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Margi Gianquinto
Singer of the Golden Age of American Popular Song
"A jazz chanteuse whose musical awareness and polish are first rate" ~Seth Gilman, "The Examiner"
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*PAST ENGAGEMENTS*
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2024
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WEDNESDAY, Aug 28th, 2024
8-11pm
In trio
w/ John Merrill (guitar)
& Jesse Breheney (bass)
w/special guest Steve Picataggio on drums
8-11pm
ROSEVALE NYC
305 W 48th St.
New York, NY
212-300-9859
rosevalenyc.com/cocktail-room/
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Sunday Jazz Brunch, 12-3pm
2022 and 2023 seasons)
PRIME
78 Southfield Ave, Stamford, CT
For reservations:
203-817-0700
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Feb 14th, 7:00-10:30pm
Valentine's Day at
MyMoon Restaurant (Annually)
In trio with:
John Merrill (guitar)
Daniel Duke (bass)
184 N 10th Street
Brooklyn (Williamsburg)
New York
718-599-7007
mymoonnyc.com
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Dec 24th, 2023, 7:30 & 9pm
Smalls Jazz Club
With the Chris Byars Quartet
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FIRST NAME BASIS
Thurs, Dec 8th
Featured Vocalist
w/John Merrill (g)
John Lang (b)
8pm
THURSDAY, Aug 3rd, 2023
Greenwich Historical Society
{Outdoor concert on "The Great Lawn"}
w/Chris Byars (horns)
John Merrill (guitar)
Jesse Breheney (bass)
Steve Picataggio (drums)
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Ballroom Weekend at
Mohonk Mountain House
Friday, Dec 2nd, 2022
9:00-11:00pm
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Margi Gianquinto Trio Livestream:
Thursday, Feb 11th, 2021
6:00-7:00pm
First Presbyterian Church of
New Canaan
In trio with:
John Merrill (guitar)
Yoshi Waki (bass)
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​2019 HIGHLIGHTS:
Ballroom Weekend at
Mohonk Mountain House
Saturday, Dec 7 th, 9:00-11:00pm
Weds, Oct 16th, 7:30-10:30pm
Glenn Crytzer Orchestra @
The Secret Room, NYC
Guest Vocalist
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Thurs, Aug 29th, 7:30-9:30pm
Timeless Songs of Summer
Villa Italia
26 Mill River St, Stamford, CT
For reservations:
203-348-7742
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Thurs, May 16th, 7:30-9:30pm
Villa Italia
A Tribute to Doris Day
In trio with:
John Merrill (guitar)
Yoshi Waki (bass)
26 Mill River St, Stamford, CT
For reservations:
203-348-7742
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THURSDAY, Feb 14th, 7-11pm
Valentine's Day at
MyMoon Restaurant
In trio with:
John Merrill (guitar)
Yoshi Waki (bass)
184 N 10th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
718-599-7007 for Reservations
mymoonnyc.com
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2018 Highlights:
Thurs, Dec 27th, 7:30-9:30pm
Villa Italia (Margi solo piano)
For reservations:
203-348-7742
Nov, 1st 2018, 5:30-6:45pm
Margi's
JO STAFFORD
CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE
BIRDLAND, NYC
315 West 44th St, NYC
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Thurs, Oct 18th, 7:30-9:30pm
Sun, Sept 16th, 7:30-9:30pm
Villa Italia
For reservations:
203-348-7742
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JUNE
Saturday, June 9th, 8pm
Leighanne & Margi (uke harmony duo)
@St. Andrew's Church
Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT
Admission $20
http://www.saintandrewsstamford.org
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APRIL
Monday, April 23rd, 8-9pm
Leighanne & Margi (uke harmony duo)
@L.I.C. BAR
45-48 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, Queens
718-786-5400
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MARCH
Saturday, March 10th, 6-9pm
Leighanne & Margi (uke harmony duo)
Part of a Candlelight Concert
@St. Andrew's Church
1231 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT
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WEDNESDAY, Feb 14th, 7-11pm
Valentine's Day at
MyMoon Restaurant
In trio with:
John Merrill (guitar)
Yoshi Waki (bass)
184 N 10th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
718-599-7007
mymoonnyc.com
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Thursdays in Jan & 8-11pm
BLACKTAIL NYC
w/Terry Waldo (stride piano) & band
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2017 Highlights:
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Tuesday, Dec 19, 9pm
A Tribute "Ella in Berlin, 1960
Part of an all star cast of singers​​​​​​​​
@Urban Stages, NYC (Part of "Winter Rhythms")
259 West 30th Street (bet 7th & 8th Ave)
Hosted/curated by Will Friedwald
For tickets, call 212-421-1380
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Sunday, Nov 12th, 6:30pm
HOUSE CONCERT
Greenwich, CT
w/Ben Paterson on piano/vocals
$20 charge at the door
(reservations required)
Email: margisings@gmail.com for reservations
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Saturday, Nov 11th, 1-3pm
JO STAFFORD
CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE
(guest vocalist)
American Popular Song Society, NYC
(Jo Stafford historian/writer)
John DiMartino:
Musical Director/Accompanist
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Monday, Oct 23rd, 6pm
"IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR:
1917" (celebrating centennials)
(guest vocalist, singing the songs of
Jo Stafford)
Host: KT Sullivan
Musical Director: Jon Weber
The Players, NYC
http://theplayersnyc.org/calendar
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Saturday, Oct 14th, 8-11pm
UConn Swing and Blues (Swing Dance)
University of Connecticut, Storrs
w/Margi & the Dapper Dots
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Monday, Aug 31st, 7pm
"IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR:
1917" (celebrating centennials)
(guest vocalist, singing the songs of
Jo Stafford)
A Benefit for
The Dutch Treat Club, NYC
Host: KT Sullivan
Musical Director: Jon Weber
The Laurie Beechman Theater
(in the West Bank Cafe)
407 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
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Friday, June 30th, 7:30pm
MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING
@Lincoln Center (Ballroom Night)
w/Jon Weber, piano
John Merrill, guitar
Chris Byars, clarinet, sax & flute
Gordon Au, trumpet
Tal Ronen, bass
Chris Gelb, drums
Fernando Garcia, Latin percussion
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Tuesday, June 20th, 7:30pm
"THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT"
Dietz & Schwartz & Friends
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
154 W 57th Street, NYC
Host: KT Sullivan
Musical Director: Jon Weber
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SUNDAY, Feb 26th, 3:00pm
Norwalk Public Library
Singing w/Jim Clark & Friends
As part of their
Sunday Winter Concert Series
1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT
203-899-2780
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SUNDAY, Feb 14th, 6:30-10:30pm
Valentine's Day at
MyMoon Restaurant
In trio with:
Roni Ben-Hur (guitar)
Yoshi Waki (bass)
184 N 10th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
718-599-7007
mymoonnyc.com
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SUNDAY, Jan 22nd, 3:00pm
Norwalk Public Library
As part of their
Sunday Winter Concert Series
w/John Merrill (guitar)
Neal Miner (bass)
Jay Rattman (clarinet/sax)
Chris Gelb (drums)
1 Belden Ave, Norwalk, CT
203-899-2780
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MARGI ISRAEL TOUR
Jan 3rd-11th
Performances in Tel Aviv & Jerusalem
featuring Tal Ronen (bass)
