You bring ‘em, they play ‘em! Spend an evening calling the set list with singer and pianist Andrew Walesch and his orchestra. Relish in the vast catalogue of Frank Sinatra – songs of romance, levity, unrequited love and more. It’s a night all about the audience, so come taste the wine, come to the cabaret.
Like a good many before him, singer and pianist Andrew Walesch manages to encapsulate the sophistication of a cosmopolite and the self-effacing charm of a country boy. Leading his all-star ten-piece big band, showman Andrew Walesch is a traditionalist and an iconoclast rolled into one. “The Sinatra-loving entertainer is both fresh and classic at the same time – and always swingin,” raves Star Tribune critic Jon Bream. “Expect some Basie, Bublé and Bennett mixed in with a little Ol’ Blue Eyes.”
“I don’t attempt to imitate the great pop and jazz artists of the 50s and ’60s,” says Andrew. “But I go for broke when we do our shows – vocally and musically – which is what they all did best and why they were in a class of their own.”
His vocal and piano chops, along with his keen sensibility to find and interpret a great lyric, have led to some great opportunities for Walesch. He has appeared on the nationally syndicated NPR broadcast Mountain Stage and more recently, an invitation to perform at the 33rd Annual Cabaret Convention in the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Recommended for fans of Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé and Bing Crosby.
