A Jazzy, Family-Friendly Mother’s Day Show

Allegra Levy’s Mother’s Day show on May 14, 2023 celebrates the release of her new family album, “Songs for You and Me.”

A JAZZY MOTHER’S DAY SHOW FOR FAMILIES!

DOWNBEAT CRITICS’ POLL TOP 10 RISING STAR JAZZ VOCALIST ALLEGRA LEVY & 11-PIECE BAND

HONOR MOMS EVERYWHERE & CELEBRATE ALLEGRA’S FAMILY ALBUM SONGS FOR YOU AND ME

SUNDAY, MAY 14 – THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL, NYC

“I know good jazz, but I also know what kids like—and this disc has plenty of both. What I heard were 13 tracks which are undeniably catchy, surprisingly well arranged, and ten thousand times better than ‘Baby Shark’ could ever dream of being.” – The Syncopated Times

Award-winning jazz singer/songwriter Allegra Levy, backed by an 11-piece band, will give a special Mother’s Day show for young and old alike at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 14 at Third Street Music School’s Anna Maria Kellen Concert Hall, 235 E. 11th St., New York, NY. In honor of moms everywhere, this family-friendly concert will celebrate Allegra’s first album for children and families, Songs for You and Me.

Allegra Levy’s Mother’s Day show will feature the entire 11-piece band from Songs for You and Me, including Allegra’s fellow jazz moms saxophonist Roxy Coss and vocalist Neha Jiwrajka, in a festive program of jazz-infused music that aims to get everyone from babies to boomers dancing and singing together. Highlights will include the unbeatably catchy food song, “Noodles!,” “Los Animales,” which was recently named a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, “It’s So Hard to Be You,” a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, and “Hello Song,” a joyful, multilingual greeting among friends, conceived as a kind of modern-day “It’s a Small World.” Allegra promises treats for the moms in the audience, as well as fun giveaways for everyone!

Named a Top 10 Rising Star among jazz vocalists in DownBeat’s 2021 Critics’ Poll, Allegra Levy is that rare jazz songbird who pens her own tunes. Songs for You and Me offers families a jewel-box collection of sparkling songs that fit right in with the music Allegra loved while growing up: Raffi, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. “This album was written for everyone,” Allegra notes, “because the little kid in us still just wants to sing along.”

ABOUT ALLEGRA LEVY: 
A native of West Hartford, Connecticut now based in New York, Allegra Levy has been dubbed a “double-barreled talent” and “unquestionably one to watch” by JazzTimes magazine. Allegra is known not only for her richly sweet yet swinging alto voice, but also for writing catchy, emotive songs grounded in tradition, with a nod to the progressive. She has appeared at most of the top clubs in New York City, including The Jazz Standard, Birdland Theater, Zinc Bar, The Bitter End, Cornelia Street Café, and The Blue Note. From 2014 to 2015, Allegra also served as artist in residence at the world-famous Blue Bar in the Hong Kong Four Seasons Hotel.

Allegra Levy has earned accolades from The New York Times, DownBeat, JazzTimes, The New Yorker, and more. In addition to being featured in the 2021 DownBeat Critics’ Poll as a Top 10 Rising Star Jazz Vocalist, Allegra won the 2020 John Lennon Songwriting Contest’s “Stuck at Home” edition for “Wash My Hands” (a children’s song to encourage healthy habits during the Covid pandemic), as well as first place in the 2019 Great American Song Contest’s Adult Contemporary Music Category for her original pop tune, “Waste My Time.” Allegra is proud of her work with the Women in Jazz Organization, for which she serves on the leadership team. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, JP, their daughter, Stella Plum, and their dog, Luna.

Songs for You and Me is available on all streaming services, Amazon, and www.allegralevy.com.

Allegra Levy’s Songs for You and Me 
A Jazzy, Family-Friendly Mother’s Day Concert

WHEN: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 14, 2023.

WHERE: Third Street Music School’s Anna Maria Kellen Concert Hall, 235 E. 11th St. (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues), New York, NY 10003.

ADMISSION: Children 1 – 12: $12.71 (includes $2.71 fee). Adults: $23.41 (includes $3.41 fee). Infants below 12 months: free.

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