Sitti Navarro conquers the Big Apple
Philippines’ bossa nova queen Sitti (Navarro), currently on a US concert tour, can hardly wait for the New York City leg of her tour. "Not only because it’s her first time to perform in the Big Apple," said Funfare’s New York correspondent Edmund Silvestre (of The Filipino Reporter), "but also because she will be accompanied by an international band who has played for the likes of Tony Bennett, Sergio Mendes, Gloria Gaynor, Eddie Murphy, Freddie Jackson, Bill Withers and Cuba Gooding & The Main Ingredient, plus Brazil’s superstars Beth Carvalho, Zeze Motta and Jair Rodrigues."
Playing for Sitti is the renowned band of jazz producer Clyde Bullard, producer of Flushing Town Hall’s Jazz Live! series since 1998 and principal bassist for the Boys Choir of Harlem (both in New York) for over 17 years now. He has performed in over 25 Broadway and off-Broadway shows (including A Chorus Line and Two Gentlemen of Verona) and has produced large-scale productions in the US and other countries.
Edmund happily reported that Sitti in the City will be staged on Sept. 5 (at 7 p.m.) at the Rebel Club at 251 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues). Rebel Club, one of Manhattan’s newest and trendiest dance, lounge and live music venues, is located one block from Madison Square Garden. [Read more…]
