| Songbook Sundays / Christine Andreas, Kenita Miller, Christian Wiggs, Ted Rosenthal / October 13 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:29 pm EDT 10/01/24 | |
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| Songbook Sundays at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club hosted by Deborah Grace Winer HEART AND SOUL AND HOAGY CARMICHAEL featuring Christine Andreas, Kenita Miller, Christian Wiggs Sunday, October 13th, 5 PM & 7:30 PM (NEW YORK, NY: Tuesday, October 1, 2024) Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with Heart and Soul and Hoagy Carmichael on Sunday, October 13th at 5 PM and 7:30 PM. Heart and Soul and Hoagy Carmichael snaps Jazz at Lincoln Center American Songbook into fall, celebrating the iconic Jazz piano man, songwriter, actor, Oscar-winner and cultural icon. This Songbook Sundays swings Carmichael's greatest…from Stardust and Heart and Soul, to Georgia on My Mind, In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, Skylark and more. Hosted and curated by leading American Songbook expert Deborah Grace Winer, the set features Tony award nominee Christine Andreas , Tony nominee Kenita Miller and JALC rising star Christian Wiggs. Music Director Ted Rosenthal leads a band of inter-generational all-stars including Jayla Chee on bass (Small's, Stanford Jazz Fest), Christian X.M. McGhee on drums (Dizzy's Club, Jazz St. Louis) and Sarah Hanahan on alto saxophone (Dizzy's Club, Dee Dee Bridgewater). A few breezy stories, and it's a crisp fall jam party. Ms. Winer said: "We've made Dizzy's Songbook Sundays our "happy place" in this chaotic world; a place where audience and performers can be together, revel in each other's company and celebrate what really makes life worthwhile. Every other month, we gather for great music, and great community." One of New York's most popular music destinations, Songbook Sundays is in its third year, after premiering spring 2022 with Got Gershwin followed by salutes to Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Fats Waller, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, Frank Loesser, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Johnny Mercer. It will continue with a celebration of Cole Porter (December 8th). All shows are at 5pm and 7:30pm, and feature top vocal talent from Broadway, cabaret and jazz, with a diverse mix of young artists and veteran stars. Energy, fun, great music—welcoming new Songbook Sundays audiences from all over the world as well as a fresh new offering for JALC's home audience. In the spirit of swing, the mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is to entertain, enrich and expand the global community for jazz through performance, education and advocacy. Dizzy's Club offers live jazz performances with panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park. To reach Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, enter at Columbus Circle at 60th Street and Broadway, take the Jazz elevators to the 5th floor for Dizzy's Club as well as The Rose Theater and The Appel Room. Tickets for Songbook Sundays are $55/50, with student tickets available at $25. There is a $21 food/drink minimum. To purchase, visit: Jazz.org/dizzys BIOS: Deborah Grace Winer (Curator, Host) is a leading expert on the classic American Songbook, and writer and creator of theatrical revues and concerts. Along with previous projects with Jazz at Lincoln Center, collaborations include Feinstein's/54 Below, Birdland, and a decade as Artistic Director of the 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists™ concert series, presiding over 50 original shows and steering the venerable series back to audience and critical acclaim. She collaborates with top-tier artists from Broadway and the music world, and works with leading institutions. Author and dramatist, among her four books is On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields (Macmillan), recently named by the Wall Street Journal one of the Five Best books on American Songwriters. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, and her plays, off-Broadway and regionally. She has been featured on PBS American Masters, and NPR's "Fresh Air" and "Morning Edition." She wrote and created the new comedy-adventure podcast, Flash Force! Middle-Aged Women Superheroes Save Democracy, featuring an all-star Broadway cast; available on all podcast platforms. Christine Andreas (vocalist) is a two-time Tony award nominee. Broadway performances include My Fair Lady, Oklahoma!, On Your Toes, The Scarlet Pimpernel, La Cage Aux Folles and national tour of The Light in the Piazza. She has appeared in clubs and concerts from New York to Australia, including the Cafe Carlyle, Carnegie Hall and the White House, most recently, touring her critically acclaimed show, Piaf—No Regrets. www.christineandreas.com Kenita R. Miller (vocalist) earned a Tony award nomination for her performance as Lady in Red in the acclaimed Broadway revival of For Colored Girls… Other Broadway appearances include Come from Away. Once on this Island, The Color Purple, Xanadu; off Broadway— Playwrights Horizons' Bella: An American Tall Tale, Langston in Harlem and Working—winning Drama Desk Awards for each of the latter two. Christian Wiggs (vocalist) is one of Jazz at Lincoln Center's favorite rising stars. Solo, or with the Christian Wiggs Big Band, he's performed on stages across the country, including Birdland, the Blue Note and Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club. He has three solo albums, and hosts the podcast, Off the Bandstand, featuring interviews from the jazz scene. Ted Rosenthal (Music Director) has performed worldwide as piano soloist, with his trio, and with many jazz greats including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, and James Moody. Winner of the Thelonious Monk International Competition, Rosenthal has released 15 critically acclaimed CDs as a leader. His latest, Rhapsody in Gershwin, reached #1 on iTunes and Amazon. His jazz opera, "Dear Erich," was commissioned and premiered by New York City Opera in 2019. He is on the faculties of Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music. Music/Cabaret Listings Info SONGBOOK SUNDAYS, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook, continues on Sunday, October 13th, at 5 & 7:30 PM with Heart and Soul and Hoagy Carmichael at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, 60th Street & Broadway, NYC. The all Hoagy Carmichael evening features Christine Andreas, Kenita Miller, Christian Wiggs. Tickets $55/50 and $25 for students. There is a $21 food/drink minimum. Jazz.org/dizzys |
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