| BIRDLAND THEATER presents ERIC COMSTOCK and BARBARA FASANO with new residency celebrating their 20TH ANNIVERSARY, 9/3-17 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 12:12 pm EDT 08/30/24 | |
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| BIRDLAND THEATER PRESENTS THE RETURN OF ERIC COMSTOCK AND BARBARA FASANO WITH A SPECIAL NEW RESIDENCY TO CELEBRATE THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY THREE TUESDAY SHOWS SEPTEMBER 3, 10, AND 17 BIRDLAND THEATER will present the return of pianist and singer Eric Comstock and vocalist Barbara Fasano, hailed as "smart, funny, and utterly delightful” and "a hotbed of pleasure” by Stephen Holden in The New York Times, for three Tuesdays next month, September 3, 10, and 17 at 5:30 PM. Drawing from an ever-evolving songbook – Jazz and pop classics by Ellington, Arlen, and Porter to modern masters Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, and Carole King, plus surprising gems – the married musical couple's swinging, soulful showmanship has made them the nightclub world's most celebrated team. Their performances have taken them from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to Saratoga Jazz Festival, Music Mountain Twilight Jazz, London's Pizza Express, Italy's Monteverdi Tuscany, and nightclubs and music festivals across the country. Their new album, Painting the Town, featuring tenor saxophone legend Houston Person, drops later this year. There is a $30 music charge. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street in New York. "It's our life's passion to bring these songs and their creators to life, and there's no better room than Birdland Theater for us to dream out loud,” says Comstock. Fasano adds, "We're about to celebrate our 20th anniversary in August, so this is a terrific way to keep the party going!” Joining them will be eminent bassist Sean Smith, known for his collaborations with Jacky Terrasson, Bill Charlap, Benny Carter, and Gerry Mulligan. Barbara, Eric, and Sean have been performing together for 15 years, and their connection with one another and their audiences makes for an exhilarating blend of passion and joy. The New Yorker praises Comstock's "expert musicianship and joie de vivre in equal measure.” Fasano has been hailed by The New York Times as "a lyrically sensitive interpreter with a special affinity for Joni Mitchell" and by The New York Post as "a gorgeous, soulful singer who has an actor's intensity in whatever she sings.” Barbara's albums Busy Being Free and Written in the Stars both won the MAC Award for Major Recording of the Year, and Eric received the 2024 MAC Award for Major Male Artist. Winners of nine MAC Awards, five New York Bistro Awards and the New York Nightlife Award, Comstock and Fasano recently received the Donald F. Smith Award from the Mabel Mercer Foundation, acknowledging their artistry. Every bit as entertaining as they are musically savvy, they've been compared to Bobby Short and Lena Horne and Fred and Ginger, but Comstock and Fasano's style is all their own, with a wide choice of material that brings the generations together. They make all of it fresh, new, spontaneous, and fun — and their audiences feel they've been to a terrific party where the music and the stories have been equally great. In the words of the late jazz critic Ira Gitler, they "have it all, and then some … artistic, swinging, and superbly entertaining.” BIRDLAND THEATER will present Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano on September 3, 10, and 17 at 5:30 PM. There is a $30 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan. For reservations, please call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com. --------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS AT BIRDLAND THEATER AND BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB Every Monday at 9:30 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Jim Caruso's Cast Party "Jim Caruso's Cast Party,” a New York institution for two decades, is a wildly popular weekly open mic night/variety show that has brought a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to Birdland since 2003. Called "show-business heaven” by The New York Times and "the gold-standard of open mic nights” by The Wall Street Journal, "Cast Party” presents a potent mix of Broadway stars, jazz swingers and cabaret legends, in addition to new faces and rising talent from every genre. The buoyant, sharp and charming Caruso guides the entire affair, while musical genius Billy Stritch (Liza Minnelli, Tony Bennett) holds court at the ivories and leads the Cast Party Symphony Orchestra (Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums). Eric Adams, the Mayor of the City of New York, recently proclaimed, "Whereas, I am enormously proud to lead a city renowned as a global capital of the arts, ‘Jim Caruso's Cast Party' has enriched our dynamic cultural landscape since 2003, and on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, I am pleased to recognize the weekly show's tremendous contributions to our performing arts and nightlife sectors.” $30 + $20 food/drink minimum Tuesdays at 8:30 PM – Birdland Theater The Lineup with Susie Mosher "The Lineup with Susie Mosher” is a wild, anything-goes variety show featuring entertainers