Short description of style: Great American Songbook Christmas faves sprinkled with traditional vocal jazz standards. This concert will be the one-year anniversary of the CD release of “Christmas: Live at The Jazz Room”, so we’ll do some songs off of that album, as well as unveiling some new arrangements of Great American Songbook tunes by Lerner/Loewe, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter, Harry Warren & Mack Gordon, and more!
For the past decade, Mary-Catherine has since been working steadily as a performer, freelance vocalist and recording artist, music educator, vocal coach, and music director. Performance highlights include the American debut of Songs for My Mother Off-Broadway at Symphony Space (NYC), jazz performances at the iconic Birdland Jazz Club (NYC), and headliner at: Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival, Jazz Bistro (Toronto), The Rex (Toronto), The Jazz Room (Waterloo), and The Registry Theatre (Kitchener). She has also been a featured soloist with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Her debut album “You’re Gonna Hear From Me” was released to critical acclaim and received airplay on CBC and JazzFM, among others.
Personnel (last time):
Mary-Catherine Pazzano, Vocals
Mark Eisenman, Piano
Jason Hunter, Sax
Pat Collins, Bass
Steve James, Drums
Check out: “Just One of Those Things” “Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas” “I’ve got my Love to Keep me Warm” “Its Magic/Sentimental Journey” “A Simple Conversation” “River” “I Feel Pretty” Live at Birdland
This performance is part of the WOMEN IN JAZZ series, sponsored by DIVA INTERNATIONAL, makers of the Diva Cup.
