Sunday, March 31, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
721 Lounge
721 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
Jazz singer Mark Robinson draws his major inspiration from the Great
American Songbook, and lovers of jazz and classic pop singing are drawing
inspiration from Robinson's critically acclaimed recording, Some Small Dive.
As Dan McClenaghan from All About Jazz put it, "Like the very best
in this game—Sinatra or Tony Bennett—Robinson makes it all sound so effortless
on this truly superb vocal jazz outing."
Given such praise, Robinson's appeal to live audiences isn't hard to
understand. His style is elegant and refined, but always swinging.
And as he works his way through the jazz standards of composers like
Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart, and new classics from writers like Elvis
Costello and Dave Frishberg, Robinson's delivery is both emotionally direct and
musically sophisticated. He's cool, all right, but at the same time his music
is fun and alive.
Robinson is dedicated now to the wonders of jazz, but he began his
career at 16 as a classical singer, studying voice and music theory with a San
Francisco Opera baritone. He went on to perform in London, Los Angeles, Seattle
and Boston. "I always figured that in my next life, I'd be a crooner,"
he says. "I'm glad I didn't have to wait that long."
Cost: Free
