THOS SHIPLEY AT METROPOLITAN ROOM IN JANUARY
Jazz vocalist Thos Shipley will perform at NYC's hottest new nightspot
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street, NYC - 212-206-0440 -
http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
) Thursday, January 11th through Saturday, January 13th, all shows
at 8:00 pm. He will be accompanied by David Budway (Pianist), Jerome
Harris (Bassist & Guitarist) and Mayra Casales (Percussionist). Equally
at home in the most intimate New York and international jazz clubs
(as well as the stately magnificence of Carnegie Hall' Weill Recital
Hall), Shipley's jazz and R&B vocal pyrotechnics have put him in a
category that is singularly his own.
An Army-brat son of a jazz musician, his musical journey
began when Leslie Uggams discovered him singing in Atlanta. She
beckoned him North and introduced him in a solo show to a celebrity-packed
room at the Claridge in Atlantic City. This then hit the New York
club scene, performing at various jazz venues. Before long, he rose
to new heights, performing an SRO concert in the Weill at CArnegie
Hall, playing the Spoleto Festival and performing in a one-man Off-Broadway
show, "Broadway Goes Jazz."
After completing a three-year stint on Broadway, in
the production of "Miss Saigon," Thos appeared in a "Lyrics & Lyricists"
tribute to Duke Ellington at the 92nd St. Y. Thos' regional theatre
credits include acting roes in "Five Guys named Moe" at the Alabama
Shakespeare Festival, and the Harold Arlen musical "Dreamland" under
the artistic aegis of Peter Matz and Leonard Foglia at the Sharon
Stage. Internationally, Shipley has headlined twice on tours of
select jazz clubs in Japan and most recently at Harry's in Singapore.
There is a $20 cover, 2 beverage minimum.
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