Tony Caramia

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EVENT: The Abby Whiteside Foundation Presents
The 2008 Piano Recital Series

Michael Kanan - piano
with special guest
Jane Monheit - voice

In a program of solo piano and piano voice duets
Music from the Great American Songbook

Weill Recital Hall, at Carnegie Hall
154 West 57th Street, Manhattan

Tuesday, April 22nd at 8:00pm
$35 ($15 Students/seniors)

Tickets available at Weill Hall box office 1 hour before concert time
or call Carnegie Charge at 212-247-7800 for phone orders

EVENT: Judy Carmichael's Trio (Chris Flory, Guitar; Jon-Erik Kellso, Trumpet; Judy Carmichael, Piano) will be appearing at Bargemusic, the intimate floating performance venue at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, on Thursday, 17 April 2008, at 8:00 p.m. 

For reservations, call 718.624.2083 or 718.624.4061, or email music@bargemusic.org.  Seats are assigned in the order that reservations are received.

EVENT: Barry Lloyd
May 2-3, 2008
The Metropolitan Room
34 West 22nd St.

Barry Lloyd, a San Francisco-based pianist and cabaret performer, has performed Cy Walter's "Some Fine Day" at the Bay area Jazz At Pearl's, and will be appearing on Friday and Saturday, 2 and 3 May 2008 (each show being at 7:30 P.M.) at The  Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, New York, New York (212-206-0440).  Monikered the "Crown Prince of Cabaret", Mr. Lloyd will be presenting a collection of his favorite songs from past shows, including his recently-performed "Not A Moment Too Soon!  Ths Songs of Murray Grand"; as well as an handful of songs he has never before performed before an audience.  As described in the peformance announcement, "[s]panning 65 years of the Great American Songbook, Mr. Lloyd balances songs which have not been revived since their original performances against a generous helping of perrenial favorites.  His talent for finding rarely performed songs through careful research and making them his own not only delights, but enlightens".

EVENT: Daryl Sherman

The Waldorf Astoria Presents
Daryl Sherman
Singing and Playing Cole Porter's
Steinway Piano

TONY CARAMIA EVENT SCHEDULE:

March 30, 2008

Tony will be reviving the presentation he did on Cy Walter at the 2007 New York International Association for Jazz Education conference to present it in greater detail and higher tech-format at the Denver, Colorado Music Teachers National Assocation national conference.  Mark your calendars and keep tuned!! 

EVENT: KT Sullivan

1907: IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR

Tuesday, November 27 at 8pm
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC
Tickets: Carnegie charge 212-247-7800
or www.carnegiehall.org


Hosted by KT Sullivan
Musical Director Tedd Firth
Director: Eric Michael Gillett
Bass: Steve Doyle

Centennial tributes to Alec Wilder, Kate Smith, Jane Froman,
Cab Calloway, Zarah Leander, Gene Autry, Connee Boswell,
Edward Heyman, Paul Francis Webster and others

by Eric Michael Gillett, Allan Harris, Karen Kohler, Valerie Lemon,
Nancy McGraw, Craig Rubano, Olivia Stevens, Tim Sullivan and friends,
and, not least, KT in her own special homage to Kate Smith.

EVENT: Judy Carmichael Trio
TIME: Thursday, 27 September 2007 at  8 pm
PLACE: Bargemusic, a barge located adjacent to the River Cafe under the Brooklyn Bridge

Come hear Judy with Mike Hashim and Chris Flory on "New York City's floating concert hall" :
Bargemusic (www.bargemusic.org)
September 27th at 8pm. Bargemusic is docked under the Brooklyn Bridge next to the River Cafe. Listen to Judy, Mike and Chris with the NYC skyline in the background! Call for information and reservations: 718.624.2083.
 
Be sure to visit www.jazzinspired.com for upcoming interviews with composer Gordon Goodwin ("The Incredibles") and painter/animator Todd White ("Sponge Bob Square Pants"). 

