Keyed Up! ft. Jeanne Gies & Michael Rorby w/ guests
Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse320 West 46th Street, New York 10036
Keyed Up! brings Jeanne Gies and Michael Rorby together with guests for this Friday-night jazz performance. Gies is a vocalist, while Rorby is a trombonist originally from Stockholm, Sweden.
An NYC-based jazz singer-songwriter, Gies has recorded with jazz greats and written lyrics for Brazilian composer Manu Lafer. Reviewers have praised her “excellent vocals,” describing a voice “light as a feather” and phrasing with “pure jazz.”
Originating as a Prohibition-era speakeasy in 1926, this historic Manhattan steakhouse pairs classic dining with live jazz at its downstairs bar and lounge. The venue operates as a full-service restaurant across two levels, setting dark wood and low lighting against a backdrop of live sets where patrons can sip cocktails at the bar or settle into tables for dinner. Rather than a formal ticketed listening room, performances carry no cover charge and supply the soundtrack to an evening of conversation, drinks, and prime steaks. While the upstairs dining room offers a quieter dinner by a working fireplace, the downstairs bar area is where audiences gather on chairs and barstools to hear musicians play up close. Reservations are recommended for full dinner service, though bar seating accommodates casual drop-ins.