Nancy Marano Feat. Mike Abene


“Marano has her own strong, effortless alto. She is a true jazz singer. She plays hob with the beat. Her diction is immaculate. She is not afraid of timbre or of striving for certain dangerous effects. She has a big voice, but she handles it so deftly and coolly (she never seems to miss a note).” – Whitney Balliett, The New Yorker

“Ms. Marano is a superb jazz singer who can deliver a clear, measured interpretation of a ballad and then, without breaking the flow, embellish it with soaring rapid-fire improvisations.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“Nancy’s marvelous voice, superb musicianship, and total awareness of what a song is about are what she brings to the party; and what a party it is…Nancy Marano is truly a songwriter’s dream.” – Johnny Mandel

Nancy Marano is a jazz vocalist, pianist, arranger and educator. She has produced eight CD’s as leader, and two as guests of Benny Carter, The Benny Carter Songbooks, Volumes I and II, and Dick Hyman Swing Is Here. The latter was included in the film soundtrack Two Weeks Notice. She has recorded with Gerry Mulligan, Michel Legrand, Michael Abene, Grady Tate, Claudio Roditi, Frank Wess, and Roger Kellaway. Nancy has performed concerts at North Sea Jazz in Helsinki, Marca Jazz in Italy, the Port Townsend Jazz Festival, Norway Floating Jazz Festival, Women In Jazz, Henry Mancini Institute Big Band, and The Alec Wilder Festival, NYC, 2003. She has been a guest soloist with the Radio Big Band of Slovenia and the WDR Radio Big Band of Koln, Germany in several concerts with composer/arranger Michael Abene.

Michael Abene is a renowned pianist, composer, arranger and educator. He was the chief composer and arranger of the highly acclaimed WDR Big Band of Cologne, Germany from 2004-2014. His arrangements are played worldwide, by big band as well as orchestra. His career takes him regularly around the globe, delighting audiences in concert performance, featuring his arrangements for artists such as Randy Brecker, Paquito D’Rivera, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Patti Austin and Mike Stern.

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Jazz Forum
1 Dixon Lane
Tarrytown, New York 10591
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Sunday, September 2, 2018
Times: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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$20 - General Admission
$15 - Students

Presenter: Jazz Forum
Presenter Phone: 914-631-1000
Presenter Website: jazzforumarts.org