"A Swinging Birdland Christmas" opened with a bang on December 21! For the fourth year in a row, Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch, KLea Blackhurst, and the band (Steve Doyle on bass and Carmen Intorre on drums) kick of Christmas week with their swinging holiday standards, and a few pieces of special material that are impossible to define! Opening night saw Broadway folk like Christine Ebersole, Colleen Zenk, Daniel Rowan and Andrea Prestonario leading the applause. Check out a look back below!
This year, a live cd is available for purchase (Birdland Records).
Photos by Seth Walters

Steve Doyle, Jim Caruso, KLea Blackhurst, Carmen Intorre, Billy Stritch

Jim Caruso, Gianni Valenti, KLea Blackhurst, Billy Stritch

Jim Caruso, KLea Blackhurst

Billy Stritch, Steve Doyle, KLea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso Carmen Intorre

Billy Stritch, KLea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso

Billy Stritch, KLea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso

Billy Stritch, KLea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso


KLea Blackhurst, Jim Caruso, Billy Stritch

Jim Caruso, KLea Blackhurst, Billy Stritch

Colleen Zenk, Jim Caruso, Christine Ebersole, KLea Blackhurst

Andrea Prestonario, KLea Blackhurst
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