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SUNDAY, Dec 18th, 1:00pm
The Metropolitan Room
An Old Fashioned Christmas
w/Margi & the Dapper Dots
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Places I've Played:
Manhattan
The American Popular Song Society (Midtown)
The Doubles Club (Midtown)
The Friars Club (Midtown)
The Yale Club (Midtown)
The Paramount Hotel (Midtown)
New York Swing Dance Society (Upper East Side)
New York Athletic Club (Central Park South)
The Astor Room (Astoria)
The Antique Garage (SoHo)
The Back Room (Lower East Side)
The Garage
The Grey Lady (Lower East Side)
The Lambs Club (Midtown)
The Leadbelly (Lower East Side)
The Edison Rum House (Midtown)
The Top of the Standard Hotel
The River Club (Midtown East)
Hotel Chantelle (Lower East Side)
Le Pescaduex (SoHo)
Mezzrow (West Village)
Urban Stages (Manhattan)
Vaucluse (Manhattan)
Wits End (@Flute Midtown)
Zeb's Jazz Vocal Series (CLOSED)
Zirzamin (West Village - CLOSED)
Brooklyn/Queens
Akwaaba Mansion (Brooklyn)
Bar Chord (Ditmas Park)
Cafe Moto (Williamsburg)
Chez Oskar (Fort Greene)
Jalopy Theater & School of Music (Redhook, BK)
Karloff (Cobble Hill)
Penthouse 808 (Long Island City, Queens)
Radegast Biergarten (Williamsburg)
Shanghai Mermaid (Brooklyn)
The Brooklyn Winery (Williamsburg)
The Drawing Room (Brooklyn)
The Montauk Club (Park Slope)
Outside the city:
Belvedere Mansion
(Rheinbeck, NY)
Mohonk Mountain House
(New Paltz, NY)
Prime (Stamford, CT)
The JHouse (Greenwich, CT)
The 9th Note Jazz & Supper Club
(Stamford, CT)
Tomes Higgins House
(Greenwich, CT)
Yale Swing and Blues
(New Haven, CT)
Places I've Sat In:
Apoteke (Chinatown) (w/Avalon Jazz Band)
Arturo's (w/Michael Kanan, Steve Ash, Ray Gallon and many others)
Barbes (w/The Brain Cloud)
Beco Bar, Williamsburg (w/Regional de NY)
Birdland Jazz Club
(w/David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band)
(w/Hilary Gardner at the Sunday Jazz Party)
Cafe Taci (Midtown)
Dances of Vice (w/Nick Palumbo & the Flipped Fedoras)
Fat Cat (w/Johnny O'Neal)
Flute Bar (Gramercy & Midtown)
Harefield Road (Williamsburg) (w/Tamar Korn)
Hotel Chantelle (w/Martina DaSilva)
Iguana NYC (w/Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks)
Iridium Jazz Club (in harmony with vocalist Veronica Swift)
Le Cirque (w/Danny Bacher, Matt Baker)
Mezzrow (w/Johnny O'Neal, Ben Paterson)
Mona's NYC
Otto's Shrunken Head (w/John Bianchi's Vaudeville All-Stars)
New York Hot Jazz Festival, 2013
Pegu Club (SoHo) w/Glen Crytzer
Polpo (Greenwich, CT)
Radegast Biergarten (Williamsburg)
Saint Maize (Williamsburg)(w/Baby Soda Jazz Band)
Shanghai Mermaid (w/Baby Soda Jazz Band)
Sofia's, in the Edison Hotel (w/Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks)
Smalls Jazz Club
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club (w/Johnny O'Neal)
SoHo Grand Hotel (w/Cesar Garabini)
Swing Easy (w/Molly Ryan, Tamar Korn)
Swing 46 Jazz & Supper Club (w/Sarah Hayes)
The Back Room Speakeasy (w/The Delancy Five)
The Clover Club (w/Michael Aranella)
The Darby (w/JC Hopkins) (CLOSED)
The Friars Club (Midtown)
The Kitano (w/Ben Paterson)
The Rum House (in the Edison Hotel)
(w/Terry Waldo, Gordon Au, Tamar Korn, Martina DaSilva, Molly Ryan, etc.)
The Salon (w/Tamar Korn & Gordon Au's Grand Street Stompers)
The Slipper Room (w/JC Hopkins)
URBO (Manhattan) w/Tamar Korn (CLOSED)
Vic & Anthony's (w/The Debonaires)
Zeb's (CLOSED)
Zirzamin (w/Bucky Pizarelli) (CLOSED)
FIRST NAME BASIS
Weds, July 31st
Featured Vocalist
w/John Merrill (g)
John Lang (b)
6:30-9:30pm
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WEDNESDAY, May 22nd, 2024
8-11pm
In trio
w/ Tom Dempsey (guitar)
& Jesse Breheney (bass)
8-11pm
ROSEVALE NYC
305 W 48th St.
New York, NY
212-300-9859
rosevalenyc.com/cocktail-room/
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