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Joan Crowe

“A slightly twisted and superbly talented chanteuse” -Tom Staudter- New York Times

“Joan Crowe gets to the heart of a songs story. And she’s funny. And she is Beautiful. She gets the hat trick” is how Micheal Bourne of WBGO describes Joan. A long time supporter of her work, he wrote the liner notes for her debut CD, Bird On The Wire, which garnered rave reviews in LA Jazz Scene, Jazz Improv, All Music Guide, Cadence, JazzReview.com, All About Jazz and others. Joining her on the CD is Tedd Firth on Piano, Jay Leonhardt on Bass, Scott Neuman on Drums, George Walker Petit on guitar, and Justin Flynn on Sax. She recently returned from a successful Tour of Berlin, Prague, and Amsterdam as a result of the international airplay her CD has been enjoying.

New York Newsday called her “as polished as a diamond." Joan Crowe is a versatile singer with an extensive repertoire of jazz, standards, pop, rock, blues and folk. Joan’s comic ability earned her the 2002 MAC Award (Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs) for Female Musical Comedy.

She started her musical career in cabaret but “caught the jazz bug” when she opened for Joe Lovano in 2002. Since then she has played in many prestigious jazz clubs, including The Jazz Standard, The Iridium Jazz Club, Sweet Rhythm and Birdland. In her live shows, she is a risk taker and likes combine Jazz with several musical genres and then add bit of comedy. . She performs regularly with her 10 piece band, High Society Rhythm. Her credits include performances at The Rainbow Room, The Oak Room in Grand Prospect Hall , The Carnegie Club, Trumpets Jazz Club, The Manor, The Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, Westchester Conservatory of Music, Rockland Center for the Arts, The Emelin Theatre, Archie’s Place, The Plaza Hotel, Don’t Tell Mama, Brunelli’s, Eighty-Eights, Orchard Street and The Globe, Harry’s of Hartsdale, Coyote Flaco, Zuppas, Danny’s Skylight Room, The Duplex, Judy’s Chelsea, The Cinegrill in Los Angeles, Odettes, Teddy Cares, the National Society of Arts and Letters, the ASCAP songwriters’ showcase, and the Mable Mercer Cabaret Convention at Town Hall.

She is very proud of the money she has raised for Breast Cancer and other charities performing one of her four Cabaret shows: Women of Note, a tribute to Women Songwriters. Time Out New York selected her as “Critic’s Pick” for her cabaret show, Shooting Stars, which earned her first MAC Award nomination in 2000. Her show As the Crowe Flies was dubbed “Fabulous!” by Bloomberg Radio, and “Hilarious!” by the Associated Press and earned her a second MAC Award nomination. The Devil in Miss Joan, a hysterical look at good and evil” garnered her the coveted MAC Award for Musical Comedy in 2002.

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Take Five With...

Take Five With Joan Crowe

Read "Take Five With Joan Crowe" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Joan Crowe: A slightly twisted and superbly talented chanteuse--Tom Staudter, New York Times.Joan Crowe gets to the heart of a songs story. And shes funny. And she is beautiful. She gets the hat trick, is how Michael Bourne of WBGO describes Joan. A long time supporter of her work, he wrote the liner notes for her debut CD, Bird On The Wire, which garnered rave reviews in LA Jazz Scene, Jazz Improv, All Music Guide, Cadence, JazzReview.com, ...

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Joan Crowe: Bird On The Wire

Read "Bird On The Wire" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone


Joan Crowe won the prestigious 2002 MAC Award, which is the cabaret industry's version of the Grammy or Academy Award. Crowe is a dynamic, witty, and unpredictable entertainer, and her debut album demonstrates these traits. Bird On The Wire has all the signs of a well-planned and executed cabaret album, rather than a jazz vocal session. The thirteen tracks display a fine sense of balance between reasonably fresh standards and songs from contemporary singer/songwriters, in addition to other surprises. Pianist/arranger ...

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Joan Crowe Sept. 16 @ 6pm Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour

Joan Crowe Sept. 16 @ 6pm Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour

Source: All About Jazz

September 15, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com $20 Cover $15 Food/Beverage Min. Room opens at 6pm for Dinner All Shows at 7pm Joan Crowe at Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour Celebrating her CD release “Bird on the Wire" September 16, 2005 doors open at 6pm show 7pm “a distinctive singer with an intelligent and witty approach" Bruce Crowther ...

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