Uptown Nights: Carla Cook Quartet at Harlem Stage at The Gatehouse

Detroit-born, New York-based vocalist Carla Cook is known to sing in a hefty, bluesy timbre, reaching crystal clear high notes — she does it all with an acute sense of rhythm and timing. The New Yorker calls Cook a “vivacious genre-fluid singer who can take on an Ellington-penned jewel as easily as she can ‘Scarborough Fair’ or ‘Watermelon Man.’” Her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, It’s All About Love, and widespread critical acclaim for her two subsequent recordings, Dem Bones and Simply Natural, solidified her reputation as a singer-songwriter. Join us at the Gatehouse for a night of soulful reconnection featuring Cook and her Quartet, featuring pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Kenny Davis, and drummer Jarrett Walser...

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Detroit-born, New York-based vocalist Carla Cook is known to sing in a hefty, bluesy timbre, reaching crystal clear high notes — she does it all with an acute sense of rhythm and timing. The New Yorker calls Cook a “vivacious genre-fluid singer who can take on an Ellington-penned jewel as easily as she can ‘Scarborough Fair’ or ‘Watermelon Man.’” Her GRAMMY-nominated debut album, It’s All About Love, and widespread critical acclaim for her two subsequent recordings, Dem Bones and Simply Natural, solidified her reputation as a singer-songwriter. Join us at the Gatehouse for a night of soulful reconnection featuring Cook and her Quartet, featuring pianist Bruce Barth, bassist Kenny Davis, and drummer Jarrett Walser. The quartet will perform a mixed bag of straight-ahead jazz, original works, and feel-good music.

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