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The Manhattan Transfer Swings Christmas at State Theatre, New Brunswick
Courtesy of Kelly Blithe | Posted on July 31, 2012
Where
State Theatre, New Brunswick
15 Livingston Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Map
732-246-7469
When
Fri, December 14, 2012
8 pm
Save the date
Musicians
The Manhattan Transfer
vocalsTim Hauser
band / ensemble / orchestraJanis Siegel
vocalsCheryl Bentyne
vocalsAlan Paul
vocalsAbout
“The most enduringly creative vocal group in jazz history.”—JAZZTIMES
Swing into the holiday season with 10-time Grammy® Award-winning jazz vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer! Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2012, the quartet will perform an evening of familiar favorites as well as holiday hits from their two Christmas albums, An Acappella Christmas and The Christmas Album, including “Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Santaman),” “Let it Snow, Let it Snow,” “White Christmas,” “Merry Christmas Baby,” “Happy Holidays,” and more.
The platinum-selling ensemble made Grammy® history in 1981 by becoming the first group to win Grammys® simultaneously in both the jazz and pop categories. The group’s 1985 release Vocalese received 12 Grammy® Award nominations, second only to Michael Jackson’s Thriller at the time. ...