The Green Room 42 Swings Sinatra: Starring Melissa Errico, Gabrielle Stravelli, Danny Bacher, Alexis Cole, Anais Reno - New York City Article
The Green Room 42 Swings Sinatra: Starring Melissa Errico, Gabrielle Stravelli, Danny Bacher, Alexis Cole, Anais Reno Follow @nyccitiview
Feb 21, 2020
The Green Room 42 Swings Sinatra
Starring Melissa Errico, Gabrielle Stravelli, Danny Bacher, Alexis Cole, Anais Reno
The Green Room 42
570 Tenth Ave
4th Floor inside YOTEL
Friday February 21
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Admittedly, there are Sinatra tributes given almost weekly (not to mention weakly) in every club in the city, but this is the only one that recognizes that the legendary entertainer’s legacy was primarily a jazz legacy, and that the only artists who can pay proper tribute to the one and only Ol’ Blue Eyes are those few and rare contemporary singers who actually know where the beat is. Thus, the emphasis is on the best jazz singers in New York, including Gabrielle Stravelli, Danny Bacher, Alexis Cole, and the 16-year-old wonder child Anais Reno. Also, co-producers Andrew Poretz (tripling on guitar and vocals) and myself will host and play the roles of “The Bald Bialystock and Blume.” Furthermore, Dawn Derow, whose upcoming Eydie Gorme songbook is one of the cabaret shows I’m most looking forward to this Spring (at the Beach March 14), will be on hand to signify that this could be the start of somethin’ big.
Graphic: Arlen Schumer
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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)