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Jazz Appreciation Month Recalls Sinatra the Activist
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The act of a single person—even through music—can influence history. The Smithsonian We remember Frank Sinatra as perhaps the greatest singer who ever lived. Overlooked
Eddie Bruce At Feinstein’s—Keeping the Music Alive
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around
Eddie Bruce may hail from Philadelphia, but he seems right at home onstage in New York City. With a tight three-man combo behind him consisting
Eddie Bruce’s “Feeling Good” at Feinstein’s
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around
Philadelphia native and crooner extraordinaire Eddie Bruce will be making a grand return to New York City this weekend when he headlines at Feinstein’s at
What Makes Me Tick: Marc Kudisch Plays—Marc Kudisch!
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Marc Kudisch will appear in Arlington, Virginia’s Signature Theatre’s Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret on August 1 and 2. Something exceedingly rare happened at Feinstein’s Sunday night.
Terese Genecco Swings in for Johnny Rodgers
Friday, July 15th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
When a performer is told by his doctor “you can’t sing—or even talk” hours before a gig, it’s a community miracle that pulls together a
Johnny “Poppy Sunshine” Rodgers—BACK July 12!
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Remember the first time you heard Carly Simon’s Anticipation, Billy Joel’s Summer, Highland Falls, James Taylor’s You’ve Got a Friend? That music, those performers, take
Jo Thompson, Still Swinging
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
In 1947, nineteen year old Jo Thompson sang Slender, Tender and Tall on Amateur Night at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. She accompanied herself
Swing Detonates on 51st Street
Friday, October 29th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The diminutive powerhouse, Terese Genecco, and Her Little Big Band “kick it” from Broadway clear across the Hudson, creating the kind of big, brassy, expansive
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