SAN ANTONIO JAZZ CROONER KEN SLAVIN RETURNS TO
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
"A SWINGIN' EVENING WITH KEN SLAVIN" SET FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 - 7 P.M.
SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo City's number-one male jazz singer's recent New York debut on Halloween night at the iconic Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd Street, was a smash hit - so the very next day, Managing Partner Bernie Furshpan asked him to return as soon as possible.
"A Swingin' Evening With Ken Slavin" is slated for Friday, January 17, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $115 - with a two drink minimum - and are available at www.metropolitanroom.com....
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SAN ANTONIO JAZZ CROONER KEN SLAVIN RETURNS TO
THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
"A SWINGIN' EVENING WITH KEN SLAVIN" SET FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 - 7 P.M.
SAN ANTONIO - The Alamo City's number-one male jazz singer's recent New York debut on Halloween night at the iconic Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd Street, was a smash hit - so the very next day, Managing Partner Bernie Furshpan asked him to return as soon as possible.
"A Swingin' Evening With Ken Slavin" is slated for Friday, January 17, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $115 - with a two drink minimum - and are available at www.metropolitanroom.com.
Special musical guest will be internationally acclaimed jazz drummer Gerry Gibbs, who currently has the number-one jazz album in the U.S. with "The Thrasher Dream Trio," which also features legendary jazz musicians Ron Carter and Kenny Barron. Slavin's trio for the show is rounded out by the legendary Johnny O'Neal on piano and Scott Lee on bass.
Slavin's recording of his NYC debut has just been released. Titled, "You Gotta Have Heart: Ken Slavin Live at The Metropolitan Room in New York," the collection of 17 jazz standards and classics from the Great American Songbook is already selling like hotcakes on Apple ITunes, CDBaby.com and other fine online stores. Executive producer of the CD is Paul Boskind of New York and San Antonio.

Boskind won a Tony Award in 2011 for Best Revival of a Play as co- producer of the critically acclaimed Broadway hit "The Normal Heart," and recently produced a Tony-nominated Broadway revival of "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever," starring Harry Connick Jr.
Slavin will have plenty of copies with him at his return engagement and will meet patrons and sign their CDs immediately after the show. A percentage of all CD sales will benefit the American Heart Association.
"A Swingin' Evening With Ken Slavin" will include Academy Award and Tony Award-nominated songs from the golden era of motion pictures and Broadway that have become jazz standards over time. Some you'll recognize - some will be new discoveries. ALL will be great fun - with some of New York's finest musicians backing up the number-one jazz crooner in South Texas!
ABOUT KEN SLAVIN
A consummate showman with a smooth baritone voice, engaging personality and a deep love and respect for the Great American Songbook, Slavin is an "old school" classic jazz vocalist with a vast repertoire. He also sings in Spanish.
Fans and reviewers often favorably compare Slavin to a younger Tony Bennett, Johnny Hartman or Mel Torme. One newspaper writer dubbed him “Mr. Tuxedo Voice.” Texas Monthly says he’s one of the “Swing Set” in the Lone Star State. In reality, his voice, persona and performance style put him in a category all his own.
Long before the current crop of young interpreters of the golden era of American popular music embarked on their careers, Slavin was working the microphone deep in the heart of Texas - in the bicultural and vibrant city of San Antonio - now the nation's seventh largest. It's a city known more for country, Tejano and rock music, but Slavin has held his own for nearly a quarter century - earning many fans at home and abroad.

His classy and fresh approach to the Great American Songbook has earned him the honor of opening for such jazz legends as The Four Freshmen, Eddie Palmieri, Dee Dee Bridgewater, David Sanborn and Chico Hamilton; performing in concert with the internationally acclaimed Jim Cullum Jazz Band (famous for its National Public Radio program, “Riverwalk, Live From The Landing”); and giving private performances for Grammy Award winners Helen Reddy and Vikki Carr.
In addition to performing his unique interpretations of jazz, pop and Spanish language classics throughout Texas - everywhere from country clubs and sophisticated nightspots to jazz festivals and college campuses - he also has appeared as far north as Anchorage, Alaska and as far south as Mexico City.
His CDs are programmed on many traditional and internet radio stations in the USA and Europe. His most recent recording, "I'll Take Romance," has been spotlighted on programs from Alaska to New York and as far away as the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, New Zealand, Portugal, France and Mexico - and is currently programmed on the "Singers and Swing" channel of Music Choice, cable TV's digital music service headquartered in New York City.
In 2011 he was invited to appear on BBC London's "Late Night with Joanne Good." That same year, after being discovered on You Tube by Diane Linden Thomas, producer of the internet radio program "A Visit With Connie Francis" (which streams every week on Baltimore Net Radio), Slavin was invited to guest-host four of the broadcasts - which he researched and scripted himself. It was a definite thrill for the crooner, who is a lifelong fan of Connie's music.
Last year, the San Antonio Art & Jazz Festival presented Slavin with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his musical contributions to the community. He has been named "Best Male Vocalist," "Best Lounge/ Swing Act," and "Best Musician" numerous times by the San Antonio Current. He was recently profiled in San Antonio Magazine.
ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN ROOM
Voted the number-one jazz cabaret club by New York Magazine, The Metropolitan Room is one of the most critically acclaimed venues in New York City and is known as the "home" for big name talents and rising stars.
The Metropolitan Room is located in the heart of Manhattan in the Flatiron/Chelsea District at 34 W. 22nd Street.
A high-end cabaret and jazz club, The Metropolitan Room brings the best in live music to New York City every night of the week at 7p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Fabulous award-winning Broadway, TV, film and radio performers take the stage in an intimate 115-seat atmosphere reminiscent of the golden age of cabaret. For more information, call 212-206-0440 or visit www.metropolitanroom.com.
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