Michael Feinstein Brings COOL SWING To Feinsteins 6/15-19

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded 2010 season with the return engagement of the club's founder Michael Feinstein from June 15 - 19. His new show "Cool Swing" will bring together timeless standards and Broadway hits rearranged in the classic swing style. Michael's special guest will be virtuoso violinist Andy Stein. "I've been looking forward to working with Andy for a while," says Michael "We've done a few songs together when I've sung impromptu with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, as well as ‘A Prairie Home Companion' where Andy regularly plays with the band." All shows - which will also feature music director John Oddo on piano, David Finck on bass, Dave Ratajczak on drums, Aaron Heick on reeds and Tony Kadleck on trumpet - will be performed at the Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Michael Feinstein - the multi-platinum selling, five-time Grammy nominated entertainer dubbed of "The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook" - is considered one of the premiere interpreters of American Popular Song. His 150 plus shows a year have included Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and major concert halls, as well as the White House and Buckingham Palace. More than a mere performer, he is nationally recognized for his commitment to the American popular song, both celebrating its art and preserving its legacy for the next generation.

The Sinatra Project, his recent CD from Concord Records which celebrates the musical sensibilities of "Old Blue Eyes," earned Michael his fifth Grammy Award nomination in 2009. Feinstein is currently preparing PBS-TV series, "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook" - in which he travels around the world to discover rare artifacts relating to Classic American Music. He is designing a new piano for Steinway called "The First Ladies," inspired by the White House piano. Starting in 2011, Feinstein will also serve as the Artistic director of the Carmel Performing Arts Center, a $160 million three-theatre performing arts center in Carmel, Indiana which will host an annual international Great American Songbook festival, along with diverse live programming and a museum to house his rare memorabilia and manuscripts.

His latest CD, The Power of Two - with Broadway leading man Cheyenne Jackson - was called "passionate, impeccably harmonized and groundbreaking" by The New York Times. Michael has written the score for two upcoming stage musicals: The Night They Saved Macy's Parade and The Gold Room, and is currently developing The Thomas Crown Affair into a Broadway musical with MGM Onstage. He is also currently scoring his second movie, The Big Valley, starring Susan Sarandon. This spring Michael starred with Dame Edna in the new Broadway show All About Me.

His previous CD from Concord Records is Hopeless Romantics, a songbook of Harry Warren classics recorded with legendary jazz pianist George Shearing. In 2004, Michael completed a national tour with songwriting icon Jimmy Webb based on their CD, Only One Life - The Songs of Jimmy Webb. The disc was named one of "10 Best CDs of the Year" by USA Today. Recently he hosted and produced The Great American Songbook, a PBS Special and DVD set from Warner Brothers that traces the history of popular music in our country and debuted at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will present Michael Feinstein in "Cool Swing" with the following schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8:30 PM and Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and 10:30 PM. All shows have a $95.00 cover with $150.00 premium seats and $250 up-front seats. All shows have an additional $40.00 food and beverage minimum. For all shows, there are a select amount of seats based on availability with a $40 cover charge and no food/beverage minimum. Jackets are suggested but not required. The club is located at 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street in New York City. For ticket reservations and club information, please call (212) 339-4095 or visit us online at feinsteinsatloewsregency.com and TicketWeb.com.

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