Tony Yazbeck, Big Band 10 Year Celebration & More Set for Birdland, Week of 7/11

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for July 11-17, featuring Birdland Big Band Celebrates 10 Years at Birdland!, Tony Yazbeck, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

July 11 (Monday) at 6:00PM, Monday at 7:00PM
Tony Yazbeck in "The Floor Above Me"

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Tony Award-nominee, Tony Yazbeck, will celebrate the release of his first studio solo CD, "The Floor Above Me" (PS Classics), with two tour-de-force performances on Sunday,July 10 at 6pm and Monday, July 11 at 7pm. Yazbeck and his special guests, Melinda Sullivan, Katie Huff and Clyde Alves, will return to the historic stage with two thrilling evenings of tenor melodies and tenacious tap dancing!

All tickets $35-45, $10 food/drink minimum

July 11 (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

July 12-16 (Tuesday-Saturday) at 8:30PM & 11:00PM
The Birdland Big Band Celebrates 10 Years at Birdland!

Founded by drummer and musical director Tommy Igoe, the Birdland Big Band features the finest musicians in New York! During this weeklong headlining gig, the group will celebrate 10 years in residence at the legendary club. Every Friday for the past 10 years the BBB has kicked off the weekend playing the finest Jazz, Latin and Brazilian music from the world's best arrangers. Experience why the BBB is the must-see weekly jazz event in New York with what critics are calling "the best live music bargain in all of NYC!"

All tickets $40, $10 food/drink minimum

July 13 (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

July 14 (Thursday) at 6:00PM
Sean Harkness and Will Galison

Sean Harkness (guitar) & Will Galison (chromatic harmonica) return to Birdland this month after a stunning show in June. Each a complete musician in their own right, the chemistry between them is electric. You will be on The Edge of your seat as they follow one another around surprise twists and turns through otherwise familiar song selections and some breathtaking original works. The show will be at 6p for one set. Following the performance will be the Birdland Big Band led by Tommy Igoe. Come join us for a great night of music!
All tickets $25, $10 food/drink minimum

July 15 (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

July 16 (Saturday) at 6:00PM
Barbara Carroll

Barbara is an elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist, long recognized as one of the premier players of swinging jazz piano and expressive vocals.

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

July 17 (Sunday) at 6:00PM
Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano in "Sun, Skin, Sin & Sinatra"

2016 MAC Award winners for Major Duo Artists of the Year, married musical partners Eric & Barbara come home to Birdland with a breezy, fizzy cocktail of cool songs for the hottest season. As entertaining as they are musically savvy, their intimate connection with their audiences has made them the New York nightclub world's most celebrated team. Saloon pianist/singer Eric Comstock has been called "the heir apparent to the cabaret throne". Pop/jazz vocalist Barbara Fasano's new CD BUSY BEING FREE is being hailed as "intelligent, lush and sexy" (Huffington Post) & has just won the 2016 MAC Award for Major Recording of the Year. Sultry, swinging and surprising, Eric & Barbara will bring you laughs & love songs from Johnny Mandel & Peggy Lee to Stephen Sondheim & Billy Strayhorn. The New York Times calls their shows "witty" & "exhilarating". They promise a Sunday supper that's the next best thing to the beach, where the music & the stories will be equally great. Come join the steamy, fun party at the Jazz Corner of the World!

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

July 17 (Sunday) at 9PM & 11PM
Arturo O'Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Grammy Award winning pianist, composer and educator Arturo O'Farrill -- leader of the "first family of Afro-Cuban Jazz" (NY Times) -- was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Son of the late, great composer Chico O'Farrill, Arturo was Educated at Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. He played piano in Carla Bley's Big Band from 1979 through 1983 and earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Turre, Freddy Cole, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte.

All tickets $30, $10 food/drink minimum

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