Singer | Writer | New Yorker
NYC-based singer (mostly jazz) and writer. Lover of words, food, and all things Italian.
Join the Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir in person or via livestream for our inaugural performance of Handel's stunning Messiah. Details and tickets available HERE.
Join the Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir in person or via livestream for our inaugural performance of Handel's stunning Messiah. Details and tickets available HERE.
Duchess brings Harmony for the Holidays to the Hamptons! With Jane Hastay (piano) and Peter Martin Weiss (bass)
$25 general admission in advance / $30 at the door/ $55 VIP cafe table seating
Details and tickets available HERE.
Duchess, an award-winning ensemble known for sweet-toned harmonies, insouciant swing, and “jovial esprit” (Downbeat), will light up the holidays, channeling the inspiration of vintage jazz vocal trios into an entertaining package that’s utterly up to date and suffused with a sparkling stage presence that has proved irresistible to audiences from coast to coast.
Tickets and details available HERE.
The professional chamber choir at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church performs a program of American sacred music and folk hymns. Details and tickets available HERE.
The limited edition 12” vinyl release of On the Trail with The Lonesome Pines is out Friday, October 4 on Anzic Records! Preorder HERE.
The Lonesome Pines (Hilary Gardner, Justin Poindexter, Noah Garabedian, Aaron Thurston, and Sasha Papernik) headline this free concert at the Chapin Rainbow Stage, Heckscher Park in Huntington, LI. as part of the Huntington Summer Arts Festival. The Long Island-based trio The North Folk opens. More info about the festival HERE.
I’m singing a few tunes with the Frank Perowsky Jazz Orchestra at Birdland, where we’ll be paying tribute to pianist, arranger, and mentor Mike Longo and trombonist Sam Burtis. One set only! Details and tickets HERE.
Duchess heads north of the border to perform in Ontario on the Millennium Bandstand Stage at the Markham Jazz Festival. More details HERE.
Duchess debuts at The Mainstay in charming Rock Hall, MD! Details and tickets available HERE.
Trail songs are coming to Jazz at Lincoln Center! Details and tickets HERE.
With Justin Poindexter (guitar, vocals), Noah Garabedian (bass), Aaron Thurston (drums), Sasha Papernik (accordion, vocals)
Duchess debuts at the National Arts Club as part of their Fine & Mellow Jazz Series. One set only! Details and tickets HERE.
Duchess heads to Cincinnati, OH for an evening of swinging music and high-spirited humor. Details and tickets are available HERE.
Two sets of music—standards, trail songs, and maybe some surprises—with Justin Poindexter (guitar) and Noah Garabedian (bass). Sets at 7 and 9pm. Details and reservations HERE.
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir performs highlights from the Renaissance era. At the heart of the program is the Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd, one of the period’s greatest masterpieces.
This performance will also be livestreamed. Tickets and details HERE.
On the Trail with The Lonesome Pines will be available wherever you get your music on Friday, March 8, 2024! CLICK HERE to presave.
“Cow Cow Boogie” will be available wherever you get your music on Friday, February 23, 2024! CLICK HERE to presave.
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir performs an evening of enchanting choral music by Canada’s legendary pioneering female composer Ruth Watson Henderson. Please note, this performance will take place at Church of Our Saviour (Park Avenue at 38th Street), not Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Tickets and details HERE.
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir, directed by Ryan Jackson
Patrick Kreeger, organ and piano
Jeanne Lehman, reader
Step away from the bustle of Christmas preparations for an hour of choral music and congregational carols in the candlelit beauty of Kirkland Chapel. Broadway star Jeanne Lehman reads seasonal poetry as the Chamber Choir performs a selection of familiar music and new treasures. This performance will be livestreamed! Tickets and details available HERE.
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir, directed by Ryan Jackson
Patrick Kreeger, organ and piano
Jeanne Lehman, reader
Step away from the bustle of Christmas preparations for an hour of choral music and congregational carols in the candlelit beauty of Kirkland Chapel. Broadway star Jeanne Lehman reads seasonal poetry as the Chamber Choir performs a selection of familiar music and new treasures. Tickets and details available HERE.
