| Rodgers & Hammerstein celebrated at Jazz at Lincoln Center / Songbook Sundays / April 21 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 06:42 pm EDT 04/08/24 | |
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| Songbook Sundays at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club hosted by Deborah Grace Winer IT MIGHT AS WELL BE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN featuring Karrin Allyson, Jenn Gambatese Tyreek McDole Sunday, April 21st, 5 PM & 7:30 PM (NEW YORK, NY: Monday, April 8 2024) Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with It Might as Well Be Rodgers & Hammerstein, April 21st at 5 PM and 7:30 PM. It Might as Well Be Rodgers & Hammerstein jumps into spring as Jazz at Lincoln Center American Songbook celebrates the most famous songwriting team in Broadway musical history. This Songbook Sundays swings the duo's legendary standards from shows like Oklahoma! , The Sound of Music, The King and I, South Pacific, and more from Surry With the Fringe On Top to It Might as Well Be Spring. Hosted and curated by leading American Songbook expert Deborah Grace Winer , the set features five-time Grammy Award nominee Karrin Allyson, Broadway's Outer Critics Circle Award nominee Jenn Gambatese and JALC rising star Tyreek McDole. Music director Tedd Firth leads a band of all-stars including Endea Owens on bass (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Bryan Carter on drums (Wynton Marsalis, Tony Award winner) and Coby Petricone-Berg on alto saxophone (Juilliard). With some breezy stories, it's a swinging spring celebration. Ms. Winer said: "The great jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli once said, when I asked if he'd enjoyed a gig, ‘Listen—if it's not fun, we should all go home.' We've created that fun place with our Dizzy's Songbook Sundays—a place where audiences and artists gather together for the joy of the music and community." One of New York's most popular music destinations, Songbook Sundays is in its third year, after premiering spring 2022 with Got Gershwin followed by salutes to Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, Lerner and Loewe, Fats Waller, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Cy Coleman, and Frank Loesser. It will continue with a celebration of Johnny Mercer (June 9). All shows are at 5pm and 7:30pm, and feature top vocal talent from Broadway, cabaret and jazz, with a diverse mix of young artists and veteran stars. Energy, fun, great music—welcoming new Songbook Sundays audiences from all over the world as well as a fresh new offering for JALC 's home audience. In the spirit of swing, the mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center is to entertain, enrich and expand the global community for jazz through performance, education and advocacy. Dizzy's Club offers live jazz performances with panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park. To reach Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, enter at Columbus Circle at 60th Street and Broadway, take the Jazz elevators to the 5th floor for Dizzy's Club as well as The Rose Theater and The Appel Room. Tickets for Songbook Sundays are $65, with student tickets available at $25. There is a $21 food/drink minimum. To purchase, visit: Jazz.org/dizzys BIOS: Deborah Grace Winer (Curator, Host) is a leading expert on the classic American Songbook, and writer and creator of theatrical revues and concerts. Along with previous projects with Jazz at Lincoln Center, collaborations include Feinstein's/54 Below, Birdland, and a decade as Artistic Director of the 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists™ concert series, presiding over 50 original shows and steering the venerable series back to audience and critical acclaim. She collaborates with top-tier artists from Broadway and the music world, and works with leading institutions. Author and dramatist, among her four books is On the Sunny Side of the Street: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields (Macmillan), recently named by the Wall Street Journal one of the Five Best books on American Songwriters. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, and her plays, off-Broadway and regionally. She has been featured on PBS American Masters, and NPR's "Fresh Air" and "Morning Edition." Karrin Allyson (vocalist) has received five Grammy award nominations among the more than 15 albums she has recorded for Concord and other labels; her most recent album of all-originals, Some of That Sunshine, was released in 2018. She tours the world in concert and clubs, including the major jazz festivals, and was featured in the Newport—Now 60 Tour. Jenn Gambatese (vocalist) has starred on Broadway in Doubtfire, School of Rock, Disney's Tarzan, All Shook Up (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Is He Dead, and appeared in Hairspray and Footloose. Beyond Broadway: Wicked (national tour); The Sound of Music and Carousel for The Lyric Opera of Chicago; City Center Encores!. Her first solo album, Cockeyed Optimist: The songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, will be released this summer. Tyreek McDole (vocalist) is a Jazz at Lincoln Center young artist favorite. He made his vocal debut in 2018, winning JALC's Essentially Ellington award for Outstanding Vocalist. Inspired by vocalists Billy Eckstine, Andy Bey and Joe Williams, Tyreek has performed at The Blue Note, Birdland and Jazz at Lincoln Center A recent graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, he is the most recent winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition. Tedd Firth (music director) is a New York City based musical director, pianist and arranger. His New York appearances include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Blue Note, Birdland, the Iridium, the Algonquin, the Cafe Carlyle and Feinstein's at the Regency. Numerous national appearances include a performance at the White House as well as serving as musical director for Michael Feinstein's "Jazz and Popular Song" concert series at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Music/Cabaret Listings Info SONGBOOK SUNDAYS, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook, continues on Sunday, April 21st at 5 & 7:30 PM with It Might as Well Be Rodgers and Hammerstein at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club, 60th Street & Broadway, NYC. The all Rodgers and Hammerstein evening features Karrin Allyson, Jenn Gambatese and Tyreek McDole. Tickets $65 and $25 for students. There is a $21 food/drink minimum. Jazz.org/dizzys |
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