Jazz Articles about Leslie Orofino

Leslie Orofino: Moonlight Cocktails

by Dave Nathan
November 1, 2001

Veteran cabaret singer Leslie Orofino has been performing with her show Moonlight Cocktails at such prominent Big Apple watering holes as the Hotel Algonquin's Oak Room for some time now. Encouraged by success, she has taken the production into the recording studio, with this CD the result. After just a few words, Orofino immediately reminds one of the grand dame of cabaret, the wonderful Elisabeth Welch who was performing into her 90's (!), becoming the Benny Carter of cabaret. While ...