Guest Vocalist Melissa Stylianou to Join MARCUS GOLDHABER's Debut at 54 BELOW, 7/25

MARCUS GOLDHABER, acclaimed NYC jazz vocalist-songwriter and a fixture on Manhattan's jazz/cabaret circuit for a decade, has just added special guest vocalist Melissa Stylianou to his long-awaited debut at 54 BELOW,Broadway's Supper Club. She's there to add special sauce to the world premiere of Marcus' new show, "FREE & EASY: LIVIN' ON SWING STREET."

These are heady times for MARCUS GOLDHABER, and we'd love you to please join us at 54 Below.

He'll also be accompanied by Michael Kanan (Ramsey Lewis, Little Jimmy Scott, Jane Monheit) on piano; Paul Gil (NY Citizens) on bass; Joe Strasser (Heath Brothers, Jose Feliciano) on drums; Mike Migliore (Maynard Ferguson, Linda Eder, Liza Minnelli) on sax/flute, and Ron Jackson (Taj Mahal, Little Anthony, Jimmy McGriff, Sarah Dash) on guitar.

Melissa Stylianou has been turning heads and capturing hearts since the turn of this century, from her native Toronto to her adopted home of New York City, from intimate club residencies to top festival stages. She has won fans far and wide with her recording projects, along with praise from DownBeat to The New Yorker ("an affecting jazz singer with a taste for choice material"). Hersinging is a delight, reinforcing the description by Grammy-nominated pianist Fred Hersch, who says: "Melissa has it all - a gorgeous instrument, superb musicianship and great taste."

Says Marcus of Melissa: "Melissa and I have a very similar approach to singing and overall taste in repertoire...her voice has this irresistibly inviting quality and she is an incredibly giving musician. I'm thrilled to make music with her!"

MORE ABOUT MARCUS GOLDHABER

New York-based vocalist and songwriter MARCUS GOLDHABER "rivals the jazz instincts of Chet Baker and JohnPizzarelli," according to JazzTimes, garnering more critical raves for his "wonderfully imaginative" interpretations of straight-ahead jazz standards while earning a reputation among critics and fans for his accessible songwriting. You'll see Goldhaber performing in New York's famed clubs like 54 Below, The Blue Note, Iridium,Birdland, Kitano, The Metropolitan Room, Cutting Room, and at prestigious clubs and concert halls from Las Vegas to Miami, having shared stages along the way with the likes of the legendary Les Paul, Billy Stritch, Vince Giordano, and Bono. Goldhaber's first three solo albums have established him firmly in the jazz/Cabaret scene, and serve as the core of his latest album, A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (Fallen Apple/The Orchard): a 12-track collection reintroducing some of Goldhaber's favorite standards alongside new originals, produced in part byBilly Jay Stein (Linda Eder, "Spider-Man," "Beautiful" Broadway cast album). Featured by Jonathan Schwartz on WNYC (NPR) and Sirius XM saying "Goldhaber is excellent ... [he's] filled with ideas," the new album spotlightsGoldhaber's artistic breadth in a career fast evolving from jazz interpreter to wistfully undeniable composer and lyricist of modern standards with an intuition for telling the story.

More on Marcus Goldhaber at www.marcusgoldhaber.com

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