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A Tribute to Bobby Short
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Let’s get this party started!” urges Billy Stritch launching into Bessie Smith’s “Gimme a Pigfoot” with decided brio, left foot on a piano pedal, right
A Swinging Birdland Christmas 2012
Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The three swinging elves are at it again. Bringing freshness to even the most familiar seasonal songs (and some decidedly eclectic), Klea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso
The 23rd New York Cabaret Convention Salute to Cole Porter: Swellegant!
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Andrea Marcovicci and Jeff Harnar (photo, above) arguably two of Donald Smith’s favorite people, opened last night’s show jauntily singing “Let’s Fall in Love.” Phrasing
England Swings: Noel Coward in Jazz
Friday, June 22nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Welcomed by Todd Barkan, Program Director of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Eric Comstock and his trio gently mambo us into “You Were There.” England Swings is
Encore! Encore! Jim Caruso’s Cast Party Returns to Town Hall for an Actor’s Fund Benefit
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Last year, Jim Caruso brought his Cast Party, an open mike night held weekly at BIrdland, to a larger venue, Town Hall, as a benefit
Closing of the Oak Room: Media Culpability And a Hotel Shooting Itself in the Foot
Monday, February 20th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The closing of the Oak Room at The Algonquin Hotel, the oldest, most venerated cabaret supper club in New York, is a sin and a
A Swinging Birdland Christmas: Infectiously Jolly
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Seal those roasted chestnuts in Tupperware, toss the pile of receipts in a drawer, turn off the tree lights; avoid second thinking your menu and
Leading Cabaret Venue Celebrates Its Own
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Thursday night, December 8, one of the city’s leading, newly spiffed up cabaret venues threw its first annual Artist Appreciation Holiday Party honoring performers and
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