Joe Holt Welcomes Jazz Vocalist Libby York

Libby York

Joe Holt’s monthly offering of his First Friday series gets bumped to the second Friday in October (the 11th). Joe is excited to welcome jazz vocalist Libby York to the stage for the evening.

It has been said that Libby York is one of the finest singers and storytellers on the scene today. While her cool style is reminiscent of past legends like Peggy Lee and June Christy, Libby York’s conversational style, hip phrasing, superb sense of time, and deep connection to a song’s lyrics, show that the arts of singing a jazz tune and masterful storytelling are soulmates.

York has been performing professionally since 1980. She left Chicago in the 70s and opened a restaurant, The Back Porch Cafe in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, which is still thriving. She spent most of the 80s and early 90s in New York where she was featured vocalist with Swing Street, an eight-piece big band, and was coached by the great Abbey Lincoln.

Adam Gopnik, music critic for The New Yorker enthuses “Cool jazz singers Anita O’Day, June Christy and Julie London are subtle influences on York, but her voice is unique, with a rich, warm tone not often found. In live performance she is a true jazz singer who improvises with her phrasing and swings hard.”

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