With the Jon Davis Trio
General Admission $15
($13 Opera House Members)
Great Performers Concert Series
Marcus Goldhaber is known in the music world for his intimate approach to straight-ahead jazz. In the past two years, he has performed at several top NYC venues including: The Kitano, The Metropolitan Room, Iridium, The Cutting Room, The Friars Club, The Makor/Steinhardt Center, The Carnegie Club, Lenox Lounge and the Ritz-Carlton. He also has performed concerts at NYC's Worldwide Plaza and the AOL Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle and maintained residencies at both The Benjamin Hotel and The Downstairs Room at Penang.
Born and raised in Buffalo, Goldhaber developed a passion for jazz alongside a 1928 Ivers & Pond upright piano, on which his mother casually played countless standards. Inspired by his upbringing, along with a clear inheritance of the musical gene, Goldhaber graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from SUNY-Fredonia, then moved to NYC to work as an actor. Eventually, he returned to singing the standards of Harold Arlen, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh and many others, with a perfect blend of yesterday and today and a modern approach that stays true to this style of music.
His latest CD, "Take Me Anywhere," is the second to be released on his own label, Fallen Apple Records. In it, he is introduced as a songwriter with seven original songs that accompany 10 exciting and fresh arrangements of tasty standards such as "No Moon at All," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" and "Look for the Silver Lining."
"Goldhaber puts a heartfelt, sometimes heart-breaking, spin on such standards as 'Someone in Love' and 'Honeysuckle Rose,' finding the soul in each note with his no-frills approach." -- People Magazine
"...rivals the jazz instincts of Chet Baker and John Pizzarelli." -- JazzTimes Magazine
"His tone and style are reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra." -- JazzImprovNY
Attending from out of town? Consider staying at one of the area's beautiful inns or bed & breakfasts as part of an overnight performance package.
