Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Grammy Award Winning Vocalist Catherine Russell at Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Allen Room


Jimmy McHugh’s I’m In The Mood For Love to be highlighted

Grammy Award winning vocalist Catherine Russell will appear in concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on Friday and Saturday March 30 & 31, 2012.
Catherine will lead a ten piece orchestra, featuring new arrangements performed by the musicians on her new album Strictly Romancin’.

On her new album and at The Allen Room, Catherine includes the classic Jimmy McHugh composition, I'm In The Mood For Love.


The album is quickly garnering success, jumping to #1 on the JazzWeek Chart, while also hitting #1 on I-Tunes and Amazon Jazz Charts, and #6 on Billboard's Jazz Album Chart. Vocalist Russell is a native New Yorker, born to musical royalty.

Her father, the late Luis Russell, was a pioneering pianist/composer/bandleader, and Louis Armstrong's long-time musical director. Her mother, Carline Ray, is a bassist, guitarist, vocalist, who has performed with Mary Lou Williams and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.

Catherine Russell will appear in concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room on Friday and Saturday March 30 & 31, 2012, with two shows nightly (7:30pm & 9:30pm); She records for World Village/Harmonia Mundi.



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