You can now get Judy's music through iTunes, as well as Podcasts of Jazz Inspired. Subscribe by searching "Judy Carmichael" in your iTunes software or at www.talkshoe.com.

You can also purchase Judy's CDs and Books at www.judycarmichael.com. 

Since 1977, Bargemusic has presented chamber music in an unlikely and startlingly beautiful venue-a floating barge at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Both established and emerging musicians perform at Bargemusic on a small stage with the dramatic backdrop of the East River and lower Manhattan skyline.  Tickets, further information, or directions can be obtained by calling 718-624-2083 or visiting www.bargemusic.org .

September 25, 2007

Tony Caramia, Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music, will be performingat the American Pianists Association "Music Matters" event in Indianapolis (visit
| www.americanpianists.org
for more information)

September 29, 2007

Tony will be at a new Steinway Piano Dedication concert held at SUNY Fredonia in honor of teacher Claudette Sorel (where Richard Goode will also be performing). 

EVENT: Richard Glazier

On Sundays Live
Leo S. Bing Theater
LACMA

July 15, 6pm
Pacific Time

Sundays Live presents Pro Musicis artist Richard Glazier, pianist and master storyteller, on July 15, 6pm, in the Leo S. Bing Theater at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His one-hour program is entitled “Richard Glazier Salutes the American Popular Song.” The concert is free to the public. No tickets or reservations are required. All are welcome.

Sundays Live concerts at LACMA have a new broadcast home. Each Sunday's concert can now be heard by delayed broadcast the following Wednesday at noon, Pacific time, on Cal State Northridge Classical Radio KCSN, 88.5 FM. For more information call Bill Vestal at 323-857-6234 or click below.

Click here for Richard Glazier's web site.

Click here for Sundays Live web site.

Click here for Cal State Northridge Classical Radio.

EVENT:Mark Walter Lectures on Cy Walter

Mark Walter, son of Cy Walter, will make an in-store appearance at Classics Bookshop in downtown Trenton NJ on June 23rd, 2007. Mark will discuss his father's life and musical legacy as well as his own personal journey that led to the development of www.cywalter.com.

Saturday June 23, 2007
12 Noon
Classics Bookshop
115 S. Warren St.
Trenton, NJ
Call (609) 394-8400 for details and directions

EVENT: Hear Barbara Fasano,

SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR THREE 2007 MAC AWARDS - AND WON 'EM ALL ...

HER CD "WRITTEN IN THE STARS" HAS BEEN PRAISED IN PUBLICATIONS AS VARIED AS JAZZTIMES AND PLAYBILL ...

HER NEW SET, WITH ACCLAIMED PIANIST/ARRANGER JOHN di MARTINO,
HAS JUST TWO MORE PERFORMANCES ...

BARBARA FASANO
"ROUNDABOUT"
an intimate evening of piano/vocal duets
with JOHN di MARTINO, piano

the music of ellington, kern, weill, duke, wilder,
coleman, rodgers, and more ...

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 & SATURDAY, JUNE 30 @ 8PM

METROPOLITAN ROOM
34 WEST 22 STREET, NYC
reservations ~ 212.206.0440

VISIT BARBARA: www.humanchild.com
VISIT JOHN: www.johndimartino.com

WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US TO WELCOME SUMMER IN THE CITY!

EVENT: A Performance by Cynthia Crane: The Time Has Come
.
2007 MAC Award Nominee, Cynthia Crane opens new show, “THE TIME HAS COME” at Helen’s Hideaway in June

“’THE TIME HAS COME’’, the Walrus said, to talk of many things . . ."
Cynthia Crane sings her mind on life, love and the world in general.

