BARB JUNGR TO PERFORM AT MAMA ROSE'S IN MARCH

Barb Jungr, Britain's most famous cabaret star, returns to New York City on Thursday, March 25th, Sunday, March 28th and Monday, March 29th at 7:00 pm and Friday, March 26th at 9:30 pm to perform "Waterloo Sunset," selections from her new CD of the same name, at MAMA ROSE'S (219 Second Avenue, NYC - 212-533-0558 - http://www.mamaroses.net/). In CD, Jungr's third release since 2000, the singer explores new territory with selections from the Everly Brothers, Ray Davies, Richard Thompson, Steve Miller and Leon Russell, as well as two classic Bob Dylan pieces and three original songs. Tickets cost $25 for the performance and there is a 2-drink minimum. There is a $5 discount for members of CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE.

Crowned Backstage magazine's Best International Act for 2003 and dubbed by Jazzwise "jazz-chonsonnier par excellence," Barb Jungr was last seen in New York at Joe's Pub in June, 2003, where she performed to wide acclaim. The Mama Rose's performance will highlight songs from her latest CD, Waterloo Sunset (Linn Records, 2003, www.linnrecords.com), which was named Album of the Year by the Birmingham (U.K.) Sunday Mercury. Songs on Ms. Jungr's CD include Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" and "High Water (For Charley Patton)," Steve Miller's "The Joker" and Ray DaviesÇ own "Waterloo Sunset."

Jungr first grabbed the attention of the American music cognoscenti with the U.S. release from Linn Records in 2002 of her internationally acclaimed CDs: Every Grain of Sand, her Bob Dylan tour-de-force, and Chanson: The Space In Between, selections from Jacques Brel, LÈo FerrÈ and Elvis Costello.

A sultry alto, Jungr combines the precise, controlled jazz phrasing of Peggy Lee with the blues flavor of Nina Simone. Both genres complement perfectly her smoky vocals and love of the supper club atmosphere. In her latest renditions, she adds the occasional Western twang.

Born and raised in England, a child of immigrant Czechoslovakian and German parents, Jungr was exposed to a smorgasbord of musical influences, including high opera, Gilbert & Sullivan, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. This varied array led Jungr to study the violin in grade school, form a jazz band in college, sing with a New Wave trio and then a folk-blues duo before striking out on her own in the early 1990s.

Since coming to America, she has captivated the most discerning music fans and critics alike. Accolades for her U.S. performances in 2003 poured in from the New York Times, New York magazine, the New York Post, Backstage, Variety, and the Village Voice, to name a few. Jungr has created a niche of her own with a uniquely personal style tinged with humor. Accompanied by Charlie Giordano on piano, she dazzles listeners with her exceptional voice, eclectic repertoire and exquisite charm.

For more information, see http://www.barbjungr.com/.

 

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