Features

Bistro Bits: A New Album from D.C. Anderson and a Lina Koutrakos Trifecta
In this column, I check in on an important new album from singer/songwriter/actor D.C. Anderson. Plus, I report on three recent club shows, all of which just happen to be...
Six Authors Talk About Publishing Books on the Great American Songbook and Its Artists in Today’s Market
So, you want to publish a book about your favorite composers or singers right out of the Great American Songbook? Or, iconic Broadway musicals, for that matter? Think again, assert...
Crowdfunding: The Do’s, the Don’ts, the Virtues, the Liabilities
Doing What You Have to Do to Get Your Work Out There When James Beaman decided to return to cabaret after a 20-year absence, and in the wake of the...

Club Reviews

Meeting the Challenges of the New Year’s Changes: Club Offerings from Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jeannette Miller, Sarah Anne Fernandez, and William Ryall

We’re back! And in the first month of this new year, we saw a diverse group of offerings...

Bistro Bits: Winter Rhythms 2024 Features Beats of Different Drums

This year’s “Winter Rhythms” series at Urban Stages (the 16th annual edition) was a mix of old and...

A Grab Bag of Cabaret Shows in a Wide Array of Styles

It seems each year the holiday season starts earlier and gets here quicker, and inevitably leaves me with...
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Album Reviews

Bistro Bits: Special-Case Albums—New Releases by Minnock and Aloisio/Pallatto

Today for Bistro Bits, I’m having a look at two recent album releases, both of which fall into...

Bistro Bits: Jazz Babies 2024–New Recordings by Russell and Mason, Loar, and Levy/Vannatter

A couple of weeks ago, writer Lisa Jo Sagolla discussed a number of new recordings on this site....

Album Reviews: A Pleasurable Trio of Recent Releases

Reviewing recordings by leading cabaret vocalists may be the heavenliest job on earth, as this latest batch of...
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