Nora McCarthy, voice
John di Martino, piano
Jeffrey Carney, bass
Tony Jefferson, drums
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
One Incredible Show! 9:45pm $20 THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
34 WEST 22nd Street (between 5th & 6th Aves.)
New York, NY 10010
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Known as a brilliant improviser with a warm and highly expressive voice, Nora McCarthy will celebrate her newest recording, Circle Completing, at her debut performance on Friday, January 30 accompanied by her Qu'ART'et. The duo CD with pianist John di Martino sums up Ms. McCarthy’s colorful story so far, is a tribute to the legendary singer Jimmy Scott, and is a consistently surprising look at life’s lessons. “One has to experience life before singing these types of songs,” says Nora. While Circle Completing can be considered Nora McCarthy’s most accessible recording to date due to her love for standards and the tradition, her adventurous singing, the spontaneous interplay with John diMartino, and the unpredictability of the music result in the innovative duets being full of subtle surprises.
The Band Members:
John di Martino - Piano
As a straight ahead jazz pianist, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody and Eddie Gomez. Mr. di Martino is a sought after musical director and has accompanied Jon Hendricks, Diane Shuur, and the late Billy Eckstine. He is active as on the world beat scene working with Paquito D’Rivera, South African bassist Bakithi Kumalo and Giovanni Hidalgo.
Jeff Carney - Bass
Jeff is a renowned and versatile bass player who has been the accompanist to many jazz greats including but not limited to: Stan Getz, Art Farmer, Bobby McFerrin, Dewey Redman, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard, George Cables, John Abercrombie, Woody Shaw, Cedar Walton, Roland Hannah, Clifford Jordan, Mark Murphy, Andrew Hill, Famodue Don Moye, Eddie Henderson, Patti Austin and Barbra Streisand.
Tony Jefferson - Drums
Tony has performed and recorded with many jazz artists including: Kenny Drew Jr., Lonnie Smith, Lou Donaldson, Frank Wess, Eddie Harris, Don Friedman, Cyrus Chestnut, Mark Whitfield, Jerry Bergonzi, Joey Calderazzo, Hank Jones, Ernestine Anderson, Annie Ross and Vic Juris.
…"Her adventurous singing, the spontaneous interplay with John diMartino, and the unpredictability of the music result in the innovative duets being full of subtle surprises." --Scott Yanow
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