Read a conversation with Officer about the album and release concert. How were you first exposed to Mabel Mercer? When I moved to New York City in the mid-1980s, I was obsessed with theatre and music.

While it may not yet feel like autumn, the start of the traditional cabaret season is an unmistakable sign of the time. This year, the spirit of a major influence on the genre — the legendary Mabel ...

Read an interview with Officer about the new album here. Officer said that “It was imperative that I try to capture the ‘truth and honesty’ always prevalent in a Mercer performance. It was her most ...

To be performed at 54 Below in NYC, the concert will feature singers supported by the foundation’ s founder, Donald Smith, or who knew Mercer personally. She was born in the UK in 1900.

Concerts, at Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, celebrate Broadway composer Charles Strouse as well as classic music of the Great American Songbook ...

The music of Mabel Mercer, a gifted cabaret singer of the 1930's - 60's, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity with almost all of it now available on CD. The Art of Mabel Mercer presents her earliest ...

The opening night of the 35th Annual Mabel Mercer Foundation Cabaret Convention, titled “Put On A Happy Face: A Celebration of Charles Strouse,” built to a completely unexpected climax. Near the end ...