Jazz Vocalist Marcus Goldhaber Continues 'Mostly Marcus' Residency, 4/3

Acclaimed NYC jazz vocalist MARCUS GOLDHABER will be competing for a prestigious MAC Award in Songwriting tomorrow night (Tuesday, March 29) en route to the latest monthly edition of his thrice-extended MOSTLY MARCUS acoustic duo residency this weekend (Sunday, April 3) at Bar Thalia, Symphony Space's newest home for jazz.

With crowds swelling at each session, MOSTLY MARCUS, the totally unique acoustic duo residency in which Goldhaber strips the Great American Songbook "to the bone" like never before, returns to Bar Thalia this weekend with special featured vocalist Melissa Stylianou, and guitarist Ron Jackson. See what the buzz is about now through June - its one-year anniversary

as MOSTLY MARCUS, continues the first Sunday of every month,two performances per engagement, at Bar Thalia, 2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), NYC, at 7 and 8:30 p.m. Cover is $5. More info and reservations at 646-597-7340 orwww.symphonyspace.org/bar-thalia.

Goldhaber is among the 2016 MAC Award Songwriter nominees being celebrated tomorrowat the 30th Annual MAC Awards, being presented by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs at 7:30 p.m. at BB King Blues Club & Grill, 42nd Street in New York City. He's nominated for "Somebody in Love," from his latest album, A Lovely Way to SpendAn Evening (Fallen Apple/The Orchard). This is Goldhaber's third jazz nomination in recent months - and first as a songwriter-following a pair of Best Male Vocalist Nominations in 2015, in the BroadwayWorld Awards and the Hot House Jazz Awards. The MAC Awards are open to the public. For tickets and more information, visitwww.MACnyc.com.

Reviewing the most recent MOSTLY MARCUS session, BroadwayWorld raved: "Mostly Marcus is a lovely way to spend some time. The understated vocalist has innate finesse and respect for lyrics that enhances every performance."

Upcoming MOSTLY MARCUS featured vocalists scheduled are: Champian Fulton (May 1, with guitarist Ron Affif), and Gabrielle Stravelli (June 5, with guitarist Ron Affif).

Laying bare his voice while exposing the strength of his heralded songwriting, Goldhaber teams with a different top jazz guitarist and featured vocalist with each show for an evening of playful spontaneity.

Marcus is touring behind his fourth album, A Lovely Way to Spend An Evening (Fallen Apple/The Orchard), which earned Honorable Mentions for Best Album of 2014 in theQuincy (MA) Patriot-Ledger and The Improper. The powerful, 12-track collection reintroduces some of Goldhaber's favorite standards alongside five originals, and promptedJazz Weekly to continue: "He's got a voice that is like a husky Chet Baker: vocool, but with an extra shot of testosterone. ... he makes old songs sound new, and his new songs sound vintage. ... If this guy were any more hip he'd have to visit the chiropractor for re-alignment!"

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