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Nat King Cole @ 100: Grace Kelly, Landau Eugene Murphy, with Dave Damaini and the No Vacancy Trio

Feb 19, 2020
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Nat King Cole @ 100: Grace Kelly, Landau Eugene Murphy, with Dave Damaini and the No Vacancy Trio
The Green Room 42
570 Tenth Ave
4th Floor inside YOTEL
Thursday February 20
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Yes! The Nat King Cole centennial is still upon us! To celebrate the legacy of the remarkable artist who was simultaneously the most popular singer of his era and one of the all-time great jazz pianists, the GR42 has assembled two singing (and swinging) instrumentalists, pianist Dave Damaini and saxophonist Grace Kelly (who must of us know from the Stephen Colbert show band), and America’s Got Talent winner Landau Eugene Murphy. It promises to be quite a Trio, in honor of the man who led the most celebrated Trio in all of Jazz. And yes, your humble servant will be on hand to speak on the importance of the centennial man and introduce the proceedings, though it remains to be seen if that’s an asset or a liability.

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Author: Will Friedwald
Photography by: STEPHEN SOROKOFF

Author: Will Friedwald

Will Friedwald writes about music and popular culture for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, VANITY FAIR and PLAYBOY magazine and reviews current shows for THE CITIVIEW NEW YORK. He also is the author of nine books, including the award-winning A BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP SINGERS, SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU, STARDUST MELODIES, TONY BENNETT: THE GOOD LIFE, LOONEY TUNES & MERRIE MELODIES, and JAZZ SINGING. He has written over 600 liner notes for compact discs, received ten Grammy nominations, and appears frequently on television and other documentaries. He is also a consultant and curator for Apple Music.

New Books:

THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP VOCAL ALBUMS (Pantheon Books / Random House, November 2017)

SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU - NEW REVISED EDITION (Chicago Review Press, May 2018)