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After Conquering the Metropolitan Room and Iridium, BILLIE WILLIAMS To Stage Concert at Joe's Pub, 5/25
by Stephen Hanks - Apr 28, 2014

After her passionate, pulsating and highly praised Spring 2013 show The Sound of Blue, at Iridium Jazz Club, a prominent cabaret critic called Billie Williams, "An emotionally resonant vocalist . . . pithy, powerful, and sure of the terrain. She GIVES a performance." Now a year later--on May 25 at 7:30 pm--Billie Williams makes her debut at New York City's Joe's Pub in a show celebrating the release of her new original single Lonely Night in Harlem, a song inspired by life in her long-time Harlem neighborhood. Billie's concert will also feature other new original songs and she'll be supported by an amazing group of seasoned Blues and R&B professionals, including Stew Cutler: guitar; Double-Z: bass; Tony Allen: drums; Ron Thompson: keyboards; Birch Johnson: trombone; Charlie Lagond: sax; and Marty Bound: trumpet.

Billie Williams Offers 'The Sound of Blue' at Iridium Jazz Club Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013

Nominated by BroadwayWorld.com as 'Best Female Debut' for her 2012 Metropolitan Room cabaret show, Fade to Blues, Billie Williams will be bringing an exciting new show to the Iridium Jazz Club tonight, May 14 at 8PM. In The Sound of Blue, this powerful vocalist will celebrate more than six decades of classic Blues from Robert Johnson to Robert Cray.

BroadwayWorld.com Award Nominee Billie Williams Offers 'The Sound of Blue' at Iridium Jazz Club, 5/14
by Stephen Hanks - Apr 26, 2013

Nominated by BroadwayWorld.com as 'Best Female Debut' for her 2012 Metropolitan Room cabaret show, Fade to Blues, Billie Williams will be bringing an exciting new show to the Iridium Jazz Club on May 14 at 8PM. In The Sound of Blue, this powerful vocalist will celebrate more than six decades of classic Blues from Robert Johnson to Robert Cray.

Billie Williams Back at Metropolitan Room for an Encore Engagement "FADE TO BLUES,” 10/14
by Stephen Hanks - Sep 24, 2012

After the successful launch of her show to two packed houses in June, Billie Williams is returning to the Metropolitan Room for an encore engagement of her cabaret show “Fade to Blues' on Sunday, October 14 at 9:30 pm. This show highlights Billie's rich and evocative vocals as she wraps them around classic songs made famous by Ruth Brown, Etta James, Peggy Lee, Sippi Wallace, and Ray Charles. Musical Direction is by Michael Roberts, who recently co-produced and wrote music and lyrics for the Off-Broadway shows Golf and The Fartiste.

Billie Williams Brings FADE TO BLUES to Metropolitan Room, 6/15
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2012

Billie Williams stages her debut cabaret show 'Fade to Blues' at the Metropolitan Room, June 15.

Billie Williams Brings FADE TO BLUES to Metropolitan Room, 6/8 & 6/15
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2012

Billie Williams stages her debut cabaret show 'Fade to Blues' at the Metropolitan Room, tonight, June 8 and June 15.

Billie Williams Brings FADE TO BLUES to Metropolitan Room, 6/8 & 6/15
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012

Billie Williams stages her debut cabaret show 'Fade to Blues' at the Metropolitan Room, June 8 and June 15.