William Blake and Michael Thomas Murray: Echoes of Etta
The song choices are the great Etta James’s top hits.
John Pizzarelli: Midnight McCartney
Between numbers, Pizzarelli’s engaging patter included a description of a letter from McCartney suggesting the project.
Jazz in July: Duke Ellington—Drop Me Off in Harlem
The magic name Ellington carried its perfume of elegance and sophistication to 92Y.
Melba Moore
A generous and courageous Melba Moore celebrated her 54 Below debut with lots of vocal pyrotechnics.
Judy Collins
She still sounded like the young folk singer she was, with a voice clear and strong all the way up to the high notes.
John Pizzarelli with Daniel Jobim: Strictly Bossa Nova II
Daniel Jobim, grandson of the bossa nova giant Antonio Carlos Jobim, added true Brazilian flavor and lent a voice that blended well with Pizzarelli’s mellow baritone.
Ron Dabney: What You Need
Ron Dabney brought his warm, mellow voice, his magnetic stage presence to the Metropolitan Room.
Rosemary Loar: STING*chronicity
Rosemary-Loar-Stingchronicity-Cabaret-Scenes-Magazine_212Rosemary Loar staged a paean to and a rethinking of the songs of Gordon Sumner, known to the world as Sting.