Keala Settle & Frank Wildhorn and More Coming Up This Month at Birdland

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for August 22-28, including Jazz Masters: John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Dave Liebman, Steve Swallow, Keala Settle and Frank Wildhorn, Ken Peplowski Quartet, and more!

---

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts:

August 22 (Monday) at 7:00PM

Keala Settle & Frank Wildhorn: For the First Time LIVE

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is thrilled to announce that multi-Grammy and Tony Award-nominated composer/producer Frank Wildhorn will be joined by Tony Award-nominated singer/actress Keala Settle (currently starring in Waitress) in "Keala Settle & Frank Wildhorn: For The First Time LIVE" on Monday, August 22 at 7pm. The concert will feature Settle on vocals and Wildhorn at the piano.

All tickets $40, $10 food/drink minimum

August 22 (Monday) at 9:30PM

Jim Caruso's Cast Party

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is a wildly popular weekly soiree that brings a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night. It's a cool cabaret night-out enlivened by a hilariously impromptu variety show. Showbiz superstars, backed by Steve Doyle on bass, Billy Stritch on piano and Daniel Glass on drums, hit the stage alongside up-and-comers, serving up jaw-dropping music and general razzle-dazzle.

All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

August 23-27 (Tuesday-Saturday) at 8:30PM & 11:00PM

The Jazz Masters Play Monk with John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Dave Liebman, Steve Swallow

Four contemporary iconoclasts come together at Birdland to play the distinctively angular compositions of pianist Thelonious Monk.

All tickets $40, $10 food/drink minimum

August 24 (Wednesday) at 5:30PM

David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band

Inspired by the noble jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton and their colleagues, David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band breathes life and passion into America's own great art form. Now in its 14th year of residency at Birdland, the weekly post-workday engagement is the city's best musical bargain! Tuba player David Ostwald leads a rotating lineup that features talents such as clarinetist Anat Cohen, trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ehud Asherie, drummer Marion Felder and more!

All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

August 25 (Thursday) at 6:00PM

Emmet Cohen Trio

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has emerged as one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. A recognized prodigy, Cohen began Suzuki method piano instruction at age three, and his playing quickly became a mature melding of musicality, technique, and concept. The trio features Emmet Cohen (piano), Russell Hall (bass) and Evan Sherman (drums).
All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

August 26 (Friday) at 5:15PM

The Birdland Big Band

With Guest Conductor Rob Middleton

Founded by drummer and musical director Tommy Igoe, the Birdland Big Band features the finest musicians in New York! Celebrating 10 years at the club, the BBB roars into action every Friday, playing the finest Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers. After work or before a show, drinks or a great dinner, come hear one of the world's best drummers driving the hardest swinging band in New York. Experience why the BBB is the must-see weekly jazz event in New York and kick off your weekend with what critics are calling "the best live music bargain in all of NYC!"

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

August 27 (Saturday) at 6:00PM

Eric Comstock and Jay Leonhardt

Pianist/singer, Eric Comstock, returns to Birdland with star bassist/songwriter, Jay Leonhart, for songs by everyone from George Gershwin to George Harrison. Their collaboration began with a recording several years ago, and Eric and Jay's CD "All Hart" went on to win an A+ in Entertainment Weekly. Since then, these two masters have played separately and together around the country and around the world. Join them at Birdland for a party where the music and the stories are equally great. Escape the August heat with some cool tunes at Birdland!

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

August 28 (Sunday) at 6:00PM

Joanna Strand and Friends

Sensational jazz- cabaret songstress, Joanna Strand, brings her 'beautiful, pure and richly melodic voice' (John Etheridge) to Birdland with original arrangements of songs by Mendes, Arlen, Rodgers, Peggy Lee, Joni Mitchell and Ann Hampton Calloway. Joanna is joined by pianist/ arranger John Bailey, with Steve Doyle on double bass.

All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

August 28 (Sunday) at 9:00PM & 11:00PM

Ken Peplowksi Quartet

"Ken Peplowski is arguably the greatest living jazz clarinetist" - Russell Davies, BBC2

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

---

Purchase tickets at: www.BirdlandJazz.com. For more information and reservations call 212-581-3080. Ticket prices will vary by performer. At the tables, there is a $10 food/drink minimum per person in addition to the music charge. At the bar, the music charge will include one complimentary drink with no additional minimum.

Named for alto saxophonist and jazz pioneer Charlie "Bird" Parker who dubbed it "The Jazz Corner of the World," Birdland opened on December 15th 1949. For 60 years it has been home to jazz legends, from Parker, John Coltrane Duke Ellington and Count Basie to Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Diana Krall and everyone in between. The original 52nd street location was a cultural barometer and meeting place, inspiring the songs "Birdland" and "Lullaby of Birdland," and serving as a regular haunt for celebrities and cultural figures. The modern incarnation is a state of the art nightclub featuring award winning Southern and Cajun cuisine, first rate sound and lighting and a who's who of contemporary musical artists, 7 nights a week.

Birdland is located at 315 West 44th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues), New York, NY 10036. Students (with current ID) & Broadway Theatre-Goers (with Broadway ticket stub from same day of performance): 50% off music charge at 11PM shows only. Birdland serves American Fare with a Cajun Flair nightly from 5PM until Midnight and until 1AM on Friday and Saturdays. Parking is available across the street at 332 West 44th Street. Concert Grand Piano By: Yamaha.

For more, go to www.BirdlandJazz.com, or follow BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB on Twitter: @birdlandjazz, Facebook, Instagram, and on Pinterest.

To post a comment, you must register and login.