Features


Janis Siegel Riffs on The Manhattan Transfer, the Genius of Jon Hendricks, and Her New Album, “The Art of Vocalese”

“I think that vocalese is a great addition to any aspiring jazz singer’s practice.” –Janis Siegel In 1972,…

New Book Explores the Life and Career of Maury Yeston — How Does It Touch on Cabaret?

In 2024, writer Joshua Rosenblum gave us Closer Than Ever, a study of the lives and songs of…

Who Futzed with That Lyric? How and Why Singers Change the Words of a Song

Are you sometimes attracted to a song—one you’d like very much to perform—but there are certain words, turns…

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Club Reviews


Wendy Scherl —”The Beat Goes On”

To celebrate a landmark 60th birthday, singer Wendy Scherl returned— after too long an absence to the stage…

Chris Wells & Jeremy Bass — “Story Songs”

Charm is not always found in abundance on the cabaret stage; nerves, ego, choice of material, lack of…

“Broadway Night Off”

If you look carefully at the sidewalk on W. 45th Street you will find, nestled between 5th and…

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Album Reviews


Album Review: Stevie Holland’s “Talk to Your Tomatoes”

Don’t be misled by its silly title! Jazz vocalist-lyricist Stevie Holland’s new album, Talk to Your Tomatoes, is…

Miss Maybell and Her Ragtime Romeos — “Under the Midnight Moon—Unrecorded Songs of the 1890s – 1920s”

An amazing feat of research, re-vivification, and recording, the unique new album Under the Midnight Moon proffers tickling,…

Album Review: Bria Skonberg’s “Indigo”

Juno Award-winning singer/musician Bria Skonberg’s new album, Indigo, is a companion piece to her recent release, Brass, which…

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