnbaum, piano; and Godwin Louis, alto saxophone) presents 'Mary Lou Williams & Benny Carter Meet Hard Bop' at DIZZY'S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER (33 West 60th Street, NYC - 212-258-9595) on Wednesday, October 8th at 7:30 pm. Saxophonist Dan Block is a classically-trained jazz chameleon, stylistically versatile and extraordinarily skilled on multiple wind instruments. Though highly regarded as a classical player and in such eclectic settings as Haitian music and on Broadway, Block is still perhaps most well-versed in jazz tradition, ranging from early New Orleans to modal jazz and beyond. In this vein, he has worked extensively with artists like Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks (1920s and 1930s big band repertoire), guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, and vocalist and keeper of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein. After recently honoring Duke Ellington in a refreshingly unique and highly praised tribute project, Block now extends this reputation for Mary Lou Williams & Benny Carter Meet Hard Bop. Call for cover/minimum information.copyright 2014 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE
