"Catherine Dupuis is a warm alto singer who smoothly infuses the standards in cabaret with the rhythms of jazz. At the Iridium (NYC), she celebrated her latest CD, The Rules of the Road, backed by seven top-flight musicians with Russ Kassoff on piano. Opening with "The Best is Yet to Come," Dupuis presented the song's spirit with enthusiasm and sincerity. The band set a swaying bossa nova beat under "I've Never Been in Love Before," including Dupuis' vocalizing segment. "Someone At Last," a lovely ballad, was rendered with simple sweetness and a picked-up temp at the end. "Wonder Why" featured Dupuis' pecise phrasing before she took off with a hearty scat. "Who Will Buy?" (Oliver) emerged from Native American cries and then swung into an energizing drive. Dupuis thoughtfully delivered "Lonesome Road," before the band kicked into vigor. Dupuis brings a savvy breeziness to the cabaret/jazz genre of song. Elizabeth Ahlfors, Cabaret Scenes
Upcoming Performances - 2008

Wednesday. April 9, 2008
Butler Senior High School, Butler PA
Vocal Jazz Workshop (afternoon) and Concert (7:00pm)

Saturday. May 3, 2008
3 - 10 am, 8 pm
Fundraiser for JazzPA
Bring your vouchers!
Barnes & Noble
State College, PA (across from the Nittany Mall)
more info: www.jazzpa.com

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Russ Kassoff Big Band
The NYC Ba'hai Center
53 E. 11th St., NYC
212-222-5159
www.bahainyc.org/jazz.html
Tickets: $10 in advance; $15 at the door
more info: www.russkassoff.com

Saturday, July 26, 2008
JazzPA's Columbia Gas 2008 Summer Jazz Celebration
1:30 pm - The Friends Band
Bellefonte, PA
Special festival artists: Tom Malone and Byron Stripling
Music 11am-midnight at the Garman Theatre, in Tallyrand Park and on the Diamond
more info: www.jazzpa.com

Saturday, August 9, 2008
Sackets Harbor Jazz Festival
Special Guest: Jerry Dodgion
Sackets Harbor, NY
more info: www.jazzinsackets.org

Past Performances - 2008

January 12: IAJE

February 5: The NYC Ba'hai Center

February 8: The Art Scene, West Chester, PA 19382

Past Performances - 2007

August 11: Sackets Harbor Jazz Festival, Sackets Harbor, NY

July 19: State College Jazz Festival, State College, PA

June 8: Enzo's Jazz, NYC

May 20: Hippo Room at The Deli, State College, PA

May 17: Watercolor Cafe, Larchmont, NY (Westchester Co.)

April 24, 2007: John Birks Gillespie Auditorium, New York City Ba'hai Center

April 17, 2007: Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

Feb. 7, 2007: Enzo's Jazz, NYC

Past Performances - 2006

Oct. 18, 2006: Enzo's Jazz Room, NYC

Sept. 26, 2006: Metropolitan Room, NYC

August 17, 2006: BluSeed Studios

August 12, 2006: Sacketts Harbor Jazz Festival

July 21-22, 2006: 2nd Annual State College Jazz Festival

June 7, 2006: Enzo's Jazz Room, NYC

March 30, 2006: Fairfield University (CT)