Catherine Russell: Swing, Soul, and Stories
Sponsors: Gary L. Wasserman & Charles A. Kashner
“She captivated the audience with a stylistic approach that was tailor made for the Cabaret, capturing soul, tradition and revelry.” – Jessica Neu, onStage Pittsburgh
Catherine will sing selections from the Swing Era of the 30s and 40s, Great American Songbook, Classic Jazz Standards, and songs honoring the great Blues Women of the 1920s, intertwined with stories of her personal connections to a deep family legacy.
First Performance: Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m.
Second Performance: Doors open at 8:15 p.m., show at 8:45 p.m.
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GRAMMY®-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell, when asked to characterize her new album, Send For Me, replied, “I love romance that swings.” Due out on April 1, 2022 via Dot Time Records, Send For Me features a baker’s dozen of newly recorded tunes on her eighth album as a leader, meeting a simple exacting standard. “Songs that inspire or touch me in some way. When I find a song I like, it haunts me until I learn it.” Her mission is finding songs that you might not have heard but deserve attention.
Russell’s deep connection to her chosen material is part of a calling. As the daughter of pioneering and legendary musicians, pianist/orchestra leader/composer/arranger Luis Russell, and bassist/guitarist/vocalist Carline Ray, Catherine Russell was born into jazz royalty. In culling material for her new album from the likes of Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Luis Russell, Betty Carter, Kay Starr, Joe Liggins, Earl King, Jack Teagarden, Helen Humes, Frank Sinatra, Dakota Staton, Henry Red Allen, and Louis Armstrong, the vocalist swims in familiar waters. She sings a language that comes naturally, furthering a profound legacy.