The Salon Wrap-Up for July 22th, 2018: "Contradictions"
Co-Host, David Hajdu
Our Salon co-host tonight was David Hajdu--music critic, professor, journalist, and author of numerous books about music and popular culture, including "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn." David also happens to be married to cabaret favorite Karen Oberlin, and is a prolific lyricist. Throw all that into the mix, along with his three ASCAP Awards, and you get a terrifically interesting, knowledgeable, and polished host for the evening's festivities. David opened with an anecdote from his youth, about when he received the gift of a haircut from world-famous stylist Vidal Sassoon. He dryly remarked that, until tonight, that was his greatest Salon experience.
In 2015,"Waiting for the Angel," the first CD of songs featuring David's lyrics, was released by Miranda Music, and has won numerous awards. David brought along some of his favorite singers to give us a taste of that CD, all accompanied by brilliant Jon Weber. The show opened with the lovely Marissa Mulder giving us a finely calibrated rendition of the wistful "The Angel in the Attic " Marissa's second song featured music by the late songwriter Mickey Leonard. It was a lullaby written in honor of David and Karen's son, called "Lullaby for Nathan Charles."
After the break, David introduced his son, Emory Hajdu, to sing the quirky song "The Girl in the Grocery Box." Then, David introduced Emory's mother, Karen Oberlin, to sing the touching ballad "Good Things Happen Slowly." Salon producer Tanya Moberly also jumped on the Hajdu bandwagon, singing the Hajdu-Jill Sobule song "I Still Feel the Same," which sounded as if it could have been written especially for her. Karen Oberlin closed the show with a beautiful song about yearning and connection, "All But You."
David Hajdu and Karen Oberlin
Quick Wrap - Cook's Corner
Our host and principal pianist for the evening, John Cook, took over the Classical Corner slot, and, in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of George Gershwin's first trip to Paris, he played one of Gershwin's three published Preludes, first performed in 1926.
John noted that, while we all acknowledge the influence of jazz and gospel idioms in Gershwin's music, less obvious is the influence of French classical composers such as Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. John played a segment from Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk," and then played what he called Gershwin's answer to this piece, another of the Preludes.
Roster of performers for the evening (in order of appearance):
Click link to visit the performer’s website or other links, when available.
All piano accompaniment by John Cook unless otherwise noted.
Marissa Mulder (with Jon Weber at the piano)
Ira Lee Collings
Becca Kidwell
Bobbie Horowitz
Madelaine Warren
Carol Gershman
Richie Eisenberg
Angela Leone
Nancy McGraw
Victoria Guthrie (Brett Kristofferson at the piano)
Angela Shultz (Brett Kristofferson at the piano)
Annie Lebeaux (accompanying herself)
David Ballard
Janice Hall
Marnie Klar
C00k's Corner
BREAK
David Hajdu and Guests:
Emory Hajdu (Jon Weber at the piano)
Karen Oberlin (Jon Weber at the piano)
Tanya Moberly (Jon Weber at the piano)
Jon Weber (accompanying himself)
Josephine Sanges
Becca Kidwell
Ira Lee Collings
Bobbie Horowitz
Nancy McGraw
Victoria Guthrie (Brent Kristofferson on the piano)
Angela Schultz (Brent Kristofferson on the piano)
Annie Lebeaux (accompanying herself)
Richie Eisenberg (accompanying himself)
Karen Oberlin
Special thanks to tonight's musicians: John Cook, Jon Weber and Brett Kristofferson. Thank you to Ruben Olvera, our videographer! Also thanks to David Ballard on lights and sound, the amazing waitstaff, and the management at Etcetera Etcetera.
Performances coming up by guests of this evening's Salon:
Ongoing Shows:
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC.
Every Tuesday (6pm-7pm): "Peaceable Hour - Music to soothe the spirit and restore the heart" with Sarah Rice, Mark Watson, and Janice Hall. FREE at Saint Clements Church and Chapel, 423 West 46th Street, NYC
Every Tuesday (6-9:30 pm): Annie Lebeaux is at the Townhouse, 236 E. 58th St--"a cozy, historic, genteel gay bar!"
