By Martha Wade Steketee Monday night at Feinstein’s / 54 Below, David Yazbek’s multi-modal jazz band of extraordinary performers was family welcoming guests stopping by on their night off from The Band’s Visit. Some pals joined the gang on stage, some stayed in the...
Carmen Cusack at 54 Below
by Susan Hasho Carmen Cusack popped up at 54 Below April 16th, rescheduled after NYC’s only snowstorm in March left her marooned in Florida. Lucky us, we got to see her on Easter. She entered with a bullhorn singing her own song “Along the Way” and proceeded to get...
A Visit With David Yazbek
by Susan Hasho At 54 Below, almost once a month now, you can be exposed to the dervish brilliance of David Yazbek. Monday night he hosted and performed a spirited concert of his own songs mixed in with others and partnered with singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, creator of the...
Carmen Cusack – a Bright Star
A sensational concert by a sensational musical artist By Joel Benjamin Somebody please, please write a new musical for Carmen Cusack—immediately! Her Tony nominated performance in Steve Martin/Edie Brickell’s Bright Star was amazing as was her show at Feinstein’s/54...
David Yazbek Delivers at 54Below
by MR Anderson No pomp, all circumstance: these are the ingredients of a David Yazbek kind of night. In his two-night stand at Feinstein’s/54Below last weekend, his merry band bursts into the intro of “Terrible Thing,” David slinks onto the piano bench...
David Yazbek – Feinstein’s/...
Broadway Composer Lets Loose with His Friends By Joel Benjamin David Yazbek’s set at Feinstein’s/54 Below was like a jam session—totally entertaining, yet edgy. It had the easygoing feel of improvisation, the kind of feeling only the best professional musicians can...
