Eric Comstock, Barbara Fasano and bassist Sean Smith return to Birdland Theater in a new fall residency on Saturdays September 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 5:00 PM. Singer-pianist Comstock is an acknowledged expert and performer of the jazz and pop songbooks, including many rare gems. With singer Fasano, the pair’s repertoire runs from Cole Porter to Paul Simon; Duke Ellington to Bob Dylan; Sinatra to Sondheim and more, with a new set each week. There is a $30 music charge and a $10 food and beverage minimum.
Also upcoming at Birdland Theater and Birdland Jazz Club are:
Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, Mondays September 6,13,20,27 at 8:30 PM
A New York institution for almost two decades, the popular weekly open mic night/variety show brings Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the Birdland stage with a mix of Broadway stars, jazz swingers and cabaret legends, plus new faces and rising talent from every genre. The buoyant host, Jimm Caruso, is joined with pianist-singer Billy Stritch at the piano, Steve Doyle on bass and Daniel Glass on drums. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
The Lineup with Susie Mosher, Tuesdays August 31, September 7,1 4, 21, 28 at 8:30 PM
This anything-goes variety show features entertainers from the Broadway, cabaret and comedy scenes, ranging from today’s headliners to up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Mosher hosts the spontaneous extravaganza with each Lineup a unique experience. $20 + $10 food/drink minimum
Sean Harkness & The Unusual Suspects, Sunday, September 5 at 8:30 PM
This go-to guitarist for vocalists from Broadway, film, and TV, brings his vast experience to the stage, including stints on electric guitar in bands that range from rock, blues, and dance rock, to funk, R&B and reggae. Harkness’s personal choice of songs are all classic rock/pop from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, given fresh arrangements that blend psychedelic jams, jazz, rock & roll and world rhythms.$30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Nellie McKay, Friday and Saturday, September 10-11 at 8:30 PM
McKay,an award-winning singer and songwriter, will present songs from her seventh album, Sister Orchid, and more. She has won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum on Broadway in The Threepenny Opera, performed onscreen in the films PS I Love You and Downtown Express. Her music was used in Rumor Has It, Monster-in-Law and others. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Cady Huffman and Mary Ann McSweeney, Sunday, September 12 at 8:30 PM
Old friends Cady Huffman (Tony winner for The Producers) and Mary Ann McSweeney (award-winning jazz bassist) come together to investigate music during the pandemic. The duo will perform the music of Peggy Lee to Jimi Hendrix, with a promise that “nothing is off-limits.” $40 + $10 food/drink minimum
Carole J. Bufford – “Poets and Pickers,” Monday, September 13 at 8:30 PM
Bufford’s new show Poets and Pickers, features songs that transcend the genres they were eventually slotted into whether pop, jazz, country, rock, blues, or Broadway, stripping these tunes down to the bare essence and building them anew. With Peter Calo on guitar, songs include works by Paul Simon, Randy Newman, Irving Berlin, Bobbie Gentry, Cole Porter, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Colin Meloy, Leon Russell, Sara Bareilles, Kander & Ebb and more. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Ronny Whyte – “Whyte Witchcraft: Songs of Cy Coleman,” Thursday, September 16 at 8:30 PM
Whyte is a premiere interpreter of Classic American Popular Song, an outstanding jazz pianist, and a successful songwriter. He’ll celebrate his recent album Whyte Witchcraft – Songs of Cy Coleman, with Cecilia Coleman on piano, Scott Hardy on bass, Ray Marchica on drums, and Ron Horton on flugelhorn. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Jason Kravits – “Off the Top!” – Friday anf Saturday, September 17-18 at 8:30 PM
Whether you recognize him from Broadway or TV, you’ve never seen Jason Kravits quite like this. Demonstrating the art of improv,” Kravits invents an entire cabaret, from scratch, right before your eyes. Every song, every lyric, every show-biz anecdote, humblebrag and overshare is made up, on the spot, based on audience suggestions. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Susan Mack – “Music in the Air” – Sunday, September 19 at 8:30 PM
Susan Mack’s “Music in the Air” celebrates jazz standards of composers including Cole Porter, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Irving Berlin and Chick Corea, rejoicing in their “forever music.” Mack brings a contemporary spin to the dancing, romancing and loving that music inspires in all of us. Music in the Air features musical director Tedd Firth on piano, David Fink on bass and Eric Halvorson on drums, directed by Lina Koutrakos. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
The Broadway Cast of “Company” – A Benefit Concert for “Darkness RISING” – Monday, September 20 at 7:00 PM
The Broadway cast of Company presenst a benefit concert to support “Darkness RISING Project,” which provides therapy and mental health resources for Broadway show company members. Scheduled to appear are Darkness RISING Project’s Carlita Victoria and Khalifa White, along with Company cast members Kathryn Allison, Terence Archie, Etai Benson, Britney Coleman, Nikki Renée Daniels, Matt Doyle, Javier Ignacio, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard and Bobby Conte Thornton, with Paul Staroba on piano. $40/75 + $10 food/drink minimum
Jeremy Stolle – “No More Talk of Darkness” – Friaday and Saturday, September 24-25 at 8:30 PM
Jeremy Stolle, a current member of Broadway’s Phantom of the Opera, with over a decade of experience wearing the mask interprets Phantom and more beyond the darkness of the Phantom’s lair. The night features show-stopping Broadway songs, classic music and stories of the great white way. $30 + $10 food/drink minimum
Clint Holmes – “Possibilities” – featuring the Christian Tamburr Trio – Monday, September 27 at 7:00 PM
Clint Holmes is a Grammy Award-nominated entertainer, writer, performer and recording artist with a repertoire in contemporary classics, standards, original pieces and more. Every performance is a one-of-a-kind experience drawn from a 40-plus year career at the top of the charts, and in concert halls, on TV screens and as a veritable Las Vegas institution. $40 + $10 food/drink minimum
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