Features

The Reinvented (and Always Reinventing) Stand-Up Comic

In a song snippet, dubbed “Denial,” filmed at New York's Comedy Cellar more than a decade ago, stand-up...

One-Man-Show–manship: Lifetime Achievement Bistro Award Honoree Robert Klein on His Singular Comedic Career

Last November, shortly after comedian and actor Robert Klein was confirmed as the recipient of 2024’s Bob Harrington...

Bistro Bits: Jazz and Cabaret…. Kissing Cousins or Estranged Siblings? Veronica Swift and Mary Foster Conklin Shed Some Light

Jazz and cabaret—two spheres, almost adjacent, yet set just apart. I’ve often thought about the ways these two...
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Club Reviews

Brian Nash’s “Sunday Night Music Club”

As a pianist, an arranger, a vocalist and a second banana, Brian Nash has been a vital component...

Lila Day’s “More of the Same”

Lila Day made her cabaret debut with a show that had a “COVID-adjacent” premiere. Despite the circumstances, she loved...

Randa McNamara’s “Past, Present, Peculiarities”

When the eager crowd (filled with its fair share of cabaret legends and stars) set foot into the...
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Album Reviews

Album Review: Mark Winkler–”The Rules Don’t Apply”

Singer/songwriter Mark Winkler received the 2023 Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording for his last album, Late Bloomin’ Jazzman. The...

Album Review: “A Collective Cy–Jeff Harnar Sings Cy Coleman”

Anyone choosing to explore the songs of Cy Coleman finds a cornucopia of jazz, pop, and Broadway with...

Betty Bryant: “Lotta Livin'”

We live in an age when octogenarians and nonagenarians in the music industry are delivering performances in recordings...
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