On Monday January 29 at 7pm at Town Hall in NYC, there will be live performances from this year's winners of the Nightlife Awards. These awards honor the best in NYC night life, in the categories of Jazz, Comedy, and Cabaret. There are no acceptance speeches, only performances from winners of the awards! We expect that, as in past years, most of the winners will attend the Nightlife Awards and perform live at this one night only event.
In the Jazz category, this year's winners are:
FEMALE JAZZ VOCALIST
Paula West
(Finalists: Carol Sloane, Annie Ross)
MALE JAZZ VOCALIST
Freddy Cole
(Finalists: Dave Frishberg, Eric Comstock)
JAZZ SOLOIST
Cedar Walton
(Finalists: Paul Motian, Toots Thielemans)
JAZZ COMBO
Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Band (Finalists: Roy Haynes, Microscopic Septet)
In addition, the winners in the Cabaret field are well known to jazz enthusiasts: John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molasky, both of whom will also be performing that night at Town Hall.
Tickets for this one night only event are available from Ticketmaster. You can find out more information at the website below.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
