1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st)
NEW YORK, NY 10023
RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121
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ROY GERSON WITH HIS SWINGTET
TWO SHOWS SUNDAY AUGUST 30TH 2006
3:30 PM SHOW GERSON SWINGS DISNEY" DISNEY CLASSICS PAST AND PRESENT INTERPRETED WITH A SWINGING PERSPECTIVE.
A SWINGING NEW TAKE ON DISNEY CLASSICS, PAST AND PRESENT
There's only one place where the magical innocence of the Disney Songbook comes together with the swinging sophistication of a jazz master: Iridium, when the club hosts the debut of a new show that will appeal to everyone from connoisseurs of jazz to the youngest fans of the latest Disney DVD.
Roy Gerson leads his orchestra through a parade of hits and memories from the Mouse Factory including classics like I Got No Strings, Chim Chim Cheree" and When You Wish Upon a Star" to the newest hits from Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Tarzan. When Gerson starts to swing, your dreams come true.
COVER - $25.00
MINIMUM - $15.00
6:00 PM SHOW I LOVE LOUIS" THE MUSIC OF ARMSTRONG, JORDAN AND PRIMA. A RESPECTFUL TRIBUTE TO THREE MUSICAL INNOVATORS AND HOW THEIR CAREERS (DRAWN FROM ARMSTRONG) SHAPED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Three music titans. Three fantastic repertoires. Three outrageous personalities. Roy Gerson pays affectionate tribute to the three musical giants who transformed the sound of the twentieth century: Louis Armstong, Louis Prima, and Louis Jordan. From the roots of jazz in New Orleans, through the hot spots of Las Vegas, to the formation of R&B and rock'n'roll, the three Louies made every kind of sound and Gerson hosts the music of these entertainers with the eight-cylinder drive they deserve. Songs include: Struttin' with Some Barbecue," Choo-Choo-Ch-Boogie," Sing, Sing, Sing" and other medleys from these manic masters.
COVER - $25.00 MINIMUM - $15.00
THE SWINGING DRIVE OF THE MUSIC AND THE BOISTEROUS ENTHUSIASMOF THE AUDIENCE SUGGEST SATURDAY NIGHT ON 52ND STREET IN THE 1940S." (THE NEW YORK TIMES)
GERSON, THAT FACINATING MAVERICK SWINGS CONSISTANTLY...A JOY TO HEAR." (LEONARD FEATHER, LA TIMES)
SWINGINGEST SHOW IN TOWN ... COULD'NT HAVE FOUND A GUY WHO SWINGS BETTER." (DAVID HINCKLEY, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
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