Tag: Vincent Youmans
John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey: The Arc of a Love Affair
A song list mixing insightful lyrics with trademark fiery musical deliveries.
Michael Feinstein with Lorna Luft: A Salute to Judy Garland
Michael Feinstein is the finest ambassador and steward of the Great American Songbook.
Michael Feinstein & Marilyn Maye: Summertime Swing
To say a good time was had by all doesn’t describe this evening by half.
Molly Ryan: Let’s Fly Away
Molly Ryan has a naturally creamy voice with back-end vibrato that can leave an airy trail of skywriting or curl back on itself like cursive.
Freddy Cole
Freddy Cole SFJAZZ, San Francisco, CA, July 19, 2015 Reviewed by Steve Murray for Cabaret Scenes Revered by his peers, Freddy Cole is reserved a seat at the table of jazz giants and continues, five decades into his career, to be a standard bearer of the swinging romantic balladeers. A master of the judicious, never […]
Ira Gershwin
March 2010 IRA GERSHWIN by Mark Nadler Upon the publication of his book, Lyrics on Several Occasions, one of his idols, P.G. Wodehouse, sent Ira Gershwin a note wherein he stated: “I’ve always considered you the best of the whole bunch.” What made Ira Gershwin, if not the best lyricist of the 20th century, certainly […]
