Libby York at Jazz Showcase

Acclaimed vocalist Libby York celebrates the release of Memoir on Tuesday, June 17 at Jazz Showcase, 806 South Plymouth Court, Chicago. Joining her are pianist Jeremy Kahn, bassist Larry Kohut and Eric Schneider on tenor saxophone and clarinet. Sets at 8 and 10 p.m. Tickets: $10, $5 students, musicians and JIC members. Show is co-sponsored by WDCB. For more information go to http://jazzshowcase.com or call 312-360-0234.

Libby York, like the very best of interpretive singers, has the gift of transforming a song into a personal anthem. On her new album, Memoir, she probes the lyrical content of a work to uncover inner connections to her own experience and state of being, finding individual relevance in a wide swath of standards from iconic composers including Cole Porter and George Gershwin to present day songsmith Donald Fagen. Her "memoir " may be fashioned from the pens of others, but the expressive fervor and creative brio is York's alone....

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Acclaimed vocalist Libby York celebrates the release of Memoir on Tuesday, June 17 at Jazz Showcase, 806 South Plymouth Court, Chicago. Joining her are pianist Jeremy Kahn, bassist Larry Kohut and Eric Schneider on tenor saxophone and clarinet. Sets at 8 and 10 p.m. Tickets: $10, $5 students, musicians and JIC members. Show is co-sponsored by WDCB. For more information go to http://jazzshowcase.com or call 312-360-0234.

Libby York, like the very best of interpretive singers, has the gift of transforming a song into a personal anthem. On her new album, Memoir, she probes the lyrical content of a work to uncover inner connections to her own experience and state of being, finding individual relevance in a wide swath of standards from iconic composers including Cole Porter and George Gershwin to present day songsmith Donald Fagen. Her "memoir " may be fashioned from the pens of others, but the expressive fervor and creative brio is York's alone.

Out March 24 on Libby York Music, the album is garnering rave reviews:

"A terrific collection of standards... An interpreter who is not only every inch [Diana] Krall's equal but also bears a strong vocal resemblance to the Canadian superstar: warm, intimate and imbued with fogbound sexiness." - Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes

“York achieves a certain relaxed perfection in her singing, one that can only have come from a love of the repertoire and its performance.” – C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz

“There are a lot of wonderful female vocalists on the scene today, and one of the best is Libby York… She is a wonderful interpreter of lyrics, and phrasing should be her middle name.” – Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz

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