CABARET
BARB
JUNGR AT JOE'S PUB TAKES NEW YORK BY STORM
Her
October cabaret show at Joe's Pub in New York City was a smashing
success. Barb Jungr took New York and the audience by storm. Listening
to her albums is a delight. But, seeing her performing on stage is the
ultimate musical treat and an experience at many levels, not to miss.
From her very first song to Waterloo Sunset, her international hit, Barb
Jungr shined brighter than midnight sunset, enrobed with a femme fatale
aura, a sensual intellectualism and the implosion of a dignified femme
fatale. Her show was a sort of a tribute to Bob Dylan. She sang his
biggest hits, her style and her way and she excelled. But, when she
delivered Jacques Brel's "Ay Marieke Marieke", the audience went wild.
She mesmerized the hell out of them. Accompanied by a virtuoso American
pianist who also played the French musette accordion, Bab Jungr
transformed the American pub into a magical 1930 Parisian cabaret boite
absorbed and submerged with
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NEW YORK SUPER
ENTERTAINERS
BARN JUNGR GAVE NEW YORK, THE
BEST CABARET CONCERT OF THE YEAR
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Parisian
nostalgia, the scent of Mata Hari, the dramatic style of Marlene Dietrich
and the bursting screams of life flirting with the shadow of Edith Piaf and
Juliette Greco. It was a marvelous evening. A magical moment for all those
who appreciate world cabaret. The show had everything: Montmartre, Paris and
Berlin 1920s' and 1930s' nostalgia, Piaf's melodramatic cache, Gabriella
Ferri's delightful madness, Juliette Greco's finesse, Peggy Lee's stage
presence, Barbara's class and of course it had the extremely delightful and
graceful persona of Barb Jungr. I "watched" the audience "watching" this
mesmerizing British Grande Dame transforming a trendy New York nightclub
into a mirage of a vanished golden era of humanistic music...into an oasis
of fantasy, musical virtuosity, human drama, fun, and fun and fun too. For,
Ms Jungr wit, superb sense of humour, jokes, hilarious story about a seagull
she rescued on the beach, her man, her life, the dumb, indifferent and
sometime passionate people she met through her trips...all those little
details, humour, touching stories, bursting anecdotes, warm, warm, warm
stage personality, a superb musical accompaniment, a sensual and explosive
voice of a woman who knows life, its ups and downs transformed the 90
minutes we spent at Joe's Pub into a musical and human elixir of escapades,
fantasies, dreams, wishes, moments of a great joy and deep reflection on
life. Barb Jungr shined that night. And because she shined so bright, the
whole damned lights and neon of New York City shinned brighter and brighter
and blew up! It was a magnificent show! It was a great triumph for
England's greatest cabaret and Jazz singer!
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