Michael Mott to Bring Original Music to Birdland Debut This February

Critically acclaimed songwriter Michael Mott will be making his Birdland debut for a one night only concert of his original music on Monday, February 27 at 7 p.m.

Guest vocalists include: Kara Lindsay (Wicked), Broadway's longest running Elphaba, Jackie Burns (Wicked, If/ Then, Hair), Jeremy Stolle (The Phantom of the Opera) Alan H. Greene (School of Rock),Brad Greer (Bridges of Madison County), Dan DeLuca (Newsies), Loren Allred (NBC's The Voice), Meg Doherty (Hairspray) and Turkish pop star, Seran Bilgi.

Joined by some of the best voices from the Broadway community, Mott will debut several new selections as well as a handful of fan favorites from his debut album, "Where The Sky Ends" and his original musicals: "In The Light," "The Don" and "Lucifer." In addition to the stellar cast singing his work, Mott will be backed by a five piece band.

When asked about other projects he is working on, Mott had this to say: "I am currently in the studio recording my second studio album, which we are hoping to release in the late spring/ early summer of this year. We have been so fortunate to secure some of the best vocalists from both the Broadway community and pop world and we are having a blast in the studio. This is a very different direction from 'Where The Sky Ends,' which was really a compilation album of several different musical styles.' I have really found my voice as a writer over the past couple of years and have focused on the feel good pop and soulful romantic side of my musical vocabulary. There are several different styles of "popular" music included on the record including dance pop, soul, R&B, gospel and folk, to name a few. I have teamed up with an incredible pop and hip hop producer named Richard James, who is really bringing these songs to life in a fresh, new way that makes them feel very current, yet timeless. I cannot wait to share this album with everyone and start to include all of these new songs in my concert set list."

Announced vocalists so far include: TONY Award Nominee, Jennifer Damiano (Broadway: American Psycho, Spiderman, Next To Normal), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Broadway: On The Town, Catch MeIf You Can, Hair), Natalie Weiss (Breaking Down The Riffs), Eric LaJuan Summers (Broadway: Kinky Boots, Motown, The Wedding Singer), Loren Allred (NBC's The Voice), Kacey Velazquez (Upcomingpop/ R&B singer). Several other singers will be announced via Mott's Instagram page at @Michael_Mott over the next several weeks.

Michael Mott & Friends is set for February 27th at 7pm at Birdland, 315 West 44 Street, NYC. $30 cover, $10 food/drink minimum. Go to www.BirdlandJazz.com for more.