Special guest Jean McKenna O’Donnell. Salute to pianists/singers/songwriters Blossom Darie and Dave Frishberg…Not to be missed!

“No duo could be better suited to salute these two legends, both Daryl and Jay being singers and instrumentalists who share their subjects’ artistry and humor —plus their own mastery of interpretation.

No admirer of Blossom and Dave should miss this celebration of a very special musical and verbal legacy—and they both swing!” – Dan Morgenstern, Director Emeritus, Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies

Rhode Island born Daryl Sherman has been a part of the New York City jazz scene since the mid-70s and she is one of the rare singing pianists equally talented in both roles. Sherman is a unique stylist with charm, quick wit, chemistry with her audiences and ability to make herself at home in any musical setting. From her early stints at Sinatra hang-outs like Jilly’s, there’s hardly a jazz joint, supper club or hotel Daryl has missed. When Artie Shaw formed a new band after his retirement, Sherman was his chosen singer, calling her “a first rate singer –musician”. Her CDs are in regular rotation on Cable TV’s Music Choice, Sirius/XM Radio,BBC, Jazz Radio Berlin and she’s been a frequent guest on Marian McPartland’s NPR Piano Jazz.

Daryl has performed and recorded with notables: Bucky& John Pizzarelli, Houston Person, Warren Vache, Bob Dorough , WycliffeGordon, Dick Hyman, Dave McKenna, Mike Renzi, Jay Leonhart, Boots Maleson, James Chirillo , Howard Alden, Joe Temperley, Ken Peplowski, Dick Sudhalter, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks and British all-stars Dave Green, Alan Barnes, Digby Fairweather, Andrew Cleyndert and Japan trumpet star Yoshio Toyama.

“Delightful, swinging, signature jazz sound, a stylistic compendium of Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey and Blossom Dearie.’ – Stephen Holden, New York Times