Photo Flash: Billy Stritch Returns to the Birdland Theater Stage!
By: A.A. Cristi Oct. 19, 2018
Acclaimed singer/pianist Billy Stritch returned to the Birdland Theater stage on Wednesday, October 17, with two shows. The Grammy-nominated performer entertained with a selection of jazz, popular standards and bossa nova by a range of songwriters including Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, Michel Legrand and the Bergmans, and Brazilian composers Antonio Carlos Jobim and Ivan Lins.
Billy is one of Birdland's most frequent performers, having performed most recently at the legendary club with Marilyn Maye, Max von Essen, and Natalie Douglas and later this year he will perform in the 9th annual edition of "A Swinging Birdland Christmas" with Jim Caruso and Klea Blackhurst. He can also seen every Monday night as the musical director for Jim Caruso's Cast Party, the long-running open mic night, now in its 17th year at the club.
Photos by Kevin Alvey
Ray Marchia, Billy Stritch, Tom Hubbard
Ray Marchia, Billy Stritch, Tom Hubbard
Ray Marchia
Danny Reichard, Billy Stritch
Jim Caruso, Danny Reichard, Billy Stritch, Erich Bergen, Tom Postillo, Mickey Conlon, Chuck Thomas, Michael Kretchmar
Billy Stritch, Gabrielle Stravelli
Aaron Weinstein, Jason Henderson
Aaron Weinstein, Jim Caruso, Jason Henderson
Aaron Weinstein, Christine Pedi, Jason Henderson
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