Steve Kazee, Clarke Thorell & More Set for Birdland Jazz Club, Week of 8/5

Birdland Jazz Club has announce dthe line-up of unrivaled talent for August 5 - August 11, 2013.

August 5 (Monday) at 7PM
Broadway at Birdland Presents
Clarke Thorell in "Songs I Wish I'd Writtten"
The concert will feature songs by Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney, Adam Guettel, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Elvis Costello, Chris Thile, Sting & more. Joining Clarke will be Music Director/pianist Dan Lipton, who has worked as MD & arranger for Don't Quit Your Night Job as well as for concerts & albums by Kelli O'Hara, Judy Kuhn, Brian d'Arcy James & Martha Plimpton. Guest vocalists will include Haven Burton (First Date, Shrek), and Cortés Alexander (The Swell Show, Liza's at the Palace). The band will also include Simon Kafka on guitar & other strings, Mark Vanderpoel on Bass and Shannon Ford on drums.
$25 All Seats, $10 Minimum

August 5 (Monday) at 9:30PM
Jim Caruso's Cast Party
Jim Caruso's Cast Party is a wildly popular weekly soiree that brings a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night. It's a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by a hilariously impromptu variety show. Showbiz superstars hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle.
$20 all seats, $10 minimum

August 6 - 10 (Tuesday-Saturday) at 8:30 & 11PM
Trio 3
Featuring: Reggie Workman (bass), Oliver Lake (sax), Andrew Cyrille (drums)
Plus Special Guest Vijay Iyer (piano)
The unconventional collaboration of internationally-recognized jazz masters, Oliver Lake (alto sax), Reggie Workman (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums), was formed in order to centralize the members creative energies and promote a single governing principle: organic improvisation. Every member is a distinct soloist but together they form an unadulterated group effort, exploring the challenging sounds of the sax, bass, drums trio format. The addition of special guest pianist Vijay Iyer -- "...among the most daringly original jazz artists of the under-40 generation," (Chicago Tribune) -- provides a potentially exciting new direction for the group.
$30 Side Seating, $40 Center Seating, $10 minimum

August 7 (Wednesday) at 5:30-7:00PM
David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Centennial Band
"Tubaist David Ostwald's fabulous early-swing band is about as good as it gets. Known for their energetic treatment of Louis Armstrong's repertoire, these cats like to entertain as much as they like to swing." (Time Out NY)
$25 all seats, $10 minimum

August 8 (Thursday) at 6PM
Vocalist Tamm E. Hunt
with special guest TK Blue (Talib Kibwe, sax/flute), Sharp Radway (piano),
Dwayne "Cook" Broadnax (drums) Hilliard Greene (bass)
$25 All Seats, $10 minimum

August 9 (Friday) at 5:15-7PM
The Birdland Big Band
Every Friday the "BBB" roars into action playing a thrilling and original mix of jazz, funk, Brazilian, Latin and world music for sold-out audiences. Featured weekly guest artists drop-in from television bands (David Letterman, Saturday Night Live) and pop music touring bands (Rob Thomas, Rod Stewart). Come see for yourself why Time Out New York called the BBB, "a completely unique experience... there isn't another band like this anywhere," and yelp.com proclaims, "if you hear one band in NYC make sure this is it... and prepare to be blown away!"
$25 all seats, $10 minimum

August 10 (Saturday) at 6PM
Bassist & Vocalist Jay Leonhart Duo
Combining the skills of an old school entertainer and virtuoso jazz man, bassist, vocalist and composer Jay Leonhart has been a fixture of the New York scene for over forty years. When Jay was fourteen he started playing the bass in The Pier Five Dixieland Jazz Band in Baltimore and never looked back. After studying at The Peabody Institute, Jay attended The Berklee School of Music and The Advanced School of Contemporary Music in Toronto, before leaving school to start touring with the traveling big bands of the late 50's and early 60's. Upon moving to New York, Jay eventually began playing for many of the great jazz musicians, big bands, and singers who were to be found in New York - artists like Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Tony Bennett, Marian McPartland, and Jim Hall. Jay became a very busy studio musician in New York City, visiting every musical genre from James Taylor to Ozzy Osbourne and Queen Latifah. Between 1975 and 1995 he was named The Most Valuable Bassist in the recording industry three times by the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences. Jay has now recorded 15 solo albums. His first one-man show "The Bass Lesson" is being received warmly by critics and audiences. Jay's next show "Nukular Tulips" is in the works.
$30 all seats, $10 minimum

August 11 (Sunday) at 6PM
Broadway at Birdland Presents Steve Kazee
The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Steve Kazee, who won the 2012 Tony Award for his performance as Guy in Once, will make his Birdland debut on Sunday, August 11 at 6pm. Kazee will perform an intimate acoustic set of original material, some favorite covers and will host several surprise guests.
$25 All Seats, $10 minimum

August 11 (Sunday) at 9PM & 11PM
Pedro Giraudo Expansions Big Band
Bassist and Composer Pedro Giraudo's music has captivated listeners around the world with its passion and energy. With Argentine underpinnings, South American grooves and a dash of tango his original compositions and arrangements -- in the tradition of such composers as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus -- highlight the unique talents of each band member, masterfully weaving together pre-composed and improvised elements. His latest CD, "Córdoba" (Zoho Music 2011) won 2011 Latin Jazz Corner's: "Latin Jazz Large Ensemble Album Of The Year," "Latin Jazz Boundary Breaking Album Of The Year," " South American Jazz Album Of The Year" and "Latin Jazz Composition Of The Year."
$30 All Seats, $10 minimum

Purchase tickets at: www.BirdlandJazz.com. For more information and reservations call 212-581-3080.

Photo by Walter McBride

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