Catherine Russell and Friends: Jazz Musician in New York

About Catherine Russell and Friends

Catherine Russell and Friends is a Jazz at Lincoln Center engagement built around vocalist Catherine Russell’s bandstand work and rotating guest players. Her current repertoire draws on the songbook explored on *Harlem on My Mind*, shaped by years on the road with artists such as David Bowie and Steely Dan. In this format, Russell treats standards and deep cuts as narrative material, foregrounding lyric and swing. Her performances favor clarity over spectacle, with the guests adding contrasting colors rather than changing the center of gravity.