Tuesdays through August 28th, (7:30 pm): "Mama's Next Big Act" competition. Tanya Moberly is judging, and David Ballard (along with Saloners Sarah Rice and Zach Wobensmith) is among the top 17 contestants! Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Upcoming Shows:
Friday, July 27, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly appears in "Ricky Ritzel's Broadway" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Sunday, July 29, 2018 (4pm): Angela Leone presents an encore of her CD release show, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Thursday, August 16, 2018 (7pm): Janice Hall (along with Sierra Rein, Sarah Rice, Julie Reyburn, and others) will be part of the third installment of Stephen Hanks's "Cabaret
Campaigns: Ride The Blue Wave 2018!" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC. Musical director is Matthew Martin Ward.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 (7pm): Josephine Sanges encores her Harold Arlen show, Come Rain or Come Shine, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Thursday, September 13, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, September 23rd: Ira Lee Collings opens his new show, Naked from the Waist Up, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (6pm): Karen Oberlin, Marissa Mulder, and Nancy McGraw will appear on the opening night of the Cabaret Convention, at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC.
Thursday, October 11th, 2018 (6 pm): Josephine Sanges will be featured at the Cabaret Convention's tribute to Jerry Herman. Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC,
Saturday, October 13, 2018 (4pm): Becca Kidwell performs "Fangirl" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, October 19, 2018 (9:30pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, October 22nd, 2018 (7pm): Madelaine Warren: Mad for Romance, is opening at Don't Tell Mama, 345 E 46th Street, NYC
Thursday, October 25, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, October 26, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, November 5, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 10, 2018 (1pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 12, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 12, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano Sings Bruce on Restaurant Row" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, November 16, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 17, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, November 29, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, November 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 (5pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, December 7, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, December 10, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, December 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano Sings Bruce on Restaurant Row" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SALON-- Sunday, July 29th, 2018:
Theme: Taking a Chance on Love, with co-host Emily Ellet.
Janice Hall
Blogette for The Salon
Email me with questions or corrections.
Quick Wrap - Cook's Corner
Our host and principal pianist for the evening, John Cook, took over the Classical Corner slot, and, in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of George Gershwin's first trip to Paris, he played one of Gershwin's three published Preludes, first performed in 1926.
John noted that, while we all acknowledge the influence of jazz and gospel idioms in Gershwin's music, less obvious is the influence of French classical composers such as Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. John played a segment from Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk," and then played what he called Gershwin's answer to this piece, another of the Preludes.
Our host and principal pianist for the evening, John Cook, took over the Classical Corner slot, and, in honor of the ninetieth anniversary of George Gershwin's first trip to Paris, he played one of Gershwin's three published Preludes, first performed in 1926.
John noted that, while we all acknowledge the influence of jazz and gospel idioms in Gershwin's music, less obvious is the influence of French classical composers such as Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. John played a segment from Debussy's "Golliwog's Cakewalk," and then played what he called Gershwin's answer to this piece, another of the Preludes.
Roster of performers for the evening (in order of appearance):
Click link to visit the performer’s website or other links, when available.
All piano accompaniment by John Cook unless otherwise noted.
Marissa Mulder (with Jon Weber at the piano)
Ira Lee Collings
Becca Kidwell
Bobbie Horowitz
Madelaine Warren
Carol Gershman
Richie Eisenberg
Angela Leone
Nancy McGraw
Victoria Guthrie (Brett Kristofferson at the piano)
Angela Shultz (Brett Kristofferson at the piano)
Annie Lebeaux (accompanying herself)
David Ballard
Janice Hall
Marnie Klar
C00k's Corner
BREAK
David Hajdu and Guests:
Emory Hajdu (Jon Weber at the piano)
Karen Oberlin (Jon Weber at the piano)
David Hajdu and Guests:
Emory Hajdu (Jon Weber at the piano)
Karen Oberlin (Jon Weber at the piano)
Tanya Moberly (Jon Weber at the piano)
Jon Weber (accompanying himself)
Josephine Sanges
Becca Kidwell
Ira Lee Collings
Bobbie Horowitz
Nancy McGraw
Victoria Guthrie (Brent Kristofferson on the piano)
Angela Schultz (Brent Kristofferson on the piano)
Annie Lebeaux (accompanying herself)
Richie Eisenberg (accompanying himself)
Karen Oberlin
Jon Weber (accompanying himself)
Josephine Sanges
Becca Kidwell
Ira Lee Collings
Bobbie Horowitz
Nancy McGraw
Victoria Guthrie (Brent Kristofferson on the piano)
Angela Schultz (Brent Kristofferson on the piano)
Annie Lebeaux (accompanying herself)
Richie Eisenberg (accompanying himself)
Karen Oberlin
Special thanks to tonight's musicians: John Cook, Jon Weber and Brett Kristofferson. Thank you to Ruben Olvera, our videographer! Also thanks to David Ballard on lights and sound, the amazing waitstaff, and the management at Etcetera Etcetera.
