John Alcorn Sings Rodgers & Hart at 120 Diner

JOHN ALCORN'S SONGBOOK SERIES 2017
This January, for the first time since 2012, John Alcorn is bringing back his legendary Songbook Series. Since his initial exploration of this timeless music, at The Cameron House on Queen Street West in 1994, Alcorn has performed Songbook concerts in clubs and concert halls across the country. These performances, full of love and life, tears and laughter, offer the opportunity for both performers and audience members to immerse themselves in the aesthetic of some of our most beloved creators and interpreters of song, with each concert focusing on the work of an individual artist Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, et al....

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JOHN ALCORN'S SONGBOOK SERIES 2017
This January, for the first time since 2012, John Alcorn is bringing back his legendary Songbook Series. Since his initial exploration of this timeless music, at The Cameron House on Queen Street West in 1994, Alcorn has performed Songbook concerts in clubs and concert halls across the country. These performances, full of love and life, tears and laughter, offer the opportunity for both performers and audience members to immerse themselves in the aesthetic of some of our most beloved creators and interpreters of song, with each concert focusing on the work of an individual artist Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, et al.

120 Diner, located at 120 Church Street in downtown Toronto, with its intimate atmosphere, gorgeous sound and excellent food, promises to be the perfect, relaxed setting for these very special evenings.

Dinner Reservations: call 416-792-7725 or text 416-706-4237
To see the menu visit www.120diner.com

ABOUT JOHN ALCORN:
The Toronto Star calls him one of our finest interpreters of the great American songbook, an artist who always knows how to walk the fine line between respecting the material and offering an original interpretation.

John Alcorn is one of Canadas premiere jazz vocalists, delivering his distinctive renditions of jazz standards on the most prestigious bandstands and concert stages across Canada. His list of citations and acknowledgements in music and theatre includes both Jazz Report (Male Vocalist of the Year) and Dora (Outstanding Music) awards.

His latest recording, Flying Without Wings (2016), features an all-star Canadian trio Reg Schwager (guitar), Mark Eisenman (piano) and Steve Wallace (bass) along with New York great, Warren Vaché (cornet).

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