Internationally Acclaimed Jazz Cabaret
34 West 22nd St., New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212.206.0440
34 West 22nd St., New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212.206.0440
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John Minnock
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Show Details
- Ticket Price: $20.00 - $115.00
- Door Time: 9:00 PM
- Show Type: Jazz
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Restrictions:
2 beverage minimum
“I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues” – vocalist John Minnock presents a high energy, smartly entertaining evening of Jazz and Blues. Find out how a guy from the Albany suburbs came to be a new-breed vocalist in the ‘jazz/melancholy blues/hard blues’ industry and also a regular at the Metropolitan Room.
“Like the best Irish coffee, Minnock’s voice is smooth and bold, with a good dose of Bushmills to give it a smoldering kick” (Kevin Scott Hall, Bistro Awards Review). “…an impressive vocalist, obviously well trained in his chosen field of study” with “stellar chops”, “creative phrasing and impressive scatting”
With a voice that recalls B.B. King, Billy Eckstein, and George Benson, John often branches out to jazz improvisation and scat singing, weaving in thought-provoking and often funny facts about the songs. “Blues really seems to be his ace in the hole”; “one of the best versions of ‘On Broadway’ I’ve ever heard” (Kevin Scott Hall, Bistro Awards Review). The material includes songs of jazz greats such as Sarah Vaughn and Duke Ellington; blues greats like Billy Holiday and Ruth Brown and also jazz interpretations of modern songs.
John Minnock gained popularity as a singer in Boston before moving on to the New York scene. Combining great musicality and showmanship, John presents a lively evening of Jazz, Blues, Funk and R&B.
With his trio, accomplished musicians from both Boston and New York, John is as at-ease with the complexities of music as he is working with the band, with the audience and everything involved in putting on a highly entertaining show.
John performed weekly at Boston’s Encore Lounge for two years in one of the most successful jazz gigs in the Boston area. The show was chosen as a “Featured Event” by the Boston Globe a number of times during its run. John also performed in the group “Feed the Meter” and at Acton Jazz Café.
