Anthony Santelmo Jr: Sleuthy Returns!!!
In his November evenings, titled Sleuthy Returns!!! (the three exclamation points are his), you have one of the richest, most enjoyable cabaret shows of the season.
Tim Hockenberry: Feinstein’s at the Nikko
Who else but Tim Hockenberry, the Bay Area’s greatest male troubadour, could wring the wistful longing out of “Rainbow Connection,” Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher’s theme from The Muppet Movie.
Carole J. Bufford: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
One part sultry, one part girl next door, Carol J. Bufford was singing her first song—the show’s title number—as she entered 54 Below from the back of the packed house.
Kurt Elling at Birdland
All was not copasetic in the “World of Kurt Elling” to my ears, although his voice, probably the best in the business of jazz, was as healthy as ever.