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| "An Absolute Triumph" - Sharón Clark Returns to the Metropolitan Room! Sharón Clark in "Then . . . and Again" - Sunday June 9, Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. June 19 – 22. In this all-new show, vocalist Sharón Clark and Music Director Chris Grasso present eye-opening pairings of songs on common themes from dramatically different sources. Whether it's Irving Berlin or Jimi Hendrix, Elton John or Jerome Kern, Ms. Clark works her magic on the material and shows why New York critics raved about her last show at the Metropolitan Room, "Blame It On My Youth." "The brilliant Sharón Clark . . . knows how to personalize the songs of Motown or the Beatles, no less than if they were by Gershwin or Rodgers, and offers an object lesson in how to revitalize someone else's vintage hit in a such a way that the original artist suddenly becomes the furthest thing from the listener's mind. . . . her show at the Metro of songs from her AM radio youth is an absolute triumph." . . . Like [Sarah Vaughan], her natural sound is almost operatic in its richness, but pure jazz in its improvisational sassiness. But when she brings her remarkable instrument to bear on those pop hits of the post-nuclear age, which she clearly loves, she creates something new and amazing. . . . All of which begs an additional question: Why has Sharón Clark been so overlooked, particularly in New York, for all this time? That is surely going to change." –Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal "Ms. Clark's sound evokes not [Billie] Holiday but rather a less operatic Sarah Vaughan fused with the more animated side of Shirley Horn, a singer who also liked to take her time. Ms. Clark's voice is rich, her phrasing unfussy, her jazz embellishments minimal." – Stephen Holden, NY Times Chris Grasso, music director/piano Eric Wheeler, bass Lenny Robinson, drums write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |