Photo Coverage: Ian Finkel Partners with More4Many for Book Launch!
By: Stephen Sorokoff May. 21, 2014
Regarded as the World's Greatest Xylophone virtuoso, Ian Finkel (www.ianfinkel.com) expands his creative reach by partnering with More4Many books as they publish three works of fiction. The partnership was celebrated on Tuesday, May 20 at the Davis Room at The Warwick Hotel (65 West 54 Street).
Finkel's off-beat sensibility and keen ability to craft wonderfully dark comedic tales are on full display in his novels; Three is the Charm, Sex Stories My Wife Told Me and Transmutation Blues.
Following the lives of three working girls, Three is the Charm is a powerful and brutal account of street life in 1950's New York City. Humorously told, Three is the Charm is a love story packed with graphic sex and violence.
Harvey and Janie are the perfect couple. They have been married for years in sweet simplicity, raised a family and are now enjoying retirement. Suddenly sweet Janie begins writing stories of the foulest nature sending Harvey down a dark road. PartThe Exorcist and Part 50 Shades of Grey, Finkel's Sex Stories My Wife Told Me is a delightfully deranged tale of meeting someone again for the first time.
Dissecting the garbage cans in the back alleys of life, Transmutation Blues is about the journey of change. Transmutation Blues is a collection of twisted, funny and quirky tales of change that depicts the most honest human conditions.
Ian Finkel has covered much ground in the music world. He has appeared around the world and has written for such stars as Michael Feinstein, Sid Caesar, Ginger Rogers, Tito Puente, Larry Gatlin, Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn to name just a few. He has appeared on all major television stations, recorded for most record labels and has had successful concert tours in Japan, Korea, Canada, Mexico, England, Norway, Puerto Rico and throughout the U.S. Ian has collaborated with Philip Glass and has heard his works performed by numerous orchestras such as the American Symphony Orchestra and the Little Orchestra Society. Ian has performed in and written for numerous television shows, films, and live performances including: "Love Laffs" (Lifetime) with Terry Gar, Martin Mull (Showtime), 'Jerry Lewis Telethon," Woody Allen's Radio Days, Emo Phillips, Judy Tenuta, Taj Mahal hotel (Atlantic City), Michael Feinstein on Broadway, Sid Caesar Show at the Village Vanguard and Broadway, Second Avenue to Broadway, Fyvush Finkel Live, Read-a-thon w/Sesame Street Players, Rainbow Wars (nominated for Academy Award), Songs from the Neighborhood (Grammy Award), It's Up To All Of Us, Sophie Tucker In Person (Director, Writer, Orchestrator), Addicted to Show Business (Director, Writer, Arranger), Nick at Nite Music of Vic Mizzy ("Adams Family," "Green Acres"), IBM Industrials, CNN Cable News, Port Authority, hundreds of colleges across the US and Canada (Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Peabody, etc.) Condo tours of Florida, headliner on all cruise ship lines.
Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
Amsterdam Publisher More4Many
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