Jenkins and Rosen Perform at Joe's Pub in Oct. & Nov.

Capathia Jenkins, who currently stops the show in the new Broadway hit Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, will join award-winning composer/performer Louis Rosen to celebrate the launch of their debut CD, "Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen: South Side Stories."  They will perform at three Sunday evening concerts at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street), October 29, November 5, and November 12 at 7 p.m.

"Inspired by Rosen's experiences growing up on the south side of Chicago, 'South Side Stories' is a moving collection of songs about youth, coming-of-age, and experience," according to press notes.  "The concerts, which mark the popular duo's highly-anticipated return to Joe's Pub, will also include selections from their acclaimed show 'Twelve Songs on Poems by Maya Angelou,' which debuted at Joe's Pub last year in two sold-out concerts; and a preview of Rosen's newest work for Jenkins, Giovanni Songs, featuring words by poet Nikki Giovanni." Pianist David Loud, bassist Dave Phillips, and Mike Freeman, vibraphone and percussion, will join Jenkins and Rosen for their Joe's Pub engagement.

"South Side Stories" received critical acclaim during its world premiere at the Steppenwolf Theater in December 2005. The show marks Jenkins and Rosen's third project together, and it also marks their recording debut. They launched their collaboration in March 2005 with sold-out engagements of "Twelve Songs on Poems by Maya Angelou" at Joe's Pub. The success of their debut led to engagements at celebrated venues in New York and throughout the country, including Birdland and the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, The Old Stone House in Brooklyn, the legendary Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, and the Great Hall of Cooper Union.

Jenkins has also starred in Broadway productions of Caroline, Or Change, The Civil War, and The Look of Love. She has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, including the recent revival of Godspell. Her national and European tours include Dreamgirls, Bubblin' Brown Sugar, Sophisticated Rhythms, and Uptown Saturday Night, and her television credits include "The Practice," "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU," and "The Sopranos."

Rosen's scores include the music theater pieces Book of the Night, A Child's Garden, and the forthcoming adaptation of Steinbeck's The Pearl; the song cycle Dream Suite, words by Langston Hughes (also composed for Ms. Jenkins), and many others. The author of The South Side: The Racial Transformation of an American Neighborhood, Rosen was recently awarded a 2005-2006 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship in Music Composition.

Tickets, priced at $20 with a two-drink minimum, may be reserved by calling (212) 239-6200. For more information, please visit www.joespub.com.  "South Side Stories" may be purchased via CD Baby by visiting  www.cdbaby.com, beginning Monday, October 30th.