Marcus Goldhaber to Bring FREE & EASY: LIVIN' ON SWING STREET to 54 Below, 7/25

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents MARCUS GOLDHABER in "FREE & EASY: LIVIN' ON SWING STREET" on SATURDAY, JULY 25 AT 9:30 p.m.

Picture a street lamp dimly lit...an empty block during the smallest hours of post-evening mist...an endless cycle of songs groovin' along and half a moon to help guide the way...that's Swing Street.

Hangin' his hat at 54 Below for an evening, Marcus Goldhaber takes a stroll through a captivating collection of re-imagined jazz standards and new originals that People Magazine says "will have you giddy one moment, melancholy the next and loving every note." Goldhaber will be accompanied by Michael Kanan (Ramsey Lewis, Little Jimmy Scott, Jane Monheit) on piano, Paul Gil (NY Citizens) on bass and Joe Strasser (Heath Brothers, Jose Feliciano) on drums.

"A lot of these songs have been inspired by moments in my life," says Goldhaber. "That's really where the joy lies for me. That's the real passion that I have. It's not about simply writing a song or hearing something that swings. It's really about the connection."

MARCUS GOLDHABER in "FREE & EASY: LIVIN' ON SWING STREET" plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Saturday, July 25 @ 9:30 p.m. There is a $25-$35 cover charge and $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.

MORE ABOUT MARCUS GOLDHABER

New York-based vocalist and songwriter MARCUS GOLDHABER "rivals the jazz instincts of Chet Baker and John Pizzarelli," according to JazzTimes, garnering more critical raves for his "wonderfully imaginative" interpretations of straight-ahead jazz standards while earning a reputation among critics and fans for his accessible songwriting. You'll see Goldhaber performing in New York's famed clubs like 54 Below, The Blue Note, Iridium, Birdland, Kitano, The Metropolitan Room, Cutting Room, and at prestigious clubs and concert halls from Las Vegas to Miami, having shared stages along the way with the likes of the legendary Les Paul, Billy Stritch, Vince Giordano, and Bono.

Goldhaber's first three solo albums have established him firmly in the jazz/Cabaret scene, and serve as the core of his latest album, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (Fallen Apple/The Orchard): a 12-track collection reintroducing some of Goldhaber's favorite standards alongside new originals, produced in part by Billy Jay Stein (Linda Eder, "Spider-Man," "Beautiful" Broadway cast album). Featured by Jonathan Schwartz on WNYC (NPR) and Sirius XM saying "Goldhaber is excellent ... [he's] filled with ideas," the new album spotlights Goldhaber's artistic breadth in a career fast evolving from jazz interpreter to wistfully undeniable composer and lyricist of modern standards with an intuition for telling the story, including recordings achieved at NYC's famed Avatar Studios and featuring band mates Jon Davis (piano and musical director), Martin Wind (bass) and Marcello Pellitteri (drums).

A Buffalo native, Goldhaber credits his mother with introducing him to the Great American Songbook, and in 2000 he made his way to New York City via musical theater, developing a vast repertoire that includes selections from his current co-starring role in the off-Broadway hit "The Wonderful Wizard of Song," celebrating the music of the great Harold Arlen (a fellow Buffalo native.)