The Music of Adele & Sam Smith Comes to City Winery Next Month

Marcus Linial of ML Presents, producer of Back To The Eighties Show with Jessie's Girl, has just announced THE MUSIC OF ADELE & SAM SMITH.

On February 2nd, you'll have a chance to experience a live tribute concert at the beautiful City Winery. Be in the room during this seated event for an emotional performance of your favorite hits.

The vocalists, Jenna O'Gara (Jessie's Girl) and Jerome Bell (American Idol), will be backed by a five-piece band as well as special guests Harlem Gospel Choir. Musical Director is Jerome Korman.

For more, visit adelesamsmithtribute.com.

Jenna O'Gara, vocalist - Jenna has sung alongside musical legends such as Philip Bailey of Earth Wind and Fire, Paula Cole, and Lalah Hathaway. She started out her singing aspirations at NYU's Tisch musical theater school, CAP21. Shortly after, she received a scholarship to attend the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she further refined her performance and vocal skills. Jenna has sung the National Anthem for the New York Knicks, and on some famous jingles for companies such as Kohl's Department Stores. In addition to her vocal studies and accomplishments, Jenna majored in songwriting at Berklee and continues to work on and pursue her original music. As part of the Back To The Eighties Show, Jenna has performed alongside 80's stars Tiffany, Rob Base, Sugar Hill Gang, and Taylor Dayne.

Jerome Bell, vocalist - Texas native Jerome Bell is an International Recording Artist who has performed all over the world headlining in his own show on both land and at sea and performed as an opening act for various artist featuring Destiny's Child. He was also seen by millions as a semi-finalist on American Idol (season 10) as well as performing in the cast of Hairspray on the 66th Annual Tony Awards.

Harlem Gospel Choir, vocalists - Performing contemporary gospel with a touch of jazz and blues, The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir is synonymous with power vocals, glorious sound and infectious energy. For over two decades they have been America's premier gospel choir and have toured the globe thrilling audiences with the inspirational power of black gospel music. Harlem Gospel Choir have performed alongside superstars such as Bono, Diana Ross, The Gorillaz, Andre Rieu, Damon Albarn, Pharrell Williams and most recently with JamieXX, Raury, KBS Korean Traditional Music Orchestra and Lang Lang, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, and Sia. They have performed for three Presidents (President Obama, President Carter and President Nelson Mandela), two Popes (Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI), Ban Ki-Moon, and the UN General Assembly. They have recorded with Sir Keith Richards, The Chieftains, and Trace Adkins among others.

Jerome Korman, musical director - Jerome Korman, BA Columbia College and MAT from Lehman College, is presently the music director of the National Dance Institute in New York City. In that capacity he has helped develop dance performances that have covered wildly diverse topics ranging from the life of John Lennon to the music of New Orleans. He is the co-composer of "Romeo and Juliet the Musical" last produced by Theater Aspen, and is a proud member of Paul Shapiro's Ribs and Brisket Review. In addition he is a co-founder of the Jewish Youth Chorus and recently music directed and helped conceive "The Floor Above Me," Tony Yazbeck's debut Cabaret recently performed at 54 Below and Birdland in NYC. The album, arranged and orchestrated by Mr. Korman, will be released this winter on PS classics.

Marcus Linial, producer - Marcus Linial is the founder of ML Presents (the parent company to Fun Music Presents) and was the former owner of many live music venues in NYC, including the very popular Shine and Canal Room which he closed down in 2014 after 15 years of business. He started his career as a promoter producing his very first few shows at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester NY. Back in 2001 he became a recording artist and was signed by Clive Davis for J Records and was managed by Johnny Wright (Brittany Spears, NSYNC, Justin Timberlake); the deal also landed him a spot as the opening act for O-Town on their 2001 summer tour. Marcus, who co-wrote his whole album with the help of producers PM Dawn, has played many roles in the music business as a venue owner, producer, writer, and performer. Linial now produces two weekly shows at Le Poisson Rouge at 158 Bleecker St in NYC, Back To The Eighties Show with Jessie's Girl and I Love The 90s with The Fresh Kids of Bel-Air. Linial also recently produced the I Want My 80s Concert at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 3:00pm and will be available on citywinery.com /newyork. For more information on upcoming shows you can visit facebook.com/funmusicpresents or funmusicpresents.com.

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