Lineup
- Mathieu De Wit : music director and piano
- Tom McGuire : vocals
- Ramon van Merkenstein : double bass
- Lieven Venken : drums
- Michel Mainil : saxophone
Presentation
In Manhattan on West 28 Street, 100 years ago, there was a row of modest brick buildings with tiny piano rooms where music collided through thin walls. Pianos clattered and competing melodies filled the air. Clashing tones could be heard from the street. It was the clanging “tin pan” sound of Tin Pan Alley.
This noisy block became the center of the American music industry where publishers, songwriters, and performers worked and promoted popular music. “Tribute to Tin Pan Alley” celebrates the golden age of melody-making when Arlen, Berlin, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, and others composed iconic jazz tunes that helped define a century of the Great American Songbook.
Experience timeless jazz standards that have been recorded by countless artists. Feel the heartbeat of Tin Pan Alley, reminding us why these songs endure. Directed by acclaimed pianist Mathieu De Wit, The New Yorkers radiate creative energy and jazz virtuosity. Broadway vocalist Tom McGuire croons with his New York style.
