TIERNEY SUTTON & SHELLY BERG FOR ONE WEEK ONLY AT OAK ROOM
Multiple Grammy nominated vocalist Tierney Sutton and jazz pianist
supreme Shelly Berg combine forces with THE ALGONQUIN OAK ROOM (59
West 44th Street, NYC - 212-419-9331 -
http://www.algonquinhotel.com/
) audiences for a magical week of offerings from "The Great American
Treasure Chest" for one week only, Tuesday through Saturday, January
29th through February 2nd. Members of the audience will pick songs
from containers placed throughout the Oak Room for Tierney and Shelly
to perform ... classic jazz numbers ... Broadway show-stoppers ...
great romantic ballads. Although numbers associated with Tierney and
Shelly will bracket the show, each evening will be unique and spontaneous.
Showtimes are Wednesday through Saturday at 9:00 pm with late shows
Friday & Saturday at 11:30 pm.
Tierney has performed at the Oak Room with her band,
but Shelly is her favorite pianist 'as a duo.' A semifinalist in
the 1998 Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition, Tierney released
her first album in 1999, Introducing Tierney Sutton, earning her
a reputation as one of the most important innovative performers
on today's jazz scene. Each successive CD, Unsung Heroes, Blue in
Green (a Bill Evans tribute), Something Cool, Dancing in the Dark
(Sinatrainspired), I'm with the Band and On the Other Side have
brought continued acclaim.
Pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Shelly Berg
brings an extraordinary array of talents to the contemporary music
scene. He is renowned for his concert and recording collaborations
with vocalists Bobby McFerrin, Kurt Elling, Dionne Warwick, Lorraine
Feather and Tierney Sutton, among others. The holder of numerous
awards as a music educator, Shelly is Dean of the University of
Miami Frost School of Music. His compositions and orchestrations
for television include CBS's "A League of Their Own," ABC's "Fudge,"
and HBO'S "Dennis Miller Live;" and for film, Warner's Almost Heroes
and For Your Consideration and Fox's Men of Honor. He has written
for the Royal Philharmonic and the American Symphony, composed the
theme song for the 1986 U.S. Olympic Festival, and has published
numerous music texts.
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