A Weekend of Good Music
Cheyenne Jackson @ Town Hall (New York, NY) This Friday at Town Hall, stage and screen star Cheyenne Jackson will present his newest live show. Joined by his band and special guest, Tony-winner Laura Benanti, Jackson plans to perform the best and most requested music from past shows. Performance Friday June 12th at 8:00 p.m. http://thetownhall.org/event/649-cheyenne-jackson
Kurt Elling Passion World CD Release Celebration @ Birdland (New York, NY) Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, released his 11th studio album, Passion World, June 9th. This week he will be celebrating the release at Birdland. Join him on this international journey - from Brazil to Iceland - live in New York City! Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th 8:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. http://www.birdlandjazz.com/event/809895-kurt-elling-passion-world-cd-new-york/
Michele Lee @ 54 Below (New York, NY) Michele Lee returns to 54 Below to perform Nobody Does It Like Me, The Music of Cy Coleman. Coleman once said, “Michele Lee is a surefire powerhouse performer. She embraces a lyric like nobody can.” See her perform his music, for what would have been Coleman’s 86th birthday celebration. Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th 7:00 p.m. http://54below.com/artist/michele-lee/
Alan Cumming @ Café Carlyle (New York, NY) The world watched him as co-host of the 69th Tony Awards, a tiny task to tackle during his two-week engagement at the Café Carlyle. Cumming will be debuting his brand new production, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, with his long time collaborator and Emmy-winning musical director, Lance Horne and cellist Eleanor Norton. Friday June 12th and Saturday June 13th 8:45 p.m. http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york/location/things-to-do/events-at-the-carlyle
Pat Martino @ Jazz Standard (New York, NY) Pat Martino is a jazz guitarist with a story. Martino began playing professionally in 1961. In 1976, he was diagnosed with AVM, a brain condition, which led him to undergo memory compromising brain surgery. After extensive therapy and studying, Martino took back his career in 1987 with his album, The Return. This weekend, catch him at the Jazz Standard with his trio and special guests Adam Niewood (tenor sax) and Alex Norris (trumpet). Friday June 12th through Sunday June 14th 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. http://www.jazzstandard.com/
Jonathan Poretz: The Music of Frank Sinatra @ SF Jazz (San Francisco, CA) This Sunday at San Francisco’s Joe Henderson Lab, artist Jonathan Poretz takes on the Sinatra Songbook. Poretz has worked with jazz luminaries including: trumpeters Charlie Shavers and Snooky Young, guitarists Chuck Wayne, Barney Kessel and Joe Puma. This is not his first time channeling Ol’ Blue eyes, who he played in the touring show The Rat Pack Is Back and in his own show Sex, Swagger & Swing: Sinatra and Darin in the Concert That Never Was. Now he’ll be playing Jonathan Poretz on stage, but don’t worry, singing the same timeless music. Sunday June 14th 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. http://www.sfjazz.org/events/festival/2015/0614/jonathan-poretz
