Billy Stritch Returns to Birdland In 'I've Got My Standards' 5/3

Jim Caruso is proud to present singer/pianist Billy Stritch in "I've Got My Standards" as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, on Monday, May 3 at 7pm. Birdland is located at 315 West 44 Street in NYC.

"I've Got My Standards" will showcase Stritch's well-known and highly-acclaimed jazz chops and smooth vocals on songs including "Let's Face The Music And Dance," "Let's Get Away From It All," and two songs written by Fred Astaire, "Not My Girl" and "I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown." Joining Stritch will be David Finck on bass and Dave Ratajczak on drums.

Billy Stritch is one of the premier singer-pianists on the New York and national jazz and cabaret scene. His most recent nightclub act "Billy Stritch sings the Mel Tormé Songbook" earned rave reviews from the New York music critics. Stritch has appeared in cabaret venues across the nation as well as concert performances at the London Palladium, NHK Hall in Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro's Municipale Auditorium. In New York, he has performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall and completed 688 performances as Oscar the rehearsal pianist in the 2001 Broadway revival of 42nd Street which starred Christine Ebersole. It was in this production that Billy and Christine initially met, laying the groundwork for a happy and mutually rewarding musical collaboration. Their CD release "In Your Dreams" is available on Ghostlight Records. Billy is also a songwriter and arranger, and his composition "Does He Love You" was recorded by Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. The single reached the number one spot on the Billboard Country chart, winning a Grammy Award and selling over five million copies along the way. Billy has also written music for theater and for The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. He has arranged for many top performers and is a frequent collaborator with Liza Minnelli, having written the arrangements for Minnelli On Minnelli at the Palace Theater, Liza's Christmas at Town Hall, and was musical supervisor and pianist for the Tony Award-winning, Liza's At The Palace. Billy has played and sung on numerous television shows including "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," "Oprah," "The CBS Morning Show," "The Today Show" and "Inside The Actor's Studio". He has three CDs to his credit and his latest "Jazz Live," recorded at The Jazz Standard in New York, was recently released on Fynsworth Alley Records. He is the winner of the Nashville Music City News Award, a BMI Song of the Year Award, and four awards from the Manhattan Association of Clubs and Cabarets.

Billy Stritch in "I've Got My Standards"
Monday, May 3 at 7pm
Birdland, 315 West 44 Street, NYC
212-581-3080 or www.birdlandjazz.com
$30 or $40 cover plus $10 food/drink minimum