Sheree Sano
Chez Josephine414 W 42nd St, New York 10036
Sheree Sano is billed for an early-evening appearance at Chez Josephine in Manhattan. No accompanying performers, musical formation, repertoire, guest artist, tribute, release, residency, or other program details are listed, so the bill is presented simply under Sano’s name. The setting is Chez Josephine’s Theater Row piano supper club, founded in 1986 by Jean-Claude Baker in homage to his adoptive mother, Josephine Baker. Live piano is part of the room’s usual dining service, alongside French bistro fare and a zinc bar for cocktails and wine.
Beyond the billing, no biographical information about Sheree Sano is supplied: there is no stated hometown, musical background, discography, regular collaborators, or account of previous appearances. There are also no reviewer quotations or descriptions of Sano’s work, and no linked social posts expand on the program. What is clear is the venue’s connection to Josephine Baker’s legacy: its crimson-velvet walls, chandeliers, vintage Baker portraits, memorabilia, and blue-tin ceiling frame a social dining room frequented by theatergoers and later diners. Sano’s listing places the performance within that ongoing live-music setting, rather than identifying a separately advertised ensemble or special production.
Founded in 1986 by Jean-Claude Baker as an homage to his adoptive mother, the legendary entertainer and activist Josephine Baker, this Theater Row piano supper club channels the lavish spirit of 1930s Paris. Beneath a blue-tin ceiling and surrounded by walls lined in crimson velvet, chandeliers illuminate vintage portraits and memorabilia of Baker throughout the room. The sound of live piano accompanies full table dining, featuring French bistro fare alongside a dedicated zinc bar where patrons can stop in for classic cocktails and wine. Rather than a quiet concert hall or ticketed venue, it functions as a social dining room where the music weaves through the buzz of conversation, drawing theatergoers from nearby Broadway houses before curtain and welcoming late-night diners long after the shows let out.