Metropolitan Room (New York City, NY)
High-end cabaret and jazz club the Metropolitan Room brings the best in live music to New York City. Fabulous performers take the stage in an atmosphere reminiscent of the golden age of cabaret. See event details for each night's line-up.
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For those of you who haven't yet worshiped at the Marilyn Maye altar, I suggest you get there, post haste. That is if you can get a reservation after Steven Holden's glowing praise in The New York Times today (6-15-09). He likened the energy in the room to the adulation that surrounded Judy Garland, and I have to agree...however, this is a woman who never falters, or makes you wring your hands wondering if she'll hit that note...Miss Maye is solid, vocally pitch and performance perfect, and a true icon for us to treasure in the present. And we all know the present is a gift...so GO RIGHT NOW to collect yours in the body, mind and spirit of Marilyn Maye.
OK, I have to now admit to being a full-fledged card carrying memeber of the Maye Tribe, and there is no maye-be about it! Last night, she rocked the joint, and brought a jam packed audience to it's knees! It was closing night for this amazing dame, so prepare to get in line behind me and hundreds of others when she returns in October. The Metropolatin Room is so fortunate to have this blaze of talent, and I think they know it. She could pack them in anywhere - and I can see this show going straight into a one-woman theatrical event here in NYC. Have Mercer on us Ms. Maye...you're the one who made our dreams come true...you did, didn't you know?
ok, venue nice just wasn' tfeeling the music.
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The Metropolitan Room is housed in a landmark 1898 building. This vintage space now plays host to an updated take on the idea of a music club, combining state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems with old-world charm and style. Similar to the high-end equipment used in concert halls, these systems fill the room with crisp, clear sound to generate unparalleled cabaret and jazz performances.
Website: http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
For details on each performer, visit the Metroplitan Room website.
Performers in November include:
Jenna Esposito
Jenna is bringing her acclaimed Connie Francis tribute show back to the Metropolitan Room for a special CD Release show! The CD is a live recording of the show, which was done at the Metropolitan Room in June and July, 2009. Songs include well-loved favorites such as "Stupid Cupid," "Who's Sorry Now," and "Where The Boys Are," as well as some more obscure gems.
Annie Ross
Annie Ross has been an abundant contributor to the art of jazz for over 50 years. Born in the UK, she has been a permanent resident of the USA for many years and a US citizen since 2001. The following are some highlights of what has been a long and illustrious career in jazz: Annie Ross is one of the pioneers of vocalese and the composer of "Twisted", one of the most well known examples of that art, as well as "Farmers Market", quot;Jackie" and many others. A founding member of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, considered the greatest jazz vocal ensemble of all time, her influence is present in all subsequent practitioners of vocalese. “Twisted“ has been recorded by a host of vocalists, including some not normally associated with jazz, including Joni Mitchell and Bette Midler. Annie Ross toured in the 50’s with the extraordinary Lionel Hampton band that included Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Gigi Gryce, and Quincy Jones. Ms. Ross has recorded with James Moody, Kenny Clarke, Milt Jackson, Harry Sweets Edison, the Count Basie band, Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Chet Baker and many more. In this variety of settings, she became known as a great jazz singer, masterful at ballads and up tempos, with the ability to swing hard, improvise and make every lyric meaningful and revealing.
Danielle Grabianowski
For her solo cabaret debut Danielle Grabianowski - Metrostar's 1st runner up and the 2008 *1930's Idol* - will sing early songs from the Great American Songbook such as the Depression Era Classic, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime” and the lesser known, “I’ll Die Happy” as well as new tunes from the likes of Christina Courtin, Regina Spektor and the White Stripes. Danielle Grabianowski is the 2008, "1930's Idol" and most recently, came in 2nd in the Metropolitan Room’s Metrostar Talent Challenge where she was called, "one of those performers who can remind a listener of many predecessors, yet instantly seems newly-minted and already defiantly resists being fitted into anyone else's mold" by *The Huffington Post*. Danielle was born in the suburbs of Buffalo, NY and moved to Florida's Tampa Bay Area when she was 13. After unsuccessfully trying out for various sports teams and academic clubs, she was finally cast in her high school drama club's production of Grease. Following this initial success she decided that a career in the performing arts would be the most logical way to go and went on to obtain a degree in Musical Theater from Florida State University. In 2006 she appeared in "Hotter Than a Pregnant Cow: The Music of William Finn" at Rose's Turn and has performed with various theater companies around the country including the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, Bakerloo Theatre Project and Bigfork Summer Playhouse as well as in various readings and workshops of new musicals and plays in New York City. Favorite stage roles include Thea in "Fiorello", the Porter in "Macbeth", Fiona in "Brigadoon" and Angelique in "The Imaginary Invalid".
Karen Oberlin
MAC and Bistro Award winner Oberlin has been described by the NEW YORK TIMESas having "impeccable pop style (and) musical intelligence. (Her singinghas) purity, naturalness, polished phrasing (and a) jazzy spontaneity." Forher new show, "BIRDS DO IT," Oberlin finds her natural inspiration from suchvaried songwriters as Cole Porter, Fred Hersch, Antonio Carlos Jobim, JoniMitchell, Stephen Sondheim, Dave Frishberg and Paul McCartney. Called"thrilling" and praised for her musical diversity by Rex Reed in THE NEWYORK OBSERVER, Oberlin promises an evening filled with delight and theunexpected, just as nature itself can bring.
Allan Harris
Hot off a seven day run of his new musical Cross That River, where he was featured for 10 days on the Times Square Spectacolor Billboard, international jazz recording artist, and three time New York Nightlife Award Winner for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist" Allan Harris is debuting his newest show at the Metropolitan Room to honor another great vocalist, Billy Eckstine. For this performance he is collaborating with author David Hajdu, who has written a new book highlighting the life and music of Mr. B.