Wednesday June 20 at 7pm and Thursday June 21 at 9:30pm
HELEN’S Hideaway Room 169 Eighth Avenue (18/19 Sts)
Reservations:212-206-0609 after 4:00pm
Cover $15 ($8 to the trade:  MAC, NYSS, AEA etc.)
Minimum in food or drink $15


"Cynthia Crane deserves to be better known...her style is real, heartfelt and deeply affecting...Crane's voice hits me right where it counts."
TimeOut NY

"Thrilled to be listening to that smoky velvet sound which has only been available to me on her CDs for these past six years."
Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotlineonline

"In this world of ordinary singers, extraordinary singers, I'm glad there is Cynthia Crane"   Jazz Times

“Cynthia Crane: at the top of her game” Barbara & Scott Siegel

“A petite package of charm, wit and talent, this self-described "saloon singer” is an expressive vocalist and an exquisite interpreter, reminiscent of those who bestowed an aura of elegance on the major rooms of the 'forties and 'fifties”     Peter Leavy, Cabaret Scenes Magazine

Visit Cynthia at www.lookoutjazz.com/

EVENT: A Centennial Concert Celebrating ALEC WILDER, composer (1907-1980) presented by The Friends Of Alec Wilder

Featuring: The Alec Wilder Octet, Gene Bertoncini, Virginia Nanzetti, Barbara Lee, Andrianna Smela, Maria Dessena, Stephen Hart, Jackie Cain, David Jolley, Morris Kainuma, Bill Mays

Honorary Co-Host:
Rex Reed, writer and critic

Sunday April 29 at 6:30 PM
Merkin Concert Hall
Kaufman Center, Goodman House
129 West 67th St.
New York, NY 10023

Tickets: (212) 501-3330 or www.kaufmancenter.org

EVENT: A Performance by Judy Carmichael.
Judy Carmichael, gifted stride pianist and host of NPR's radio show, Jazz Inspired, will be performing at Knickerbocker's Restaurant , 33 University Place (at 9th Street), New York, New York  10003  (phone:  212-228-8490) on May 4 and 5, from 9:45 p.m. through 2 a.m.  Come hear Judy perform, with an audience likely to include several other pianists and musicians of similar talented ilk!

PLACE: Knickerbocker's Restaurant
33 University Place at 9th Street
New York, NY  10003 
Phone:  212-228-8490

EVENT: Richard Glazier will appear on WFMT-FM Chicago at 8:00pm CST on Monday May 14th. The show will be streamed at wfmt.com.

Richard will perform Cy's Moon River, Isn't it Romantic and Body and Soul.




Congratulations to everyone on this fantastic website. I'm so proud to perform Cy's brilliant transcriptions and encourage everyone to explore this site. Music and recordings by Cy which were not available for decades are now available to everyone around the world. Thank you for bringing this website (clearly a labor of love) to everyone. This is a site which must be visited over and over again. All best wishes, Richard Glazier

EVENT: Lars Boye Jensen performing the music of Cy Walter

Isn't It Romantic?

February 25, 1 PM
Restaurant Michael D,
SAS Radisson Hotel, 8600
Silkeborg, Denmark

March 19, 9 AM
Vester Allé 8, 8000 Århus C, Denmark

EVENT: Eric Comstock, acknowledged to be one of the premier performers and preservers of the Great American Songbook, debuts MANHATTAN MASTERS, a series of four different shows that honor New York-based songwriters.  Included in the four is an encore of his acclaimed Jule Styne show, which was presented by Lincoln Center's American Songbook in 2006.

Sundays & Mondays in February
7:00pm @ The Metropolitan Room

A Different Show Each Week

Feb. 4, 5: CHARLES STROUSE (Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, Annie)
Feb. 11, 12: IT'S A BARNUM & BAILEY WORLD:
OFFBEAT LOVE SONGS OF YIP HARBURG

Feb. 18, 19: THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: A JULE STYNE SONGBOOK

Feb. 25, 26
LUSH LIFE & OTHER SALOON SONGS (including songs by Cy Walter)

The Metropolitan Room
34 West 22nd Street, NYC
Reservations ~ 212.206.0440


VISIT ERIC:  www.ericcomstock.net

EVENT:
Title: Alec Wilder Celebration

Description: An annual celebration of Alec Wilder's brithday, featuring songs and chamber music by the popular American composer and Rochester native, who was an important presence in the Eastman community for many years.This event is free and open to the general public

