A special musical evening with Victoria Shaw, Jim Brickman and Peter Cincotti, in Three Friends, One Piano, will play on Monday, October 10 at 7:00 PM at Birdland Jazz Club. Shaw, the chart-topping songwriter; Brickman, the Grammy-nominated pianist; and Cincotti, the vocalist, composer and musician, will create an evening of “musical chairs” as they play their hits and tell the stories behind them.
Shaw’s songs have been staples on the charts since the early 1990s. Her #1 compositions include Garth Brooks’s “The River” and “She’s Every Woman,” Ricky Martin’s “So’lo Quiero Amarte,” Doug Stone’s “Too Busy Being in Love,” Jim Brickman’s “Sending You a Little Christmas,” and “I Love The Way You Love Me,” recorded by John Michael Montgomery and Boyzone. Among many other hits and accolades, In 2019 Shaw became the host of her own series “Songwriters Under the Covers with Victoria Shaw” on The All Arts Channel.
Brickman is the best-selling solo pianist of our time, earning 21 #1 albums, 32 Top 20 radio hits and two Grammy nominations. His first album was 1995’s No Words, and he’s gone on to sell eight million albums worldwide. His vocal collaborations have crossed genres to feature luminaries like Martina McBride, Michael Bolton, Donny Osmond, Kenny Rogers, Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Mathis and Kenny Loggins, among many others. He’s written three best-selling books, starred in four TV concert specials, and is in season 22 of hosting the popular syndicated radio program “The Jim Brickman Show.”
Cincotti was called “one of the most promising singer-pianists of the next generation by The New York Times. A born and bred New Yorker, Cincotti’s debut album reached #1 on the Billboard jazz charts, making the eighteen-year-old musician the youngest artist ever to do so. His albums have blended genres from pop to jazz, leading him to perform in some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Cincotti is currently working on his next album Killer on the Keys, which will include autobiographical originals as well as cover songs honoring some of the most influential piano men and woman of all-time, ranging from Scott Joplin to Lady Gaga.
There is a $40 music charge and a $20 food and beverage minimum. For reservations, please call (212) 581-3080 or visit www.BirdlandJazz.com
Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan
