It’s like this…
In the wide world of operatic tenor sports, Nathan Granner looms large. Carnegie Hall, the Music Hall – perfect fits. Granner has both the chops and the cred. No assembly required.
Which brings us to Granner’s quirky side.
Equal parts geek and musical adventurer, wedded to a wickedly inane sense of humor.
At this stage of Granner’s game he’s no less comfortable doing Frank Sinatra-as-Journey than he is belting out straight down the line versions of “Music of the Night.”
Which brings us to his two-day hit-and-run at Jardine’s next week…
On Tuesday Granner will lay down a “post-modern” version of
L.P.
I’ve heard Nathan Granner sing jazz at Jardine’s twice, one night when he sat in for a couple numbers with Shay Estes’ group, and at Jardine’s Christmas Party celebration last December. He seems like an extremely nice person, and he has a spectacular voice. But, at least on those two nights, he had absolutely no vocabulary for jazz. I particularly remember a version of “Summertime” where his vocal stylings ran all over the place, never once finding anything resembling jazz. Both nights, hearing such a wonderful voice from such an apparently nice person fail to land in the right place with any song he tried was painful. I haven’t heard his complete shows at Jardine’s. Maybe they’re good. But based on the four attempts I heard on those two nights, I wouldn’t take that chance.
Floozy
I remember that Summertime and it was AWESOME! Maybe L.P. could learn to listen and enjoy some o fthe best talent we have in the country.
Who cares is he’s nice, he can sing!
NAG
LOL.
Damn, all of those jazz classes in college down the drain.
Think I’ll stick to dancing.
NG