By Stephen Mosher, BWW Birdland may be a famous jazz institution in New York City but The Birdland Theater is not. The newer performance space at Birdland was built as a place where lines blur a little, making it a venue where a festive variety of musical genres can be found, from bona fide jazz … Read More
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REVIEW: Natalie Douglas: Tributes: Ella / Birdland in Cabaret Scenes
By Ron Forman, Cabaret Scenes Ella Fitzgerald had the title First Lady of Song, and Natalie Douglas lovingly explained in words and music why that title was well earned in the latest of Douglas’ Tributes series at Birdland. She combined interesting, amusing, touching, and sometimes sad stories taken from Fitzgerald’s life with her always on-the-money … Read More
FEATURE: BWW Feature Susan Mosher / Birdland
By Stephen Mosher, Broadway World Susie Mosher is laughing. She’s not laughing at anyone or anything, she’s just laughing – standing on the carousel of life, laughing and holding onto a big brass ring. This is the time and the place she has been working for and walking toward her entire life. Happily married to … Read More
FEATURE: Barbara Fasano : Bistro Awards / Birdland
By Bistro Awards Birdland Theater Wednesday February 5, 7:00 pm When Barbara Fasano sings, she has something to say. Several of the songs she’s performed over the years stand out as definitive—at least we’ve never heard renditions by anyone else that surpassed them, and few came even close. For this return to Birdland Theater, she’s … Read More
REVIEW: Karrin Allyson Soars at Birdland by BWW
By Rob Lester, Broadway World “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare had Juliet query. Sometimes a name is shared by people unrelated by blood or marriage, but they coincidentally seem to share a connective perspective. It has happily happened again. The captivatingly cozily cool Karrin Allyson, whose two nightly shows at Birdland continue at Birdland through Saturday, … Read More
PREVIEW: Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald: Natalie Douglas “Tributes” At Birdland
By Will Friedwald, The Cityview Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald Natalie Douglas Tributes: Ella Birdland 315 West 44th St Monday January 20 (7PM) For information and reservations, please click here: Natalie Douglas’s long-running “Tributes” series is handily-described as a win-win situation, a double whammy. Ms. Douglas is not only a fantastic singer, she’s equally impressive when she … Read More
FEATURE: Birdland, The Jazz Corner Of The World / Forbes
By Margie Goldsmith, Forbes Welcome to Birdland, the jazz corner of the world,” said Kurt Elling as he swung into Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall.” The performance was taking place in the upstairs Birdland Theatre where every wall was covered with framed photographs of jazz musicians and every seat in the house was … Read More
REVIEW: BWW Review: Kurt Elling at Birdland Jazz Club
By Chris Struck, Broadway World Birdland Jazz Club, NYC, January 9th, 2020 Kurt Elling: a name synonymous with jazz. He remains as much a luminary of the art form this year as last when I saw him pick up the mic on the same stage. His CDs from decades past are the sounds that should … Read More
PREVIEW: Remembering John Abercrombie / The New Yorker
By Steve Futterman, The New Yorker The seventies were knee-deep in influential jazz guitarists; notable among them was John Abercrombie, who died in 2017. To celebrate what would have been the deeply thoughtful and ever-lyrical improviser’s seventy-fifth birthday, a group of past collaborators, including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Liebman, and Mark Feldman as well as such … Read More
REVIEW: Clint Holmes & Billy Strich At Bridland – Drama Queen
By Drama Queen NYC Cabaret legend Billy Stritch has teamed with jazz singer Clint Holmes for an act at the Birdland Theater entitled “Straighten Up and Fly Right” which pays tribute to the great Nat “King” Cole. Given this combination of performers, it’s not a surprise that the show is jazzy as heck. Pianist / … Read More