Fri

9/9/2011

8:00pm

Songwriter

Howard Fishman Quartet

8:00 pm

• $30 Assigned Rows 1-2
• $20 Assigned Rows 3-5
• $15 General Admission
• $10 Student

• Howard Fishman, guitar/vocals
• Mazz Swift, violin
• Etienne Charles, trumpet/percussion
• Nathan Peck, bass

Event Details

“Jazz isn't really a word that comes close... New Orleans funk, classical music and pop all appear in a scintillating mix…held together by Fishman's gritty singing style and a clutch of brilliant songs that feel swept off the doorsteps of Tin Pan Alley." – The Washington Post

Critically-acclaimed singer, guitarist, composer and bandleader Howard Fishman's exuberant, spontaneous, and unvarnished music has made him a favorite of audiences and critics alike. Ever-evolving and increasingly difficult to pin down, Fishman filters a deep passion for New Orleans jazz, Brooklyn soul, open-hearted country, blues and gospel music through a completely original, experimental aesthetic, to create a sound entirely his own.

Check out AnnArbor.com's preview, WCBN's interview, and Arts@Michigan's free tickets for UM students!

Howard Fishman

Fishman began his musical career on the streets of New Orleans before moving to NYC in the late 90's and helping to pioneer the Brooklyn music scene. Since his first major engagement at the Algonquin Oak Room in 1999, he has headlined in some of the most prestigious venues in the US and abroad, including The Lincoln Center American Songbook, The Steppenwolf Theatre, The Blue Note, The Pasadena Playhouse, Duke Performances, The Great American Music Hall, and Le Petit Journal in Paris.

A testament to his wide-ranging appeal, Fishman has appeared on bills with such diverse artists as Odetta, Yo Yo Ma, Maceo Parker, Robyn Hitchcock, Madeleine Peyroux and Nellie McKay. The New York Times has written that his music "transcends time and idiom."