Joyce Breach Returns to the Metropolitan Room in October

"When Rosemary Clooney recorded her first album for Concord Records, Tony Bennett wrote a one-word liner note. I thought of that word when the performance by Joyce Breach and Richard Rodney Bennett at The Metropolitan Room ended... and that word is perfect. When a singer with a remarkable feeling for lyrics and phrasing is combined with an accompanist who possesses superb taste, delicate sensitivity and an enormously creative mind, you get the kind of magic that those who witnessed and absorbed their performance enjoyed. In addition to their superior performance talents, both Breach and Bennett have an unerring sense for choosing songs that are unfairly beneath the radar, but always terrific....Musical enchantment." - from Joe Lang's review in Jersey Jazz (August 2010)

"Listening to Joyce sing is always a powerful and joyous experience. Her connection with the lyric is deeply personal, her voice is pure honey and the caressing humanity in every note is truly special." - Singer/pianist Michael Feinstein (May 2010)

"Unless you've been hanging around the smaller, smart cabaret rooms in Manhattan for the last decade and a half and/or were habituating the tiny, bright Pittsburgh boite spots for some time before that, there's a world-class pop singer you may not know about but absolutely should. She's Joyce Breach-I repeat for emphasis, Joyce Breach-who's been hiding her mellow light under lucky urban bushes." - David Finkle, The Hufffington Post

"She's a cornerstone of wisdom and understatement. Her sound is plush and comforting; her delivery defines intimacy." - James Gavin, writer and author of, most recently, Stormy Weather: the Life of Lena Horne

"Ms. Breach gets to the aesthetics of her repertoire, examining each stanza, turning both the rueful, obscure ballads...and the swinging vintage standards into one-act musical scenarios with polish and brio. Her singing is technically flawless and emotionally wrenching." - Rex Reed, New York Observer

"There are certain Great American Songbook singers who, when they're at work, convince you they're the best singer alive. Here's one of them. It's all direct and directly to the heart and soul." - David Finkle, The Village Voice

In an encore engagement, the Metropolitan Room presents singer JOYCE BREACH and pianist/composer RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT on Tuesday, October 5/Wednesday, October 6/Tuesday, October 26 at 7:00pm and Friday, October 29 at 9:30pm.

Don't miss this evening of great songs from two superlative musical performers, including songs from Joyce's new CD release "Odds & Ends" from Audiophile Records.

For tickets: www.metropolitanroom.com
For reservations: 212.206.0440

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