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Stacy Sullivan at Metropolitan Room
Courtesy of Betsyann Faiella | Posted on December 29, 2014
Where
Metropolitan Room
34 West 22nd Street
New York, NY
Map
212-206-0440
When
Fri, January 16, 2015
9:30 pm
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Vocalist Stacy Sullivan has been called "spellbinding" (NY Times), "commanding" (London Times) and "sly and subtle" (The New Republic). In her new show "On the Air" – Songs for Marian McPartland, she pays tribute to the harmonic genius and host of Piano Jazz, the longest running cultural show on NPR. McPartland was considered an unlikely jazz icon, but in fact became a tastemaker in American jazz despite being British, and a woman. Sullivan has created a masterful and unusual tribute to McPartland with pianist Jon Weber - who succeeded his friend McPartland as host of Piano Jazz. This comes on the heels of their critically lauded collaboration, It's a Good Day - A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee...