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Josh Grossman, Artistic Director
Toronto Downtown Jazz

What's so good about Nellie McKay?

Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Jun 7 4:56pm
Artist: 
Nellie McKay (solo)

There are so many layers to Nellie McKay I'm not sure where to start. Perhaps I should give the opening lines to the New York Times which, in a review of a film-noir musical biography Nellie created, refers to "McKay’s virtually unlimited gifts as a singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, ukulele player, mimic, satirist and comedian..." Not a bad place to start, I would suggest.

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