Performances coming up by guests of this evening's Salon:
Ongoing Shows:
Monday nights (7pm): Opera Open Mic at Shanghai Mong with Mark Janas and Matthew Martin Ward, 30 West 32nd Street, NYC.
Every Tuesday (6pm-7pm): "Peaceable Hour - Music to soothe the spirit and restore the heart" with Sarah Rice, Mark Watson, and Janice Hall. FREE at Saint Clements Church and Chapel, 423 West 46th Street, NYC
Every Tuesday (6-9:30 pm): Annie Lebeaux is at the Townhouse, 236 E. 58th St--"a cozy, historic, genteel gay bar!"
Tuesdays through August 28th, (7:30 pm): "Mama's Next Big Act" competition. Tanya Moberly is judging, and David Ballard (along with Saloners Sarah Rice and Zach Wobensmith) is among the top 17 contestants! Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Tuesdays through August 28th, (7:30 pm): "Mama's Next Big Act" competition. Tanya Moberly is judging, and David Ballard (along with Saloners Sarah Rice and Zach Wobensmith) is among the top 17 contestants! Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Upcoming Shows:
Friday, July 27, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly appears in "Ricky Ritzel's Broadway" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Sunday, July 29, 2018 (4pm): Angela Leone presents an encore of her CD release show, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Sunday, July 29, 2018 (4pm): Angela Leone presents an encore of her CD release show, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th St, NYC
Thursday, August 16, 2018 (7pm): Janice Hall (along with Sierra Rein, Sarah Rice, Julie Reyburn, and others) will be part of the third installment of Stephen Hanks's "Cabaret
Campaigns: Ride The Blue Wave 2018!" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC. Musical director is Matthew Martin Ward.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 (7pm): Josephine Sanges encores her Harold Arlen show, Come Rain or Come Shine, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 (7pm): Josephine Sanges encores her Harold Arlen show, Come Rain or Come Shine, at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 W 42nd Street, NYC.
Thursday, September 13, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, September 23rd: Ira Lee Collings opens his new show, Naked from the Waist Up, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (6pm): Karen Oberlin, Marissa Mulder, and Nancy McGraw will appear on the opening night of the Cabaret Convention, at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC.
Thursday, October 11th, 2018 (6 pm): Josephine Sanges will be featured at the Cabaret Convention's tribute to Jerry Herman. Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC,
Sunday, September 23rd: Ira Lee Collings opens his new show, Naked from the Waist Up, at Don't Tell Mama, 345 W 46th Street, NYC
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (6pm): Karen Oberlin, Marissa Mulder, and Nancy McGraw will appear on the opening night of the Cabaret Convention, at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC.
Thursday, October 11th, 2018 (6 pm): Josephine Sanges will be featured at the Cabaret Convention's tribute to Jerry Herman. Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street, NYC,
Saturday, October 13, 2018 (4pm): Becca Kidwell performs "Fangirl" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, October 19, 2018 (9:30pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, October 22nd, 2018 (7pm): Madelaine Warren: Mad for Romance, is opening at Don't Tell Mama, 345 E 46th Street, NYC
Monday, October 22nd, 2018 (7pm): Madelaine Warren: Mad for Romance, is opening at Don't Tell Mama, 345 E 46th Street, NYC
Thursday, October 25, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, October 26, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, November 5, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 10, 2018 (1pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 12, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, November 12, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano Sings Bruce on Restaurant Row" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, November 16, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, November 17, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, November 29, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, November 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 (5pm): Tanya Moberly directs "She Bangs She Bangs," written and performed by Jennifer Bangs at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Friday, December 7, 2018 (7pm): "Marnie Klar Sings Bobbie Gentry" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Monday, December 10, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Amy Beth Williams at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Thursday, December 13, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs Kendra Cunningham in "This Could Be You" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
Sunday, December 30, 2018 (7pm): Tanya Moberly directs "Lisa Viggiano Sings Bruce on Restaurant Row" at Don't Tell Mama, 345 West 46th Street, NYC.
NEXT SALON-- Sunday, July 29th, 2018:
Theme: Taking a Chance on Love, with co-host Emily Ellet.
Janice Hall
Blogette for The Salon
Email me with questions or corrections.
Email me with questions or corrections.
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