JEFF HARNAR in IT’S DE-LOVELY

What Better Place to Celebrate COLE PORTERS Birthday Than BIRDLAND?New York, NY What better place to be on Cole Porters birthday than at Birdland, the crown jewel of New Yorks music scene? On Monday, June 9 at 7:00 PM, award-winning concert and recording artist JEFF HARNAR, hailed as one of Porters premier interpreters, brings his celebrated show ITS DE-LOVELY to the Birdland stage. A joyful, stylish celebration of Porters timeless wit and elegance, ITS DE-LOVELY features beloved standards including Its De-Lovely, Lets Do It, Ive Got You Under My Skin, Begin the Beguine, Easy to Love, and a few delightful surprises originally introduced by Danny Kaye and Jimmy Durante. The New York Times has declared, Harnar and Porter are a perfect fit, and this evening promises to be just thatan ideal pairing of interpreter and inspiration.Harnars impressive rsum includes Carnegie Hall appearances for both the Cole Porter and Nol Coward Centennial Galas. His televised PBS concerts include The 1959 Broadway Songbook with Alex Rybeck, and American Songbook: Stephen Sondheim and Remember: Songs of the Holidays with KT Sullivan. His recent recordings on PS ClassicsA Collective Cy (2023) and I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheims Words (2022)have earned critical acclaim.Harnar will be joined by special guest Billy Stritch, the Grammy-winning singer, pianist, arranger, and songwriter. The performance will also be joined by Eric Comstock s music director is Alex Rybeck, an award-winning musical force in his own right, who leads a stellar trio featuring Ritt Henn on bass and Dan Gross on drums.This evening promises to be a swinging, stylish, and unforgettable tribute to one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th centuryon the night of his birth, in the city that never sleeps.