About this event
Celebrate New York City’s jazz legacy and its influence on The American Songbook. This concert honors iconic composers and crooners deeply tied to the Big Apple. Timeless melodies by New York composers like Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and others, whose jazz tunes have endured for generations. Jazz classics made popular by crooners such as Tony Bennett, Johnny Hartman, and Frank Sinatra, whose New York roots shine through their music. Over all, it is a vibrant soundtrack of great jazz standards born in New York, New York. Directed by acclaimed pianist Mathieu De Wit, this international quartet radiates creative energy. The rhythm section is superbly driven by bassist Ramon Van Merkenstein and drummer Lieven Venken, while Broadway vocalist Tom McGuire croons with New York style.
