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Birdland is proud to announce that Grammy Nominated Singer/Songwriter Clint Holmes will performs songs by iconic artists, from iconic movies and Broadway shows on Monday, May 12. Birdland is located at 315 West 44 Street in the heart of Manhattan’s Theater District. Bill Zappia will be musical director for the one-night-only event.
The son of an African-American jazz musician and a classically-trained British opera singer, Clint was raised with the best of two musical worlds. His 40-plus year career has taken him from the top of the charts, to concert halls, on TV screens, and cemented his legacy as a veritable Las Vegas institution. His big break came in 1972 when he released “Playground In My Mind," a song that stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 23 weeks. In addition to hosting his own Emmy Award-winning talk/variety show, Clint was a musical feature and event correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, and served as Joan Rivers’ sidekick and announcer on FOX’s The Late Show. Throughout his 40+ year career, Clint has received many accolades—most recognizably, he received the highest honor of a GRAMMY® nomination for his album, Rendezvous. Produced by eight-time Grammy Award-winner Gregg Field, the sophisticated album offers a diverse playlist that reinterprets modern day and classic pop hits, Jazz, soulful R&B, theatrical tunes, and numbers culled from the Great American Songbook.
Clint regularly performs around the United States. New York City has become a second home, where he won two Broadway World Awards with Billy Stritch and Christian Tamburr for a show he co-wrote and co-starred in, “Straighten Up and Fly Right… A Nat King Cole Tribute.” He won the 2013 Bistro Award for “Best Male Singer” for his performance in “Stop this Train” (a show which he also co-wrote), directed by Larry Moss.
Clint is a consummate entertainer, writer, performer, recording artist, and one of the country’s finest vocalists. Whether he is singing selections from contemporary classics or stirring original pieces, every performance is a one-of-a-kind, mesmerizing, and unforgettable experience.