The Lonesome Pines are celebrating the expansiveness and romantic allure of the American West with our Tarrytown debut at Jazz Forum Arts. Sets at 4:00 and 6:00pm. Tickets for the 4pm set HERE; for the 6pm set HERE.
Duchess brings swinging harmonies and big fun to Nelson Hall this spring. Tickets and details available HERE.
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir and Orchestra, directed by Ryan Jackson, with Patrick Kreeger, organ
A work of tremendous beauty and spiritual depth, Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem is a pinnacle of 20th-century choral music. An orchestra joins the Fifth Avenue Choir for the Lent concert, which also features From Darkness to Light, a striking cantata by the celebrated Canadian composer Ruth Watson Henderson.
Tickets and details for Friday, March 31 available HERE.
In-person and livestream tickets and details for Saturday, April 1 available HERE.
Duchess heads south for two performances at the Smithgall Arts Center in Gainesville, GA, backed by a terrific Atlanta-based band.
Details and tickets for March 17 HERE.
The March 18 show is SOLD OUT.
I’m headed back to beautiful Rock Hall, MD for an evening of intimate, story-driven Great American Songbook repertoire. I’ll be joined by three incredibly swinging exponents of the NYC jazz scene, Steve Einerson (piano), Dylan Shamat (bass), and Ken Fowser (saxophone).
$20; details and tickets HERE.
The Fifth Avenue Chamber Choir and Instrumentalists, directed by Ryan Jackson, with Patrick Kreeger, organ and piano
This concert features a powerful, genre-defying selection of music that sings of the blessings and challenges of human connection in the modern world. Selections include pop standards by Billy Joel and Simon and Garfunkel, as well as new choral music and art song by Saunder Choi, Daniel Ficarri, Jessica French and Gilda Lyons. At the heart of the program, and the inspiration for this concert’s title, is To the Hands, a stirring, modern-day masterpiece for choir and strings by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw.
Details and tickets HERE.
Duchess is teaching an online master class for JazzVoice.com. Discover how three jazz soloists became one of the top vocal groups in jazz today. Get tips for creating arrangements, finding blend, and venturing into the world of harmony singing in jazz!
Enrollment is $15. Details and registration HERE.
Celebrating the expansiveness and romantic allure of the American West with an evening of genre-spanning songs encompassing jazz, vintage country, and Western swing. Featuring Justin Poindexter (guitar, vocals), Noah Garabedian (bass), and Aaron Thurston (drums, percussion).
Tickets and details available HERE.
Duchess swings into the season with two shows (December 17 and 18) at Atlanta’s Woodruff Center for the Arts as part of Jazz at the Ballroom’s festive holiday show, featuring a fantastic roster of musicians: the Konrad Paszkudzki Trio, Adrian Cunningham, Champian Fulton, and Alphonso Horne.
Tickets and full details HERE.
After the past two years of there being no place BUT home for the holidays, come to a different kind of “Holiday In.” It’s a hip, sophisticated twist on classic holiday tunes made famous by Broadway, Hollywood, and music legends such as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. The Holiday ‘In’ production features the Konrad Trio with Konrad Paszkudzki at the piano, Dylan Shamat on bass, and Hilary Gardner providing the vocals.
Details and tickets HERE.
Duchess swings into the season at the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk, CT with Jazz at the Ballroom’s festive holiday show, featuring a fantastic roster of musicians: the Konrad Paszkudzki Trio, Adrian Cunningham, Tony DeSare, Champian Fulton, and special guest Terrell Stafford, hosted by Cristian Finnegan.
Tickets and full details HERE.
Duchess swings into the season at Chelsea Table and Stage as part of Jazz at the Ballroom’s festive holiday show, featuring a fantastic roster of musicians: the Konrad Paszkudzki Trio, Tony DeSare, Champian Fulton, and host Cristian Finnegan.
Tickets and full details HERE.
