If every concert of my SubCulture residency is going to be like this one, then I’m going to have a fantastic year. Three incredible singers, an extraordinary violinist, the monstrous and affable Caucasian Rhythm Kings (featuring a new drummer, Zac Coe, from the original band of 13!), fifteen songs, including two brand-new world premieres, andRead More »

Many thanks to a really fun crowd this afternoon in Greencastle IN, for singing your hearts out during “Caravan of Angels” and for generally putting up with my rambling patter (and for being so nice to my new song)! A whole weekend of master classes and talks will follow here at DePauw, and I’m lookingRead More »

I don’t know what else to write about this night other than that it was one of the greatest nights of my life. To Build A Home (The Bridges of Madison County)Kelli O’Hara The Old Red Hills of Home (Parade)JRB Do It Alone (Parade)Carolee Carmello I Can Do Better Than That (The Last Five Years)LaurenRead More »

I have a lot of history with Merkin Concert Hall. When I was 20 years old, my first job in New York City was as the accompanist for a community choir called the Rottenberg Chorale, which was conducted by the great Elayne Robinson Grossman. I was hired for the job by Sean Hartley, who workedRead More »

About a year ago, Marc and Steven Kaplan opened a new venue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan called SubCulture, and it’s exactly the kind of room I love to play – 150 seats, beautiful Steinway piano, great sound system, no drink minimum.  So when Shoshana Bean called me last month to tell meRead More »