Celebrated for boldly bridging the divide between cabaret, jazz and rock ‘n roll, the trailblazing singer Barb Jungr returns to New York from London for her ninth Metropolitan Room engagement. FromOctober 18 to 29, in ten prime-time shows, Jungr presents the New York premiere of “Man in the Long Black Coat,” her first live show in New York devoted entirely to Bob Dylan.
Widely regarded as “the foremost interpreter of Bob Dylan’s back catalogue” (The Independent), Jungr began making Dylan waves when she released her first Dylan compilation, “Every Grain of Sand,” with Linn Records in 2002. As she added other American rockers to her repertoire, Jungr became a major draw in New York and internationally for credibly adding new names to the Great American Songbook. Sparking what Stephen Holden of The NY Times called “a small revolution” and getting picked by Time Out NY as the #1 & 2 top live cabaret acts in New York, in 2008 and 2009 respectively, Jungr championed the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, David Byrne, Neil Diamond, Hank Williams and Elvis Presley, to name a few. Time Out’s Adam Feldman called her innovations “passionate reworkings.”
Throughout this run of groundbreaking shows, which included a survey of Nina Simone and frequent dalliances with Brel and Piaf, critics continued to marvel at the remarkable, eye-opening symbiosis between Jungr and Dylan.
Her second coming with Dylan is a brand new compilation CD (also from Linn Records, released in the UK to great acclaim earlier this year and by Naxos in the U.S. on September 27) of songs recorded post-“Every Grain of Sand,” with four newly recorded tracks. Celebrating the release of “Man in the Long Black Coat” Jungr’s live show begins a U.S. tour at The Rrazz room in San Franciscoon October 10 before coming to New York. Accompanying Jungr on piano for her U.S. tour is the New York-based Tracy Stark.
A 2008 Nightlife Award-winner (outstanding cabaret vocalist), Jungr was a fixture in London's alternative cabaret scene in the late 70's (when she was a member of the cult vocal group The Three Courgettes, and half of Jungr and Parker). She launched her solo career in 1997, and her solo recordings date back "Durga Rising" (1997) and "Bare" (1999). She picked up a 2003 Back Stage Bistro Award, appearing occasionally in New York. But it was her Metropolitan Room debut in January 2007 and subsequent appearances there that began to galvanize her American following. She also appeared at the Café Carlyle in 2009 and 2010. Her last Metropolitan Room engagement was the premiere of “River” (in May of 2010) which celebrated the release of “The Men I Love,” and which Time Out picked as the top cabaret recording of the year.
“Man in the Long Black Coat” performs from October 18 to 29, on two consecutive Tuesdays through Saturdays, for a total of ten shows. Performances are October 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. All shows are at 7pm. Jungr's music charge is $25. The Nightlife and Bistro Award-winning Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, celebrated its fifth anniversary in May. For reservations call 212/206-0440 or to order online visit www.metropolitanroom.com.
BARB JUNGR
Man In The Long Black Coat
Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan
"As a Dylan interpreter, Jungr is right up there with Simone or The Byrds." (THE BBC)
“Brings the same creative capacity for reinterpretation and re-examination that Ella Fitzgerald brought to Cole Porter.” (The Wall Street Journal)
“One of the very best nightclub singers in the world.” (Time Out, NYC)
USA Tour Dates
October 2011
The Metropolitan Room, New York
Tues 18 to Sat 22 (7pm) / Tues 25 to Sat 29 (7pm)
November 2011
Catalina’s Bar and Grill,Los Angeles
Tues 1 & Wed 2 (8pm)
Austin Cabaret Theater, Austin
Thurs 3 & Fri 4 (8:30pm)
The internationally acclaimed performer and recording artist, Barb Jungr brings her acclaimed interpretations of Bob Dylan songs to The Rrazz Room in San Francisco, The Metropolitan Room in New York, Catalina’s Bar and Grill in LA and Austin Cabaret Theater.
The show follows the release of Man In The Long Black Coat, (Linn Records). The album has had 5 and 4 star reviews in the UK, and will be released in the US on September 27, 2011. Man In The Long Black Coat will be distributed in the US by Naxos of America, Inc.
Barb Jungr’s celebration of the 70th birthday of the iconic songwriter. Widely regarded as“the foremost interpreter’s of Bob Dylan’s back catalogue” (The Independent), Barb’s new recording, which features several tracks not released by her before (Sara, Man In The Long Black Coat, It Ain’t Me Babe and With God On Our Side) marks the culmination of a decade-long affair with the work of Bob Dylan; as Barb states “Once I had started singing Dylan’s songs I couldn’t stop”.
Barb Jungr is enjoying another busy year of concert engagements throughout 2011, following the release of the acclaimed new album, The Men I Love, and a hugely successful series of live dates at home and abroad in 2010, including her first tour in St Louis, Cleveland and San Francisco last December.
Variously described by critics as magnificent, mesmerizing and magical and favorably compared to Nina Simone, Peggy Lee and Edith Piaf, Barb Jungr has, in recent years, built a formidable reputation on the international cabaret stage. With her stunningly evocative interpretations of songs from what she champions as the ‘Great New American Songbook’ (includes, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, Bruce Springsteen and many more), Barb has taken the art of cabaret singing and imbued it with new vitality and relevance for the 21st century.
Barb is wholly passionate about songs and singing, and this is never more apparent than in her live shows where she holds audiences spellbound with her revelatory interpretations and dramatic style of delivery. Slick and entertaining to the last, she balances these grand gestures with her innate sense of humor and comic timing.
www.barbjungr.com
"Empathy is her game, and few singers in any genre extend themselves more deeply into the lives of others." (The New York Times)
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