JAZZ & POPULAR SONG (JPS)

3 concerts
The Allen Room, 7:30pm
Series packages start at only $195

Tuesdays 7:30pm 5/3, 5/17, 6/7
Wednesdays 7:30pm 5/4, 5/18, 6/8

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Jazz & Popular Song
I GOT IT BAD: A New Duke Ellington Revue
May 3-4

The first in a series of cabaret performances curated by Michael Feinstein, this concert explores the territory where jazz and American popular music came together and flourished in the masterful compositions of Duke Ellington. Creating a brand new revue of Ellington’s work and paying special tribute to the brilliant vocals this gifted composer wrote, the show will showcase songs such as “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” “Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me,” “I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good,” “Satin Doll,” and more. Featuring Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys, Passing Strange), Montego Glover (Memphis, The Color Purple), Darius de Haas (Rent, Kiss of the Spiderwoman), and Lillias White (Fela, Chicago, The Life). (Michael Feinstein is NOT performing.)

Jazz & Popular Song
MORE THAN A SONG: The Music That Integrated America
May 17-18

The second concert curated by Michael Feinstein journeys through the important transition in popular music when white composers like Irving Berlin and George Gershwin brought jazz to Broadway, often introducing African American jazz performers and composers like Fats Waller and Eubie Blake to the American mainstream for the first time. This unique concert illustrates the role of Broadway as the social engine that created an alliance society could embrace in song if not yet in real life, and will showcase classic songs such as “The Birth of the Blues,” “Ol’ Man River,” and “Harlem on My Mind,” among others. Featuring Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime [2009 Revival]), Allan Harris, and Karen Ziemba (Contact, Curtains). (Michael Feinstein is NOT performing.)

Jazz & Popular Song
SWEET AND LOW DOWN: How Popular Standards Became Jazz Classics
June 7-8

American popular song and jazz are not only interrelated, but are actually two sides of the same coin. In this special concert starring Michael Feinstein and his handpicked featured guest singers, the unique relationship and common roots between these seemingly un-related musical worlds will be revealed. This show will present classic songs from two viewpoints: as they were originally conceived for Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley, and then as they were re-invented by jazz performers to become classics in the jazz repertoire. Songs will include “How High the Moon,” “Body and Soul,” and “I Got Rhythm,” to name a few. Featuring Michael Feinstein and others.  Special appearances by Wynton Marsalis (June 7 only) and Barbara Carroll (June 8 only).

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