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On Thursday night, it was back to The Metropolitan
Room to catch jazz singer/pianist Diane Marino in her show Just
Groovin', which included songs from her recently released CD of the
same name, as well as songs from her previous two CDs. The show
featured a whole slew of well-loved songs, including "I Concentrate
On You," "So Danco Samba," "Baby It's You," "Baby I'm Yours," and
"Groovin,'" each of which had a contemporary, jazzy spin, but
managed to remain true to the original intent of the song - not an
easy task, but one which Ms. Marino accomplished with style and
ease. A terrific pianist herself, Ms. Marino also surrounded herself
with stellar musicians, including Frank Marino (her husband!) on
bass, Warren Benbow on drums, and Dave Riekenberg on soprano sax,
tenor sax, and flute. The collective musicianship was outstanding,
and made for a thoroughly enjoyable show. Ms. Marino is currently
based in Nashville, but will happily be making another trip north
later this year, so stay tuned!
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