I have known these delightful people for a long time and I am STILL in awe of this young woman and her amazing dad! We met on the cabaret circuit, but she has forged her own path, with the help of her father, guitarist and band director in the Italian-American market here in NYC and environs. But why? Why did they gravitate from cabaret (which they still do) to find a place to sing that they clearly love? Well click on this interview and find out why…why don’t cha!
I promise you that if you do not already know these two, you will become fans and will want to see her perform with sister Kelly Maureen, nephew Charlie and back-up singer and dear friend, Rob Langeder. I am delighted to invite you to get to know Fortune Esposito and his lovely, talented and sweet daughter, Jenna Esposito-Cannizzaro…
You can check out Jenna’s website here. To hear her sing, click here. And check out upcoming performances here. Like her and Fortune so much that you want to buy an album, click here.
SUE MATSUKI is an award-winning singer and songwriter, producer, open mic host, educator, columnist and the author of So You Want to Sing Cabaret.
She is a Bistro Award winner for Outstanding Collaboration with her Musical Director, Gregory Toroian; she is the very first recipient of the Julie Wilson Award given by the Mabel Mercer Foundation; and she is a multi-award-winning MAC Award winner (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) for Jazz Vocalist, Special Events, and Songwriter and has been nominated 11 times in 8 different categories.
Matsuki is a Cabaret/Jazz singing veteran who has played every NYC Cabaret room including: Feinstein’s at the Regency, 54 Below, Town Hall, and several major Jazz Clubs including: the legendary Village Gate, Birdland, The Iridium and Sweet Rhythm. She’s even played Carnegie Hall and appeared in five seasons as a Diva Double at the Metropolitan Opera. She plays many theaters across the country and has appeared at Crazy Coqs in London.
As an educator she has taught Cabaret and performance/business classes at: Mac-to-School, Cabaret Hotspot! Cabaret U, The Ridgefield Theater Barn, Peddie Town School (Town Heights, NJ), UCONN’s Osher’s Lifelong Learning Institute, the Vancouver School of Performing Arts and at Fordham University at Lincoln Center.
Matsuki is the Producer of the annual Urban Stages’ Winter Rhythms series, NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singers) NMTC National Musical Theater Competition as well as many other benefits and shows.
Sue’s Views has been an on-going Cabaret advice column that has appeared in Cabaret Hotline On-Line, NiteLife Exchange and Cabaret Hotspot, It now lives on her website. Sue’s Muse comes back to the NiteLife Exchange family in May.
For more information please visit: www.SueMatsuki.com
