Tag: By Myself
Jeffrey Gimble: MixTape, Soul Sourced Jazz
Jeffrey Gimble MixTape, Soul Sourced Jazz The E Spot, Studio City, CA, October 27, 2016 Reviewed by Mary Bogue for Cabaret Scenes With a packed house, Jeffrey Gimble took the stage with re-imagined arrangements and creative phrasing, showcasing an array of songs and genres that captured his heart and soul as he grew up. Said […]
Michael Feinstein with Lorna Luft: A Salute to Judy Garland
Michael Feinstein is the finest ambassador and steward of the Great American Songbook.
Brian Stokes Mitchell: Plays with Music
In a league of his own, Brian Stokes Mitchell—singer, actor, entertainer, musician—opens the current season of the Café Carlyle.
Jazz in July: Benny, Basie and Bucky
Charlap’s own quote about Benny and Basie applies to his own men: they swung with grace and intensity.
The Band Wagon
With director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall, award-winners Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes, Tracey Ullman, Michael McKean, Michael Bernesse, Don Stephenson, a Comden and Green book, songs by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz and the rich sound of the Encores! 12-piece orchestration led by Todd Ellison—Kids, that’s entertainment!
