Susan Mack at the Birdland Theater ‘Music In The Air’

Singer Susan Mack made her solo debut at the Birdland Theater on Sunday, September 19.
Her new show “Music In The Air”, directed by Lina Koutrakos, is a loving and carefully curated tribute to classic jazz tunes from the American and World Songbook. With both familiar and surprising selections from composers such as Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Irving Berlin and Chick Corea – these are the kinds of songs you find yourself humming days later and remembering the stylish singer. that just replay them in your brain random CD play.

The arrangements by Music Director Tedd Firth were exceptional, with expert instrumental support from bassist David Finck and drummer Eric Halvorson. It was a jazz trio worthy of complex and masterful charts.
Susan Mack’s overt love and passion for the jazz work is beautifully represented in her smoky alto tones, well-timed and dispersed scats, and dynamic vocal changes. The show is a cozy fall evening in Manhattan’s emerging performance scene.

The sold-out performance will resume at the Birdland Theater on October 4 and November 8 at 8:30 p.m.

Birdland is a fully vaccinated site located at 315 West 44 Street, in the heart of Manhattanfrom the theater district.

Photo credit: Kevin Alvey