Jane Scheckter I'll Take Romance

The band will feature:Tedd Firth Jay LeonhartPeter GrantWarren VachJane is a Bistro Award winner and a five-time MAC award nominee. Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote of her bright clear voice with a brassy edge and a luscious, rounded vibrato, meticulous phrasing, a sultry lower registerand she swings! Her previous CD, Easy to Remember, with jazz all-stars Jay Leonhart, Bucky Pizzarelli, Harry Allen, Warren Vach and Tedd Firth and Aaron Weinstein, with additional vocals by Tony DeSare, was hailed as Easily the finest songbook album of the year, by Jazzwax. Earlier CDs were similarly well-reviewed, critics cheering her Ella-styled artistry (Downbeat) and welcoming A brilliant star (Daily News). She has played the major New York venues, including Birdland, Birdland Theater, the Metropolitan Room, the Iridium and Lincoln Center Jazz at Rose Hall (for the 2019 Cabaret Convention). She sings regularly in New England, Paris (Le Bilboquet, La Villa, Caf Laurent) and on the Cote dAzur, where she launched and performed for two years at the Majestic Hotels Cannes Jazz in July series, is a frequent performer at the Royal Jazz Lounge in Antibes, and Vegaluna, Cannes, and was featured for two years at the National Fte de la Musique celebrations in Valbonne and Biot .Of her five CDs two were recorded with Mike Renzi, her accompanist of 12 years, Jay Leonhart and the late Grady Tate. Her vocals drew this accolade from Michael Feinstein: Your singing was very moving to me because you sing the songs with soulful simplicity and deep connection to the lyric. I also feel caressed by the sound of your voice. The choice of songs is impeccable!Tedd Firth arranged and plays piano on her latest CD, Ill Take Romance, with Jay Leonhart, Peter Grant and Warren Vach. Nicolas King duets with Jane on the Gershwins Isnt It a Pity.