from the Broadway, cabaret and comedy scenes, ranging from today's hottest headliners to the best up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Mosher – the noted actress and singer from Broadway and beyond, called "one of those talents you need to see to believe” by Time Out New York – hosts the spontaneous extravaganza on Tuesday nights, and each Lineup is unique and promises to deliver an unforgettable night of quintessential New York City entertainment. $20 + $20 food/drink minimum September 9 (Monday) 7:00 PM - Birdland Jazz Club Bryce Edwards – "The Frivolity Hour” After several sold-out shows at Birdland, crooning troubadour and nouveau vaudevillian Bryce Edwards is thrilled to be bringing "The Frivolity Hour” back by popular demand. Once more, Bryce will share his brand of hot traditional jazz and early 20th century popular music. Edwards is a unique vocalist that takes equal cues from the crooners and soft singers of the late 1920s and early ‘30s and from the bombastic voices of the earlier acoustic phonograph era, as well as an instrumentalist who plays banjo, ukulele, tenor guitar, and mandolin in the modernistic jazz idiom. Leading a hot combination featuring the talents of jazzmen Scott Ricketts (cornet), Ricky Alexander (clarinet, tenor saxophone), Conal Fowkes (piano), and Jay Rattman (baritone saxophone), Edwards revels in the amazing sounds both hot and sweet that made the twenties roar! He brings his singular verve and sensibility to songs made famous by great artists such as Cliff Edwards, Ted Lewis, Jack Teagarden, Rudy Vallée, and Bing Crosby. Steeped in jazz age novelty, Edwards takes frivolity very seriously, and vows to entertain his audience, or die trying. $30 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum September 16 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Karen Mason – "Just in Styne: Karen Sings Jule” In an encore performance of her celebrated show, Broadway and nightclub star Karen Mason honors Jule Styne with Christopher Denny on piano and Tom Hubbard on bass. The evening is directed by Barry Kleinbort. From the first time she sang for Mr. Styne in NY to singing a concert honoring him at Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Mason has made the music of Jule Styne a part of her musical life. This concert includes Broadway tunes "Just in Time” and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend,” and pop standards "It's Magic” and "Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York. Mason is the star of Broadway's Mamma Mia!, Wonderland, Hairspray, and Sunset Boulevard, as well as the first US tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Love Never Dies. She is the recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award. She has graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and The Drury Lane Oakbrook, as well as Royal Albert Hall in London. She has eight albums, including her latest release Let the Music Play, featuring the title song from Paul Rolnick and David Friedman. $40 tables / $30 bar + $20 food/drink minimum September 23 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Amanda McBroom – "Wintersong” Amanda McBroom returns to her favorite Manhattan boite to celebrate the release of her brand-new recording, Wintersong, a collection of songs to mark ALL the winter holidays. There will be cherished holiday standards, musical classics by Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell, Ken Hirsch, and of course, Amanda's own collaborations with her beloved writing pals Michele Brourman and Ann Hampton Callaway. McBroom has been composing music since her teens, and her songwriting and concert careers were launched by her Golden Globe-winning song "The Rose” – the mega-hit recorded by Bette Midler for the 1979 film of the same name, about a Janis Joplin-esque character. Since then, McBroom has appeared all over the world in concert, and her music has been recorded for TV, films and by major recording artists including LeAnn Rimes, Betty Buckley, Barbara Cook and The Manhattan Transfer. $40 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum September 30 (Monday) 7:00 PM – Birdland Jazz Club Bill Russell – "Divas I Love Singing Lyrics I Wrote” Tony Award nominated writer Bill Russell will host Lillias White, Alice Ripley, Erin Davie, and Charity Angél Dawson in this special evening. The Broadway veterans will perform songs from Side Show; Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens; Pageant and other musicals with Mr. Russell talking about how those songs came to be. Music director Mark Hartman, drummer Jeff Potter, and bassist John Loehrke will provide accompaniment. Bill Russell is an internationally produced librettist who received Tony nominations for the book and lyrics for Side Show. Lillias White won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for The Life and recently completed a long run as Hermes in Hadestown. Alice Ripley won the same award for Next to Normal and starred as Violet Hilton in the original production of Side Show. Erin Davie and Charity Angél Dawson each have multiple Broadway credits, and both appeared in the revival of Side Show in 2014. $40 tables / $40 bar + $20 food/drink minimum |
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