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Eastman School Kilbourn (KH)

Bill Dobbins, Piano
Bob Sneider, guitar
Tony Caramia, Piano
Karen Holvik, soprano
Bionic Bones, John Marcellus, Director

Program Includes the following Cy related performances:

While We're Young  ( Alec Wilder)  (arr. Cy Walter, 1965; and Bill Dobbins, 2004)
Time and Tide (1961 music by Cy Walter; lyrics by Alec Wilder)
         Tony Caramia with Karen Holvik, vocal

EVENT: Mark Walter, son of Cy Walter, will be interviewed on Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired Radio Show between Feb 10 and Feb 16. Tune in and hear Mark talk about his father, the web site, the music and more.

Over the years, Judy has had a wide variety of guests on her show. Musicians, composers, directors and actors are just some of the interesting visitors Jazz Inspired has seen.
Click here To learn more about Judy's radio show and hear Mark Walter talk about Cy, the web site, and more.

EVENT: Hear Barbara Fasano tomorrow, February 7 @ 6pm, as she opens the "Any Wednesday" concert series at Barnes & Noble, singing songs from her new CD WRITTEN IN THE STARS

Joining her will be pianist/ arranger/ co-producer John di Martino and special guest Eric Comstock.

This FREE PERFORMANCE takes place at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble ~ 3rd floor event space 66th Street & Broadway. Performances last thirty minutes or so, after which the artist is available to meet and greet, & sign CDs

EVENT: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

BRUNO WALTER AUDITORIUM
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-7498

presents Arturo Toscanini:
Homage to the Maestro

Seth B. Winner, sound engineer of the Toscanini Legacy since 1988, presents rare and unique audio selections from the collection, housed in the Library’s Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.

This program will highlight rehearsals, broadcast and non-broadcast concerts from the incomparable Toscanini Legacy Collection, digitally restored for this presentation.

Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.

This program will focus on Toscanini’s last concert (April 4, 1954) as well as the memorial broadcast presented the day after his death. These programs are presented in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957). A related exhibition will open in the Library’s Astor Gallery on February 21, 2007.

Admission is free and first come, first served. Please call (212) 642-0142 for further information.

EVENT: There will be a research presentation on Cy Walter made by Tony Caramia, Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music, at the annual International Association For Jazz Education conference, at the New York Hilton Hotel, 53rd Street and 6th Avenue, Concourse G, New York, New York, at 5:00PM on Friday, 12 January 2007.

EVENT: There will be an event held by the New York Sheet Music Society honoring the great hotel and lounge pianists of the past (including of course, Cy Walter), who brought sophistication and a personal touch to the music performed in New York City cafe society.  Held at the Musicians' Hall, 322 West 48th Street, New York, New York, on Saturday, 13 January 2007 at 1:30 P.M., the event will feature current performers, including Kathleen Landis and Nancy Winston (of the Pierre), Steve Ross, Peter Mintun, Ronny Whyte, John Wallowitch, and, schedule permitting, Irving Fields.  The public is welcome; there is a nominal charge of $10 for non-members.

EVENT: Richard Glazier, pianist and master storyteller, will perform a program dedicated to "The American Popular Song" on Thursday, January 11, at 11am on WGBH 89.7 FM, "Classics in the Morning" with host Cathy Fuller. Starting when Ragtime was king, and continuing through the decades that follow, Glazier visits Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood playing the music of Gershwin, Rodgers, Kern and other Golden Era composers. Richard will be playing Cy's arrangements of "Isn't it Romantic" and "Body and Soul".

Richard will also be streaming live at 11am on January 11th, at http://wgbh.org/classical/.  For the live stream, click on "Listen live to WGBH 89.7." You can also hear a repeat broadcast stream at 6pm by going to http://wgbh.org/classical/ and clicking on "Listen to All-Classical WGBH".

He can also be heard in concert in Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge on January 13, at 8pm. For information call 1-800-310-3211.