Kendra Shank Quartet To Perform At The Kitano Hotel In Manhattan: As part of the Association of Performing Artists Presenters Convention Showcase
Event:
Jan. 9th-10th
(8:00 pm & 10:00 pm)
Kitano Hotel
Manhattan, NY
Acclaimed vocalist Kendra Shank and her quartet, with guest saxophonist Billy Drewes, will perform at the Kitano in Manhattan as part of the Associationo of Performing Artists Presenters (APAP) Convention Showcase, January 9th-10th. Voted Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in the 1999 Downbeat International Critics Poll, recognition came slowly for Kendra.
However, since the 2007 release of her Abbey Lincoln tribute, A Spirit Free, the elastic improviser has accumulated a pile of accolades, with a “unique and immediately identifiable sound and style” (Don Heckman, LA Times), as “a singer with a sound” (Abbey Lincoln) who “phrases inventively, whether crisp and sizzling or sensuously smoky” (Patricia Meyers, Jazz Times). On many “best of the year” lists for 2007, the recording has prompted critics to compare Shank to the most innovative singers of modern jazz, from Abbey Lincoln herself to Betty Carter, Patricia Barber, and Kurt Elling.
This weekend’s gig include’s Shank’s long-standing New York band–pianist Frank Kimbrough, bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Tony Moreno; saxophonist Drewes (who also appears on the recording) makes it a quintet Saturday night only. In addition to selections from previous recordings, the set list likely will include a preview of Kendra’s forthcoming Mosaic (Challenge Records), due for an April release.
In recent years, Shank has headlined at major jazz venues across the U.S. and internationally, and has been featured on NPR’s JazzSet and Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz. She’s a regular performer at the 55 Bar in Manhattan.
Details:
-Reservations are encouraged for all sets and can
be made by calling (212) 885-7119.
-$25 cover + 15 drink minimum
(APAP members get in free)
Location:
Kitano Hotel
66 Park Avenue (at 38th Street)
Manhattan, NY
(212) 885-7000
http://www.kitano.com/home.php
