Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS - Great American Crooners
Featuring Shenel Johns, Robbie Lee and Benny Benack III
7:30pm
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About the event
“Programming that enlightens as it entertains and grabs new listeners in the process.” -The New York Times
Great American Crooners focuses on quintessential crooners such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Bobby Darin, whose velvety voices and sentimental serenades made them superstars on stage and on screen. Featuring Robbie Lee and Shenel Johns, who have both graced Jazz at Lincoln Center’s stages and Downbeat Magazine’s #1 Rising Star Male Vocalist, Benny Benack III.
Relive classics like “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Misty,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” and “Moon River,” and enjoy incredible true stories about these legends. It’s going to be a stylish evening of timeless tunes, and world-class talent.
Free Pre-Show Event
Come early (6:45 pm) and enjoy an introduction to the musical genre of Crooning. This complimentary twenty-minute preshow chat in the Event Hall will follow the genre’s rise from its origins in the 1920’s, setting the stage for the evening’s entertainment. No additional ticket is required for this chat.