Iridium Jazz Club (New York City, NY)
A quickly rising star in the big-band jazz and cabaret worlds, Terese Genecco appears on the last Tuesday of every month at The Iridium Jazz Club with her 8-piece *little big band*. Known for her high-energy, Vegas-style shows, San Francisco's "Entertainer of the Year" has been hailed by critics as "the love child of Dean Martin and Judy Garland." Genecco is the 2009 MAC Award Winner for Outstanding Female Vocalist.
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Excellent show! Terese has a wonderful voice and endless enthusiasm and love for the music she performed. Her band is outstanding as well. We thoroughly enjoyed the show (and the venue) and will definitely return to see her perform again.
Ok it is a Jazz bar but the music is something between evergreen melodies, cabaret, a bit of swing, etc... very much on the rhytmic side (not sure if this is to be considerd jazz-y), even though the differnt instruments sometimes do solos on their own (as it is typical for jazz).
Terese has a good voice, exceptional presence on stage and is funny! She tells a story about most of the songs (which I loved! It was entertainment and education in one). The band is very fantastic and they do work well togther.
We went for the first set at 8pm and we stayed for the second one at 10 PM (minimum charge required for the second one) and btw the food was unexpectedly excellent for a club (4 Tapas selections for 2 is on my recommendation list)
If I have tomention a negative - seems like the event was not well attended (which is kind of a pity given the good performance) but oh yah! you can totally find that to your advantage.. no people to elbow around.
I would consider going back in few months...
Terese was very entertaining and had a lovely voice, though there were some song selections that weren't as well suited to her as others. Her band was very good.
On a personal note, I would have preferred more singing and less rambling on, and less obvious demands for applause. It became off-putting towards the end.
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Unlike other jazz clubs that force you to endure cramped tables, indifferent service and typical club food, The Iridium Jazz Club excels not only by presenting New York's hottest jazz acts, but also with excellent cuisine, outstanding service, and one of the world's most intimate and visually exciting club, designed by noted designer, Larry Bogdanow and Associates. Perhaps this is why New York
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A New York City multiple MAC and Bistro Award winner, this audience and critic's favorite has recently been hailed as "the love child of Dean Martin and Judy Garland" by the San Francisco Examiner. Vocalist/Bandleader/Comedian Genecco and her 8-piece band of top-flight New York City jazz musicians, often boasting Grammy winners (Lew Soloff on trumpet) and nominees (Mayra Casales on Latin percussion) among its ranks, put on a high-energy show reminiscent of The Rat Pack era in Las Vegas. Jazz composer/lyricist Mark Winkler says, "Genecco sings like Keely Smith with the energy of Louis Prima!" Time Out New York Magazine calls Genecco's shows "Frisky, retro fun" and has named them to their Top Ten Best lists and as a "critics pick" since they first appeared in New York City in 2005.
Terese Genecco is the 2009 winner of the MAC Award for Outstanding Female Vocalist, the 2008 MAC Award Winner for Best Recording (for her live CD, "Drunk With Love: A Tribute To Frances Faye!") and the 2007 Back Stage Bistro Award Winner for Best Tribute Show. Genecco's rollicking, retro Vegas-style performances have been wowing audiences and critics alike from San Francisco (where she is the reigning "Entertainer of the Year" six years running) to jazz and supperclub-style venues in Hollywood, Reno, and New York City. Following a one year engagement as the late-night Saturday entertainment at The Rrazz Room in The Hotel Nikko in downtown San Francisco, Genecco now resides in New York City where she appears in an open-ended, monthly engagement at the world renowned music venue, The Iridium Jazz Club, in 'Big Band Tuesdays' presented by ScoBar Entertainment. Much like the Rat Pack shows in Las Vegas in the early 1960's, Genecco's audiences often include celebrity entertainers, world-class musicians, and visiting politicians. Take a trip back to the glamorous, hot, glitzy nights of Las Vegas updated for a new young, hip, New York City crowd. In the band: Barry Levitt and Terese Genecco on piano, Tom Hubbard on bass, Sean Harkness on guitar, Joe Abba on drums, Emedin Rivera and Mayra Casales on Latin percussion, Cliff Lyons and Jeff Lederer on tenor sax, Mark Miller on trombone, and Kenny Lavender on trumpet.
The Iridium Jazz Club has been thrilling International jazz fans since 1994 and is proud to announce an even better Iridium Jazz Club, now located at 1650 Broadway at 51st, in a historic jazz neighborhood. The New Iridium Jazz Club has been designed to be among the best live music experiences available anywhere! Improvements to the club include a new state of the art Meyer Sound System conceived by no less an authority than the legendary guitarist Les Paul, Acoustics, Lighting, Design and a Recording Studio. What hasn't changed is Iridium's stellar roster of jazz artists, including Les Paul who plays every Monday, along with our Wine Spectator award winning wine list and upscale cuisine.
