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SUMMARY:Album Release Concert:  “Toast of the Town\, Vol. 2” Cabaret Classics & Brian De Lorenzo
DESCRIPTION:Album Release Concert:  “Toast of the Town\, Vol. 2” \nBrian De Lorenzo’s Second Swinging New Big Band Album\, featuring The Tom Lamark Orchestra \nFriday\, April 24\, 7:30 PM \nClub Café’s Moonshine Room\, 209 Columbus Ave\, Boston \nTickets: $30\, available at clubcafe.com \nCabaret Classics announces the release of “Toast of the Town\, Volume 2\,” the second big band album from Boston-based vocalist Brian De Lorenzo\, available on Friday\, April 24 on CD and streaming and digital platforms. This swinging collection features the Tom LaMark Orchestra performing time-tested standards with fresh interpretations. The album – produced by Doug Hammer for Dreamworld Productions\, with music direction and arrangements by Tom LaMark – features exclusive cover art by lauded Vanity Fair illustrator Robert Risko.  \n“Toast of the Town\, Volume 2” features beloved big band favorites associated with the greatest singers of mid-century standards\, including Frank Sinatra; Edith Piaf; Tony Bennett; Rosemary Clooney; Nat “King” Cole; Barbra Streisand; Ella Fitzgerald; and Billie Holiday. Select highlights include golden-age classics by legendary songwriters like Julie Styne (“Just in Time”)\, Frank Loesser (“Luck Be a Lady”)\, Cole Porter (“In the Still of the Night”)\, and three songs by master lyricist Johnny Mercer. \nWith Brian De Lorenzo’s spirited singing and Tom LaMark’s masterful music direction\, Toast of the Town\, Volume 2 is more than just a time capsule of the past\, but a deft and creative exploration of how our collective songbook has evolved. \nAbout Brian De Lorenzo and Tom LaMark \nBrian De Lorenzo – named Edge Media’s “Top Ten of New York Cabaret” and Talent America’s “Performer of the Year” – is an award-winning singer\, actor\, and songwriter equally at home in nightclubs\, concert halls\, and theaters. He has traveled from Alaska to England and from the Mediterranean to Mexico to sing for appreciative audiences. Brian enjoys performing a variety of music including songs from “The Great American Songbook\,” musical theater\, pop\, and contemporary cabaret. BrianDeLorenzo.com \nTom LaMark – the celebrated pianist\, arranger\, conductor\, and orchestra leader – is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a degree in arranging and composition. Since playing his first professional job at age 13\, Tom has made the music business his livelihood. In the 1970s\, Tom lived and worked in New York City working everywhere from Broadway to the Rainbow Room. He has accompanied show business greats\, such as Aretha Franklin\, Anthony Newley\, The Smothers Brothers\, Carol Lawrence\, Al Martino\, Rita Moreno\, Bobby Vinton\, Bobby Rydell\, The Four Lads\, The Four Aces\, Donna Summer\, Robert Merrill\, and many more. He has performed with many great jazz musicians including Buddy Rich\, Dizzy Gillespie\, Phil Woods\, and Johnny Hartman. In 2007\, LaMark had the pleasure of playing at Carnegie Hall with soprano Karyn Levitt. He is active in the Boston cabaret community acting as musical director\, arranger and album producer for the region’s best performers. In 2025\, LaMark received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 25th Anniversary “CabaretFest” celebration in Provincetown\, MA. \n 
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