02/21 8:00 PM & 10PM - $25.00
ScoBar presents Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band with Special Guest Paul Safy Jr
“Packed with Rat Pack PUNCH!” ~ The Examiner NYC
“Frisky, Retro Fun!” ~ Time Out New York
The multi-award-winning, multi-talented vocalist, bandleader, and comedian Terese Genecco (pronounced “Teh-REECE Jeh-NECK-oh”) is currently the longest-running nightclub act on Broadway, appearing here as a headliner at The Iridium NYC every month – for more than 70 performances – since her opening night in March of 2009.
Genecco has appeared in major music venues, performing arts centers and jazz festivals around the world since her cabaret debut in 2003 when she became San Francisco’s “Entertainer of the Year.” After next garnering a Back Stage Bistro, 2 MAC Awards and being named one of the Top Ten Best Cabaret shows of the year by Time Out New York Magazine in 2006 and again in 2007, Genecco wrapped up a year-long run at San Francisco’s premiere nightclub, The Rrazz Room, in 2008 and relocated to New York City where she has continued to earn critical acclaim and a rabid fan following in her open-ended run of shows at The Iridium with her stellar 8-piece “little big band.”
“There were no ‘mice’ in the Ratpack – it was strictly an all-boy’s club. But if Frank, Dean and Sammy ever returned from the Great Casino in the Sky, the first youngish female singer that I’d recommend to join their clan is this high-voltage entertainer. Ms. Genecco is deeply rooted in the early 1960s, the colorful last gasp of the era of swingin’ lovers, and, as such, draws equally from Louis Prima and Sammy Davis on one hand and Ray Charles and Elvis on the other. She and her three horns and five rhythm put on an unstoppable juggernaut of a set at the Iridium, with one hard-hitting swinger after another, pausing only for what she describes as a mandatory ‘two-ballad maximum.’ The calendar may say Dec. 28, but Ms. Genecco makes every show seem like New Year’s Eve.” ~ Will Friedwald; The Wall Street Journal
Paul Safy Jr. will be Terese’s special guest vocalist on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012.
This 28 year-old Lebanese/Italian-American singing sensation is a quickly rising star on the national music stage, with more than 13 million people tuning in to see his performance as a finalist on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in 2010. Since then, Paul has performed with his own 7-piece band at The Iridium and in clubs and music festivals around the country.
A native of Buffalo, NY, and the winner of the 2007 “Buffalo Idol” competition, Paul has appeared with The Duke Ellington Band and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, been the opening act for Frankie Avalon and Las Vegas sensations, The Scintas,” and, at her request, has worked in the recording studio with former American Idol judge and world-class singer/songwriter Kara Dioguardi on three original songs.
Paul Safy, Jr. has a luscious voice, smoldering good looks, and a truly warm and engaging personality. He’s a natural fit with Genecco’s swingin’ “little big band!” You won’t want to miss this month’s show!
Terese Genecco celebrates her 3 Year Anniversary at The Iridium NYC next month on Tuesday, March 20th with special surprise guest stars and the release of her brand new CD, “LIVE FROM THE IRIDIUM NYC.”
All shows Co-Produced by BUG:OUT:MUSIC.
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