The crooning troubadour and novelty Vaudevillian, Bryce Edwards. is back at Birdland with the latest edition of The Frivolity Hour, on Monday, December 15 at 7 PM. Joining Edwards, Brian Nalepka adds to the sounds of hot jazz of the 1920s.
Edwards leads a team of jazzmen: Scott Ricketts (The Rivertown Vintage Jazz Band) on cornet, Ricky Alexander (The Early Bird Jazz Band) on clarinet and alto saxophone, and Conal Fowkes (High Society New Orleans Jazz Band) on piano. Nalepka is a veteran of High Society New Orleans Jazz Band and The Manhattan Rhythm Kings, playing tuba and upright bass. New selections for this edition of the show include rare songs of the twenties recorded by Jazz Age legends Rudy Vallée (“Doin’ the Raccoon”), Harry Richman (“Laugh, Clown, Laugh”), and Annette Hanshaw (“[I’m A Dreamer] Aren’t We All?”).
As a sideman, Edwards has appeared with various traditional jazz bands such as Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society, Buck and a Quarter, The Uptown Strutters, and the Rivertown Vintage Jazz Band. Edwards writes and records original music and lyrics for the serialized radio dramas “The Town with No Name” and “The Forgotten.” He also provides and performs original songs for Ayun Halliday’s variety show, “Necromancers of the Public Domain.” He is a member of “The Wayfaring Strangers,” a troupe led by Greg Kotis (Urinetown’s librettist and lyricist) that performs improvised bluegrass musicals, and appears regularly at The PIT.
There is a $35-45 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. For reservations, please call (212) 581-3080 or visit BirdlandJazz.com.
Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street in New York.
